The early shape of the EUROPEAN GOLDEN SHOE RACE and the LEAGUE GOLDEN BOOT RACE.

Erling Haaland is leading the scoring race by 3 goals and is on track to break many scoring records this season if he can keep his scoring pace. Robert Lewandowski is one of the three players who are 3 goals away from Haaland. Lewandowski has held the European Golden Shoe for the past two seasons.

Lewandowski’s absence from the German Bundesliga has opened the top scorer position up for a new candidate. Union Berlin’s Sheraldo Becker is the current top scorer in the German Bundesliga. Becker’s goals have helped Union Berlin to the top of the league standings as well.

Here are the players leading the scoring race …

11 LEAGUE GOALS

Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

8 LEAGUE GOALS

Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)
Cody Gakpo (PSV Eindhoven)

7 LEAGUE GOALS

Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)

6 LEAGUE GOALS

Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin)
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
Aleksandar Mitrović (Fulham)
Marko Arnautović (Bologna)
Terem Moffi (Lorient)
Borja Iglesias (Real Betis)
Xavi Simons (PSV Eindhoven)
Steven Bergwijn (Ajax)
Danilo (Feyenoord)

5 LEAGUE GOALS

Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen)
Ivan Toney (Brentford)
Ciro Immobile (Lazio)
Mama Baldé (Troyes)
Folarin Balogun (Reims)
Jonathan David (Lille)
Florian Sotoca (Lens)
Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo)
Bas Dost (Utrecht)
Simon Banza (Braga)
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu (Rio Ave)
Mehdi Taremi (Porto)