Liverpool’s Luis Suarez and Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa drew level with early season pacesetter Cristiano Ronaldo at the top of the ESM Golden Shoe standings this weekend.

Costa inspired Atletico to a 3-0 victory over Valencia, while Suarez maintained his rich vein of form with a brace in Liverpool’s remarkable 5-0 away win at Tottenham.

Behind the leading trio, comes Europe’s most prolific marksman this season – FK Suduva’s Nerijus Valskis who banged in 27 goals in Lithuania’s already completed A Lyga.

Sergio Aguero, with 13 goals this season, takes fifth spot alongside Sporting’s Fredy Montero and Fiorentina’s Giuseppe Rossi.

POS PLAYER TEAM GOALS FACTOR PTS

1. Diego Costa (Atlético Madrid) 17 x 2 = 34
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 17 x 2 = 34
Luis Suarez (Liverpool) 17 x 2 = 34
4. Nerijus Valskis (FK Suduva) 27 x 1 = 27
5. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) 13 x 2 = 26
Fredy Montero (Sporting CP) 13 x 2 = 26
Giuseppe Rossi (ACF Fiorentina) 13 x 2 = 26
8. Alfred Finnbogason (sc Heerenveen) 16 x 1,5 = 24
9. Vladimir Voskoboinikov (Nõmme Kalju) 23 x 1 = 23
10. Marko Devic (Metalist Kharkiv) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
Philipp Zulechner (SV Grödig) 15 x 1,5 = 22,5
12. Rimo Hunt (Levadia Tallinn) 22 x 1 = 22
Robert Lewandowksi (Borussia Dortmund) 11 x 2 = 22
Jackson Martinez (FC Porto) 11 x 2 = 22
Vitali Rodionov (BATE Borisov) 14 x 1,5 = 22
16. Leon Benko (HNK Rijeka) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Kamil Bilinski (Zalgiris Vilnius) 21 x 1 = 21
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Kostas Mitroglou (Olympiakos Piraeus) 14 x 1,5 = 21
Klaemint Olsen (NSÍ Runavik) 21 x 1 = 21
Evaldas Razulis (Atlantas) 21 x 1 = 21
22. Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad) 10 x 2 = 20
Páll Klettskard (KÍ) 20 x 1 = 20
Mario Mandzukic (Bayern München) 10 x 2 = 20
Adrian Ramos (Hertha BSC Berlin) 10 x 2 = 20
Carlos Tevez (Juventus) 10 x 2 = 20
27. ‘Alan’ Douglas Borges De Carvalho (Red Bull Salzburg) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
Graziano Pellè (Feyenoord) 13 x 1,5 = 19,5
29. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) 9 x 2 = 18
Michy Batshuayi (Standard Liege) 12 x 1,5 = 18
Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) 12 x 1,5 = 18
Thomas Dalgaard (Viborg FF) 12 x 1,5 = 18
Artem Dzyuba (FK Rostov) 12 x 1,5 = 18
‘Henrique Luvannor’ de Souza (Sheriff Tiraspol) 18 x 1 = 18
Vedad Ibisevic (VfB Stuttgart) 9 x 2 = 18
Stefan Kiessling (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) 9 x 2 = 18
Pierre-Michel Lasogga (Hamburger SV) 9 x 2 = 18
Yura Movsisyan (Spartak Moskva) 12 x 1,5 = 18
Dmitri Osipenko (Shakhtyor Soligorsk) 12 x 1,5 = 18
Rodrigo Palacio (Internazionale) 9 x 2 = 18
Rory Patterson (Derry City) 18 x 1 = 18
Jonatan Soriano (Red Bull Salzburg) 12 x 1,5 = 18
Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) 9 x 2 = 18
44. Kassim Aidara (Sillamäe Kalev) 17 x 1 = 17
Joe Gormley (Cliftonville FC) 17 x 1 = 17
Tim Väyrynen (FC Honka) 17 x 1 = 17
** Standings last updated 16/12/2013

*** Rules

Only the leading five countries – Spain, Italy, Germany, England and Portugal – in the UEFA rankings have two as their multiplier. This is to emphasise the difference in (international) performance level between clubs from those countries and those of other nations.A player cannot play first in a summer league (e.g. Norway) and then in a winter league (e.g. Spain) and combine the points totals for each season.