La Liga's top scorer... Real Madrid star Mbappe wins 2025 European Golden Shoe
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French star Kylian Mbappe, in his first season with Real Madrid, won the European Golden Shoe as the top scorer in the top five European leagues, surpassing Egyptian star Mohamed Salah of Liverpool.
Mbappé clinched the European Golden Shoe race after topping the list with 62 points, ahead of his closest competitor, Swedish striker Viktor Gyorgykres of Sporting Lisbon, who collected 58.5 points.
Mbappe is the first Real Madrid player to win this award since Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo won it for the fourth time in his career in the 2014-2015 season with 48 goals (96 points).
The 26-year-old is also the first French player to win this award since his compatriot, former star Thierry Henry, who won it with Arsenal in the 2004-2005 season with a total of 25 goals (50 points), tying with former Uruguayan star Diego Forlán, the striker. Villarreal, Spain at the time.
The following is the European Golden Shoe race standings:
Kylian Mbappe – Real Madrid (62 points)
Viktor Gyokres – Sporting Lisbon (58.5 points)
Mhmd Salah – Liverpool (58 points)
Robert Lewandowski – Barcelona (54 points)
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