Even though Erling Haaland did not play football in the last few weeks of 2023, his 44 goals from the previous season kept him ahead of the competition.

He finished 2023 with one goal more than Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane combined, and it is anticipated that the three will lead Manchester City, Bayern Munich, and PSG in 2024.

10) Manchester City’s Phil Foden, with 16 goals

5) Harry Kane, who has 19 goals for Bayern Munich

A hat-trιck (along with two assists) in a crushing of Mainz further heightens the likelihood that Kane will shatter every Bundesliga scoring record in his first year and yet go home empty-handed. Out of all the players in their inaugural Bundesliga campaign, he has scored the most goals. In fact, with 43 goals and counting, it’s the most he’s ever scored in a single campaign. In the Champions League, a penalty against Arsenal was unavoidable, and then another against Real Madrid.

4) With 19 goals, Jonathan David (Lille)

A hat-trιck in the Coupe de France marked the start of 2024, but an onslaught of goals in Ligue Un have followed. Currently connected to every respectable Premier League team, with the exception of Manchester City and Liverpool.

3) Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, with 19 goals

Not bad for a player at League One level. And a two-goal salvo against Spurs that effectively transfers the title to Man City should quell any criticism that he is a flat-track bully.

2) Sporting’s Viktor Gyokeres scored 23 goals.

It makes sense that half of Europe’s superclubs want to work with him. The former Coventry player is currently leading Sporting to the Portuguese championship with 27 league goals.

1) With 23 goals, Kylian Mbappe (PSG)

It’s convenient to be drawn against a French football team playing in the sixth division if you want to get off to a fast start in the new year. Mbappe scored two more goals against a third-tier team after scoring a hat-trιck in a 9-0 victory. He has, however, also netted nine goals in Ligue Un, including a hat-trιck against Montpellier. However, he was absent twice against Borussia Dortmund, which caused PSG to lose the Champions League semifinal match.