The Gerd Müller Trophy, previously known as Striker of the Year or Best Striker Award in its first edition, is a football award presented annually by France Football to the highest-scoring footballer in the previous season, taking into account goals scored for both European clubs and national teams.
It was established in 2021, taking into account that calendar year (while, from the second edition, the award is based on the number of goals scored throughout a season).
Starting with the second edition in 2022, the award was renamed after German striker Gerd Müller who died in August 2021.
The inaugural winner was Polish striker Robert Lewandowski; he won the first edition in 2021 by scoring 64 goals over the year and then repeated a year later, having scored 57 goals in 56 appearances over the 2021–22 season.
Men's winners
Key YearYear of award ceremony.ClubClub for which the award-winning player was active during the assessment period (until 2021: calendar year, since 2022: previous European season).GoalsTotal goals in the rating period.Club goalsCompetitive goals for the club in the assessment period.National goalsGoals for the national team in the rating period.MatchesTotal competitive matches for club and national team in the assessment period.
Year Player(s) Nationality Club(s) Goals Club goals National goals Matches Ref. 2021 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 69 58 11 59 2022 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 57 50 7 56 2023 Erling Haaland Manchester City 56 52 4572024 Harry Kane Bayern Munich52 44 8 54 Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain 44 8 572025 Viktor Gyökeres Sporting CP 63 54 9 63
Wins by nation CountryPlayersWins 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Wins by club ClubPlayersWins Bayern Munich 2 3 Manchester City 1 1 Paris Saint-Germain 1 1 Sporting CP 1 1
Women's winners
Key YearYear of award ceremony.ClubClub for which the award-winning player was active during the assessment period (since 2025: previous European season).GoalsTotal goals in the rating period.Club goalsCompetitive goals for the club in the assessment period.National goalsGoals for the national team in the rating period.MatchesTotal competitive matches for club and national team in the assessment period.
Year Player(s) Nationality Club(s) Goals Club goals National goals Matches Ref.2025 Ewa Pajor Barcelona 52 43 9 59
Wins by nation CountryPlayersWins 1 1
Wins by club ClubPlayersWins Barcelona 1 1
See also Ballon d'Or European Golden Shoe European association football club records and statistics § Most goals in a season in all club competitions
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