Robert Lewandowski won another European Golden Shoe in 2021-22 – but he didn’t have the best minutes-per-goal ratios of the top goalscorers.
Lewandowski scored seven more goals than his closest competitor, Kylian Mbappe, in Europe’s six major leagues, but the Poland international was not the most prolific when taking into account minutes required per goal.
We’ve looked at the five players with the best minutes per goal ratios in Europe’s top six leagues in 2021-22. Note: we’ve only included forwards that played at least 1000 minutes.
5. Karim Benzema – 96.4 minutes
The overwhelming favourite to win the next Ballon d’Or, Benzema enjoyed the best individual season of his career in 2021-22.
Real Madrid’s No.9 played an integral role in their Champions League success and got 10 goals in the knockout stages, including hat-tricks against PSG and Chelsea.
But the France international also starred on the domestic scene and made 32 La Liga appearances as Madrid finished 13 points ahead of second-placed Barcelona.
He finished 2021-22 with 27 goals in La Liga, a remarkable nine more than the next closest, while he also recorded the second most assists in the division.
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4. Patrick Schick – 87.3 minutes
Schick shot to prominence with his stunning long-range strike against Scotland at Euro 2020. Alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, the Czech Republic international was also the joint top scorer at the tournament.
He was linked with a move away from Bayer Leverkusen but Europe’s elite ultimately decided against signing a player that had never scored more than 11 goals in a league season.
They’re probably regretting that decision now as Schick established himself as one of the best goalscorers in Europe in 2021-22.
Despite missing seven of Leverkusen’s 34 Bundesliga games due to injury problems, the 26-year-old scored 24 goals from 2,096 minutes.
“Patrik Schick has played a fantastic season, demonstrating that he’s an absolute world-class player in his position,” Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes said after the striker signed a new contract with the club.
“There are only a few centre-forwards of his calibre internationally.”
Four goals (yes, FOUR!) for Patrik Schick as @Bayer04_EN hit SEVEN in #B04SGF! 😱 pic.twitter.com/pjfPkKSqQw
— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) December 4, 2021
3. Erling Haaland – 87.04 minutes
Injuries limited…
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