With Europe’s top leagues that unpack their seasons, Kylical Mbappe have officially dressed its first European Goldenended with 31 goals in La Liga during his debut campaign with Real Madrid. When the French star adds another award to its growing resume, fans draws comparisons with Lionel Messi and Cristiano RonaldoThe wondering how old legends were when they claimed their first golden boots.
Mbappe secured the top with a brace against Real Sociedad on the final weekend of the season and edged past Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyokeres in the position. Still, he had to wait for the results of other major leagues before celebrating. Mohamed is wrong and Robert Lewandowski were the only players with a mathematical chance to catch him, but neither managed to pull it off.
Salah was once for Liverpool in its season finale against Crystal PalaceTo get their total to 29 goals and 58 points – good enough for third place. LewandowskiMeanwhile, you got a brace for Barcelona against the Athletic Club, ended with 27 goals and 54 points, just outside the podium.
In his first La Liga campaign, Mbappe made an immediate impact and matching milestones once sat by Messi and Ronaldo. While Real Madrid came briefly in the pursuit of large team trophy, Mbappe’s individual shine was given him both Pichichi – assigned to La Liga’s top score – and and and and Golden Boot at the age of 26.
Messi, Ronaldo and their first golden boots
Cristiano Ronaldo was the first of the two global icons to win Golden Boot. He achieved the performance during the 2007-08 season and scored 31 Premier League goals for Manchester United At the age of 23– Two years before moving to Real Madrid.
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Lionel Messi claimed his first golden boot during the season 2009-10, even at the age of 23, just a few months earlier than RonaldoSince his birthday is in June. The Argentine scored 34 goals in La Liga for Barcelona, part of an incredible 47-goal season over all competitions. That year, an era started with Golden Boot dominance between Messi and Ronaldo, only briefly interrupted by Luis Suárez.
Despite years of top level performances, Mbappe had never won the award – until now. He came close to 2021-22 with 28 goals (56 points) for Paris Saint-Germain and finished behind Lewandowski’s 35 goals (70 points) for Bayern Munich.
In 2022–23, Mbappé landed third again with 29 goals and beat Erling Haaland (36) and Harry Kane (30). This season may have fallen short when it comes to team successes with Real Madridand Mbappe finally claims the individual krona he chased for several years – the European Golden Boot.
