Lewandowski becomes Europe's top scorer 3rd time in row

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Robert Lewandowski became the top scorer playing in Europe for both Bayern Munich and his country Poland for the third calendar year straight in 2021.

The Polish star scored a total of 69 goals in 59 games for both his club Bayern Munich and his national team Poland in 2021.

The 33-year-old player scored 47 goals in 2020 and 54 in 2019.

French star Kylian Mbappe became the runner-up in 2021 Europe's top scorer list with 51 goals in 67 games for both Paris Saint-Germain and France.

Lewandowski shared the second-most goals record with Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who also scored 69 goals in 2013.

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi is the most scoring player ever in Europe in a calendar year with his 91 goals for Barcelona and Argentina in 2012.