Who will be the top scorer at the European Championships? Georgia's Mikautadze is currently in the lead with three goals. It is striking that none of the highly decorated top strikers have been able to get up to speed so far.
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- Hardly anyone would have bet on a Georgian being the top scorer at the European Championship after the group stage with Georges Mikautadze.
- The big striker stars around Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé have mostly disappointed.
- Young forward talents such as Rasmus Hojlund and Benjamin Sesko have also failed to show their qualities on the pitch so far.
Cristiano Ronaldo 🇵🇹
Number of minutes played: 245
Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Expected goals: 1.3
Round of 16 opponent: Slovenia
With Portugal already qualified for the round of 16 after two matches, coach Roberto Martinez rested almost all of his regular players. Only Cristiano Ronaldo was back in the starting eleven at the age of 39. However, the superstar did little in the third game either. After the group stage, he was left with just one assist and a yellow card, which Swiss referee Sandro Schärer showed him for excessive complaining.
Ronaldo holds two records at this European Championship so far: he has taken the most shots (12) and has been offside the most times (5). The will is definitely there, but it has not yet been enough to score goals.
Romelu Lukaku 🇧🇪
Number of minutes played: 269
Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Expected goals: 1.7
Round of 16 opponent: France
The unluckiest team at this European Championship so far. On the one hand, Lukaku has missed goalscoring opportunities en masse, but on the other, the goal has not counted when he has scored. The AS Roma striker celebrated three times - three times the goal was disallowed after the video referee intervened. And apparently the goalkeepers are also particularly good when it comes to Lukaku. The Belgian has already had seven shots on goal - more than any other player at this European Championship.
Harry Kane 🏴
Number of minutes played: 248
Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Expected goals: 1.0
Round of 16 opponent: Slovakia
He was one of the top favorites for the goalscoring crown. But Harry Kane, like the entire England team, has not really got going so far. His statistics in the first game against Serbia were shocking, when he had just two touches of the ball at half-time. Kane at least scored against Denmark. After the group stage, however, the sobering statistics remain: 3 games, 1 goal. And that for a man who scored 44 goals in 44 games for Bayern in the Bundesliga and Champions League.
Kylian Mbappé 🇫🇷
Number of minutes played: 248
Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Expected goals: 2.1
Round of 16 opponent: Belgium
Kylian Mbappé has caused quite a stir at the European Championships so far, especially with his nose. He broke it in the final phase of the opening game against Austria. The superstar missed the second game against the Netherlands and then returned to the starting eleven against Poland. The Frenchman at least managed to score a penalty goal. But he once again made headlines off the pitch when he insulted Robert Lewandowski in the worst possible way after the game.
Antoine Griezmann 🇫🇷
Number of minutes played: 209
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Expected goals: 1.8
Round of 16 opponent: Belgium
Griezmann was top scorer at Euro 2016 with six goals. At this year's European Championship, the Atlético Madrid striker is still not doing well at all. After three games, the Frenchman has not scored a single goal, but has had a few slapstick interludes in which he missed great opportunities. France have not covered themselves in glory in attack anyway and have only managed two goals so far: an own goal from Austrian Maximillan Wöber and a penalty from Kylian Mbappé.
Gianluca Scamacca 🇮🇹
Number of minutes played: 161
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Expected goals: 0.2
Round of 16 opponent: Switzerland
The English term "scam" means to cheat or rip off. This is exactly how Italian fans must have felt about their striker Gianluca Scamacca. Because the 1.95-metre tall centre-forward was not the desired solution to Italy's striker problem. Ciro Immobile, who has been disappointing in the national team in recent years, has had to stay at home, but Scamacca has not yet been able to justify his nomination. The striker, who won the Europa League with Atalanta and scored 19 goals for the season, was not a factor against Albania and Spain and had to sit on the bench against Croatia. Giacomo Raspadori and Mateo Retegui played - and the duo also highlighted Italy's biggest problem. Italy have no one who can do it better.
Artem Dovbyk 🇺🇦
Number of minutes played: 246
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Expected goals: 0.6
Round of 16 opponent: None, Ukraine have already been eliminated
The Ukrainian is not a big name. However, Artem Dovbyk was the top scorer in the Spanish La Liga last season. He scored 24 times in 36 league games for Girona. He failed to score at the European Championships and Ukraine were eliminated in the group stage despite scoring four points.
Rasmus Hojlund 🇩🇰
Number of minutes played: 206
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Expected goals: 0.3
Round of 16 opponent: Germany
The Manchester United center forward has traveled to the tournament with much praise. After all, the 21-year-old scored 16 goals for the English side last season, including five in six Champions League matches. Expectations were also high because Manchester United transferred 74 million euros to Bergamo for the Dane last summer. However, Hojlund has so far remained pale at the European Championships and has yet to score. Things are unlikely to get any easier in the round of 16 against Germany.
Donyell Malen 🇳🇱
Number of minutes played: 100
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Expected goals: 0.5
Round of 16 opponent: Romania
In the first two games, Holland's Donyell Malen played just 28 minutes. He then got his chance from the start in the final group game against Austria. And Malen scored after just six minutes - but unfortunately in the wrong goal. Because Malen lacked the same cold-bloodedness in his offensive chances, he failed to score. Will the Champions League finalist get another chance in the round of 16 against Romania?
Benjamin Sesko 🇸🇮
Number of minutes played: 238
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Expected goals: 0.5
Round of 16 opponent: Portugal
The 21-year-old striker from RB Leipzig has shown incredible late form. In the Bundesliga, he has scored in each of the last seven games. However, Sesko was unable to take this form with him to the national team. Although the 1.95-metre centre-forward was always in the starting eleven at the European Championships, he has a double zero to report after the group stage. No goal, no assist.
