During this period Eusébio, Gerd Müller, Dudu Georgescu and Fernando Gomes each won the Golden Shoe twice. This was regardless of the strength of the league in which the top scorer played and the number of games in which the player had taken part. Lionel Messi has won the award six times, the most out of every winner, all while playing for Barcelona.īetween 19, the award was given to the highest goalscorer in any European league.

Originally presented by L'Équipe magazine, it has been awarded by the European Sports Media since the 1996–97 season. Since 1997, it has been calculated using a weighting in favour of the highest ranked leagues. From its inception in the 1967–68 season, the award, originally called 'Soulier d'Or', which translates from French as Golden Shoe or Boot, has been given to the top goalscorer in all European leagues during a season. The trophy is a sculpture of a football boot. The European Golden Shoe, also known as European Golden Boot, is an award that is presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of a European national league.

Leading goalscorer from the top division of every European national leagueġ968 (awarded for most goals scored in the 1967–68 season)

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