The Argentine has won the prize for the first time since 2013 and the fourth time in his career, having enjoyed a runaway success in the end.
Lionel Messi has won the European Golden Shoe for 2016-17 after netting 37 times for Barcelona in La Liga.
It is the fourth time he has claimed the prize, having previously finished as the continent’s leading marksman in 2010, 2012 and 2013.
Great rival Cristiano Ronaldo finished 11th, having scored 25 times in the Primera Division.
The individual honour will come as small consolation to the Argentine, who saw Real Madrid win both La Liga and the Champions League as Barca claimed only the Copa del Rey in what was by their standards a disappointing campaign.
Messi finished with a points total of 74 due to his tally being multiplied by a factor of two, which was the case the UEFA’s top five ranked leagues this term: Spain, Germany, England, Italy and Portugal.
His form was prolific throughout a campaign during which he played 34 times and scored a goal every 77 minutes on average.
Remarkably, he did not manage a single league hat-trick but did score 11 doubles — more occasions than he was shutout.
The 29-year-old’s closest challenger was Sporting CP forward Bas Dost, who netted 34 times but still finished six points short of the South American.
Meanwhile, Dortmund ace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was another three goals further back, leaving him with a final point tally of 62, beating Bayern Munich hitman Robert Lewandowski into fourth by one goal.
The Premier League’s top scorer was Tottenham and England forward Harry Kane, whose 29 strikes earned him 58 points, putting him in joint-fifth place along with Roma ace Edin Dzeko, who scored more goals than anyone else in Serie A, and Messi’s Barcelona team-mate Luis Suarez.
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