Gerd Müller Trophy

Gerd Müller Trophy
Trophée Gerd Müller
Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé are the current award holders
Date29 November 2021; 3 years ago (2021-11-29)
LocationParis
CountryFrance
Presented byFrance Football
First awarded2021
Current holderEngland Harry Kane
(1st award)
France Kylian Mbappé
(1st award)
Most awardsPoland Robert Lewandowski
(2 awards)
Websitefrancefootball.fr
RelatedBallon d'Or

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]

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[a] Robert Lewandowski (1)  Poland Germany Bayern Munich 69 58 11 59 [4][5][6][7]
2022 Robert Lewandowski (2)  Poland Germany Bayern Munich 57 50 7 56 [3][8]
2023 Erling Haaland  Norway England Manchester City 56 52 4 57 [9][10]
2024 Harry Kane  England Germany Bayern Munich 52 44 8 54 [11][12]
Kylian Mbappé  France 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
Germany Bayern Munich 2 3
England Manchester City 1 1
France Paris Saint-Germain 1 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "France Football dedicates its own trophy to Gerd Müller". fcbayern.com. 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Müller Trophy for year's best striker awarded for the first time". fcbayern.com. 17 October 2022. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  4. ^ Murray, Scott (29 November 2021). "Ballon d'Or 2021 – live updates!". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. 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. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Games played by Robert Lewandowski in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Games played by Robert Lewandowski in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Lewandowski handed 2022 Muller Trophy in Ballon d'Or ceremony". Marca. 10 November 2022. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. 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. Archived from the original on 6 November 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.