Today we bring you the footballers who hit the most goals in Euro 2008. The UEFA European Championship 2008 was the thirteenth edition of the European tournament co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland during June 7- 29, 2008. Sixteen teams qualified for the final tournament. Spain won their second UEFA Euro title. We see here the exceptional scorers who got listed among the most goals in Euro 2008.
5. Semih Şentürk
The Fenerbahçe Forward was a part of the Turkey team in UEFA Euro 2008, was part of the team since 2007. Semih Şentürk would go on to score 3 goals from the matches he played in the mega tournament. With these 3 goals, Şentürk got himself among the footballers with the most goals in Euro 2008. His team, powered by his performance and 2 goals each from Nihat Kahveci & Arda Turan & a goal from Uğur Boral would third in their group to bow out of the tournament.
4. Lukas Podolski
The Bayern Munich Forward was part of the Germany team in UEFA Euro 2008, was a part of the team since 2004. Lukas Josef Podolski would hit 3 goals from the matches he played during the tournament. With these 3 goals, this former 1. FC Köln Footballer got himself among the footballers with the most goals in Euro 2008. His team, riding on his performance and goals from Michael Ballack, Miroslav Klose & Bastian Schweinsteiger & Philipp Lahm would finish runners up in the tournament.
3. Hakan Yakin
The BSC Young Boys Footballer was leading the Switzerland team since 2000. Hakan Yakin would hit 3 goals from the matches his team played during the tournament. With these 3 goals, this former VfB Stuttgart, Basel & Paris Saint–Germain Footballer got himself among the footballers with the most goals in Euro 2008. His team, however, wouldn’t go beyond the group stage.
2. Roman Pavlyuchenko
The Tottenham Hotspur Footballer was part of the Russia team since 2003. Roman Anatolyevich Pavlyuchenko would hit 3 goals from matches he played during the tournament. With these 3 goals, Pavlyuchenko got himself among the footballers with the most goals in Euro 2008. Russia would go as far as the semifinals of the UEFA Euro, losing it 0-3 to eventual Champions Spain. Dmitri Torbinski & Konstantin Zyryanov were the other goal-scorers for the team.
1. David Villa
The Valencia Footballer was part of the Spain team in UEFA Euro 2008, was part of the national team since 2005. David Villa Sánchez would go on to score 4 goals from the matches he played in the mega tournament. With these 4 goals, this former Real Zaragoza Footballer led the footballers with the most goals in Euro 2008. His team won the 13th edition of the European Nations’ Cup defeating Germany 1-0 in the final, with Torres scoring the only goal. Dani Güiza, Fernando Torres, Cesc Fàbregas, Rubén de la Red, David Silva & Xavi were the other goal scorers for the title winners.
These were the footballers who made the list of top scorers in the UEFA Euro 2008, in fact the top 2, with one leading and other four having the same goal numbers. The tournament was a round robin group stage followed by knock-out with 16 teams divided into four groups and top two of each groups would proceed to quarterfinals, winners there would go to semi-finals and so on. Hope you liked the content, don’t forget to put in your questions and thoughts below; yes, the comments section awaits your listing always.
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