While Artem Dovbyk may have won the Pichichi Award last season, he only narrowly beat Alexander Sorloth as top scorer. Both were courted by Atletico Madrid this summer, but it was Sorloth who ultimately made the move.
Sorloth has failed to secure a starting spot since arriving at Atletico, but is proving his worth, as demonstrated on Saturday. According to Marca, Sorloth is Spain's top scorer in La Liga over the calendar year without taking penalties into account.
In 2024, Sorloth scored 31 times, ahead of Robert Lewandowski (29), Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior (20). Osasuna's Ante Budimir also scored twenty times. Sorloth cost €32 million from Villarreal this summer and has only made nine appearances in La Liga and the Champions League.
Despite his lack of starts, Sorloth is still sixth in the Pichichi race this season, with 8 goals to his name. Lewandowski leads with 16, followed by Raphinha (11), Ante Budimir (10) and Kylian Mbappe (10).
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