| Updated: October 15, 2025The 2025/26 football season has once again brought the spotlight onto Europe’s elite marksmen, with familiar names like Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, and Harry Kane dominating headlines. Yet, a deeper look at the numbers reveals a more nuanced story: who is not just scoring the most, but delivering with unerring consistency, week after week?
SportingPedia investigated the five highest goalscorers in each of Europe’s top five leagues, analysing their pure goal returns, the percentage of matches in which they have found the net this season, and minutes per goal ratio. The report offers a fresh perspective on who can truly be called the continent’s most in-form striker.
One of the report’s most eye-catching revelations is that Ansu Fati has outshone Europe’s superstars for both consistency and efficiency, scoring in every Monaco match and averaging a goal every 32 minutes. Fati has managed this explosive start despite only recently returning from a lengthy injury layoff, having featured just three times so far. Among Europe’s elite, only Harry Kane joins Fati in being directly involved in a goal – either scoring or assisting – in every league outing for Bayern Munich. Not even Erling Haaland or Kylian Mbappe come close to matching Fati’s blistering form: Kane is next best, netting every 45 minutes, with the rest trailing behind.
Scoring in % of League Matches Played
Data Source: Transfermarkt
Fati’s Perfect Start – Kane, Mbappe, and Haaland Not Far Behind
Leading the entire continent in scoring consistency is Monaco’s Ansu Fati, who has scored in 100% of his Ligue 1 appearances so far. Fati has netted five goals in just three matches, finding the net in every outing – a rare feat at any level. Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe follows closely, scoring in seven out of eight matches (88%). Manchester City’s Erling Haaland is not far behind, having struck in six of seven appearances (86%).
Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane also features among the most relentless finishers, finding the net in five out of six matches (83%), and leads all players listed with 11 goals so far. Eintracht Frankfurt’s Can Uzun mirrors Kane’s ratio, scoring in five of six Bundesliga games.
Other Standouts and Emerging Names
Among the notable performers, Bayern’s Luis Diaz and Bologna’s Riccardo Orsolini have each scored in 67% of their league games, showing strong early-season form. Karl Etta Eyong of Levante sits at 63%, while Borussia Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy and Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo round out the top ten for scoring consistency, each converting in at least 57% of their appearances.
Minutes per Goal in Europe’s Top 5 Leagues
Data Source: Transfermarkt
When shifting the lens from scoring consistency to minutes-per-goal, the narrative takes a dramatic turn and further clarifies who has made the biggest impact in the time spent on the pitch. Monaco’s Ansu Fati emerges not only as the continent’s most consistent scorer, but also as the most efficient: he has found the net every 32 minutes on average – a blistering return unrivalled by any of Europe’s top marksmen this season.
Harry Kane’s electric start at Bayern Munich is underscored by a goal every 45 minutes, keeping him well clear of the other big-name strikers. Erling Haaland, a byword for efficiency in past seasons, is averaging a goal every 66 minutes for Manchester City—still an elite rate, but noticeably behind Fati and Kane in this early stretch.
Kylian Mbappe has found the net every 78 minutes for Real Madrid, a mark that places him fourth among the elite, just ahead of Milan’s Christian Pulisic (81 minutes per goal). Can Uzun continues to make a name for himself at Eintracht Frankfurt, converting at an 86-minute clip.
Further down, Bayern’s Luis Diaz, Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez, Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo, and Strasbourg’s Joaquin Panichelli are all clustered around the 100 to 106-minute mark per goal, rounding out the continent’s most efficient starters so far.
The minutes-per-goal table, therefore, tilts the story in favour of Fati and Kane, with Haaland and Mbappe following. In short, Fati stands alone as both the most consistent and most efficient striker in Europe’s top leagues at this stage of the season.
Minutes per Goal Involvement (Goal or Assist)
in Europe’s Top 5 Leagues
Data Source: Transfermarkt
When factoring in assists alongside goals, the rankings of Europe’s most impactful forwards see a subtle but important reshuffle. Ansu Fati, whose every appearance for Monaco so far has ended with a goal, also leads this metric: he requires just 32 minutes to deliver a goal involvement – either scoring or setting up a teammate. Harry Kane’s transition to Bayern Munich could scarcely have been more seamless; with 11 goals and 3 assists in just 493 minutes, he is producing a goal contribution every 35 minutes.
Milan’s Christian Pulisic and Frankfurt’s Can Uzun, each registering a goal or assist every 54 minutes, have been central figures for their clubs in the season’s early going. Luis Diaz’s 9 combined goals and assists for Bayern Munich mean he is involved in a strike every 58 minutes, edging just ahead of Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, who delivers a goal involvement every hour on the pitch.
Kylian Mbappe, while often the headline act, averages a goal or assist every 64 minutes for Real Madrid – a remarkable rate, but not quite enough to challenge Kane and Fati for the top spots. Vinicius Junior, his teammate, matches Diaz for total involvements (9), and is close behind with a contribution every 66 minutes. Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo (70 minutes) and Levante’s Karl Etta Eyong (80 minutes) round out the list, underlining their growing importance as all-round attacking threats.
| Player | Club | League Goals | League Assists | Goal Involvements | Matches Played | Matches with a Goal | Matches with Goal Involvement | Minutes | Minutes per Goal | Minutes per G/A | Scoring in % of Matches | G/A in % of Matches |
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Harry Kane | Bayern Munich | 11 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 493 | 45 | 35 | 83% | 100% |
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Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 9 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 596 | 66 | 60 | 86% | 86% |
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Kylian Mbappe | Real Madrid | 9 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 701 | 78 | 64 | 88% | 88% |
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Antoine Semenyo | Bournemouth | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 630 | 105 | 70 | 57% | 71% |
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Julian Alvarez | Atletico Madrid | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 628 | 105 | 90 | 38% | 50% |
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Luis Diaz | Bayern Munich | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 518 | 104 | 58 | 67% | 83% |
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Can Uzun | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 432 | 86 | 54 | 83% | 83% |
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Ansu Fati | Monaco | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 160 | 32 | 32 | 100% | 100% |
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Joaquin Panichelli | Strasbourg | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 532 | 106 | 106 | 57% | 57% |
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Vinicius Junior | Real Madrid | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 592 | 118 | 66 | 50% | 75% |
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Karl Etta Eyong | Levante | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 642 | 128 | 80 | 63% | 88% |
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Jaidon Anthony | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 591 | 148 | 118 | 57% | 57% |
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Igor Thiago | Brentford | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 565 | 141 | 141 | 43% | 43% |
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Fisnik Asllani | Hoffenheim | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 461 | 115 | 92 | 50% | 50% |
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Serhou Guirassy | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 438 | 110 | 88 | 60% | 80% |
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Ilan Kebbal | Paris FC | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 605 | 151 | 101 | 43% | 57% |
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Esteban Lepaul | Rennes | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 609 | 152 | 122 | 57% | 57% |
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Cucho Hernandez | Betis | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 688 | 172 | 138 | 50% | 50% |
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Christian Pulisic | Milan | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 324 | 81 | 54 | 50% | 50% |
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Riccardo Orsolini | Bologna | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 451 | 113 | 113 | 67% | 67% |
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Hugo Ekitike | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 386 | 129 | 97 | 50% | 50% |
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Romain Del Castillo | Brest | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 485 | 162 | 97 | 50% | 50% |
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Nico Paz | Como | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 529 | 176 | 88 | 50% | 67% |
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Matias Soule | Roma | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 490 | 163 | 98 | 50% | 67% |
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Lautaro Martinez | Inter | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 423 | 141 | 106 | 50% | 50% |