DESPITE winning his record fifth Ballon d'Or title earlier this month, Cristiano Ronaldo has not enjoyed the best of seasons.

In fact, the Portuguese superstar, 32, has found the net just four times in 11 La Liga games for Real Madrid this season.

5 Cristiano Ronaldo does not make Europe's top ten forwards for 2017-18 Credit: REUTERS

When you consider he has scored three in his last three, it shows just how slow a start to the 2017-18 season Ronaldo had endured.

Now, the sluggish start to the term has seen the Los Blancos star slip out of the top ten forwards in Europe's Big Five list, according to data from the CIES Football Observatory.

Instead, the honour of top out-and-out striker in all of Europe goes to Manchester City star Sergio Aguero.

The Premier League star may have been sharing his game-time with Gabriel Jesus, but he's still found the net nine times in 11 matches - winning ten of those games.

5 Sergio Aguero has been named the best forward in Europe so far this season Credit: Reuters

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When you consider Aguero missed a large chunk of the early season after a car crash in Amsterdam, his feat is all the more impressive.

Meanwhile, the Argentine's Brazilian club team-mate Jesus comes in at No8 on the list - having scored eight times in 15 league games this term.

The only other Premier League entrant on the list is Tottenham's Harry Kane, at No5, with 12 goals in 15 games in 2017-18 thus far.

Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski takes second spot on the list, with Lazio's Ciro Immobile and Roma ace Edin Dzeko third and fourth respectively.

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5 Gabriel Jesus is the second Man City player to make the top ten strikers in Europe Credit: PA:Press Association

5 Harry Kane is the third Premier League centre-forward to make the top ten in Europe Credit: PA:Empics Sport

Sampdoria's Fabio Quagliarella takes the No6 spot, with Paris Saint-Germain star Edinson Cavani one spot behind him.

Monaco forward Radamel Falcao and Valencia ace Rodrigo Moreno complete the top ten on the list.

For those wondering, massive attacking names such as Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah, Neymar and Raheem Sterling are not counted as centre-forwards.

Instead, they join the likes of Leroy Sane and Arjen Robben in the top ten "wingers" list.