Robert Lewandowski, Erling Haaland, Patrik Schick and the race to be 2021/22 Bundesliga top scorer
Robert Lewandowski topped the Bundesliga scoring chart last term with an astonishing 41 goals and defended his trophy with a 35-goal haul in 2021/22 ahead of Patrik Schick and Erling Haaland.
Club: Bayern Munich
Age: 33
Games: 34 (34 starts)
Goals: 35
Minutes per goal: 84
The FIFA Best Men's Player made it a record 18 away goals in the Bundesliga when hitting the target against Mainz in a 3-1 reverse for Bayern on Matchday 32 and made sure of topping the scoring charts for fifth year in a row - and seventh time overall - by hitting his 35th of the campaign on the final day.
Watch: Robert Lewandowski's first 18 Bundesliga goals of the season
Club: Bayer Leverkusen
Age: 26
Games: 27 (26 starts)
Goals: 24
Minutes per goal: 87
Patrik Schick ended the season just a goal shy of Stefan Kießling's Leverkusen single-season record of 25 goals. What made that all the more impressive is the fact the Czech forward was sidelined with an injury for a significant spell of the campaign.
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Club: Borussia Dortmund
Age: 21
Games: 24 (21 starts)
Goals: 22
Minutes per goal: 87
The Norwegian bowed out of the Bundesliga by scoring in his final game for Dortmund, converting from the penalty spot to register his 22nd league goal of the campaign.
Watch: Haaland's first 50 Bundesliga goals
Club: RB Leipzig
Age: 24
Games: 34 (31 starts)
Goals: 20
Minutes per goal: 137
Nkunku was Leipzig's top scorer this season, producing career-best numbers for a single campaign. The Frenchman found the net 11 times in 2022 alone, with his final strikes of the season coming in the 4-0 win at Augsburg on Matchday 33.
Watch: Nkunku's top 5 Bundesliga goals
Club: Cologne
Age: 34
Games: 32 (31 starts)
Goals: 20
Minutes per goal: 131
Modeste helped Cologne qualify for Europe with a stunning 20-goal effort in 2021/22. Half of those goals came from the Frenchman's head, with Modeste heading in for the 10th time in the final day defeat at VfB Stuttgart.
Club: Union Berlin
Age: 24
Games: 31 (29 starts)
Goals: 15
Minutes per goal: 147
The ex-Liverpool striker hit his 14th and 15th goals of the campaign on Matchday 34 as he dramatically sealed a UEFA Europa League spot for his team.
Club: Bayern Munich
Age: 26
Games: 34 (25 starts)
Goals: 14
Minutes per goal: 156
Gnabry's 13th strike of the season - scored in Bayern's title-winning Klassiker victory against Dortmund - saw the Germany international surpass his previous best goal-haul in the Bundesliga, and he added a 14th a week later against Stuttgart.
Club: Bayer Leverkusen
Age: 22
Games: 32 (32 starts)
Goals: 13
Minutes per goal: 213
Diaby notched double figures for the season in the Matchday 22 success over VfB Stuttgart. His 13th and final goal of the season helped Leverkusen secure UEFA Champions League football on Matchday 33.
Club: Wolfsburg
Age: 34
Games: 30 (30 starts)
Goals: 12
Minutes per goal: 211
Kruse started the season at Union Berlin, scoring five times in the first half of the campaign before Wolfsburg came calling in January. The veteran forward added a further seven to his tally for the Wolves, with his final goal of the season securing a draw with champions Bayern.
Watch: Kruse's Matchday 31 hat-trick over Mainz
Club: Gladbach
Age: 29
Games: 26 (24 starts)
Goals: 12
Minutes per goal: 166
Hofmann struck three doubles across the final four games to end on 12 for the season. His final brace came on Matchday 34 as the Foals beat Hoffenheim 5-1.
Watch: Hofmann scored twice in Gladbach win over RB Leipzig
Four more players hit double figures in 2021/22 - click HERE for the full final list of scorers this season!
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