Overview

• Kylian Mbappé claimed his first Golden Shoe award, scoring 31 goals in La Liga for Real Madrid.
• Viktor Gyökeres finished second with 39 goals for Sporting Lisbon, affected by the quotient system that values goals in Top-5 leagues higher.
• The Golden Shoe uses a points system where goals in Top-5 leagues are multiplied by 2, while those in leagues ranked 6-22 are multiplied by 1.5.
• Mbappé scored nine goals in his final five matches, including a decisive double against Real Sociedad on the last matchday.
• Mohamed Salah finished third with 29 goals, while previous winner Harry Kane placed fifth with 25 goals for Bayern Munich.