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UCL Top Scorers 2022-2023: Golden Boot Race

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February 23, 2023

THEEAGLE provides a comprehensive breakdown of the top scorers who want to lead their clubs to European success.

Some of the best goal scorers in international football are seeking to lead charges for both collective and individual awards in the fight to win the Champions League championship in 2022–2023.

READ ALSO: Who Is All-Time Champions League Top Scorer?

The likes of Karim Benzema, Kylian Mbappe, Robert Lewandowski, and Erling Haaland figure prominently on a list of probable top scorers in continental play, making them candidates for the Golden Boot.

Who will win out in the end? THEEAGLE provides a thorough analysis of the most productive players on the most esteemed stage in European football.

Champions League 2022-23 Top Scorers

Pos	Player	Club Advertisement	Goals
1	Mohamed Salah Advertisement	Liverpool	8
2 Advertisement	Kylian Mbappe	Paris Saint-Germain	7 Advertisement
3	Vinicius Junior	Real Madrid Advertisement	6
=3	Erling Haaland Advertisement	Manchester City	5
=3 Advertisement	Robert Lewandowski	FC Barcelona	5 Advertisement
=3	Mehdi Taremi	FC Porto Advertisement	5
=3	Joao Mario Advertisement	Benfica	5
8 Advertisement	Leroy Sane	Bayern Munich	4 Advertisement
=8	Jude Bellingham	Borussia Dortmund Advertisement	4
=8	Giacomo Raspadori Advertisement	Napoli	4
=8 Advertisement	Lionel Messi	Paris Saint-Germain	4 Advertisement
=8	Giovanni Simeone	Napoli Advertisement	4
=8	Mohammed Kudus Advertisement	Ajax	4
=8 Advertisement	Olivier Giroud	AC Milan	4 Advertisement
=8	Rafa Silva	Benfica Advertisement	4
=8	Darwin Nunez Advertisement	Liverpool	4
17 Advertisement	Piotr Zielinski	Napoli	3 Advertisement
=17	Noah Okafor	Red Bull Salzburg Advertisement	3
=17	Edin Dzeko Advertisement	Inter Milan	3
=17 Advertisement	Sadio Mane	Bayern Munich	3 Advertisement
=17	Ferran Torres	FC Barcelona Advertisement	3
=17	Rodrygo Advertisement	Real Madrid	3
=17 Advertisement	Christopher Nkunku	RB Leipzig	3 Advertisement
=17	Andre Silva	RB Leipzig Advertisement	3
=17	Mykhaylo Mudryk Advertisement	Shakhtar Donetsk	3
=17 Advertisement	Steven Bergwijn	Ajax	3 Advertisement
=17	Daichi Kamada	Eintracht Frankfurt Advertisement	3
=17	Riyad Mahrez Advertisement	Manchester City	3
29 Advertisement	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia	Napoli	2 Advertisement
=29	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid Advertisement	2
=29	Leon Goretzka Advertisement	Bayern Munich	2
=29 Advertisement	Roberto Firmino	Liverpool	2 Advertisement
=29	Son Heung-min	Tottenham Hotspur Advertisement	2
=29	Alexis Sanchez Advertisement	Marseille	2
=29 Advertisement	Omar Atzili	Maccabi Haifa	2 Advertisement
=29	Marian Shved	Shakhtar Donetsk Advertisement	2
=29	Oleksandr Zubkov Advertisement	Shakhtar Donetsk	2
=29 Advertisement	Richarlison	Tottenham Hotspur	2 Advertisement
=29	Alexis Saelemaekers	AC Milan Advertisement	2
=29	Mislav Orsic Advertisement	Dinamo Zagreb	2
=29 Advertisement	Ferran Jutgla	Club Brugge	2 Advertisement
=29	Francisco Trincao	Sporting Lisbon Advertisement	2
=29	Adrien Rabiot Advertisement	Juventus	2
=29 Advertisement	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Chelsea	2 Advertisement
=29	Galeno	FC Porto Advertisement	2
=29	Raphael Gurreiro Advertisement	Borussia Dortmund	2
=29 Advertisement	Kamal Sowah	Club Brugge	2 Advertisement
=29	Karim Adeyemi	Borussia Dortmund Advertisement	2
=29	David Neres Advertisement	Benfica	2
=29 Advertisement	Victor Osimhen	Napoli	2 Advertisement
=29	Giovanni Di Lorenzo	Napoli Advertisement	2

Who finished as the Champions League’s top scorer in 2021-22?

Real Madrid won in 2021–22, and Vinicius Junior’s goal gave the Liga giants a 1-0 victory against Liverpool in the championship match to cap off a remarkable European run.

The team of Carlo Ancelotti did not have it easy in the knockout rounds, needing heroic comebacks against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, and Manchester City.

Karim Benzema, the club captain, came through when the Blancos needed him most, scoring hat-tricks against PSG and Chelsea in decisive matches.

With 15 goals in his final season, he outperformed Sebastien Haller (11 goals for Ajax) and Robert Lewandowski (13 goals for Bayern Munich). He had a memorable season.