Top 5 Leagues' Single Season Record Goal Scorers After Haaland Broke Premier League Record

• Erling Haaland scored in Manchester City's 3-0 victory over West Ham on Wednesday
• It was the 35th league goal of his debut season setting a new single-season milestone
• City has five games left to go in the season and Haaland could extend his new record

Erling Haaland is the new Premier League single-season top scorer, after netting the second goal in Manchester City's 3-0 win over West Ham - his 35th of the campaign in his debut season.

Legends, Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer were previous holders of the records during the 42-game season in the 1990s, but Haaland achieved it in just 29 games.

Sports Brief looks at how the Norwegian's record compares to others in Europe's top five leagues, including Lionel Messi's 50 goals in a single term.

German Bundesliga - Robert Lewandowski

Former Bayern Munich striker, Robert Lewandowski is the record goal-scorer for a single season in the German top flight. He scored 41 goals in 29 league games in the 2020/21 season.

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The record was previously held by Bayern legend, Gerd Muller, who scored 40 in the 1971/72 season. The Polish captain exceeded this with almost the final goal of the last game of the season, according to Athletic UK.

Italian Serie A - Higuain, Immobile, Rossetti

Three players jointly own the Serie A goal record. Torino's Gino Rossetti scored 36 league goals in the 1928/29 season, a record which stood for almost 90 years. Gonzalo Higuain, in the colours of Napoli, then scored 36 in the 2015/16 season, while Ciro Immobile scored the same number for Lazio in the 2019/20 season.

French Ligue 1 - Josip Skoblar

Yugoslavian striker, Josip Skoblar holds the highest single-season tally in the French league with his 44 goals for Olympique Marseille in the 1970/71 season, to help the club win the Ligue 1 title. The closest anyone has come to this was Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with the Swede scoring 38 goals in the 2015/16 season.

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Spanish La Liga - Lionel Messi

The 2011/12 season was the peak of Lionel Messi's goal-scoring. He scored 50 league goals to win the golden boot and set a single-season record. Cristiano Ronaldo came second that season with 46 goals, according to ESPN.

In the same year, the Argentine scored 73 goals in all competitions for Barcelona and 91 for club and country - a record for most goals in a calendar year, surpassing Gerd Muller's 85 for Germany.

Haaland given guard of honour

Sports Brief also reported on Haaland receiving a guard of honour after scoring his 35th goal of the season to set a new record in his debut season.

The lethal Norwegian superstar surpassed Mohamed Salah's tally of 32 goals in a 38-game season, set during the 2017/18 season for Liverpool.

Premier League legends, Cole and Shearer scored 34 during the 42-game era in the 1990s, with Haaland still able to better his stunning new record.