{"id":11629,"date":"2019-05-13T15:53:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T15:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/?p=11629"},"modified":"2019-05-13T15:53:34","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T15:53:34","slug":"2018-19-football-season-top-goal-scorers-in-europes-top-five-leagues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/2019\/05\/2018-19-football-season-top-goal-scorers-in-europes-top-five-leagues\/","title":{"rendered":"2018\/19 football season: Top goal scorers in Europe’s top five Leagues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the Golden Boot of the top leagues still up for grabs and the 2018\/19 season reaching its final phase, we have put together the top five (5) goal scorers in the EPL, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 for 2018\/19 season:<\/p>\n<h3>1. English Premier League (EPL)<\/h3>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11637\" src=\"https:\/\/flexx3.digiengage.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mohamed-Salah.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mohamed-Salah.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mohamed-Salah-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mohamed-Salah-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mohamed-Salah-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mohamed-Salah-1000x525.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>Mohamed Salah<\/h4>\n<p>Winner of the last season’s Golden Boot, he is at the top of the charts with 19 goals this season.<\/p>\n<h4>Sergio Aguero<\/h4>\n<p>The Manchester City star has matched Mohamed’s score count, leading with 19 goals also. One man shall emerge the winner.<\/p>\n<h4>Sadio Mane<\/h4>\n<p>The Liverpool player is following the trail of Sergio and Mohamed with 18 goals.<\/p>\n<h4>Pierre Emerick Aubameyang<\/h4>\n<p>From Arsenal, he holds 18 goals as Sadio.<\/p>\n<h4>Raheem Sterling<\/h4>\n<p>Another Man City player with 17 goals, however, won\u2019t be able to finish due to the unfortunate injury on his right ankle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Flexxzone Picks<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/2019\/03\/22\/greatest-champions-league-knockout-stage-comebacks\/\">Greatest Champions League knockout stage comebacks!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/2019\/03\/25\/footballers-and-their-funny-names-on-social-media\/\">Footballers and their funny names on social media<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/2019\/04\/12\/mortal-kombat-11-revealed-characters-so-far\/\">Mortal Kombat 11: Revealed characters so far<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Serie A<\/h3>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11656 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/flexx3.digiengage.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Juventus-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Juventus-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Juventus-1-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Juventus-1-768x569.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>Fabio Quagliarella<\/h4>\n<p>This player for Sampdoria is so far the highest Italy Serie A goal scorer with a whopping 22 goals.<\/p>\n<h4>Krzysztof Piatek<\/h4>\n<p>The AC Milan player has followed Fabio in a hot chase with 21 goals in the season.<\/p>\n<h4>Duvan Zapata<\/h4>\n<p>Following Piatek with 20 goals is Duvan from Atalanta. Boys are not joking.<\/p>\n<h4>Christiano Ronaldo<\/h4>\n<p>The Juventus star is trying hard to catch up with the big boys with 19 goals.<\/p>\n<h4>Arkadiusz Milik<\/h4>\n<p>He plays for SSC Napoli and has so far scored 17 goals.<\/p>\n<h3>3. La Liga<\/h3>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11639\" src=\"https:\/\/flexx3.digiengage.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Messi.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Messi.jpeg 660w, https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Messi-300x221.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>Lionel Messi<\/h4>\n<p>G The ever-dazzling Barcelona player, leading with an outstanding 29 goals and still counting.<\/p>\n<h4>Luis Suarez<\/h4>\n<p>Another Barcelona player, Luis has so far scored 20 goals; ranking No. 2, after Messi.<\/p>\n<h4>Karim Benzema<\/h4>\n<p>The Real Madrid player has bagged 18 goals, following Suarez closely.<\/p>\n<h4>Cristhian Stuani<\/h4>\n<p>Scoring 18 goals just as Karim, is the Girona team player.<\/p>\n<h4>Wissam Ben Yedder<\/h4>\n<p>He plays for Sevilla FC and has scored 16 goals so far.<\/p>\n<p>See more on: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/stats\/_\/league\/esp.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/stats\/_\/league\/esp.1<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>4. Bundesliga<\/h3>\n<h4>Robert Lewandowski<\/h4>\n<p>He is the man to beat before the season runs out. Winner and top goal scorer of the last season by 29 goals. Robert is presently leading the 2018\/19 season with 21 goals.<\/p>\n<h4>Luka Jovic<\/h4>\n<p>Though he started slowly in the season, Luka has picked up considerably, following his penalty kick in the 9th minute of second-half injury time securing a 2-1 win at Schalke. He has so far bagged 17 goals.<\/p>\n<h4>Paco Alcacer<\/h4>\n<p>Borussia Dortmund player has scored 16 goals in the season. Following steadily on Luka\u2019s heels.<\/p>\n<h4>Marco Reus<\/h4>\n<p>Just like Paco, he is also a team player for Borussia Dortmund and is following his mate with 16 goals under his feet.<\/p>\n<h4>Andrej Kramaric<\/h4>\n<p>The Hoffenheim player has so far scored 15 goals. Initially scoring just twice in his first seven Bundesliga outing, Andrej has certainly picked up the pace.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Ligue 1<\/h3>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11653 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/flexx3.digiengage.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Neymar-Jr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Neymar-Jr.jpg 750w, https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Neymar-Jr-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>Kylian Mbappe<\/h4>\n<p>30 super goals! The Paris Saint Germain player is leading the chart. Kylian, who plays as a forward, is known for his dribbling and speed.<\/p>\n<h4>Nicolas Pepe<\/h4>\n<p>The Lille team player has so far scored 20 goals in the 2018\/19 season. Following his hat-trick goal plus two penalties in 3-2 Ligue 1 away win against Amiens, Nicholas has continued to remain in the limelight.<\/p>\n<h4>Edison Cavani<\/h4>\n<p>Another player from Paris Saint Germain. The striker for the club has scored 17 goals. The Uruguayan has become indispensable and a target for top European clubs.<\/p>\n<h4>Neymar Jr<\/h4>\n<p>Paris Saint Germain has got talent! The club has produced another forward. Neymar da Silva Santos Junior has scored 13 goals.<\/p>\n<h4>Wahbi Khazri<\/h4>\n<p>He plays for Saint-Etienne and the Tunisia National Team. The attacking midfielder has also scored 13 goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Who do you think will finish at the top at the end of the season? Let\u2019s discuss in the comment section.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Golden Boot of the top leagues still up for grabs and the 2018\/19 season reaching its final phase, we have put together the top five (5) goal scorers in the EPL, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 for 2018\/19 season: 1. English Premier League (EPL) Mohamed Salah Winner of the last […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Goal-Scorer.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11629"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flexxzone.fcmb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}