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top scorer
In sports, especially football, the player who has scored the most goals within a season or tournament.
Mit 35 Treffern wurde er zum Torschützenkönig der Bundesliga.
With 35 goals, he became the Bundesliga's top scorer.
This word is a compound made up of 'Tor' (goal), 'Schütze' (shooter), and 'König' (king). So it literally describes the 'king of the goal scorers'.
Jeder Stürmer träumt davon, einmal Torschützenkönig zu werden.
Every striker dreams of becoming the top scorer one day.
The title is most often combined with the verb 'werden' (to become). You can also say that someone 'zum Torschützenkönig gekürt wird' (is crowned top scorer).
Er wurde mit nur 20 Jahren Torschützenkönig der Liga.
He became the league's top scorer at just 20 years old.
To specify the competition, the genitive is often used. Examples include 'Torschützenkönig der Weltmeisterschaft' (top scorer of the World Cup) or 'Torschützenkönig des Turniers' (top scorer of the tournament).
Wer war der Torschützenkönig der letzten Europameisterschaft?
Who was the top scorer of the last European Championship?
striker / attacker
'der Stürmer' and 'der Torschützenkönig' both belong to sports, especially soccer, and have to do with goals. 'Stürmer' describes a player's position or task: he plays up front and is supposed to score goals. 'Torschützenkönig' is a title for the player who has scored the most goals in a season or tournament. The words can be confused because many top scorers are strikers. But not every 'Stürmer' becomes 'Torschützenkönig', and in theory a player in another position can also score the most goals.
Nach 28 Treffern wurde Max am Ende der Saison Torschützenkönig.
After scoring 28 goals, Max became the top scorer at the end of the season.
Der Stürmer lief frei vor das Tor und schoss den Ball ins Netz.
The striker ran free in front of the goal and shot the ball into the net.