Gerd Müller Trophy
Annual association football award
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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 European clubs and national teams.[1]
| Gerd Müller Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Trophée Gerd Müller | |
Viktor Gyökeres is the current award holder | |
| Date | 29 November 2021 |
| Location | Paris |
| Country | France |
| Presented by | France Football |
| First award | 2021 |
| Current holder |  Viktor Gyökeres(1st award) |
| Most awards |  Robert Lewandowski
(2 awards) |
| Website | francefootball |
| Related | Ballon 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 was 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]
Men's winners
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- 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 goals | Competitive goals for the club in the assessment period. |
| National goals | Goals for the national team in the rating period. |
| Matches | Total competitive matches for club and national team in the assessment period. |
| Year | Player(s) | Nationality | Club(s) | Goals | Club goals | National goals | Matches | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021[a] | Robert Lewandowski (1) | Poland |
 Bayern Munich |
69 | 58 | 11 | 59 | [4][5][6][7] |
| 2022 | Robert Lewandowski (2) | Poland |
Bayern Munich |
57 | 50 | 7 | 56 | [3][8] |
| 2023 | Erling Haaland |  Norway |
 Manchester City |
56 | 52 | 4 | 57 | [9][10] |
| 2024 | Harry Kane | England |
Bayern Munich |
52 | 44 | 8 | 54 | [11][12] |
| Kylian Mbappé |  France |
Paris Saint-Germain |
44 | 8 | 57 | |||
| 2025 | Viktor Gyökeres | Sweden |
 Sporting CP |
63 | 54 | 9 | 63 | [13][14] |
- 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 29 November 2021.
When receiving the award, Lewandowski scored a total of 64 goals in 54 matches.
Wins by nation
Wins by club
| Club | Players | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich |
2 | 3 |
| Manchester City |
1 | 1 |
| Paris Saint-Germain |
1 | 1 |
| Sporting CP |
1 | 1 |
Women's winners
- Key
| Year | Year of award ceremony. |
| Club | Club for which the award-winning player was active during the assessment period (since 2025: previous European season). |
| Goals | Total goals in the rating period. |
| Club goals | Competitive goals for the club in the assessment period. |
| National goals | Goals for the national team in the rating period. |
| Matches | Total competitive matches for club and national team in the assessment period. |
Wins by nation
| Country | Players | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Poland |
1 | 1 |
Wins by club
| Club | Players | Wins |
|---|---|---|
 Barcelona |
1 | 1 |