Euro 2021 top goal scorer: Updated rankings in the Golden Boot race

It’s that man again at the top of another goal-scoring chart. Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo leads Euro 2021 with five goals, but Czech Republic forward Patrik Schick (above) is hot on his heels. 

Schick is tied with Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku, Sweden’s Emil Forsberg and France’s Karim Benzema on four goals, just one behind Ronaldo. But Ronaldo, Lukaku, Forsberg and Benzema will not get to play another game at Euro 2021 after each of their nations were ousted in the knockouts. 

The 36-year-old Ronaldo is still the sportsbooks’ favorite to win the Euro Golden Boot. He’s the all-time leading scorer at Euro tournaments (14 goals) and he is also tied for the most international goals ever scored by a male player. The Portuguese international is coming off a season which saw him top the Italian Serie A scoring charts with Juventus (29 goals).

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If players score the same number of goals, there are tiebreakers that determine their final ranking in the scoring table. These were implemented by UEFA beginning with the Euro 2008 tournament:

1. Most assists provided in Euro 2021
2. Fewest minutes played in Euro 2021
3. Most goals scored during Euro 2021 qualifying (including playoffs)
4. Fewest cards (yellow and red combined) in Euro 2021
5. Fewest cards (yellow and red combined) in Euro 2021 qualifying

The updated scoring chart follows below. If “Own Goal” was an actual entry in these rankings, it would be in the lead. The 10 own goals scored during the tournament surpass even Ronaldo’s total.

Euro 2021 Top Scorers

Note: Total of 49 players tied with one goal in the tournament.

UEFA didn’t recognize the top scorer with an official award before Euro 1996. Here are the winners of the top scorer honor since it was instituted:

Euros Top Scorers (since 1996)

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