Ligue 1 Golden Boot Winners (1932 – 2022)

The French league has always been up there as one of Europe’s and the world’s premier soccer divisions.

Results from recent years have shown that Ligue 1 is a fiercely competitive league outside of first place.

You’ve got teams like AS Monaco, Olympique Lyonnais, LOSC Lille, Olympique de Marseille and OGC Nice all battling to finish within the top two spots.

Those positional standings guarantee financially lucrative UEFA Champions League qualification, so players representing their clubs in France leave everything on the pitch.

Now, this article has been written with a focus on Ligue 1’s Golden Boot winners ever since the league’s inception.

The division has been home to some of the world’s most talented stars, and it’s quite interesting to see which players have scored the most goals in this competition over the years.

Which is why this post will provide readers with the information that they came here for.

So, let’s get started…

Which player has won the most Ligue 1 Golden Boot awards?

Here we actually have a tie between two players!

Jean-Pierre Papin, Carlos Bianchi and Delio Onnis each have five Ligue 1 Golden Boot awards to their names.

Naturally, you wouldn’t think about going back deep into the history books to look for the player with the most Golden Boot awards.

Because players like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Edinson Cavani and now Kylian Mbappe have been so dominant in this division for a number of years.

But in this case, you have to look to the past when Paris Saint Germain’s competitive stranglehold over the league wasn’t yet established.

Also have a look at the table below, as it highlights those that have won this award the most, beyond the aforementioned players who each have five Golden Boots to their names:

Who won the Ligue 1 Golden Boot in 2021?

The recently concluded 2020/2021 campaign threw up a very big surprise.

For once, Paris Saint Germain didn’t win the league on top of the table as they finished below LOSC Lille who managed 83 points to the latter’s 82.

It was certainly a shock for those who’ve been following this competition for some time.

But when it came to the Golden Boot award, Paris Saint Germain still topped the charts.

Kylian Mbappe won the 2021 Ligue 1 Golden Boot trophy as he managed to score 27 goals over the course of the season.

In addition, Mbappe has won this award on two previous occasions.

If the Frenchman decides to remain at Paris Saint Germain for a couple more years, there’s a very strong likelihood that he could surpass the five-time Ligue 1 Golden Boot winner record that currently stands the test of time.

Who is the current top scorer of French Ligue 1?

Update: Mbappe has clinched the 2021/2022 Ligue 1 top scorer award as well, taking his personal tally to four awards.

This season has been a very close fought battle when it comes to the goal scoring charts.

At the time of writing, Kylian Mbappe tops the standings with 22 goals.

Edit: He finished at 28 goals and 17 assists

Although he’s being followed closely by Martin Terrier of Rennes, who is just one behind him at 21 goals.

In all likelihood, Mbappe will make it four Golden Boot Awards once the season concludes, as Paris Saint Germain are stacked with attacking talent like Neymar and Lionel Messi who can both supply the French forward with scoring chances.

Final thoughts

That marks the end of this short post on Ligue 1 Golden Boot winners.

Hopefully you’ll have become more informed as a result of it.

If you’d like to read more articles on the top scorers of various soccer competitions, then you should also check out the following pieces of content:

• Bundesliga Golden Boot winners from 1963 to 2021
• Serie A Golden Boot winners from 1923 to 2021
• Premier League Golden Boot winners from 1992 to 2021
• La Liga Golden Boot winners from 1928 to 2021
• UEFA Champions League Golden Shoe winners from 1955 to 2021
• UEFA Europa League Golden Boot winners from 1971 to 2021
• Copa del Rey Winners from 1903 to 2022

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