Euro 2024 top scorers: Mikautadze takes the lead as Georgia, Romania upset the odds

Cameron Smith

• 26 Jun 2024 16:09 CDT
• 10 min read

Georges Mikautadze sits at the top of the Euro 2024 scoring charts, having netted three goals at the tournament to lead the Golden Boot race.

Razvan Marin, Cody Gakpo, Niclas Fullkrug, Jamal Musiala and Ivan Schranz come in second, with two goals after the group stage.

The likes of Kylian Mbappe, Robert Lewandowski, Luka Modric, Arda Guler, Florian Wirtz, Scott McTominay, Kai Havertz, Nicolo Barella and Alvaro Morata are some of the biggest names to have also found the net at Euro 2024.

Mikautadze stormed into the lead in the Golden Boot race by netting his third goal in as many games in Georgia's stunning 2-0 victory over Group F opponents Portugal, which saw the minnows progress to the knockouts at their first-ever international tournament.

In the final games of Group E, Ukraine and Belgium played out a 0-0 draw, while Romania tied 1-1 with Slovakia to spectacularly claim top spot. Razvan Marin's penalty cancelled out Ondrej Duda's opening goal, with the former thus taking his tournament tally to two.

Also on Wednesday, Turkey defeated Czechia 2-1 thanks to goals from Hakan Calhanoglu and Cenk Tosun, with Tomas Soucek scoring for the Czechs as they crashed out.

Although the main focus of every player is to win Euro 2024 with their nation, several players will also be interested in the Golden Boot award.

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It is a highly-coveted prize and as a result, the race to end Euro 2024 as the competition’s top scorer promises to be a fierce one.

Below, FootballTransfers runs through the top goalscorer race at Euro 2024.

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Euro 2024 top scorer standings

Only Georges Mikautadze has thus far scored more than once at Euro 2024, which means that a host of players are currently level in the scoring charts. Germany star Florian Wirtz scored the first goal of the tournament with a sweeping right-footed finish that couldn't be stopped by Scotland's Angus Gunn.

Jamal Musiala then put Germany 2-0 up with a fantastic finish inside the box, before Kai Havertz converted from the penalty spot after a late challenge from Ryan Porteous. Niclas Fullkrug and Emre Can netted Germany's fourth and fifth goals, with an Antonio Rudiger own goal sandwiched in between.

The following day, Switzerland ran out 3-1 victors over Hungary, with Kwadwo Duah, Michel Aebischer and Breel Embolo on the scoresheet for the Swiss, while Barnabas Varga netted for the Magyars.

A little later on, Spain demolished Croatia in the first half of their encounter at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, storming into a 3-0 lead thanks to goals from Alvaro Morata, Fabian Ruiz and Dani Carvajal. Morata thus moved into joint-third of the all-time Euros scoring charts with seven strikes to his name.

The final game of the second day of Euro 2024 started with a bang as Albania's Nedim Bajrami stunned Italy by netting the fastest goal in competition history after just 23 seconds. However, the reigning champions eventually recovered and ran out 2-1 victors thanks to strikes from Alessandro Bastoni and Nicolo Barella.

On Sunday, 16 June, Adam Buksa put Poland 1-0 up against the Netherlands, but Cody Gakpo and Wout Weghorst turned the game on its head to seal a win for Ronald Koeman's side.

Christian Eriksen then netted the opener for Denmark versus Slovenia, but Erik Janza's late goal ensured the spoils were shared.

Bellingham scored the only goal of the game with a powerful header as England narrowly beat Serbia 1-0.

The following day saw two upsets, starting with Romania demolishing Ukraine 3-0 thanks to a wondergoal from Nicolae Stanciu and strikes from Razvan Marin and Denis Dragus.

Slovakia then arguably upset even greater odds to defeat Belgium 1-0 thanks to an early goal by Ivan Schranz. Dame Fortune smiled on the minnows as Romelu Lukaku had two goals ruled out by VAR for the Red Devils.

Kylian Mbappe missed a glorious chance in France's 1-0 victory over Austria but he did set up Max Wober's crucial own goal.

Tuesday 18 June saw Turkey beat Georgia 3-1 thanks to goals from Mert Muldur, Arda Guler and Kerem Akturkoglu, while a late Francisco Conceicao goal helped Portugal beat Czechia 2-1.

On Wednesday, Qazim Laci joined these names as he headed home to put Albania ahead against Croatia. The Croats fought back in the second half through Andrej Kramaric and a Klaus Gjasula own goal. But a 95th-minute equaliser from Gjasula earned Albania a dramatic 2-2 draw.

Ilkay Gundogan set up Jamal Musiala before himself entering the top scorer charts in Germany's comfortable 2-0 win over Hungary, which sealed qualification to the knockout stages.

Scott McTominay opened the scoring for Scotland in their 1-1 draw with Switzerland before a Xherdan Shaqiri wondergoal cancelled out the Man Utd midfielder's strike. Shaqiri thus became the only player to have scored at each of the past three Euros and World Cups.

Thursday 20 June saw Luka Jovic score a last-minute equaliser for Serbia against Slovenia, who had taken the lead through Zan Carnicnik before England were held to a 1-1 draw against Denmark, with Harry Kane getting his first goal of the tournament before Morten Hjulmand's strike.

Spain also beat Italy 1-0 courtesy of an own goal from Riccardo Calafiori.

Friday saw Ukraine come from a goal down to get their first points of the tournament. Strikes from Mykola Shaparenko and Roman Yaremchuk overturned Ivan Schranz's second goal in as many games.

Later on, Austria comprehensively outplayed Poland, winning 3-1 thanks to goals from Gernot Trauner, Christoph Baumgartner and Marko Arnautovic, with Krzysztof Piatek getting on the scoresheet for the Poles.

In the main event, the Netherlands and France played out a drab 0-0 draw.

Saturday, June 22 kicked off with Georges Mikautadze netting his second goal in as many games as Georgia secured a vital point against Czechia, with Patrik Schick grabbing the equaliser before suffering yet another unfortunate injury.

Portugal then put Turkey to the sword, comfortably running out 3-0 victors. Despite being the target of three selfie-chasing pitch invaders, Cristiano Ronaldo did not get on the scoresheet, but Bernardo Silva and Bruno Fernandes did, with a hilarious Samet Akaydin own goal sandwiched in between.

In the late game, Belgium defeated Romania 2-0 thanks to goals from Youri Tielemans and Kevin de Bruyne. Curiously, Romelu Lukaku had another goal - his third of the tournament - ruled out, though he did get an assist, as did goalkeeper Koen Casteels.

Germany's Niclas Fullkrug scored his second of the tournament as the hosts secured a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in their final group game. The Swiss had led through Dan Ndoye.

Meanwhile, Hungary pinched a win over Scotland to progress through Kevin Csoboth's 100th-minute strike.

Modric netted against Italy after a crazy sequence that started with him missing a penalty. At 38 years and 289 days old, the Croatian legend thus became the oldest goalscorer in Euros history.

However, Italy ultimately had the last laugh when Mattia Zaccagni scored in the 98th minute to make it 1-1, sealing Italy's progression to the next stage and sending Croatia packing.

In the other game, played simultaneously, Spain cruised to a 1-0 win over Albania, thanks to a goal from Ferran Torres. The 2024 edition is the first European Championship in which Spain has managed to keep three clean sheets in the group stage.

On Tuesday 25 June, Mbappe finally opened his Euros account by converting a penalty against Poland before Robert Lewandowski equalised, also from the spot. Already eliminated Poland thus helped Austria claim top spot in the group of death.

Ralf Rangnick's side surged to the summit with a stunning 3-2 victory over the Netherlands, thanks to a Donyell Malen own goal and strikes from Romano Schmidt and Marcel Sabitzer. Cody Gakpo's second and Memphis Depay's first goals of the tournament were not enough as the Dutch slumped to third in the group.

In the late games, England vs Slovenia and Denmark vs Serbia, fans had to endure two snoozefests that finished 0-0.

In the final games of Group E, Ukraine and Belgium played out a 0-0 draw, while Romania tied 1-1 with Slovakia to spectacularly claim top spot. Razvan Marin's penalty cancelled out Ondrej Duda's opening goal, with the former thus taking his tournament tally to two.

Group F culminated with Georges Mikautadze storming into the lead in the Golden Boot race by netting his third goal in as many games in Georgia's stunning 2-0 victory over Portugal, which saw the minnows progress to the knockouts at their first-ever international tournament.

Also on Wednesday, Turkey defeated Czechia 2-1 thanks to goals from Hakan Calhanoglu and Cenk Tosun, with Tomas Soucek scoring for the Czechs as they crashed out.

Who are the are the favourites to win the Euro 2024 Golden Boot?

There are a number of players who are expected to feature near the top of the goalscoring charts at Euro 2024, including England’s Harry Kane and France’s Kylian Mbappe.

Both players have enjoyed supremely productive campaigns at club level and are renowned goalscorers on the international stage too. Therefore, they head into Euro 2024 as the two favourites for the Golden Boot award.

Alvaro Morata has been in sensational form for Atletico Madrid this season and could lead the line for Spain at this summer’s Euros, while Cristiano Ronaldo will be looking to add to his incredible tally of European Championship goals.

Manchester United’s Rasmus Hojlund may play a key role for Denmark, and Robert Lewandowski will be relied upon by Poland.

Memphis Depay and Cody Gakpo will likely be crucial players for the Netherlands, while Romelu Lukaku is always a serious threat at international level and could be vital for Belgium.

Hosts Germany may rely on Kai Havertz and Jamal Musiala for some final-third magic, Patrik Schick will be hoping to build on an impressive campaign at the last Euros and Antoine Griezmann could be a candidate too.

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