5 early contenders for the European Golden Shoe

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#4 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Borussia Dortmund - 16 points

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The Gabonese striker may be ranked 4th in the European Golden Shoe race, but leads the way throughout Europe's Top 5 leagues if you consider all competitions - having scored 13 so far this season.

In the Bundesliga, Aubameyang has 8 goals from 535 minutes in 6 games for Borussia Dortmund, which has led to the Schwarzgelben leading the title race in the early stages. The 28-year-old had the best season of his career last year, scoring 40 goals in 46 appearances in all competitions.

Even if his 'dream' move to Real Madrid is no longer a possibility, Aubameyang will thrive at Dortmund, and given that the Bundesliga has a goal factor of 2.0, barring injury, the Gabonese striker should be up there come next May. With the likes of Mario Gotze, Andriy Yarmolenko, Max Philipp and Christian Pulisic all striving to ensure he scores, Aubameyang will be disappointed if he does not replicate last season's Bundesliga tally of 31.

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