Yearender 2021 – Top five goal scorers in 2021

But
some
of
the
game’s
greatest
names
will
not
be
featured
in
this
year’s
top
scoring
charts.
Neither
Messi
nor
Ronaldo
are
in
the
top
five
list
although
many
others
have
continued
their
good
form
this
year
as
well
while
a
surprising
few
have
joined
them
early
this
year
with
blistering
form.

Here
we
have
enlisted
five
players
across
Europe
who
have
scored
the
most
number
of
goals
in
2021
(including
club
and
country):

1.
Robert
Lewandowski
(Bayern
Munich)

The
Polish
striker
has
scaled
new
heights
this
year
setting
a
new
benchmark
for
the
most
goals
scored
within
a
single
calendar
year
in
Germany.
He
has
scored
the
most
goals
in
2021,
69
in
55
appearances.
He
was
also
nominated
for
the
Ballon
d’Or
but
only
lost
it
to
Lionel
Messi.
He
also
edged
past
Gerd
Muller’s
40-year-old
record
of
most
Bundesliga
goals
in
a
single
season.

2.
Erling
Haaland
(Borussia
Dortmund)

Despite
missing
almost
one
month
in
action,
the
Dortmund
sensation
still
has
managed
to
score
the
second
most
number
of
goals
this
year
with
43
goals
in
42
appearances
this
year.
The
Norway
striker
is
just
21
and
considering
his
goal-scoring
streak,
it
is
fair
to
say
he
is
on
the
way
to
becoming
one
of
the
greatest
of
the
game.

3.
Kylian
Mbappe
(Paris
Saint-Germain)

The
French
striker
is
only
improving
with
each
passing
day
and
is
already
an
incredible
player
in
high
demand.
He
has
scored
the
third
most
goals
in
2021,
41
goals
in
52
matches
reaching
100
Ligue
1
goals
for
Paris
Saint-Germain
this
year.
He
is
only
the
third
player
to
reach
it
after
Zlatan
Ibrahimovic
and
Edinson
Cavani.

4.
Mohamed
Salah
(Liverpool)

The
Egyptian
king
has
never
stopped
scoring
since
joining
the
Reds
and
just
like
previous
seasons
also
has
enjoyed
a
stellar
year
in
2021.
He
has
scored
37
goals
in
51
matches
this
year
and
also
became
the
fastest
Liverpool
player
to
score
100
times
in
the
Premier
League
this
year.

5.
Karim
Benzema
(Real
Madrid)

The
French
international
is
almost
single-handedly
carrying
the
attacking
output
of
the
Spanish
giants
and
one
of
the
big
reasons
why
they
are
on
top
of
La
Liga
this
year.
Benzema
has
scored
36
goals
in
48
appearances
in
2021
including
four
goals
in
the
Euro
2020
Championship
for
France.