Monday 5 June 2017
Barcelona may have been edged in the race for Liga honours, but once again there was personal glory for Lionel Messi after he ended Europe-wide top scorer.
Lionel Messi , but has finished as the top scorer in Europe’s top domestic leagues for 2016/17. Messi’s tally of 37 goals from 34 Liga outings proved to be insurmountable. Edinson Cavani and Bas Dost came second and third respectively, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Robert Lewandowski the only other players to hit 30 or more.
The leading eight scorers (seven nationalities) all ply their trade in one of Europe’s top seven leagues according to . Yet the most prolific striker of the 2016/17 season was found in Gibraltar, where Spanish youngster Kike Gómez netted 27 in 16 appearances for Europa – a return of 1.7 goals per game.
Final standings: Messi tops Europe’s leading league scorers
Overall top scorers in Europe
Goals
Matches
Player
Club
37
34
35
36
34
31
31
32
30
33
29
30
29
35
29
37
Goals
Matches
Player
Club
37
34
29
35
25
29
19
32
16
32
16
36
15
26
14
30
13
30
13
35
13
37
Goals
Matches
Player
Club
31
32
30
33
25
34
21
31
16
33
15
23
15
34
13
26
12
32
Goals
Matches
Player
Club
29
30
25
37
24
38
20
31
20
35
18
37
17
28
16
36
16
36
15
33
15
36
15
37
Goals
Matches
Players
Club
29
37
28
35
26
35
24
34
24
38
23
36
18
37
16
31
16
36
16
37
15
31
15
32
