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In this comprehensive Golden Boot betting guide, I delve into expert tips, odds insights, and winning strategies designed to help you maximize your chances of success. Our actionable advice and in-depth statistical information will set you up to make your predictions for the Premier League or international Tournaments like the Euro or World Cup finals.
Master Golden Boot Betting: Stats, Odds & How to Bet
Who Wrote this Guide?
We set our data scientist Dan Tracey the task of finding out about as many previous results of the Golden Boot Winners from International tournaments and the premier league
Finding the essential Golden Boot Stats
Euro 2024 Golden Boot Betting
The golden boot is a much desired accolade awarded to the player who scores the most goals in the European championship final tournament every four years. The award would have been shared in years gone, by, but in recent renewals, goal assists also contribute to the final total, and can make the difference between winners and runner-sup as demonstrated in 2020 when Cristiano Ronaldo's single assist gave him the trophy over Patrick Schick.
Euro 2024 Golden Boot Betting Odds
Odds will appear in the table below whilst the market remains open.
Ronaldo won the Golden Boot at Euro 2020 with 5 Golas and 1 Assist.
The Euros Golden Boot Award has, as expected, been awarded to a prestigious list of players, none more than the most recent recipient for the 2020 edition of the final, when Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 5 goals, the same number as Patrick Schick but gained the trophy thanks to an additional assist.
Previous Golden Boot Winners By Year
As the number of games played in the finals has increased, so has the number required to win the Golden, although the goalscoring record remains with Michel Platini for Italy in 1984 in France when he scored an incredible 9 goals in total - The nearest challenger to that title since, came in 2016, again in France when Antoine Greizmann scored 6.
| Tournament | Venue | Player | Country | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Europe | Europe | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 5 Goals + 1 assist |
| 2016 | France | Antonine Greizmann | France | 6 Goals + 2 Assists |
| 2012 | Poland/Ukraine | Fernando Torres | Spain | 3 Goals + 1 Assist |
| 2008 | Austria/Switzerland | David Villa | Spain | 4 Goals |
| 2004 | Portugal | Milan Baros | Czech Rep | 5 Goals |
| 2000 | Belgium/Netherlands | Patrick Kluivert Savo Milosevic | Netherlands Serbia | 5 Goals |
| 1996 | England | Alan Shearer | England | 5 Goals |
| 1992 | Sweden | Dennis Bergkamp Tomas Brolin Hernrik larsen Karl-Heinz Riedle | Netherlands Sweden Denmark Germany | 3 Goals |
| 1988 | West Germany | Marco Van Basten | Netherlands | 5 Goals |
| 1984 | France | Michel Platini | Italy | 9 Goals |
| 1980 | Italy | Klaus Allofs | West Germany | 3 Goals |
| 1976 | Yugoslavia | Dieter Muller | West Germany | 4 Goals |
| 1972 | Belgium | Gerd Muller | West Germany | 4 Goals |
| 1968 | Italy | Dragan Dzajic | Yugoslavia | 2 Goals |
| 1964 | Spain | Ferenc Bene Dezso Novak Chus Pereda | Hungary Hungary Spain | 2 Goals |
| 1960 | France | Milan Galic Francois Huette Valentin Ivanov Drazan Jerkovic Viktor Ponedeinik | Yugoslavia France USSR Yugoslavia USSR | 2 Goals |
Premier League Golden Boot Betting
The Premier League Golden Boot is a yearly award given to the top goalscorer in the Premier League. Over the years, it has had different sponsors, currently, Castrol. Along with the trophy, winners usually receive £1,000 per goal scored to donate to a charity of their choice.
Premier League Golden Boot Betting 2024/25
The odds for the current Golden Boot betting will be available in a table below - if the championship table shows no Golden Boot market is open
| England Premier League 2024/25 25 May @ 12:00 - Win Tournament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 1.00 | |
| Arsenal | 101.00 | |
Previous Golden Boot Winners By Year
Here are the last 20 winners of the Premier League Golden Boot Award
Mohmed Salah has won the EPL Golden Boot three times for Liverpool, yet only one title!
| Year | Player | Club | Goals | EPL Champs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 27 | Manchester City |
| 22/23 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 36 | Manchester City |
| 21/22 | Mohamed Salah Son Heung-min | Liverpool Tottenham | 23 | Manchester City |
| 20/21 | Harry Kane | Tottenham | 23 | Manchester City |
| 19/20 | Jamie Vardy | Leicester City | 23 | Liverpool |
| 18/19 | Piere Emerick Aubameyamg Sado Mane Mohamed Salah | Arsenal Liverpool Liverpool | 22 | Manchester City |
| 17/18 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 32 | Manchester City |
| 16/17 | Harry Kane | Tottenham | 29 | Chelsea |
| 15/16 | Harry Kane | Tottenham | 25 | Leicester City |
| 14/15 | Sergio Aguero | Manchester City | 26 | Chelsea |
| 13/14 | Luis Suarez | Liverpool | 31 | Manchester City |
| 12/13 | Robin van Persie | Manchester United | 26 | Manchester United |
| 11/12 | Robin van Persie | Arsenal | 30 | Manchester City |
| 10/11 | Carlos Tevez Dimitar Berbatov | Manchester City Manchester United | 20 | Manchester United |
| 09/10 | Didier Drogba | Chelsea | 29 | Chelsea |
| 08/09 | Nicolas Anelka | Chelsea | 19 | Manchester United |
| 07/08 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | 31 | Manchester United |
The 36 goals scored in a single premier league season by Erling Haaland in the 23/23 Premier League season remains a league record. He achieved this by beating the 34 goals scored and previous joint record holders, Alan Shearer (34 goals for Blackburn Rovers in 94/95) and Andy Cole (34 goals for Newcastle United in 93/94).
World Cup Finals Golden Boot Betting
The Golden Boot (or Golden Shoe) is awarded to the top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup. Although every World Cup has ranked goalscorers, the award was first given in 1982 as the Golden Shoe and renamed the Golden Boot in 2010. FIFA sometimes includes the top goalscorers from past World Cups in the list of Golden Boot winners.
World Cup Golden Boot Betting Odds
The odds for the World Cup betting will appear when the market is live, until then, the World Cup winners odds will be in place
| World Cup 2026 12 Jul @ 12:00 - Win Tournament | ||
|---|---|---|
| France | 7.00 | |
| Spain | 7.00 | |
| Brazil | 8.00 | |
| England | 8.00 | |
| Argentina | 9.00 | |
Kylian Mbappe with the Golden Boot at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar for scoring 8 goals, ahead of Messi's 7
Previous Golden Boot Winners By Year
Kylian Mbappe scored the most goals in a World Cup finals since Ronaldo for Brazil in 2002, whilst we have to go back to 1970 for double figures when Gerd Muller hit 10 for West Germany in Mexico.
| Year | Player | Country | Goals | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kylian Mbappe | France | 8 | Argentina |
| 2018 | Harry Kane | England | 6 | France |
| 2014 | James Rodriguez | Columbia | 6 | Germany |
| 2010 | Thomas Muller | Germany | 5 | Spain |
| 2006 | Miroslav Klose | Germany | 5 | Italy |
| 2002 | Ronaldo | Brazil | 8 | Brazil |
| 1998 | Davor Suker | Croatia | 6 | France |
| 1994 | Oleg Salenko Hristo Stoichkov | Russia Bulgaria | 6 | Brazil |
| 1990 | Salvatore Schillaci | Italy | 6 | West Germany |
| 1986 | Gary Lineker | England | 6 | Argentina |
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi | Italy | 6 | Italy |
Champions League Golden Boot
Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the most goals in the Champions League with 140. His rival, Lionel Messi, is the only other player to have scored over 100 goals in the competition. Ronaldo has also been the top scorer for the most individual seasons, achieving this feat seven times.
Champions League Golden Boot Betting
Here are the odds for the Champions League Golden Boot, if the title odds are in place, no market is open yet for the Top Scorer.
| UEFA Champions League 2024/25 31 May @ 20:00 - Win Tournament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 3.00 | |
| PSG | 3.25 | |
| Arsenal | 3.50 | |
| Inter Milan | 5.50 | |
Previous Golden Boot Winners By Year
This table goes back to the 07/08 season when Ronaldo gained the first of his 7 Champions League Golden Boot awards when playing for Manchester United. He has since won an incredible 6 golden boots, in consecutive seasons no less, playing for Real Madrid, winning the title in four of those seasons.
Lionel Messi also claims 6 titles, all for Barcelona, including a run of four consecutive seasons between 2008-20012
| Season | Player | Club | Goals | Champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Harry Kane Kylian Mbappe | Bayern Munich Paris SG | 8 | Real Madrid |
| 22/23 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 12 | Manchester City |
| 21/22 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 15 | Real Madrid |
| 20/21 | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | 10 | Chelsea |
| 19/20 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 15 | Bayern Munich |
| 18/19 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 12 | Liverpool |
| 17/18 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 15 | Real Madrid |
| 16/17 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 12 | Real Madrid |
| 15/16 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 16 | Real Madrid |
| 14/15 | Cristiano Ronaldo Neymar Lionel Messi | Real Madrid Barcelona Barcelona | 10 | Barcelona |
| 13/14 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 17 | Real Madrid |
| 12/13 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 12 | Bayern Munich |
| 11/12 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 14 | Chelsea |
| 10/11 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 12 | Barcelona |
| 09/10 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 8 | Inter Milan |
| 08/09 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 9 | Barcelona |
| 07/08 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | 8 | Manchester United |
