Mbappé, Kane or maybe Ronaldo? Who will win the king of goal scorers at the European Championships?

The European Championships in Germany are just around the corner, and on Friday football madness will begin for a month. As usual, fans will be most interested in the goals and those who score them. But who will score the most?

At the last EURO played in 2021, Cristiano Ronaldo and Patrik Schick shared the goal scoring crown. Both scored 5 goals at the same time. Eight years ago in France, Antoine Griezmann scored the most goals (6), four years earlier five players scored the same number of goals.

Fernando Torres, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mario Balotelli, Mario Mandzukic, Mario Gómez and Alan Dzagoev scored three times. And if we go back to 2008, there David Villa only needed 4 goals. Who will be the top scorer of the championship this time?

Kylian Mbappé

The biggest favourite, even according to the bookmakers. For Mbappé, not only his huge quality, but also a very strong France team and in addition a relatively weaker group (Austria, Poland, Netherlands) where he can hit several times.

He scored 43 goals for PSG this season, added 9 goals in 8 duels in the EURO qualification and dominated the Golden Boot at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where he scored 8 accurate goals. Moreover, he recently confirmed his promotion to Real Madrid, which he said took the pressure and stress off him, which was evident in the friendlies where he registered a 1+2 record.

Harry Kane

Probably the second biggest candidate. Harry Kane is an underdog for trophies, but individually he has been phenomenal. After his transfer to Bayern, he shot his way to the Bundesliga Golden Boot with a staggering 36 goals in 33 games, added eight more in the Champions League, and the same number in the EURO qualifiers.

He will also be backed by a very strong England team, the Three Lions are considered the biggest favourites along with France and could go far, which would add a lot of goals.

Cristiano Ronaldo

He may be old, according to some he is no longer at the highest level, but you can never underestimate Cristiano Ronaldo. The king of goal scorers at the last Euros, he netted 50 goals in the season and added another 10 in the European Championship qualifiers. So he’s certainly not losing his goal scoring appetite.

Moreover, he is an enforcer of penalties and direct kicks and Portugal has a very solid team as well. Moreover, we all know Ronaldo’s desire to be the best at everything and to score as many goals as possible.

Romelu Lukaku

Romelu Lukaku hasn’t had the best season, 13 goals in Serie A is not a miraculous number for a striker of his quality. But we mustn’t forget that once he puts on the national jersey, his performances go up two levels.

With 14 goals, he became the top scorer of the qualifiers and he also scored 5 goals at the last World Cup. He has already scored 85 goals for Belgium and if he scores at least 4 goals at the championship, he will move up to fifth place in the historical table of national team scorers.

Álvaro Morata

A bit of a bold pick, but it has its justification. Álvaro Morata has had his best season individually since 2017, when he starred for Real Madrid. He has netted 21 goals for Atlético and has also captained the national team. He will therefore feel a great responsibility and trust, which he will want to repay.

Jude Bellingham

Belligoal mania has hit all the social networks this season. The English midfielder has scored in almost every game this autumn and his celebration has been emulated by children around the world. He wasn’t as productive in the spring, but 23 goals in his first season at Real Madrid from the midfielder position is a staggering number.

He’s also in a long-distance battle with his teammate Vinícius for the Ballon d’Or, and if he can make the Euros, score a few goals, he’ll build another strong case for it. So his motivation is taken care of.

Source: UEFA