List of UEFA Champions League top scorers
The UEFA Champions League, known until 1992 as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or colloquially as the European Cup, is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955. Originally a straight knockout competition open only to champion clubs, the tournament was expanded during the 1990s to incorporate a round-robin group phase and more teams. The expansion resulted in more games being played, increasing players' goalscoring chances, thus the list below is weighted in favor of modern players. Only 9 out of 50 players on the list never competed in the reformed Champions League. Additionally, two players participated in both European Cup and Champions League eras.
All-time top scorers
A indicates the player was from the European Cup era. Players that are taking part in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League are highlighted in boldface.
The table below does not include goals scored in the qualification stage of the competition.
Rank | Player | Goals | Apps | Ratio | Years | Club(s) (Goals) |
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1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 140[a] | 181 | 0.77 | 2003– | Manchester United (21) Real Madrid (105) Juventus (14) |
2 | Lionel Messi | 125 | 154 | 0.81 | 2005– | Barcelona (120) Paris Saint-Germain (5) |
3 | Robert Lewandowski | 82 | 102 | 0.8 | 2011– | Borussia Dortmund (17) Bayern Munich (65) |
4 | Karim Benzema | 76 | 135 | 0.56 | 2005– | Lyon (12) Real Madrid (64) |
5 | Raúl | 71 | 142 | 0.50 | 1995–2011 | Real Madrid (66) Schalke 04 (5) |
6 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 56[b] | 73 | 0.77 | 1998–2009 | PSV Eindhoven (8) Manchester United (35) Real Madrid (13) |
7 | Thierry Henry | 50[c] | 112 | 0.45 | 1997–2012 | Monaco (7) Arsenal (35) Barcelona (8) |
Thomas Müller | 50 | 130 | 0.38 | 2009– | Bayern Munich | |
9 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | 49 | 58 | 0.84 | 1955–1964 | Real Madrid |
10 | Andriy Shevchenko | 48[d] | 100 | 0.48 | 1994–2012 | Dynamo Kyiv (15) Milan (29) Chelsea (4) |
Zlatan Ibrahimović | 48[e] | 124 | 0.39 | 2001– | Ajax (6) Juventus (3) Inter Milan (6) Barcelona (4) Milan (9) Paris Saint-Germain (20) | |
12 | Eusébio | 46 | 65 | 0.71 | 1961–1974 | Benfica |
Filippo Inzaghi | 46[f] | 81 | 0.57 | 1997–2012 | Juventus (17) Milan (29) | |
14 | Didier Drogba | 44 | 92 | 0.48 | 2003–2015 | Marseille (5) Chelsea (36) Galatasaray (3) |
15 | Alessandro Del Piero | 42[g] | 89 | 0.47 | 1995–2009 | Juventus |
16 | Neymar | 41 | 73[5] | 0.56 | 2013– | Barcelona (21) Paris Saint-Germain (20) |
Sergio Agüero | 41[h] | 79 | 0.52 | 2008–2021 | Atlético Madrid (5) Manchester City (36) | |
18 | Ferenc Puskás | 36 | 41[6] | 0.88 | 1956–1966 | Budapest Honvéd (1) Real Madrid (35) |
19 | Mohamed Salah | 35[i] | 64[7] | 0.55 | 2013– | Basel (2) Roma (1) Liverpool (32) |
Edinson Cavani | 35 | 69[8] | 0.51 | 2011– | Napoli (5) Paris Saint-Germain (30) | |
21 | Gerd Müller | 34 | 35[6] | 0.97 | 1969–1977 | Bayern Munich |
22 | Fernando Morientes | 33[j] | 93 | 0.35 | 1997–2009 | Real Madrid (17) Monaco (9) Liverpool (1) Valencia (6) |
23 | Kylian Mbappé | 31 | 51 | 0.61 | 2016– | Monaco (6) Paris Saint-Germain (25) |
Arjen Robben | 31[k] | 110 | 0.28 | 2002–2018 | PSV Eindhoven (3) Chelsea (2) Real Madrid (1) Bayern Munich (25) | |
25 | Samuel Eto'o | 30[l] | 78 | 0.38 | 1999–2014 | Mallorca (1) Barcelona (16) Inter Milan (10) Chelsea (3) |
Wayne Rooney | 30[m] | 85 | 0.35 | 2004–2015 | Manchester United | |
Kaká | 30 | 86 | 0.35 | 2003–2014 | Milan (25) Real Madrid (5) | |
Francisco Gento | 30 | 89 | 0.34 | 1955–1969 | Real Madrid | |
29 | David Trezeguet | 29[n] | 58 | 0.50 | 1997–2009 | Monaco (4) Juventus (25) |
Roy Makaay | 29 | 61 | 0.48 | 2000–2007 | Deportivo La Coruña (12) Bayern Munich (17) | |
Patrick Kluivert | 29[o] | 71 | 0.41 | 1994–2006 | Ajax (9) Barcelona (20) | |
Antoine Griezmann | 29[p] | 75[9] | 0.39 | 2014– | Atlético Madrid (25) Barcelona (4) | |
33 | Jean-Pierre Papin | 28 | 37[6] | 0.76 | 1989–1994 | Marseille (19) Milan (7) Bayern Munich (2) |
Ryan Giggs | 28[q] | 145 | 0.19 | 1993–2014 | Manchester United | |
35 | Luis Suárez | 27[r] | 72 | 0.38 | 2010– | Ajax (1) Barcelona (25) Atlético Madrid (1) |
Rivaldo | 27[s] | 73 | 0.37 | 1997–2007 | Barcelona (22) Milan (2) Olympiacos (3) | |
37 | Mario Gómez | 26[t] | 44[10] | 0.59 | 2007–2013 | VfB Stuttgart (3) Bayern Munich (23) |
38 | Mário Jardel | 25[u] | 46[11] | 0.54 | 1996–2001 | Porto (19) Galatasaray (6) |
Robin van Persie | 25[v] | 59 | 0.42 | 2002–2014 | Arsenal (18) Manchester United (7) | |
Edin Džeko | 25 | 61 | 0.41 | 2009– | VfL Wolfsburg (4) Manchester City (3) Roma (15) Inter Milan (3) | |
Hernán Crespo | 25[w] | 65 | 0.38 | 1997–2007 | Parma (2) Lazio (2) Inter Milan (11) Chelsea (4) Milan (6) | |
42 | José Altafini | 24 | 28[6] | 0.86 | 1959–1976 | Milan (20) Juventus (4) |
Marco Simone | 24[x] | 46[12] | 0.52 | 1989–2001 | Milan (15) Paris Saint-Germain (3) Monaco (6) | |
José Augusto | 24 | 56[13] | 0.43 | 1960–1969 | Benfica | |
Giovane Élber | 24[y] | 69 | 0.35 | 1997–2004 | Bayern Munich (21) Lyon (3) | |
Gonzalo Higuaín | 24[z] | 83 | 0.29 | 2007–2020 | Real Madrid (8) Napoli (4) Juventus (12) | |
Luís Figo | 24 | 103 | 0.23 | 1997–2009 | Barcelona (7) Real Madrid (16) Inter Milan (1) | |
Paul Scholes | 24[aa] | 124 | 0.19 | 1994–2013 | Manchester United | |
49 | Erling Haaland | 23 | 19 | 1.21 | 2019– | Red Bull Salzburg (8) Borussia Dortmund (15) |
Jari Litmanen | 23 | 59 | 0.39 | 1993–2003 | Ajax (20) Liverpool (3) | |
Álvaro Morata | 23 | 65 | 0.35 | 2012– | Real Madrid (4) Juventus (15) Chelsea (1) Atlético Madrid (3) | |
Frank Lampard | 23 | 105 | 0.22 | 2001–2015 | Chelsea (23) |
- Notes
- ^ Ronaldo additionally scored one goal[4] in four qualification matches.
- ^ Van Nistelrooy additionally scored four goals in eight qualification matches.
- ^ Henry additionally scored one goal in three qualification matches.
- ^ Shevchenko additionally scored 11 goals in 16 qualification matches.
- ^ Ibrahimović additionally scored one goal in four qualification matches.
- ^ Inzaghi additionally scored four goals in four qualification matches.
- ^ Del Piero additionally scored two goals in three qualification matches.
- ^ Agüero additionally scored six goals in four qualification matches.
- ^ Salah additionally scored four goals in ten qualification matches.
- ^ Morientes additionally scored six goals in 11 qualification matches.
- ^ Robben additionally scored one goal in one qualification match.
- ^ Eto'o additionally scored three goals in four qualification matches.
- ^ Rooney additionally scored four goals in three qualification matches.
- ^ Trezeguet additionally scored three goals in three qualification matches.
- ^ Kluivert additionally scored one goal in four qualification matches.
- ^ Griezmann additionally scored one goal in two qualification matches.
- ^ Giggs additionally scored two goals in 10 qualification matches.
- ^ Suárez additionally scored four goals in six qualification matches.
- ^ Rivaldo additionally scored four goals in five qualification matches.
- ^ Gómez additionally scored one goal in two qualification matches.
- ^ Jardel additionally scored three goals in two qualification matches.
- ^ Van Persie additionally scored two goals in nine qualification matches.
- ^ Crespo additionally scored three goals in five qualification matches.
- ^ Simone additionally scored one goal in two qualification matches.
- ^ Élber additionally scored two goals in four qualification matches.
- ^ Higuaín additionally scored one goal in two qualification matches.
- ^ Scholes additionally scored one goal in six qualification matches.
Top scorers by season
The table below does not include goals scored in the qualification stage of the competition.[14]
Season | Player(s) | Club(s) | Goals |
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1955–56 | Miloš Milutinović | Partizan | 8 |
1956–57 | Dennis Viollet | Manchester United | 9 |
1957–58 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | 10 |
1958–59 | Just Fontaine | Reims | 10 |
1959–60 | Ferenc Puskás | Real Madrid | 12 |
1960–61 | José Águas | Benfica | 11 |
1961–62 | Heinz Strehl | 1. FC Nürnberg | 8 |
Alfredo Di Stéfano | Real Madrid | ||
Justo Tejada | Real Madrid | ||
Ferenc Puskás | Real Madrid | ||
1962–63 | José Altafini | Milan | 14 |
1963–64 | Vladica Kovačević | Partizan | 7 |
Sandro Mazzola | Inter Milan | ||
Ferenc Puskás | Real Madrid | ||
1964–65 | Eusébio | Benfica | 9 |
José Torres | Benfica | ||
1965–66 | Flórián Albert | Ferencváros | 7 |
Eusébio | Benfica | ||
1966–67 | Jürgen Piepenburg | Vorwärts Berlin | 6 |
Paul Van Himst | Anderlecht | ||
1967–68 | Eusébio | Benfica | 6 |
1968–69 | Denis Law | Manchester United | 9 |
1969–70 | Mick Jones | Leeds United | 8 |
1970–71 | Antonis Antoniadis | Panathinaikos | 10 |
1971–72 | Johan Cruyff | Ajax | 5 |
Antal Dunai | Újpest | ||
Lou Macari | Celtic | ||
Silvester Takač | Standard Liège | ||
1972–73 | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | 11 |
1973–74 | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | 8 |
1974–75 | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | 5 |
Eduard Markarov | Ararat Yerevan | ||
1975–76 | Jupp Heynckes | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 |
1976–77 | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | 5 |
Franco Cucinotta | Zürich | ||
1977–78 | Allan Simonsen | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5 |
1978–79 | Claudio Sulser | Grasshopper | 11 |
1979–80 | Søren Lerby | Ajax | 10 |
1980–81 | Terry McDermott | Liverpool | 6 |
Graeme Souness | Liverpool | ||
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Bayern Munich | ||
1981–82 | Dieter Hoeneß | Bayern Munich | 7 |
1982–83 | Paolo Rossi | Juventus | 6 |
1983–84 | Viktor Sokol | Dinamo Minsk | 6 |
1984–85 | Torbjörn Nilsson | IFK Göteborg | 7 |
Michel Platini | Juventus | ||
1985–86 | Torbjörn Nilsson | IFK Göteborg | 6 |
1986–87 | Borislav Cvetković | Red Star Belgrade | 7 |
1987–88 | Gheorghe Hagi | Steaua București | 4 |
Jean-Marc Ferreri | Bordeaux | ||
Rabah Madjer | Porto | ||
Ally McCoist | Rangers | ||
Míchel | Real Madrid | ||
Rui Águas | Benfica | ||
1988–89 | Marco van Basten | Milan | 10 |
1989–90 | Romário | PSV Eindhoven | 6 |
Jean-Pierre Papin | Marseille | ||
1990–91 | Peter Pacult | Tirol Innsbruck | 6 |
Jean-Pierre Papin | Marseille | ||
1991–92 | Sergei Yuran | Benfica | 7 |
Jean-Pierre Papin | Marseille | ||
1992–93 | Romário | PSV Eindhoven | 7 |
1993–94 | Ronald Koeman | Barcelona | 8 |
Wynton Rufer | Werder Bremen | ||
1994–95 | George Weah | Paris Saint-Germain | 7 |
1995–96 | Jari Litmanen | Ajax | 9 |
1996–97 | Milinko Pantić | Atlético Madrid | 5 |
1997–98 | Alessandro Del Piero | Juventus | 10 |
1998–99 | Andriy Shevchenko | Dynamo Kyiv | 8 |
Dwight Yorke | Manchester United | ||
1999–2000 | Mário Jardel | Porto | 10 |
Rivaldo | Barcelona | ||
Raúl | Real Madrid | ||
2000–01 | Raúl | Real Madrid | 7 |
2001–02 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Manchester United | 10 |
2002–03 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Manchester United | 12 |
2003–04 | Fernando Morientes | Monaco | 9 |
2004–05 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Manchester United | 8 |
2005–06 | Andriy Shevchenko | Milan | 9 |
2006–07 | Kaká | Milan | 10 |
2007–08 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | 8 |
2008–09 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 9 |
2009–10 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 8 |
2010–11 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 12 |
2011–12 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 14 |
2012–13 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 12 |
2013–14 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 17 |
2014–15 | Neymar | Barcelona | 10 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | ||
Lionel Messi | Barcelona | ||
2015–16 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 16 |
2016–17 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 12 |
2017–18 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 15 |
2018–19 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 12 |
2019–20 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 15 |
2020–21 | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | 10 |
By player
Player | Titles | Seasons |
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Cristiano Ronaldo | 7 | 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 |
Lionel Messi | 6 | 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19 |
Gerd Müller | 4 | 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77 |
Eusébio | 3 | 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68 |
Jean-Pierre Papin | 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92 | |
Ruud van Nistelrooy | 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05 | |
Ferenc Puskás | 1959–60, 1961–62, 1963–64 | |
Torbjörn Nilsson | 2 | 1984–85, 1985–86 |
Romário | 1989–90, 1992–93 | |
Raúl | 1999–2000, 2000–01 | |
Andriy Shevchenko | 1998–99, 2005–06 | |
Alfredo Di Stéfano | 1957–58, 1961–62 |
By country
- Notes
See also
- List of footballers with 100 or more UEFA Champions League appearances
- List of UEFA Cup and Europa League top scorers
- List of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorers
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- UEFA Champions League records and statistics
- Lists of association football league top scorers in Europe