Gerd Müller Trophy

The Gerd Müller Trophy, previously known as Striker of the Year or Best Striker Award in its first edition, is a football award presented annually by France Football to the highest-scoring footballer in the previous season, taking into account goals scored for both clubs and national teams.[1]

Gerd Müller Trophy
trophée Gerd Müller
2022 Gerd Müller Trophy winner Robert Lewandowski
Date29 November 2021 (2021-11-29)
LocationParis
CountryFrance
Presented byFrance Football
First awarded2021
Current holderPoland Robert Lewandowski
(2nd award)
Most awardsPoland Robert Lewandowski
(2 awards)
Websitefrancefootball.fr
RelatedBallon d'Or

It was established in 2021, taking into account that calendar year (while, from the second edition, the award is based on the number of goals scored throughout a season).

Starting with the second edition in 2022, the award was renamed after German striker Gerd Müller who died in August 2021.[2]

The inaugural winner, as well as the current title holder, is Polish striker Robert Lewandowski; he won the first edition in 2021 by scoring 64 goals over the year and then repeated a year later, having scored 57 goals in 56 appearances over the 2021–22 season.[3]

Winners
Key
Year Year of award ceremony.
Club Club for which the award-winning player was active during the assessment period (until 2021: calendar year, since 2022: previous European season).
Goals Total goals in the rating period.
Club (g) Competitive goals for the club in the assessment period.
National Goals for the national team in the rating period.
Matches Total competitive matches for club and internationals for national team in the assessment period.

Striker of the Year
Year Player Nationality Club(s) Goals Club (g) National Matches Ref
2021[lower-alpha 1] Robert Lewandowski  Poland Germany Bayern Munich 69 58 11 59 [4][5][6][7]
  1. The 2021 award, known at the time as the "Striker of the Year Award", was awarded based on the results of the 2021 calendar year until the time of the ceremony on November 29, 2021.
    When receiving the award, Lewandowski scored a total of 64 goals in 54 matches.

Gerd Müller Trophy
Year Player Nationality Club(s) Goals Club (g) National Matches Ref
2022 Robert Lewandowski  Poland Germany Bayern Munich 57 50 7 56 [3] [8]

Wins by country
Country Players Wins
Poland Poland 1 2

Wins by club
Club Players Win
Germany Bayern Munich 1 2

See also

References
  1. "France Football dedicates its own trophy to Gerd Müller". fcbayern.com. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. "Müller Trophy for year's best striker awarded for the first time". fcbayern.com. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. "Le trophée Gerd Müller 2022 attribué à Robert Lewandowski" [The 2022 Gerd Müller Trophy awarded to Robert Lewandowski] (in French). L'Équipe. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  4. Murray, Scott (29 November 2021). "Ballon d'Or 2021 – live updates!". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. "Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski named Striker of the Year at 2021 Ballon d'Or ceremony". Bundesliga.com. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  6. "Games played by Robert Lewandowski in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  7. "Games played by Robert Lewandowski in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  8. "Lewandowski handed 2022 Muller Trophy in Ballon d'Or ceremony". Marca. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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