It’s the most coveted prize among Premier League forwards, and it’s a guaranteed way to determine who the finest striker in England is.
Last year, Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min split the honor, with past winners including Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Harry Kane.
Erling Haaland has had an outstanding start to the Premier League season.
Last season, Mohamed Salah of Liverpool and Son Heung-min of South Korea shared the Golden Boot.
Who are the frontrunners for the Premier League Golden Boot?
Salah, the Liverpool sensation, is projected to be at the top of the standings once again, but he will face stiff opposition.
New Manchester City signing Erling Haaland, Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, and Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus are all contenders for the most goals.
Liverpool recently signed Darwin Nunez, and Ronaldo is a sure bet to score a lot of goals against an underperforming Manchester United.
Outsiders for the award include Newcastle’s Callum Wilson, Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling, and Leicester’s Jamie Vardy.
Premier League top scorers 2022/23
As of Saturday, October 15
- Erling Haaland – Man City – 15
- Harry Kane – Tottenham – 9
- Ivan Toney – Brentford – 8
- Aleksandar Mitrovic – Fulham – 7
- Roberto Firmino – Liverpool – 6
- Phil Foden – Man City – 6
- Gabriel Jesus – Arsenal – 5
- Leandro Trossard – Brighton – 5
- James Maddison – Leicester – 5
- Gabriel Martinelli – Arsenal – 4
- Alex Mac Allister – Brighton – 4
- Rodrigo – Leeds – 4
- Wilfried Zaha – Crystal Palace – 4
- Miguel Almiron – Newcastle – 4
Who scored this week in the Premier League?
Ivan Toney’s stunning double on Friday propelled him to third place in the golden boot competition.
Harry Kane continued his hot start to the season by scoring his ninth Premier League goal of the season in Tottenham’s 2-0 win over Everton.
Bukayo Saka and Mo Salah both scored vital goals for their respective teams.
Who has previously won the Premier League Golden Boot?
- 1992/93 – Terry Sheringham (Tottenham), 22 goals
- 1993/94 – Andy Cole (Newcastle), 34 goals
- 1994/95 – Alan Shearer (Blackburn), 34 goals
- 1995/96 – Alan Shearer (Blackburn), 31 goals
- 1996/97 – Alan Shearer (Newcastle), 25 goals
- 1997/98 – Chris Sutton (Blackburn), Dion Dublin (Coventry), Michael Owen (Liverpool), 18 goals
- 1998/99 – Michael Owen (Liverpool), Dwight Yorke (Man Utd), Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds), 18 goals
- 1999/00 – Kevin Phillips (Sunderland), 30 goals
- 2000/01 – Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink (Chelsea), 23 goals
- 2001/02 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal), 24 goals
- 2002/03 – Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd), 25 goals
- 2003/04 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal), 30 goals
- 2004/05 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal), 25 goals
- 2005/06 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal), 27 goals
- 2006/07 – Didier Drogba (Chelsea), 20 goals
- 2007/08 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd), 31 goals
- 2008/09 – Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), 19 goals
- 2009/10 – Didier Drogba (Chelsea), 29 goals
- 2010/11 – Carlos Tevez (Man City), Dimitar Berbatov (Man Utd), 20 goals
- 2011/12 – Robin van Persie (Arsenal), 30 goals
- 2012/13 – Robin van Persie (Man Utd), 26 goals
- 2013/14 – Luis Suarez (Liverpool), 31 goals
- 2014/15 – Sergio Aguero (Man City), 26 goals
- 2015/16 – Harry Kane (Tottenham), 25 goals
- 2016/17 – Harry Kane (Tottenham), 29 goals
- 2017/18 – Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 32 goals
- 2018/19 – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 22 goals
- 2019/20 – Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 23 goals
- 2020/21 – Harry Kane (Tottenham), 23 goals
- 2021/22 – Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Son Heung-min (Tottenham), 23 goals
What Son had to say after sharing the Golden Boot with Salah
Tottenham’s Son was overjoyed after sharing the 2021/22 prize with Salah of Liverpool.
“Even Lucas [Moura], who came on, Stevie [Steven Bergwijn], H [Kane], Eric [Dier], and Ben [Davies,” he continued.
“Every player was standing next to me, telling me, ‘Sonny, you’ve got to do this, you believe, and you’ll get another chance.'” “I finally scored, and it was an unbelievable second goal.” Today, I missed the easiest opportunities but scored on one of the most difficult ones.
“I’m extremely delighted and I’m really, very grateful to the squad that has helped me a lot, especially this season, but after 3-0 today [Sunday], everyone was just like ‘Go on Son, go on Son!'” You have to do it; you deserve it.’
“I was incredibly grateful, which is why I was pushing myself.”