Robert Lewandowski set to be crowned 2019 top scorer

Robert Lewandowski is set to be crowned the top scorer playing in Europe for club and country in 2019 after finishing the calendar year four goals clear of Lionel Messi – and 13 ahead of Raheem Sterling, his nearest rival with games still left to play.

European Football’s official website, uefa.com said the Bayern München striker finished third behind Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo last year but has turned the tables this time after passing a half century of goals. Messi reached 50 himself for the ninth time in ten years in Barcelona's final game of the 2019 but could not catch his Polish counterpart.

Top scorers in 2019

54 goals from 58 games: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München and Poland)

50 goals from 58 games: Lionel Messi (Barcelona and Argentina)

44 goals from 49 games: Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain and France)

43 goals from 62 games: Raheem Sterling (Manchester City and England)

39 goals from 50 games: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus and Portugal)

39 goals from 54 games: Alfredo Morelos (Rangers and Colombia)

36 goals from 46 games: Andraž Šporar (Slovan Bratislava and Slovenia)

35 goals from 45 games: Erik Sorga (Flora and Estonia)

35 goals from 46 games: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur and England)

35 goals from 50 games: Sergio Agüero (Manchester City and Argentina)

35 goals from 50 games: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)

34 goals from 62 games: Sadio Mané (Liverpool and Senegal)

32 goals from 62 games: Dušan Tadić (Ajax and Serbia)

31 goals from 44 games: Kamil Wilczek (Brøndby)

31 goals from 47 games: Timo Werner (Leipzig and Germany)

31 goals from 55 games: Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP and Portugal)