Golden Shoe 2021-22: Lewandowski, Salah & Europe's top scorers

The race for the 2021-22 Golden Shoe is heating up, as star strikers from across Europe battle it out to earn the honour of being the continent's top scorer.

Last season's winner was none other than Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski who scored a monumental 41 goals – can he do the same this year?

The Polish striker will have to fend off competition from the likes of Mohamed Salah and Erling Haaland, while the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will be keen to have a say too.

Goal tallies up all the top goalscorers from across Europe's top leagues in 2021-22.

*Note: list includes only top scorers from Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1.

Robert Lewandowski seems to go from strength to strength at Bayern Munich and, even at the age of 33, is showing no signs of slowing down. The striker is the defending holder of the European Golden Shoe and could very well win it two years in a row. He hit the ground running during the start of the 2021-22 Bundesliga campaign, but will face stiff competition from Erling Haaland of Dortmund.

This season has been one for the marked resurgence of Karim Benzema, with the Real Madrid veteran still proving an enormous asset to his team. After a productive summer with France during Euro 2020, Benzema has continued his form for Los Blancos, scoring a hat-trick against Celta Vigo.

Cagliari forward Giovanni Simeone is spending the 2021-22 season on loan at Hellas Verona and the Argentina international is thriving. Having previously scored double figures in Serie A with Genoa, Fiorentina and Cagliari, he will be aiming to post his best tally yet.

Serbia international Dusan Vlahovic has earned a reputation as a formidable goalscorer in Serie A and continues to shine for Fiorentina.

Having impressed for Montpellier, Andy Delort joined Nice in 2021 and has carried on his goalscoring habits at his new club.

Gaetan Laborde took his goalscoring exploits up a notch when he joined Montpellier in 2018-19 and his performances have earned him a move to Rennes, where he continues to shine.

Wahbi Khazri has impressed so far for Saint-Etienne this season and has already surpassed his goal tally from last term.

Colombia international Duvan Zapata has been a key figure for Atalanta over the past three seasons and his eye for a goal marks him out as one of Serie A's top finishers.

Having endured a number of difficult years, Anthony Modeste is rolling back the years with Koln, scoring on a regular basis once again.

The goals of Luis Suarez helped to propel Atletico Madrid to La Liga glory last season and the veteran Uruguay striker continues to produce the goods, now with Antoine Griezmann to assist.

Mohamed Bayo and Clermont Foot got promoted to Ligue 1 this season, with the 23-year-old forward netting 22 goals in Ligue 2. He is an important player for them as they look to stay in the division.

Strasbourg striker Habib Diallo is on course for one of his best individual seasons after hitting the ground running in 2021-22.