Kylian Mbappe finished 2022 as the year's leading goal scorer. The 23-year-old had a fantastic year, leading France to another FIFA World Cup final. The Frenchman scored eight goals in the tournament's 2022 edition, earning him the Golden Boot award.
Kylian Mbappe scored 56 goals in all competitions for Paris Saint-Germain and France in 2022.
In 2021, Robert Lewandowski had the highest goal total in Europe. The then-Bayern Munich star had won the European Golden Boot for the third year in a row.
In all competitions, he scored 69 goals for Bayern Munich and Poland. In 2020, the Polish star scored 47 goals in all competitions to finish the year as the leading goalscorer. He won the European Golden Boot in 2019 after scoring 54 goals in all competitions.
Lionel Messi, the Barcelona legend, scored the most goals in Europe in 2018. The Argentine legend scored 51 goals for Barcelona and Argentina in all competitions.
Since 2010, the following players have scored the most goals in a calendar year:
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MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United defender Luke Shaw says "belief and confidence" are back at Old Trafford after the Red Devils extended their winning streak in all competitions to six games with a 3-0 victory over hapless Bournemouth in English Premier League football on Tuesday night.
Casemiro's beautifully cushioned volley off a Christian Eriksen free-kick put Erik ten Hag's side ahead halfway through the first half.They doubled their lead four minutes into the second period when Shaw, back in his more familiar left-back role, swept home an Alejandro Garnacho cut-back to finish a beautiful free-flowing move.
Marcus Rashford then completed the scoring by tapping into an empty net after a Bruno Fernandes pass, becoming the first player to score in three consecutive Old Trafford league games.
"The steps we're taking are moving us in the right direction," Shaw said. "There is still a lot to improve on but things are looking really good and positive.
"We feel like the belief and confidence are back, and you can feel it all over the place, not just with the players and staff, but all over the place.""I hope they're enjoying it right now, but I believe there's a lot more to come, and I hope we can keep putting smiles on people's faces."
United had started slowly, with a lot of possession in their defensive third, but once they scored, a seventh consecutive home win in all competitions was never in doubt.
They remain in fourth place, but have joined third-placed Newcastle on 35 points, and, perhaps most importantly, have opened up a five-point lead over fifth-placed Tottenham.
One negative for United was a first-half injury sustained by midfielder Donny van de Beek, with Ten Hag saying "we need to wait 24 hours, but it is not looking very good".Bournemouth, who did not have a shot on target until the 57th minute, remain in 15th place, two points above the relegation zone.
Casemiro took some time to make his mark at Old Trafford, with the 30-year-old failing to start any of his first seven English Premier League games after joining from Real Madrid.
Questions were raised about whether he was a Ten Hag acquisition, but he has started the Reds' last ten Premier League games, including seven wins, two draws, and a defeat at Aston Villa.
His finish, a cushioned volley from seven yards, was elegant. He snuck in behind Bournemouth's defense, opened his body, and steered Eriksen's pinpoint cross from the left into the net.
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