Another Bundesliga season has ended, and Bundesliga fans have been indulged. Here are the top scorers in the Bundesliga during the 2021/22 season.
Bundesliga Top Scorers Season 21/22- Sponsored by Cyber Bet
Robert Lewandowski
Goals: 35
Assists: 3
Team: Bayern Munich
For the sixth consecutive season, Robert Lewandowski is the Bundesliga’s leading goal scorer. During the 2021/22 season, the Bayern Munich striker scored 35 goals in 34 appearances, leading the league in goal scoring.
In 2021/2022, Robert Lewandowski has started all 33 of the team’s Bundesliga games, having been chosen in the starting 11 in all 33.
Lewandowski last played in a league match for Bayern Munich against Stuttgart on May 8. He had one assist in the game, which ended in a 2-2 tie for his team. This season, the attacker has 34 Bundesliga goals, the most in the tournament in 2021/2022. However, he’s been booked twice. Lewandowski last scored on April 30 against Mainz 05, in a 3-1 loss. On August 13, he scored his first goal of the season in a 1-1 tie with Borussia M’gladbach.
Lewandowski scored most of his goals with non-penalty kicks, with only five penalty kick goals this season. The rest of his goals were non-penalty kick goals, giving him the league’s top non-penalty goal total.
Lewandowski’s 35-goal season was marked by consistency, as he never went more than two league matches without scoring a goal for Bayern. In 25 of his 34 Bundesliga games, Robert Lewandowski scored, including two hat-tricks, and had nine multi-goal performances.
In July 2014, Lewandowski joined Bayern München from Borussia Dortmund, where he made 131 league appearances, scoring 74 goals and giving 20 assists.
Lewandowski made his Bundesliga debut against Bayer Leverkusen on August 22, 2010, when he was 22 years old, during his time with Borussia Dortmund. On August 22, 2014, he made his Bundesliga debut for current club Bayern München during a match against Wolfsburg.
He has 384 Bundesliga appearances under his belt, scoring 312 goals and assisting 55 times. Lewandowski has also been sent off once with 34 yellow cards.
Robert Lewandowski was instrumental in Bayern Munich winning the Bundesliga with 35 goals. However, the prolific Pole has recently disclosed that his time in Germany may end, with Barcelona being the front-runner to sign him.
Patrik Schick
Goals: 24
Assists: 3
Team: Bayer Leverkusen
Patrik Schick is one of the top attackers in the world now, alongside Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland.
Bayer Leverkusen attacker Patrik Schick has appeared in the great majority of his team’s Bundesliga games in 2021/2022, with 27 appearances and 2,094 minutes. Throughout their 34 games, he has been named to the starting XI 26 times and has also been used as a sub once.
Schick last appeared in a league match for Bayer Leverkusen against Freiburg on May 14. In the game, the Czech player contributed an assist to his team’s 2-1 victory. In his last two Bundesliga appearances, he has assisted a goal. This season, the attacker has scored 24 Bundesliga goals, the second-highest by a player in the Bundesliga in 2021/2022.
Schick’s last league goal came in a 4-2 win against Hoffenheim on May 7, when he scored in the 34th and 76th minutes. On August 21, he scored his first goal of the season in a 4-0 victory over Borussia M’gladbach.
Schick joined Bayer Leverkusen from Roma in September 2020, where he made 24 league appearances and scored three goals.
At 23 years, Schick made his Bundesliga debut for RB Leipzig on October 5, 2019, playing 27 minutes as a sub against Bayer Leverkusen. On September 20, 2020, he made his Bundesliga debut for current club Bayer Leverkusen in a match against Wolfsburg.
He has played 78 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 43 goals and assisting six times.
Erling Haaland
Goals: 22
Assists: 7
Team: Borussia Dortmund
Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund has played most of the team’s Bundesliga games in 2021/2022, totalling 24 appearances and 1,915 minutes. Throughout their 34 games, he has been named to the starting XI 21 times and has made three substitute appearances.
The Norwegian last played in the Bundesliga on May 14 against Hertha BSC for Borussia Dortmund. He scored a goal in a 2-1 victory for his team in that game. This season, the attacker has 22 Bundesliga goals, the third-most in the tournament in 2021/2022. He has three yellow cards on his record.
In a 5-2 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on August 14, Haaland scored twice for the first time in the league this season. Haaland made 16 league appearances for Salzburg before joining Borussia Dortmund in January 2020, scoring 17 goals and giving four assists.
On his league debut for Borussia Dortmund on January 18, 2020, Haaland made a great impression. At 19 years, the forward scored a hat-trick in his first game in the tournament against Augsburg.
In his final game for Borussia Dortmund before joining Manchester City in the summer, the 21-year-old had an emotional send-off from the Signal Iduna Park fans.
Christopher Nkunku
Goals: 20
Assists: 13
Team: RB Leipzig
Christopher Nkunku, a RB Leipzig attacker, appears destined for the Bundesliga. This season, the former Paris Saint-Germain forward has been outstanding. He defeated Robert Lewandowski, Erling Haaland, and Patrik Schick to win the player of the season award.
Christopher Nkunku of RB Leipzig has played 2,733 minutes in every of the team’s 34 Bundesliga games in 2021/2022, starting 31 of them and coming on as a sub-three.
Nkunku last appeared in the league on May 14 for RB Leipzig against Arminia Bielefeld, a game in which he played 90 minutes in a 1-1 tie. This season, the midfielder has 20 Bundesliga goals, which is tied for fourth-most by a player in the competition in 2021/2022, and he also stands second in Bundesliga assists with 13 assists for his teammates. However, two yellow cards have been issued to him.
Nkunku’s last league goal came in a 4-0 win against Augsburg on May 8, when he scored in the 48th and 57th minutes. On September 25, he made his debut for the season against Hertha BSC, scoring twice in a 6-0 win. Nkunku made 27 league games for PSG II before joining RB Leipzig in July 2019, scoring five goals.
On his league debut for RB Leipzig on August 18, 2019, Nkunku made a good impression. At 21 years old, the midfielder scored in his first game in the tournament against Union Berlin. He has made 94 appearances in the Bundesliga, scoring 31 goals and assisting 32 times.
Anthony Modeste
Goals: 20
Assists: 3
Team: FC Köln
Anthony Modeste is a Köln forward who has played in most of his team’s Bundesliga matches in 2021/2022, with 31 appearances and 2,527 minutes of action. Throughout their 33 games, he has been named to the starting XI 30 times and has also appeared as a substitute once.
Modeste’s most recent Bundesliga encounter was on May 7 for Köln against Wolfsburg, in which he played 90 minutes in a 1-0 loss. This season, the attacker scored 20 Bundesliga goals, the fourth-highest in the tournament in 2021/2022. He’s been booked three times now.
Modeste last scored against Augsburg on April 30, netting a brace in a 4-1 victory. On August 15, he scored his first goal of the season in a 3-1 win over Hertha BSC.
Last season, Modeste appeared in seven Ligue 1 games for Saint-Étienne. After a loan spell with Saint-Étienne, where he made seven league games, Modeste returned to Köln in July 2021.
Modeste made his Bundesliga debut for Hoffenheim on August 10, 2013, at 25 years. In his debut appearance in the tournament, the French forward scored against Nürnberg. On August 16, 2015, he made his Bundesliga debut for current club Köln against Stuttgart, scoring a goal.
He has played in 189 Bundesliga matches, scoring 82 goals and providing 12 assists. Modeste has also been sent off once for 17 yellow cards.
Taiwo Awoniyi
Goals: 15
Assists: 1
Team: Union Berlin
Union Berlin attacker Taiwo Awoniyi has played in most of his team’s Bundesliga games in 2021/2022, with 31 appearances and 2,200 minutes. Throughout their 34 games, he has started 29 of them while also appearing as a substitute twice.
The former Liverpool striker last appeared in a league match for Union Berlin against Bochum on May 14. In the encounter, the Nigerian star scored twice in a 3-2 victory for his side. This Bundesliga season, the attacker has scored 15 goals, placing him sixth overall in this category in 2021/2022 and making him his team’s top scorer.
He has also contributed with one assist. He’s already received one yellow card. Awoniyi scored his first league goal against Bayer Leverkusen in a 1-1 draw on August 14. Awoniyi scored five goals and had two assists in 21 appearances for Union Berlin in the Bundesliga last season.
Awoniyi made his Bundesliga debut against Freiburg on August 17, 2019, when he was 22 years and 5 days old, during his time with Mainz 05. On September 26, 2020, he made his Bundesliga debut for the current club Union Berlin in a match against Borussia M’gladbach.
He has played 64 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 21 goals and assisting three times.
Serge Gnabry
Goals: 14
Assists: 5
Team: Bayern München
Gnabry joins Lewandowski as one of the top 10 goal scorers in the 2021/22 Bundesliga season. Gnabry’s new career-high was established thanks to a solid finish to the Bundesliga season.
Serge Gnabry, a midfielder for Bayern München, has played 2,124 minutes in every club’s 33 Bundesliga matches in 2021/2022, starting 24 of them and coming in as a substitute nine times.
Gnabry last played in the Bundesliga on May 8 against Stuttgart for Bayern München. The German footballer scored a goal in a 2-2 tie for his team in that encounter. This season, the midfielder has 14 Bundesliga goals, the seventh most in the tournament in 2021/2022.
In a 3-2 victory against Köln on August 22, Gnabry scored twice for the first time in the league this season.
After a loan spell with Hoffenheim II, where he made one league appearance, Gnabry returned to Bayern München in July 2018.
At 21 years old, Gnabry made his Bundesliga debut for Werder Bremen on September 11, 2016, playing 90 minutes as a starter against Augsburg. On September 1, 2018, he made his Bundesliga debut for current club Bayern München in a match against Stuttgart.
He has played in 170 Bundesliga games, scoring 67 goals and assisting 28 times. Gnabry has yet to get sent off in the tournament despite playing 170 games and collecting five yellow cards.
Moussa Diaby
Goals: 13
Assists: 12
Team: Bayer Leverkusen
Moussa Diaby, a striker for Bayer Leverkusen, has appeared in the team’s Bundesliga matches in 2021/2022, totalling 32 appearances and 2,773 minutes. Throughout their 34 games, he has started 32 of them.
Diaby last appeared in a league match on May 14 for Bayer Leverkusen against Freiburg, in which he played 90 minutes in a 2-1 victory. This season, the attacker has 13 Bundesliga goals, which is the eighth highest by a player in the tournament in 2021/2022, and he also stands equal third in Bundesliga assists with 12 assists for his teammates. However, he has received eight yellow cards and was sent off once.
Diaby’s last league goal came in a 4-2 win over Hoffenheim on May 7, when he scored in the 73rd minute. Then, on August 14, he scored his first goal of the season against Union Berlin in a 1-1 draw.
Diaby made 25 league games for Paris Saint-Germain before joining Bayer Leverkusen in July 2019, scoring two goals and giving six assists.
Diaby made his Bundesliga debut against Fortuna Düsseldorf on August 24, 2019, at 20 years and 48 days. He has made 92 appearances in the Bundesliga, scoring 22 goals and providing 27 assists.
Max Kruse
Goals: 12
Assists: 5
Team: Union Berlin
Union Berlin attacker Max Kruse has made 30 appearances in the Bundesliga this season, 16 of which have been with his current team. He had previously competed in the tournament for Union Berlin in 2021/2022.
Kruse last appeared in the Bundesliga on May 14 against Bayern München for Wolfsburg. He scored one goal and assisted on another in that game as his team drew 2-2. This season, the attacker has 12 Bundesliga goals, which is tied for ninth-most in the tournament in 2021/2022. He’s already received one yellow card.
This season, Kruse scored the first goal in the league against Borussia Dortmund in a 4-2 loss on September 19. Kruse made 46 league appearances for Wolfsburg before joining Union Berlin in January 2022, scoring 13 goals and giving seven assists.
Kruse made his league debut for Werder Bremen against Arminia Bielefeld on September 29, 2007, when he was 19 years and 194 days old. On September 19, 2020, he made his Bundesliga debut for the current club Union Berlin in a match against Augsburg.
He has played 302 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 97 goals and assisting on 66 occasions. Kruse has yet to receive a red card in the competition despite appearing 302 times and collecting 15 yellow cards.
Jonas Hofmann
Goals: 12
Assists: 5
Team: Borussia M’gladbach
Jonas Hofmann is a midfielder for Borussia M’gladbach, who has played in most of his team’s Bundesliga matches in 2021/2022, with 26 appearances and 2,082 minutes. Throughout their 33 games, he has started 24 of them while also appearing as a substitute twice.
Hofmann last appeared in the tournament on May 14 against Hoffenheim for Borussia M’gladbach. In that game, he scored two goals and assisted on another as his side won 5-1. This season, the midfielder has scored 12 Bundesliga goals, the ninth most in the tournament in 2021/2022. However, he’s been booked once.
In a 2-1 loss to Union Berlin on August 29, Hofmann scored this season for the first time in the league.
Hofmann made 38 league appearances for Borussia Dortmund before joining Borussia M’gladbach in January 2016, scoring three goals and contributing seven assists.
Hofmann made his Bundesliga debut against Hoffenheim on December 16, 2012, when he was 20 years and 155 days old and playing for Borussia Dortmund. On January 23, 2016, he made his Bundesliga debut for current club Borussia M’gladbach in their match against Borussia Dortmund.
He has played in 201 Bundesliga games, scoring 34 goals and assisting 35 times. Despite playing 201 games and receiving nine yellow cards, Hofmann has yet to receive a red card in the tournament.
