Ranked: 5 players in Europe who have outscored Cristiano Ronaldo in 2024

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best goalscorers that football has ever seen, lighting up every club he has played for with goals from Madeira to Manchester to Madrid and beyond.

In the final years of his career, he is the pacesetter in the lucrative Saudi Pro League and has not stopped scoring, even though he has yet to taste a major trophy with Al-Nassr.

According to Planet Football, only five players in the European leagues have outscored his 29 goals in 2024 this season, proving how great of a finisher he still is at 39.

TUKO.co.ke looks at the five players who have netted more than 29 goals in European leagues in 2024.

European players who have outscored Ronaldo

1. Viktor Gyokeres

Gyokeres has been the hottest striker in Europe since last season, and it’s no surprise that he has netted 43 goals in the calendar year, including five in the last two games. According to Sky Germany, he is a target for top European clubs, and his move will come soon, with manager Ruben Amorim leaving for Manchester United.

2. Harry Kane

Kane would be at the top of this list with 37 goals if only the top five European leagues were considered. He continues to be a free-scoring striker at Bayern Munich and could finally get his hands on a trophy this season with the Bavarians racing to an early lead on the German Bundesliga table.

3. Robert Lewandowski

Lewandowski had a mixed season for Barcelona in 2023/24 but picked up his goalscoring boots in the second half of the season. He has been on fire under new boss Hansi Flick, whom he played under at Bayern. He has 34 goals this year, half of which have come this season.

4. Erling Haaland

Haaland has been one of Europe’s best goalscorers in Europe since he broke onto the scene at RB Salzburg and has remained consistent. He has 33 goals in 2024, 19 of which came last season to wrap up his second consecutive Premier League Golden Boot. He has 14 already this season.

5. Kylian Mbappe

Mbappe played the first half of 2024 as a Paris Saint-Germain player, scoring 23 goals despite issues with the club surrounding his intention to leave the club as a free agent. He has netted eight times for Real Madrid, including six in the Spanish La Liga.

Osimhen rated above Haaland

Ekwutosblog reported that Victor Osimhen was rated above Haaland on the list of the most marketable athletes in 2024 based on three criteria from a US website.

The Nigerian masked man narrowly edged the Norwegian goal machine as one of the footballers in the top 50, including Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Heartland FC of Owerri beat Abia Warriors 2:0 away from home in oriental derby.

Heartland FC of Owerri has just secured a thrilling 2-0 win over Abia Warriors in the Oriental Derby. This victory is a huge boost for the team, and  fans are over the moon!

Ekwutosblog gathered that according  to the latest match statistics, Heartland FC’s coach, Christian Obi, has finally broken the winless streak, securing his first victory in 17 attempts. This win is a testament to the team’s hard work and determination. As Obi said, “The jinx has been broken. I am excited and I want to use this opportunity to all those that have contributed your support. We are climbing the ladder and climbing the ladder has a process. It is one after the other.”

In terms of the match itself, Heartland FC dominated the game, with Abia Warriors struggling to find their footing. The statistics show that Heartland FC had a total of 9 goals in the last 6 matches, with an average of 1.5 goals per game. On the other hand, Abia Warriors had only 4 goals in the same period, with an average of 0.67 goals per game.

As for the head-to-head match statistics, Heartland FC has won 9 matches out of 16 against Abia Warriors, with 4 draws and 3 losses. The most recent match between the two teams ended in a 2-0 win for Heartland FC, with a total of 2 goals scored by Heartland FC and 0 goals scored by Abia Warriors.

The rise of social media wasn’t kind to Emile Heskey, but before the memes, he was genuinely one of the most talented strikers in the Premier League.

Injuries and a decline in the unforgiving eyes of a new, chronically online generation made it easy to forget about the good times, but when Heskey was at his best, there were plenty of times where he was unplayable.

Goals, assists and an iconic celebration, the multi-faceted striker was perhaps even a little ahead of his time with the way he’d work in specific systems these days.

If you don’t want to take our word for it and you’re somehow now moved by the tapes, you needn’t look any further than his youngest son Reigan, who has clearly inherited the football gene from his father and is now flying for Manchester City.

Liverpool fans will be aggrieved knowing a former player’s son is doing the business in a rival’s academy, but their loss isn’t just City’s gain.

Reigan Heskey – an England under-17 international – has all the tools and potential to be doing the business for the Three Lions in the future if all goes to plan.

The sickener? He wasn’t even one when his father moved to Aston Villa in January 2009. Yes, you are that old.

Why are we telling you this? Because he’s good at football. Just like his dad. Like, really bloody good. To the point where his most recent 22-minute hat-trick in the Premier League 2 – an under-21 competition – has us convinced that he’s going to be a second-generation England star.

Watch the video through the link below:

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Generational in every sense of the word, rumour has it that Cody Rhodes is jealous of how the Heskey name is about to hold a stronger sporting legacy than his own family.

And with that outrageous hat-trick from the substitutes bench, you can see why. This kid is a freak.

Comfortable on both feet, Heskey possesses a wicked drop of the shoulder and hips that can send any unfortunate defender spinning to the floor.

His hat-trick was the perfect showcase of his abilities. Impact from the bench, a constant goal threat and a nightmare for defenders and a goalkeeper to anticipate, with his balance complimenting that brilliant shooting.

The Norwich goalkeeper could’ve done better with Heskey’s third, but when he’s shifting the ball and finding an angle that quickly, it’s honestly difficult to put too much blame onto him.

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Heskey is already punching well above his weight and will continue to do so with such technical excellence. Emile’s youngest son has six goals and four assists from seven Premier League 2 appearances this season and doesn’t turn 17 until January. That is absurd.

Telling Manchester City’s website that it was a good performance, young Reigan added: “I came on and made an impact which is what I try to do every time so it was a good performance.

“The pressure of having them [other teams] behind us gives us motivation to play well every week.”

Not only does he play well, he speaks well too. And with older brother Jayden also balling out for City’s youth sides, it’s abundantly clear that football is in the Heskey blood.

Emile was once the head of the table, but we predict Reigan will be taking over as the leader of the bloodline – and perhaps City and England’s front line – before we know it.