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Bundesliga top scorer's race: Who is challenging Harry Kane for 2024/25 honours?

Last season's elite marksman Harry Kane leads the way once more at the top of the Bundesliga's goalscoring chart, but there are a number of players eager to steal his crown...

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Current leaders

1) Harry Kane Club: BayernGoals: 24Appearances: 29

Kane stormed to the top of the Bundesliga goalscoring charts last season - even going close to Robert Lewandowski's all-time single-campaign record of 41 on his way to 36 strikes - and he has carried that form into the current term. The England captain has already struck three hat-tricks, including against 2023/24 runners-up VfB Stuttgart, taking his total tally of trebles to seven in less than one and a half seasons. A hamstring injury in the Klassiker against Borussia Dortmund stopped him in his tracks but he returned to action on Matchday 15 and has been in fine scoring form so far in 2025.

= 2) Patrik Schick, Serhou GuirassyClub: Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia DortmundGoals: 19Appearances: 29, 28

Despite only making 17 Bundesliga starts in 2024/25, Schick is among the league's sharpest shooters. It is a feat made all the more remarkable given that 17 of his efforts were scored between Matchdays 10 and 26, with the 28-year-old having played second fiddle to Victor Boniface for much of the campaign before the latter suffered an injury. He was on target four times against Freiburg on Matchday 15, netting his second hat-trick of the season following his treble against Heidenheim on Matchday 11.

Guirassy is slowly but surely finding his goalscoring touch at the Signal Iduna Park. With 19 goals to date in the league - including a fantastic four-goal haul against Union Berlin and a brace in the 4-0 win over Wolfsburg on Matchday 32 - and 13 strikes in the UEFA Champions League, the Guinea striker is having an outstanding season.

=4) Tim Kleindienst, Jonathan BurkardtClub: Borussia Mönchengladbach, MainzGoals: 16Appearances: 30, 27

A late bloomer, Kleindienst's star continues to rise. Twelve goals for Heidenheim in their maiden Bundesliga term earned him a move to traditional giants Gladbach this summer, and he has settled in quickly at Borussia-Park. He scored on his debut against Bayer Leverkusen, and followed that up with another strike against Bochum the following week, setting the tone for a campaign that most recently included a dramatic injury-time leveller in the 4-4 goal-fest against Hoffenheim on Matchday 32. The kind of form that saw him become the highest-scoring German player in the Bundesliga earned Kleindienst his first call-up to the national team in October - and he now has four goals in his first six international appearances.

One of Germany's brightest young strikers, Burkardt was well on his way fulfilling his potential before a serious knee injury struck him down in 2022/23. The centre-forward needed 11 months to recover, but eight goals in 21 matches last season suggested his ability remained. His return to form coincided with Bo Henriksen's arrival, and after a full summer working together, Burkardt has led - both literally and metaphorically as captain - Mainz's charge up the table this season. Some 16 strikes have followed, including match-winning braces against Augsburg and Hoffenheim, as well as a winner at top-four chasing rivals Leipzig.

Watch: Tim Kleindienst - 'Small Service' by name, big returns by nature

=5) Omar Marmoush, Hugo EkitikéClub: Manchester City (formerly at Eintracht Frankfurt), Eintracht FrankfurtGoals: 15Appearances: 17, 31

Marmoush showed glimpses of his goalscoring ability last season, netting on 12 occasions in 29 Bundesliga outings, but he took his game to the next level this time round. The Egyptian found the back of the net in 11 of Eintracht's 17 matches, with his most eye-catching performance coming against Bayern - he created one and scored two, including a last-minute equaliser, in a 3-3 draw. That game came during a run of nine goals in six matches, and Marmoush proved himself to be an adept free-kick taker, finding the back of the net with two set-pieces. He gained as many as nine assists also before leaving Eintracht Frankfurt in January.

Ekitiké is flourishing in his first full season in Frankfurt, having joined from PSG in January 2024. Blessed with skill and quick feet that defy his 6'2" (1.89m) frame, the rangy forward struck up a productive partnership with Marmoush and scored with increasing consistency - as well as chipping in with the odd assist.

Watch: All Hugo Ekitiké's Bundesliga goals and assists

=8) Benjamin Šeško, Ermedin DemirovićClub: RB Leipzig, VfB StuttgartGoals: 13Appearances: 31, 32

Šeško's fine form continued with the goal that brought Leipzig level against Hoffenheim before they ran out as 3-1 winners on Matchday 28, as Die Roten Bullen boosted their top-four hopes. The Slovenian, who found the net to rescue a point against Kiel on Matchday 30, as well as banging home a stunning long-range strike in the 3-3 draw with Bayern on Matchday 33, also has five assists to his name in the top flight this term.

After a fantastic season with Augsburg last time out, Demirović replaced the Guirassy-shaped hole at Stuttgart. The 2024/25 campaign has had its ups and downs for the Bosnia international - he scored five goals in his first six league games but struggled to match that pace in the following months. There can be no complaints overall though at the 13 goals he has struck, especially after a blistering hat-trick in a 4-0 win at Bochum on Matchday 28.

Watch: Bochum 0-4 VfB Stuttgart - highlights

10) Jamal MusialaClub: Bayern MunichGoals: 12Appearances: 25

Bayern have a host of talented forwards, but it is attacking midfielder Musiala who has been his team's most prolific goalscorer after Kane this term. Having scored at least 10 goals in each of the past two Bundesliga campaigns, the youngster has given no casue to doubt his ability to find the back of the net, but it is the variety of strikes he has converted this term that has been really eye-catching. He has managed two with his head, previously a weakness of his, while he has also got himself into more advanced positions to grab goals that poachers would be proud of. Efforts such as his stunner against St. Pauli underline the fact that he can score from anywhere, and his tally will surely continue to climb - if he can recover from the hamstring tear picked up against Augsburg on Matchday 28 before the end of the season.

=11)  Alassane Pléa, Shuto Machino, Andrej Kramarić, Leroy SanéClub: Borussia Mönchengladbach, Holstein Kiel,  Hoffenheim, Bayern MunichGoals: 11Appearances: 28, 30, 30, 28

A hat-trick in Bremen on Matchday 26, followed by a match-winning strike at home to Leipzig the following weekend, saw Gladbach's French forward make a late burst towards the top 10.

After helping Kiel to Bundesliga promotion in his first season with the club, Japan striker Machino has powered on in 2024/25, emerging as his club's top scorer and spearheading the Storks' late push for top-flight survival - notably with a superb brace in the 4-3 Matchday 31 win over Gladbach.

It has been a difficult campaign for Hoffenheim, but Kramarić has continued to lead by example. His brace in the 2-0 victory over Mainz on Matchday 29 not only gave his side breathing space in the battle to beat the drop, but also took him to double figures in a Bundesliga season for the eighth time.

Sané is currently enjoying the most prolific season of his career, bringing his wide wizardry to bear as Bayern look to reclaim the title. The German international, who bagged braces against Hoffenheim on Matchday 17 and St. Pauli on Matchday 27, also struck in the Matchday 31 win over Mainz and the Matchday 32 thriller with Leipzig, helping inch Bayern closer to Bundesliga gold.

Watch: Andrej Kramarić bags a hat-trick vs. Kiel on the opening day of the season

=14) Florian Wirtz, Nick Woltemade, Michael Olise, Mohamed AmouraClub: Bayer Leverkusen, VfB Stuttgart, Bayern Munich, WolfsburgGoals: 10Appearances: 29, 26, 32, 29

Leverkusen attacking wonder Wirtz's creative mastery has led him to nine goals already this campaign, most recently with a brace against Gladbach on Matchday 18. He was firmly on course for the highest-scoring season of his career to date - with 11 goals from an historic 2023/24 season, in which he was named Bundesliga Player of the Season, the figure to beat. While an ankle injury made that task harder, he returned on Matchday 29 in the 0-0 with Union Berlin, giving him time to do so.

Woltemade has made a real impression in 2024/25 despite having started the season behind Demirovic and Deniz Undav in the pecking order. His powerful frame, as well as his quick feet and canny reading of the game, afford him a variety of finishing options that he notably brought to bear with a brace in the Matchday 13 win over Union Berlin and the winner away to St. Pauli on Matchday 32.

Bayern's France international Olise is having an incredible debut season in the Bundesliga. After impressing in pre-season, he walked into Vincent Kompany's starting XI and has plundered double-digit goals (10) and assists (13), notably hitting two of each in the 5-0 win in Bremen on Matchday 4.

Amoura has been enjoying a positive season on loan at the Wolves from Belgian side Union St. Gilloise. He notably scored an impressive brace in his side's 5-1 victory in Leipzig, and also scored a late penalty in Stuttgart to ensure Ralph Hasenhüttl's side came away with all three points.

=18) Loïs Openda, Xavi Simons, Ritsu Dōan, Jens Stage, Benedict Hollerbach, Alexis Claude-Maurice Club: RB Leipzig, RB Leipzig, VfB Stuttgart, Freiburg, Werder Bremen, Union Berlin, Augsburg Goals: 9 Appearances: 31, 23, 32, 26, 32, 25

A sextet of players are currently tied on nine goals - Leipzig pair Openda and Xavi, Freiburg's in-form Japan international Dōan, Bremen's Stage, Union speedster Hollerbach and Augsburg revelation Claude-Maurice.

The chasing pack=25) Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen): 8 goals (19 appearances, 12 starts)=25) Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund): 8 goals (29 appearances, 17 starts)=25) Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund): 8 goals (30 appearances, 21 starts)=25) Adam Hložek (Hoffenheim): 8 goals (25 appearances, 20 starts)=25) Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart): 8 goals (25 appearances, 18 starts)=25) Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg): 8 goals (32 appearances, 29 starts)=25) Jonas Wind (Wolfsburg): 8 goals (29 appearances, 20 starts)=25) Paul Nebel (Mainz): 8 goals (29 appearances, 24 starts)=25) Phil Harres (Holstein Kiel): 8 goals (24 appearances, 17 starts)

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