No player has scored more in the Jupiler Pro League as Hugo Cuypers continues to climb the career ladder in Belgium. Last weekend, the 26-year-old center forward scored twice in the 5-0 thrashing of RFC Seraing and now has 18 goals this season. Cuypers has already clearly exceeded his goal tally from the previous year.
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The 1.85 meter tall right footer scored 13 goals in 29 league games for KV Mechelen. That earned the attacker a four-million move to Gent last summer. Cuypers could move on to another club next summer. According to ‘Bild’, Borussia Mönchengladbach sees the striker as a possible heir for Marcus Thuram. The Belgian has now collected more arguments for his signing.
The best scorers in Europe
| player | Tore |
|---|---|
| 1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) | 28 in 26 games (2,118 minutes) |
| 2. Ender Valencia (Fenerbahce) | 26 in 22 games (1,606 minutes) |
| 3. Victor Osimhen (SSC Neapel) | 21 in 23 games (1,915 minutes) |
| 4. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) | 21 in 28 games (2,508 minutes) |
| 5. Kylian Mbappe (Paris St. Germain) | 19 in 25 games (2,012 minutes) |
| 6. Jonathan David (OSC Lille) | 19 in 28 games (2,383 minutes) |
| 7. Hugo Cuypers (KAA Ghent) | 18 in 30 games (2,421 minutes) |
| 8. Wissam Ben Yedder (AS Monaco | 17 in 25 games (1,557 minutes) |
| 9. Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica Lisbon) | 17 in 22 games (1,704 minutes) |
| 10. Robert Lewandowski (FC Barcelona) | 17 in 23 games (1,862 minutes) |
