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Harry Kane claimed the 2026 Gerd Müller Trophy for his remarkable 2025–26 season across club and international football, becoming only the second player ever to lift the award on two occasions.
Since its launch in 2021, the Gerd Müller Trophy is presented to the player who accumulates the most goals throughout a single campaign. Named in honor of the late German icon, Gerd Müller, the accolade celebrates the finest finishers in the world across both domestic and international competition.
Kane touched down in London on Monday already knowing his name would be called at least once during the 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony. The 33-year-old netted an extraordinary 73 goals for Bayern Munich and England throughout the season, cementing his status as the sport's leading scorer in 2025–26.
Along the way, Kane played a key role in helping Bayern Munich secure yet another Bundesliga crown. The reigning German champions also claimed the DFB-Pokal and the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup during the campaign.
On the international stage, Kane was equally devastating, particularly when it counted most at the 2026 World Cup. The forward bagged six goals in seven matches as England marched to a third-place finish. He could have boosted his total further had he featured against France in the chaotic third-place playoff, but he was absent as teammates padded their own tallies.
Nevertheless, it was more than sufficient to earn Kane the 2026 Gerd Müller Trophy.
Every Gerd Müller Trophy Winner
Year | Winner(s) | Club | Country | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 | Harry Kane | Bayern Munich | England | 73 |
2025 | Viktor Gyökeres | Sporting CP | Sweden | 63 |
2024 | Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé | Bayern Munich, PSG | England, France | 52 |
2023 | Erling Haaland | Manchester City | Norway | 56 |
2022 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | Poland | 57 |
2021 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | Poland | 69 |
The first-ever recipient of the Gerd Müller Trophy—known at the time as the Striker of the Year award—was Robert Lewandowski. It served as a consolation for the prolific Pole, who had been denied the Ballon d'Or the previous year when the entire event was scrapped.
Lewandowski successfully defended his title in 2022, taking the award for a second consecutive year. His 57 combined goals for club and country were enough to outshine the competition, though it fell short of his own benchmark of 69 goals from the season before.
The trophy changed ownership in 2023, with Erling Haaland stepping into the spotlight. The Norwegian spearhead guided Manchester City to a historic treble in 2022–23, netting 52 times in a sky blue jersey. A further four goals at international level gave him an unassailable combined tally of 56 for the season.
A historic moment unfolded in 2024 when Kane and Kylian Mbappé were forced to share the honor after both strikers scored exactly 52 goals for club and country. Only the England captain made the journey to Paris to collect the award in person, however, as Mbappé and Real Madrid chose to boycott the ceremony.
Viktor Gyökeres became the next center-forward to claim the Gerd Müller Trophy following a career-defining campaign at Sporting CP. His 63 goals for the Lisbon club and Sweden were enough to earn him a high-profile move to Arsenal.
Completing the roll of honor is Kane once more. Not only is he now just the second player to win the award on two occasions, but he also stands alone as the only recipient to have done so with a tally exceeding 70 goals.