The win also breaks the tie he had with Juventus' striker Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi also won the award in 2009-2010 (34 goals), 2011-2012 (50), 2012-13 (46) and 2016-17 (37).
The Barcelona superstar scored 34 goals in the Spanish league last season, two more than runner-up Mohamed Salah of Liverpool.
The 31-year-old Argentine is Barcelona's all-time leading scorer, produced 572 goals in 655 appearances.
The Golden Shoe is awarded by European Sports Media, an association of European sports newspapers and magazines.
