Saúl Ñíguez wins U21 EURO adidas Golden Boot

Saúl Ñíguez’s semi-final hat-trick for Spain opposite Italy propelled him to a tip of a rankings in a hunt for a U21 EURO adidas Golden Boot, and he never looked back.

Golden Boot: Saúl Ñíguez (Spain) – 5 goals, 1 assist
Silver Boot: Marco Asensio (Spain) – 3 goals, 1 assist
Bronze Boot: Bruma (Portugal) – 3 goals

Having scored twice in as many group-stage appearances, Saúl became a second Spanish hat-trick favourite of these finals when he hit 3 in a space of 22 mins opposite a Azzurrini in Krakow. The Atlético Madrid male returned to a track on Friday for a final opposite Germany and yet he did not supplement to his tally, he still finished dual goals transparent of his nearest challenger.

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Asensio and other U21 hat-trick heroes

Meanwhile Marco Asensio, Spain’s other three-way scorer, picked adult a Silver Boot award, with Bruma of Portugal holding a Bronze prize. Both players struck a same series of goals, definition Asensio’s one support gives him a advantage. In instances where goals and assists are a same, mins played come into care (with a actor braggadocio a improved goals-to-minutes-on-the-pitch ratio holding precedence.)

• Full relapse of a adidas Golden Boot

Six players netted twice in Poland over a past 15 days: Enis Bardi (FYR Macedonia), Federico Bernardeschi (Italy), Martin Chrien (Slovakia), Demarai Gray (England), Davie Selke (Germany) and Kenneth Zohore (Denmark).

Past tip scorers
2015 – Jan Kliment, Czech Republic (3)
2013 – Álvaro Morata, Spain (4)

2011 – Adrián López, Spain (5)
2009 – Marcus Berg, Sweden (7)
2007 – Maceo Rigters, Netherlands (4)
2006 – Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Netherlands (4)
2004 – Alberto Gilardino, Italy (4)
2002 – Massimo Maccarone, Italy (3)
2000 – Andrea Pirlo, Italy (3)

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