This time, we will discuss the list of top scorers every year from 2014 to 2023. When it comes to goal productivity, few can argue with the superiority of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Not only do the two football superstars often compete for personal trophies such as the Ballon d’Or and FIFA Best Player Award, but they also frequently compete as top scorers each year.
Evidently, since 2014, only five times have their names not been the top scorer at the end of the year. In 2023, the name Cristiano Ronaldo returned to triumph as top scorer after a total of 53 goals, after last achieving this position in 2015 with 57 goals.
Top 10 Goal Scorers Every Year From 2014 to 2023
Here is the list of top scorers in a calendar year since 2014:
10. Cristiano Ronaldo (2014) – 61 goal
We all are aware that Cristiano Ronaldo would probably call 2014 one of his best years. Not only did he end 2014 as top scorer with 61 goals, but he also led Real Madrid to the La Decima.
- Club : Real Madrid
- Year : 2014
- Goal : 61
9. Cristiano Ronaldo (2015) – 57 goal
This is the last time Ronaldo will be top scorer at the end of the year, before achieving the same feat again at the end of 2023.
- Club : Real Madrid
- Year : 2015
- Goal : 57
8. Lionel Messi (2016) – 59 goal
After a three-year absence as the year-end top scorer, the Golden Boot is back in the lap of the Argentine superstar.
- Club : Barcelona
- Year : 2016
- Goal : 59
7. Harry Kane (2017) – 56 goal
The first name to break Messi-Cristiano’s dominance would be Harry Kane. He ended 2017 with 56 goals, despite failing to deliver a collective title for Tottenham Hotspur.
- Club : Tottenham Hotspur
- Year : 2017
- Goal : 56
6. Lionel Messi (2018) – 51 goal
It is tough to maintain the level of consistency that Messi had when he was in Barcelona’s uniform. In 2018, he won the top scorer title again, this time with 51 goals.
- Club : Barcelona
- Year : 2018
- Goal : 51
5. Robert Lewandowski (2019) – 55 goal
Suppose there is one name that can be consistently successful in undermining the dominance of Messi and Ronaldo when it comes to scoring goals. In that case, Robert Lewandowski’s name is the answer. This is Lewandwoski’s first top scorer title out of the three he has won in the following years.
- Club : Bayern Munchen
- Year : 2019
- Goal : 55
4. Robert Lewandowski (2020) – 47 goal
Successfully presenting the Champions League trophy and winning the top scorer title at the end of the year is undoubtedly a sweet note for Lewandowski.
Unfortunately, Lewandowski did not get an official event for his coronation as the 2020 top scorer due to the COVID-19 pandemic that was then spreading.
- Club : Bayern Munchen
- Year : 2020
- Goal : 47
3. Robert Lewandowski (2021) – 69 goal
This is Lewandowski’s highest goal tally in a calendar year and is the third time he has been top scorer at the end of the year.
- Club : Bayern Munchen
- Year : 2021
- Goal : 69
2. Kylian Mbappé (2022) – 56 goal
Kylian Mbappe scored 56 goals, 8 of which he scored at the 2022 World Cup, making him the tournament’s top scorer.
This French player is often predicted to be the best player in the world in the future with his extraordinary abilities.
- Club : PSG
- Year : 2022
- Goal : 56
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (2023) – 53 goal
At 38 years old, Ronaldo has not lost the spirit of competing to be the best. With Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr, Ronaldo won the top scorer title again after eight years of absence.
- Club : Al Nassr
- Year : 2023
- Goal : 53
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