In great form (6 goals and 2 assists in five matches), Openda sees his personal score in the championship climb further (23 goals) to improve his personal best mark (21 goals with Lens last season). All competitions combined, his record even rises to 27 units. Here too, well beyond his record (24 goals with Vitesse in 2021-2022).
If he had not found himself in competition with the exceptional Harry Kane (31 goals in the league) – who scored another superb free kick on Saturday with Bayern – the former Bruges player could have legitimately aimed for the title of best pyrotechnician in the Bundesliga. He can nevertheless rejoice in now being among the five best in a prestigious ranking.
Thanks to his season total (27), Loïs Openda has just overtaken Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins (26) and Serie A top scorer Lautaro Martinez (26) to join the top 5 top scorers – all competitions combined – from the five major championships. Or ahead of other big names like Mohamed Salah (24) or Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (25). To date, only the fantastic three Erling Haaland (31), Harry Kane (40) and Kylian Mbappé (41) are ahead of the Belgian.
