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Lionel Messi - Europe's top scorer and assist provider for 2018


Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice against Sampadoria in a 2-1 victory yesterday to carry his goal tally to 49. For the first time since 2011, Ronaldo has scored less than 50 goals in a calendar year. He reached his peak in 2013 with a goal tally of 69. Messi however is the highest goalscorer in a calendar year, with 91 goals scored in 2012. 
Ronaldo is Serie A's top scorer with 14 goals, while Messi is La Liga Santander's Pichichi with 15 goals. Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich and Bundesliga top scorer for the year with 46 goals, comes third. Mohamed Salah and Liverpool triumphed in a 5-1 win over Arsenal yeserday, scoring once to take his goal tally to 44, and comes fourth. Harry Kane comes fifth with 42 goals, and Antoine Griezmann, sixth with 40 goals. See the top scorers and their stats below.
51 goals from 54 games: Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina)
49 goals from 53 games: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Juventus & Portugal)
46 goals from 56 games: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München & Poland)
44 goals from 55 games: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt)
42 goals from 63 games: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur & England)
40 goals from 49 games: David Turpel (Dudelange & Luxembourg)
40 goals from 71 games: Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid & France)
37 goals from 60 games: Luis Suárez (Barcelona & Uruguay)
Messi is also Europe's top assister with 26 assists for club and country, while Luis Suarez comes second with 24. He shares second place with Lyon's Memphis Depay. 
Messi has the best games to goal ratio at 0.94 goals per game. He scored 51 goals in 54 games, of which 4 were scored for Argentina, and 47 for Barcelona. Ronaldo has scored 4 goals for Portugal and 43 for Real Madrid and Juventus - 49 goals in 53 games. He has scored 14 goals in his first 19 Serie A games. He has netted 15 times in 26 games in all competitions this season. Excluding penalties, Ronaldo would rank 4th in Serie A (10 goals in 19 matches, with a 0.52 game-to-goal ratio).
Despite being Europe's top scorer this year, Messi failed to score a headed goal in a calendar year for the first time since 2007. Of Messi's 15 La Liga goals scored this season, 13 came from his left foot, and two from his right.
The top scorers for the past 10 calendar years are:
2018: Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina) 51 goals from 54 games
2017: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur & England) 56 goals from 52 games
2016: Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina) 59 goals from 62 games
2015: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid & Portugal) 57 goals from 57 games
2014: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid & Portugal) 61 goals from 60 games
2013: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid & Portugal) 69 goals from 59 games
2012: Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina) 91 goals from 69 games
2011: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid & Portugal) 60 goals from 60 games
2010: Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina) 60 goals from 64 games
2009: Edin Džeko (Wolfsburg & Bosnia and Herzegovina) 44 goals from 55 games



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