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European Golden Boot 2024/25:
Earnings per goal

Written by Paul Kemp
Paul Kemp
Paul Kemp is an experienced sports writer covering Soccer, NBA and NHL. He also writes in depth reviews of sports betting sites based on his personal experience.
, | Updated: May 28, 2025

The 2024/25 season across Europe’s top leagues has concluded and the champions have been crowned. On an individual level, the race for the Golden Boot was decided in the last round, with Viktor Gyokeres, Mohamed Salah, and Kylian Mbappe fighting for the coveted award until the last moment. In the end, Kylian Mbappe finished the campaign as the most prolific forward domestically, winning the Golden Boot award, scoring 31 La Liga goals in his debut season at Real Madrid. This prompted the team at Sportingpedia to analyse the 10 footballers who finished highest in the European Golden Boot race, focusing on their gross annual wages and cost per league goal.

Among the biggest revelations is that Manchester City’s Erling Haaland proved the worst value for money with a price of €1.47 million per goal. Another curious finding is that two other Scandinavians – Viktor Gyokeres and Mika Biereth proved to be the best value for money, as they were the only 2 whose goals came at a price lower than €100,000. Four players who were in last year’s Golden Boot Top 10 also featured this year – Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, and Viktor Gyokeres. Furthermore, each player’s club within the Golden Boot Top 10 qualified for next season’s UEFA Champions League.

Key Takeaways:

  • Monaco’s Mika Biereth offered unmatched value, with his 24 strikes averaging just €47,917 apiece
  • Kylian Mbappe secured the Golden Boot with 31 goals, each coming at a price of just over €1 million for Real Madrid
  • Three players exceeded the €1 million mark per goal, offering the worst value-for-money: Mbappe, Erling Haaland, and Robert Lewandowski
  • Biereth and Viktor Gyokeres were the only two whose tallies came at under €100,000 per goal
  • Every player featured in the 2024/25 Golden Boot Top 10 represented clubs that clinched Champions League spots
  • Scandinavia is best represented, with Haaland, Isak, Gyokeres, and Biereth all among the continent’s 10 best scorers
  • Four names returned from last season’s Golden Boot Top 10: Mbappe, Haaland, Kane, and Gyokeres

2024/25 European Golden Boot: Top 10

2024/25 European Golden Boot: Top 10

Viktor Gyokeres led the way in this season’s European Golden Boot race, scoring an astonishing 39 goals to fire Sporting Lisbon to the title in Portugal. Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe followed with 31 goals, triumphing with the Golden Boot crown, despite his team finishing second in La Liga. Mohamed Salah proved decisive for Liverpool, finding the net 29 times to help the Reds reclaim the Premier League crown after a four-year drought. Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski scored 27 goals as the Catalans returned to the summit of Spanish football, while Harry Kane delivered 26 in his second Bundesliga campaign to help Bayern Munich reclaim the title. Serie A also saw standout performances, with Atalanta’s Mateo Retegui tallying 25 goals, just edging out Monaco’s Mika Biereth, who struck 24 times to lift his side to a third-place Ligue 1 finish. Newcastle’s Alexander Isak registered 23 Premier League goals, and Manchester City’s striking pair – Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush – each netted 22, leading the club to third place in England.

Golden Boot: 2024/25 Top 10 Ranked by: Annual Gross Salary

Golden Boot: 2024/25 Top 10 Ranked by: Annual Gross Salary

When it comes to wages, Robert Lewandowski topped all earners with a salary of €33.33 million, narrowly ahead of Erling Haaland (€32.35 million) and Kylian Mbappe (€31.25 million). Harry Kane banked €25 million, with Mohamed Salah just behind at €24.65 million during Liverpool’s title-winning campaign. Manchester City’s Omar Marmoush pocketed €18.18 million, while Alexander Isak earned €7.39 million as Newcastle returned to the Champions League. Further down the pay scale, Mateo Retegui received €2.82 million for his efforts in Serie A, Viktor Gyokeres took home €2.4 million, and Mika Biereth stood out as the most cost-efficient among the elite strikers, scoring 24 goals for Monaco on a salary of just €1.15 million.

Golden Boot: 2024/25 Top 10 Ranked by: Earnings per goal

Golden Boot: 2024/25 Top 10 Ranked by: Earnings per goal

Among the elite scorers in Europe, no one proved costlier than Erling Haaland. The Manchester City striker netted 22 goals in the 2024/25 Premier League season, each coming at a price of €1.47 million. He missed a large portion of the campaign through injury yet still finished among the top scorers. Close behind him was Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski, whose 27 goals helped the Catalan club secure the La Liga title but came at a cost of €1.23 million per strike. Kylian Mbappe, while securing the Golden Boot with 31 goals for Real Madrid, also ranked high on the list of least efficient scorers, with each goal costing over €1 million – despite his team finishing second in La Liga.

Further down the spectrum, Harry Kane provided strong value for Bayern Munich, scoring 26 goals in the Bundesliga at a cost of €961,538 apiece, playing a crucial role in their return to Bundesliga’s top. Mohamed Salah, whose 29 goals powered Liverpool to the Premier League title, cost his club €849,895 per strike, while his Egyptian teammate Omar Marmoush 22-goal campaign divided by spells at Eintracht Frankfurt and Manchester City carried a price tag of €826,233 per goal. Newcastle’s Alexander Isak delivered 23 Premier League goals at a more moderate cost of €321,482 each, helping the club secure fifth place and Champions League football.

The best value for money came from two Scandinavian strikers. Viktor Gyokeres fired 39 goals en route to Sporting Lisbon’s Portuguese league triumph, with each strike costing just €61,538. Monaco’s Mika Biereth was the biggest bargain in European football this season, with 24 goals split between Sturm Graz and the Principality side, translating to a remarkable €47,917 per goal. Atalanta’s Mateo Retegui also stood out, scoring 25 times at €112,800 per goal, as the Italian side secured a third-place Serie A finish and a spot in next season’s Champions League.

2024/25 Golden Boot Top 10

2024/25 Golden Boot Top 10

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