Golden Shoe 2016-17: Top Goalscorers in Europe, Latest Points and Standings

Europe’s major leagues are only in their opening weeks, so there are some unfamiliar names at the top of the standings for the 2016-17 Golden Shoe.

Christian Gytkjaer of Rosenborg—currently topping Norway’s Tippeligaen after 23 games of the season—is the man leading the way in Europe’s goalscoring rankings, having netted 16 goals from 19 appearances so far in 2016.

Some of the big guns have made ominously good starts to the season, with Chelsea’s Diego Costa and Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic both on target again in the Premier League at the weekend, while Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski scored against Schalke 04 on Friday.

Here are the standings for the Golden Shoe:

Rules: To calculate a player’s points tally, their goals are multiplied by a difficulty constant between one and two depending on which league the goals are scored in.

For example, the Premier League has a rating of two so the goals are doubled, Ligue 1 has a rating of 1.5 and the Norwegian top flight has a rating of one.

Costa looks to be nearing his fierce best again, and he scored twice against Swansea City in a 2-2 draw on Sunday to take his tally to four goals from four matches so far in the 2016-17 Premier League.

The Spain international netted the opener at the Liberty Stadium for manager Antonio Conte’s Blues before scoring an acrobatic late equaliser …

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