As of the 2025-26 season, no active player has approached 35 goals since Lewandowski’s departure from Bayern. The most likely challenger would be a penalty-taking, injury-free striker at a hyper-dominant Bundesliga champion—a narrow profile that suggests the 41-goal mark will remain untouched for the foreseeable future.
While Lewandowski’s raw total is higher, Müller’s record of 40 non-penalty goals in a single season arguably remains the most impressive pure striker’s achievement. most bundesliga goals in a season
| Metric | Gerd Müller (1971-72) | Robert Lewandowski (2020-21) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 40 | 41 | | Matches | 34 | 34 | | Penalty Goals | 0 | 8 | | Open Play Goals | 40 | 33 | | Hat-tricks | 4 | 1 | | Team Finish | Champions | Champions | | Era Style | 2-3-5 / 4-2-4 | 4-2-3-1 / 4-3-3 | As of the 2025-26 season, no active player