Neither Mbappe nor Haaland, the striker who surpassed Cristiano as the top scorer of 2023

Cristiano Ronaldo has been one of the best scorers of the year. The Portuguese footballer placed himself among the best of the moment after shining with Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League and having numbers that put him among the best forwards of the year. However, for this close of 2023, a forward with better numbers appears and it is neither Mbappe nor Haaland.

This is Harry Kane, Bayern Munich's star signing this season. The former Tottenham player has already scored 51 goals so far this year, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo's 50 on the list, Haaland's 50 and waiting for what happens with Mbappé in Ligue 1. And with his double on this day , 'HurriKane' is at the top of the top scorers so far in 2023.

With these two new shouts, Kane became the first player to reach 20 shouts in any European league. And to reach that number, he only needed to play 14 games. In this way, he equaled Gerd Muller (1969/70 season) and Robert Lewandowski (2020/21) as the player who took the fewest games to reach twenty goals in the German tournament.

An important record

This scoring record has no rival in Europe. The closest to that number is Kylian Mbappé, who scored 15 goals in 14 games played in Ligue 1. Lautaro Martínez also has 15, although the Argentine has already participated in 16 games in Serie A. Further behind are Erling Haaland ( 14 goals in 15 Premier League games) and Jude Bellingham (13 in 15 duels in the Spanish League).