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 rankings are weighted in favour of modern players: only seven out of the 52 players on the list never competed in the reformed Champions League.

With 140 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the all-time top scorer in the Champions League, with Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski being the only other players to have reached triple figures. Ronaldo has also finished as the top scorer for the most individual seasons in the competition's history, doing so seven times.

The title of highest goalscorer had previously been held by Raúl, who scored his 50th goal in 2005 while at Real Madrid to overtake Alfredo Di Stéfano.[1] He held the record until November 2014,[2][3] when his eventual tally of 71 was first equalled and then surpassed by Messi.[4][5] Ronaldo has remained the competition's outright top scorer since September 2015; after a back-and-forth exchange of the record between him and Messi, a hat-trick by the former against Shakhtar Donetsk put Ronaldo ahead with 80 goals, and he would not relinquish the top spot again after this.[6]

All-time top scorers

As of 31 May 2025[7][8]
A ‡ indicates the player was from the European Cup era.
Players taking part in the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League are highlighted in bold.
The table below does not include goals scored in the qualification stage of the competition.
Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
1 Cristiano Ronaldo 140 183 0.77 2003–2022 Manchester United (21/59), Real Madrid (105/101), Juventus (14/23)
2 Lionel Messi 129 163 0.79 2005–2023 Barcelona (120/149), Paris Saint-Germain (9/14)
3 Robert Lewandowski 105 133 0.79 2011– Borussia Dortmund (17/28), Bayern Munich (69/78), Barcelona (19/27)
4 Karim Benzema 90 152 0.59 2005–2023 Lyon (12/19), Real Madrid (78/133)
5 Raúl 71 142 0.50 1995–2011 Real Madrid (66/130), Schalke 04 (5/12)
6 Thomas Müller 57 163 0.35 2009– Bayern Munich
7 Ruud van Nistelrooy 56 73 0.77 1998–2009 PSV Eindhoven (8/11), Manchester United (35/43), Real Madrid (13/19)
8 Kylian Mbappé 55 87 0.64 2016– Monaco (6/9), Paris Saint-Germain (42/64), Real Madrid (7/14)
9 Thierry Henry 50 112 0.45 1997–2012 Monaco (7/9), Arsenal (35/77), Barcelona (8/26)
10 Erling Haaland 49 48 1.02 2019– Red Bull Salzburg (8/6), Borussia Dortmund (15/13), Manchester City (26/29)
Alfredo Di Stéfano ‡ 49 58 0.84 1955–1964 Real Madrid
12 Andriy Shevchenko 48 100 0.48 1994–2012 Dynamo Kyiv (15/26), AC Milan (29/59), Chelsea (4/15)
Zlatan Ibrahimović 48 124 0.39 2001–2021 Ajax (6/19), Juventus (3/19), Inter Milan (6/22), Barcelona (4/10), AC Milan (9/20), Paris Saint-Germain (20/33), Manchester United (0/1)
14 Mohamed Salah 47 88 0.53 2013– Basel (2/6), Chelsea (0/2), Roma (1/7), Liverpool (44/73)
15 Eusébio ‡ 46 65 0.71 1961–1974 Benfica
Filippo Inzaghi 46 81 0.57 1997–2012 Juventus (17/26), AC Milan (29/55)
17 Didier Drogba 44 92 0.48 2003–2015 Marseille (5/6), Chelsea (36/74), Galatasaray (3/12)
18 Neymar 43 81 0.53 2013–2022 Barcelona (21/40), Paris Saint-Germain (22/41)
19 Alessandro Del Piero 42 89 0.47 1995–2009 Juventus
Antoine Griezmann 42 105 0.4 2014– Real Sociedad (0/6), Atlético Madrid (38/83), Barcelona (4/16)
21 Sergio Agüero 41 79 0.52 2008–2021 Atlético Madrid (5/14), Manchester City (36/64), Barcelona (0/1)
22 Harry Kane 40 57 0.7 2016– Tottenham Hotspur (21/32), Bayern Munich (19/25)
23 Ferenc Puskás ‡ 36 41 0.88 1956–1966 Budapest Honvéd (1/2), Real Madrid (35/39)
24 Edinson Cavani 35 70 0.50 2011–2022 Napoli (5/8), Paris Saint-Germain (30/54), Manchester United (0/8)
25 Gerd Müller ‡ 34 35 0.97 1969–1977 Bayern Munich
26 Fernando Morientes 33 93 0.35 1997–2009 Real Madrid (17/58), Monaco (9/12), Liverpool (1/5), Valencia (6/14), Marseille (0/4)
27 Arjen Robben 31 110 0.28 2002–2018 PSV Eindhoven (3/10), Chelsea (2/19), Real Madrid (1/11), Bayern Munich (25/70)
28 Samuel Eto'o 30 78 0.38 1999–2014 Real Madrid (0/3), Mallorca (1/5), Barcelona (16/38), Inter Milan (10/23), Chelsea (3/9)
Wayne Rooney 30 85 0.35 2004–2015 Manchester United
Kaká 30 86 0.35 2003–2014 AC Milan (25/62), Real Madrid (5/24)
Francisco Gento ‡ 30 89 0.34 1955–1969 Real Madrid
32 David Trezeguet 29 58 0.50 1997–2009 Monaco (4/9), Juventus (25/49)
Roy Makaay 29 61 0.48 2000–2007 Deportivo La Coruña (12/29), Bayern Munich (17/32)
Vinícius Júnior 29 68 0.43 2018– Real Madrid
Patrick Kluivert 29 71 0.41 1994–2006 Ajax (9/22), Barcelona (20/46), PSV Eindhoven (0/3)
Edin Džeko 29 74 0.39 2009– VfL Wolfsburg (4/6), Manchester City (3/24), Roma (15/25), Inter Milan (7/19)
Álvaro Morata 29 89 0.33 2012– Real Madrid (4/15), Juventus (15/35), Chelsea (1/7), Atlético Madrid (8/25), AC Milan (1/7)
38 Jean-Pierre Papin ‡ 28 37 0.76 1989–1994 Marseille (19/21), AC Milan (7/13), Bayern Munich (2/3)
Ryan Giggs 28 145 0.19 1993–2014 Manchester United
40 Sadio Mané 27 63 0.43 2017–2023 Liverpool (24/55), Bayern Munich (3/8)
Luis Suárez 27 73 0.37 2010–2022 Ajax (1/5), Barcelona (25/55), Atlético Madrid (1/13)
Rivaldo 27 73 0.37 1997–2007 Barcelona (22/43), AC Milan (2/13), Olympiacos (3/17)
Raheem Sterling 27 88 0.31 2014– Liverpool (0/6), Manchester City (24/67), Chelsea (3/9), Arsenal (0/6)
44 Mario Gómez 26 44 0.59 2007–2013 VfB Stuttgart (3/5), Bayern Munich (23/39)
45 Mário Jardel 25 46 0.54 1996–2001 Porto (19/32), Galatasaray (6/14)
Robin van Persie 25 59 0.42 2002–2014 Feyenoord (0/2), Arsenal (18/45), Manchester United (7/12)
Rodrygo 25 64 0.39 2019– Real Madrid
Hernán Crespo 25 65 0.38 1997–2007 Parma (2/6), Lazio (2/11), Inter Milan (11/23), Chelsea (4/15), AC Milan (6/10)
49 José Altafini ‡ 24 28 0.86 1959–1976 AC Milan (20/17), Juventus (4/11)
Marco Simone ‡ 24 46 0.52 1989–2001 AC Milan (15/36), Paris Saint-Germain (3/4), Monaco (6/6)
Gabriel Jesus 24 51 0.47 2017– Manchester City (20/38), Arsenal (4/13)
José Augusto ‡ 24 56 0.43 1960–1969 Benfica
Olivier Giroud 24 64 0.38 2012–2023 Arsenal (12/29), Chelsea (6/12), AC Milan (6/23)
Giovane Élber 24 69 0.35 1997–2004 Bayern Munich (21/60), Lyon (3/9)
Marco Reus 24 72 0.33 2012–2024 Borussia Dortmund
Gonzalo Higuaín 24 83 0.29 2007–2020 Real Madrid (8/48), Napoli (4/5), Juventus (12/30)
Luís Figo 24 103 0.23 1997–2009 Barcelona (7/24), Real Madrid (16/58), Inter Milan (1/21)
Ángel Di María 24 116 0.21 2007– Benfica (2/20), Real Madrid (8/39), Paris Saint-Germain (14/54), Juventus (0/3)
Paul Scholes 24 124 0.19 1997–2009 Manchester United


Top scorers by season

The table below does not include goals scored in the qualification stage of the competition.[9]

Season Player(s) Club(s) Goals
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
1962–63 José Altafini Milan 14
1963–64 Vladica Kovačević Partizan 7
Sandro Mazzola Inter Milan
Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid
1964–65 José Torres Benfica 11
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
Petar Novák Sparta Prague
René van der Gijp Neuchâtel Xamax
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
2021–22 Karim Benzema Real Madrid 15
2022–23 Erling Haaland Manchester City 12
2023–24 Harry Kane Bayern Munich 8
Kylian Mbappé Paris Saint-Germain
2024–25 Serhou Guirassy Borussia Dortmund 13
Raphinha Barcelona

By player

Player Titles Seasons
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
Jean-Pierre Papin 3 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
Ruud van Nistelrooy 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
Ferenc Puskás 2 1959–60, 1963–64
Eusébio 1965–66, 1967–68
Torbjörn Nilsson 1984–85, 1985–86
Romário 1989–90, 1992–93
Raúl 1999–2000, 2000–01
Andriy Shevchenko 1998–99, 2005–06
Erling Haaland 2020–21, 2022–23

By club

Club Titles Seasons
Real Madrid 13 1957–58, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1987–88, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22
Barcelona 10 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15 (2[a]), 2018–19, 2024–25
Bayern Munich 8 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1981–82, 2019–20, 2023–24
Manchester United 7 1956–57, 1968–69, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08
Benfica 6 1960–61, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1987–88, 1991–92
Milan 4 1962–63, 1988–89, 2005–06, 2006–07
Marseille 3 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
Ajax 1971–72, 1979–80, 1995–96
Juventus 1982–83, 1984–85, 1997–98
Partizan 2 1955–56, 1963–64
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1975–76, 1977–78
Liverpool 1980–81 (2[b])
IFK Göteborg 1984–85, 1985–86
PSV Eindhoven 1989–90, 1992–93
Porto 1987–88, 1999–2000
Paris Saint-Germain 1994–95, 2023–24
Borussia Dortmund 2020–21, 2024–25
Reims 1 1958–59
1. FC Nürnberg 1961–62
Inter Milan 1963–64
Ferencváros 1965–66
Anderlecht 1966–67
Vorwärts Berlin 1966–67
Leeds United 1969–70
Panathinaikos 1970–71
Celtic 1971–72
Standard Liège 1971–72
Újpest 1971–72
Ararat Yerevan 1974–75
Zürich 1976–77
Grasshopper 1978–79
Dinamo Minsk 1983–84
Red Star Belgrade 1986–87
Neuchâtel Xamax 1987–88
Sparta Prague 1987–88
Steaua București 1987–88
Rangers 1987–88
Tirol Innsbruck 1990–91
Werder Bremen 1993–94
Atlético Madrid 1996–97
Dynamo Kyiv 1998–99
Monaco 2003–04
Manchester City 2022–23

By country

Country Titles Seasons
 Portugal 12 1960–61, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1987–88, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
 West Germany 8 1961–62, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1981–82
 Argentina 1957–58, 1961–62, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19
 Netherlands 7 1971–72, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
 France 1958–59, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 2021–22, 2023–24
 Brazil 1989–90, 1992–93, 1999–2000 (2[c]), 2006–07, 2014–15, 2024–25
 Yugoslavia 5 1955–56, 1963–64, 1971–72, 1986–87, 1996–97
 Italy 1962–63, 1963–64, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1997–98
 Hungary 4 1959–60, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1971–72
 Scotland 1968–69, 1971–72, 1980–81, 1987–88
 Spain 1987–88, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2003–04
 England 1956–57, 1969–70, 1980–81, 2023–24
 Soviet Union /  CIS 3 1974–75, 1983–84, 1991–92
 Denmark 2 1977–78, 1979–80
 Sweden 1984–85, 1985–86
 Ukraine 1998–99, 2005–06
 Norway 2020–21, 2022–23
 Belgium 1 1966–67
 Greece 1970–71
 Switzerland 1978–79
 Algeria 1987–88
 Czechoslovakia 1987–88
 Romania 1987–88
 Austria 1990–91
 New Zealand 1993–94
 Liberia 1994–95
 Finland 1995–96
 Trinidad and Tobago 1998–99
 Poland 2019–20
 Guinea 2024–25

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Two Barcelona players were joint top scorers in this season.
  2. ^ Two Liverpool players were joint top scorers in this season.
  3. ^ Two Brazilian players were joint top scorers in this season.

References

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