Gerd Müller Trophy

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.^[1]

Gerd Müller Trophy
Trophée Gerd Müller
Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé are the current award holders
Date	29 November 2021; 2 years ago (2021-11-29)
Location	Paris
Country	France
Presented by	France Football
First awarded	2021
Current holder	Harry Kane (1st award) Kylian Mbappé (1st award)
Most awards	Robert Lewandowski (2 awards)
Website	francefootball.fr
Related	Ballon d'Or

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Winners

Key

Year	Year of award ceremony.
Club	Club for which the award-winning player was active during the assessment period (until 2021: calendar year, since 2022: previous European season).
Goals	Total goals in the rating period.
Club goals	Competitive goals for the club in the assessment period.
National goals	Goals for the national team in the rating period.
Matches	Total competitive matches for club and internationals for national team in the assessment period.

Year	Player	Nationality	Club(s)	Goals	Club goals	National goals	Matches	Ref.
2021[lower-alpha 1]	Robert Lewandowski (1)	Poland	Bayern Munich	69	58	11	59	[4][5][6][7]
2022	Robert Lewandowski (2)	Poland	Bayern Munich	57	50	7	56	[3][8]
2023	Erling Haaland	Norway	Manchester City	56	52	4	57	[9][10]
2024	Harry Kane	England	Bayern Munich	52	44	8	54	[11][12]
	Kylian Mbappé	France	Paris Saint-Germain		44	8	57

1. The 2021 award, known at the time as the "Striker of the Year Award", was awarded based on the results of the 2021 calendar year until the time of the ceremony on 29 November 2021.
   When receiving the award, Lewandowski scored a total of 64 goals in 54 matches.

Wins by nation

Country	Players	Wins
Poland	1	2
Norway	1	1
England	1	1
France	1	1

Wins by club

Club	Players	Wins
Bayern Munich	2	3
Manchester City	1	1
Paris Saint-Germain	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

References

1. "France Football dedicates its own trophy to Gerd Müller". fcbayern.com. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
2. "Müller Trophy for year's best striker awarded for the first time". fcbayern.com. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
3. "Le trophée Gerd Müller 2022 attribué à Robert Lewandowski" [The 2022 Gerd Müller Trophy awarded to Robert Lewandowski] (in French). L'Équipe. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
4. Murray, Scott (29 November 2021). "Ballon d'Or 2021 – live updates!". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
5. "Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski named Striker of the Year at 2021 Ballon d'Or ceremony". Bundesliga. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
6. "Games played by Robert Lewandowski in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
7. "Games played by Robert Lewandowski in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
8. "Lewandowski handed 2022 Muller Trophy in Ballon d'Or ceremony". Marca. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
9. "Ballon d'Or 2023 : Erling Haaland (Manchester City) remporte le Trophée Gerd Müller" [Ballon d'Or 2023: Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins the Gerd Müller Trophy] (in French). L'Équipe. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
10. "Haaland wins Gerd Muller Trophy at 2023 Ballon d'Or". Manchester City F.C. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
11. "2024 Ballon d'Or awards ceremony date and venue announced". UEFA. 6 June 2024. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
12. Hilsum, James (6 June 2024). "Ballon d'Or 2024: Ceremony takes place on October 28, Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham in running to dethrone Lionel Messi". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.