Kylian Mbappe scored a ludicrous 58 goals for Real Madrid in 2025, which was 10 goals more than his nearest challenger Harry Kane.
Mbappe is out of the blocks like a bullet in 2026. There are no Premier League players to be seen as yet.
The criteria: All club goals in all competitions for clubs in Europe’s top 10 leagues. Minutes per goal is your tie-breaker when players are level on goals scored.
Who are the top scorers of 2026 from across Europe?
10) Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim) – 7 goals
2026 started with a hat-trick in a win over Borussia Monchengladbach for Kramaric, who is enjoying a fine season with Hoffenheim.
9) Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca) – 7 goals
No player has scored more headed goals in Europe’s top five leagues this season than Muriqi, who is enjoying arguably the finest campaign of his career at 31 for relegation fighters Mallorca.
8) Yanis Begraoui (Estoril) – 7 goals
We can only presume that there are some truly awful defenders in Portugal as this uncapped Moroccan striker has hit a rich vein of form, with seven goals in his last four league games. We predict West Ham links within the month.
7) Nadiem Amiri (Mainz) – 7 goals
Only four players have more Bundesliga goals than Amiri this season, which isn’t bad going for a relegation-battling midfielder.
6) Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) – 8 goals
Benfica could end the season unbeaten and still miss out on the Portuguese title, but Greek striker Pavlidis could hardly do any more. A goal and two assists v Real Madrid is probably a career highlight.
5) Mason Greenwood (Marseille) – 8 goals
A hat-trick in a 9-0 win against sixth-tier side Bayeux is exactly the kind of stat-padding that gets you an early place on an annual goalscorers list. Hopefully he will not hang around here long.
4) Luis Suarez (Sporting) – 8 goals
Not that one. The 28-year-old Colombian seamlessly replaced Viktor Gyokeres and is scoring goals for fun, including a double in the Champions League v PSG. The battle for the top scorer in Portugal could go down to the wire.
3) Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) – 9 goals
Three separate two-goal hauls for Copa del Rey semi-finalists Athletic Club, who are also chasing the European qualification spots, has Guruzeta breathing rarefied air.
2) Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid) – 9 goals
Nine goals in six starts in 2026. Ludicrous. No wonder he is odds-on to win the Ballon d’Or.
1) Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) – 13 goals
Last year’s runner-up has had another excellent start to 2026, which began with an 8-1 win over Wolfsburg. There’s little wonder that Bayern are so keen to nail him down to a new contract. There’s none better in that role that the current European Golden Shoe leader.
