Lionel Messi has won the most European Golden Boot award 6 times. Here is the information about European Golden Boot winners from 1967 to 2024.
The European Golden Boot is an award presented to the top scorer in league matches from the top division of every European national league.
The award was created in 1968 and was initially given to the highest scorer. However, the rules were changed in 1991 as many players from weaker leagues were winning the award. only top-division league’s goals count for the European Golden Shoe.
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the European Golden Shoe Award 4 times. He received the award for the first time in the 2007/08 season.
Luis Suarez is the only footballer to win the European Golden Shoe twice in the Messi-Ronaldo era, winning the first Golden Boot in the 2013–14 season and sharing the award with Cristiano Ronaldo for their 31 goals.
European Golden Boot winners from 1967 to 2024
| Year | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1968 | Eusébio (1) | Benfica | 42 |
| 1969 | Petar Zhekov | CSKA Sofia | 36 |
| 1970 | Gerd Müller (1) | Bayern Munich | 38 |
| 1971 | Josip Skoblar | Marseille | 44 |
| 1972 | Gerd Müller (2) | Bayern Munich | 40 |
| 1973 | Eusébio (2) | Benfica | 40 |
| 1974 | Héctor Yazalde | Sporting CP | 46 |
| 1975 | Dudu Georgescu (1) | Dinamo București | 33 |
| 1976 | Sotiris Kaiafas | Omonia Nicosia | 39 |
| 1977 | Dudu Georgescu (2) | Dinamo București | 47 |
| 1978 | Hans Krankl | Rapid Wien | 41 |
| 1979 | Kees Kist | AZ | 34 |
| 1980 | Erwin Vandenbergh | Lierse | 39 |
| 1981 | Georgi Slavkov | Botev Plovdiv | 31 |
| 1982 | Wim Kieft | Ajax | 32 |
| 1983 | Fernando Gomes (1) | Porto | 36 |
| 1984 | Ian Rush | Liverpool | 32 |
| 1985 | Fernando Gomes (2) | Porto | 39 |
| 1986 | Marco van Basten | Ajax | 37 |
| 1987 | Toni Polster | Austria Wien | 39 |
| 1988 | Tanju Çolak | Galatasaray | 39 |
| 1989 | Dorin Mateuț | Dinamo București | 43 |
| 1990 | Hristo Stoichkov | CSKA Sofia | 38 |
| Hugo Sánchez | Real Madrid | 38 | |
| 1991 | Darko Pančev | Red Star Belgrade | 34 |
| 1992 | Ally McCoist (1) | Rangers | 34 |
| 1993 | Ally McCoist (2) | Rangers | 34 |
| 1994 | David Taylor | Porthmadog | 43 |
| 1995 | Arsen Avetisyan | Homenetmen | 39 |
| 1996 | Zviad Endeladze | Margveti | 40 |
| 1997 | Ronaldo | Barcelona | 34 |
| 1998 | Nikos Machlas | Vitesse | 34 |
| 1999 | Mário Jardel (1) | Porto | 36 |
| 2000 | Kevin Phillips | Sunderland | 30 |
| 2001 | Henrik Larsson | Celtic | 35 |
| 2002 | Mário Jardel (2) | Sporting CP | 42 |
| 2003 | Roy Makaay | Deportivo La Coruña | 29 |
| 2004 | Thierry Henry (1) | Arsenal | 30 |
| 2005 | Thierry Henry (2) | Arsenal | 25 |
| Diego Forlán (1) | Villarreal | 25 | |
| 2006 | Luca Toni | Fiorentina | 31 |
| 2007 | Francesco Totti | Roma | 26 |
| 2008 | Cristiano Ronaldo (1) | Manchester United | 31 |
| 2009 | Diego Forlán (2) | Atlético Madrid | 32 |
| 2010 | Lionel Messi (1) | Barcelona | 34 |
| 2011 | Cristiano Ronaldo (2) | Real Madrid | 40 |
| 2012 | Lionel Messi (2) | Barcelona | 50 |
| 2013 | Lionel Messi (3) | Barcelona | 46 |
| 2014 | Luis Suárez (1) | Liverpool | 31 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo (3) | Real Madrid | 31 | |
| 2015 | Cristiano Ronaldo (4) | Real Madrid | 48 |
| 2016 | Luis Suárez (2) | Barcelona | 40 |
| 2017 | Lionel Messi (4) | Barcelona | 37 |
| 2018 | Lionel Messi (5) | Barcelona | 34 |
| 2019 | Lionel Messi (6) | Barcelona | 36 |
| 2020 | Ciro Immobile | Lazio | 36 |
| 2021 | Robert Lewandowski (1) | Bayern Munich | 41 |
| 2022 | Robert Lewandowski (2) | Bayern Munich | 35 |
| 2023 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 36 |
| 2024 | Harry Kane | Bayern Munich | 36 |
| 2025 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
