List of UEFA Cup and Europa League top scorers

The UEFA Europa League, known until 2009 as the UEFA Cup, is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971, and it is the second most important club competition in Europe. Originally a knockout competition, it later evolved to include group stages and a series of qualifying rounds. This article lists both the competition's seasonal top scorers and overall top scorers, including a list of goals scored in the competition proper and a list of goals scored including qualifying rounds.

All-time top scorers (group stage to final)

As of 1 May 2025[1]
Players taking part in the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League are highlighted in bold.
Players still active but not in this year's Europa League are highlighted in italics.
Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Club(s) (Goals)
1 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 34 62 0.55 2009–2024 Lille (0/7), Borussia Dortmund (8/10), Arsenal (14/26), Barcelona (2/6), Marseille (10/13)
2 Henrik Larsson 31 45 0.69 1994–2008 Feyenoord (1/6), Celtic (24/31), Helsingborg (6/8)
3 Radamel Falcao 30 31 0.97 2010–2024 Porto (17/14), Atlético Madrid (13/17)
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 50 0.6 2004–2020 Heerenveen (5/13), Ajax (11/15), Schalke 04 (14/22)
5 Dieter Müller 29 36 0.81 1973–1984 1. FC Köln (25/31), VfB Stuttgart (1/2), Bordeaux (3/3)
6 Edin Džeko 28 60 0.47 2003– Željezničar (0/1), VfL Wolfsburg (5/14), Manchester City (3/7), Roma (17/26), Fenerbahçe (3/12)
7 Romelu Lukaku 27 46 0.59 2009–2024 Anderlecht (5/18), Everton (8/9), Inter Milan (7/6), Roma (7/13)
Bruno Fernandes 56 0.48 2018– Sporting CP (11/19), Manchester United (16/37)
9 Aritz Aduriz 26 39 0.67 2012–2018 Valencia (0/6), Athletic Bilbao (26/33)
Alexandre Lacazette 58 0.45 2012– Lyon (13/31), Arsenal (13/27)
11 Alessandro Altobelli 25 58 0.43 1977–1989 Inter Milan (21/50), Juventus (4/8)
12 Shota Arveladze 24 41 0.59 1994–2007 Dinamo Tbilisi (1/2), Trabzonspor (2/2), Ajax (10/13), Rangers (2/7), AZ (9/17)
Mu'nas Dabbur 49 0.49 2011–2023 Maccabi Tel Aviv (1/8), Red Bull Salzburg (14/28), Sevilla (3/6), TSG Hoffenheim (6/7)
Kevin Gameiro 54 0.44 2005–2019 Strasbourg (2/3), Paris Saint-Germain (0/5), Sevilla (17/33), Atlético Madrid (2/5), Valencia (3/8)
15 Jupp Heynckes 23 21 1.1 1971–1975 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Vágner Love 36 0.64 2004–2018 CSKA Moscow (20/31), Beşiktaş (3/5)
Dimitris Salpingidis 67 0.34 1999–2015 PAOK (13/43), Panathinaikos (10/24)
18 Martin Chivers 22 34 0.65 1971–1978 Tottenham Hotspur
Jürgen Klinsmann 36 0.61 1988–1998 VfB Stuttgart (4/8), Inter Milan (3/13), Bayern Munich (15/14), Sampdoria (0/1)
Dennis Bergkamp 42 0.52 1988–2000 Ajax (9/21), Inter Milan (9/13), Arsenal (4/8)
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 49 0.45 1977–1989 Bayern Munich (13/22), Inter Milan (9/23), Servette (0/4)

All-time top scorers (including qualifying rounds)

As of 1 May 2025[2][3]
Players taking part in the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League (including qualifying rounds) are highlighted in bold.
Players still active but not in this year's Europa League are highlighted in italics.
Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Club(s) (Goals)
1 Henrik Larsson 40 56 0.71 1994–2009 Feyenoord (1/6), Celtic (27/35), Helsingborg (12/15)
2 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 37 68 0.54 2009– Lille (0/9), Borussia Dortmund (11/14), Arsenal (14/26), Barcelona (2/6), Marseille (10/13)
3 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 34 54 0.63 2004–2020 Heerenveen (5/13), Ajax (11/17), Schalke 04 (18/24)
4 Alfredo Morelos 32 62 0.52 2016– HJK (4/6), Rangers (28/56)
5 Radamel Falcao 31 35 0.89 2009– Porto (18/16), Atlético Madrid (13/17), Galatasaray (0/2)
Aritz Aduriz 47 0.66 2011–2018 Valencia (0/6), Athletic Bilbao (31/41)
7 Dieter Müller 29 36 0.81 1973–1984 1. FC Köln (25/31), VfB Stuttgart (1/2), Bordeaux (3/3)
8 Edin Džeko 28 60 0.47 2003– Željezničar (0/1), VfL Wolfsburg (5/14), Manchester City (3/7), Roma (17/26), Fenerbahçe (3/12)
9 Vágner Love 27 44 0.61 2004–2022 CSKA Moscow (20/32), Beşiktaş (4/8), Kairat (3/4)
Shota Arveladze 45 0.6 1993–2007 Dinamo Tbilisi (2/4), Trabzonspor (4/4), Ajax (10/13), Rangers (2/7), AZ (9/17)
Romelu Lukaku 46 0.59 2009– Anderlecht (5/18), Everton (8/9), Inter Milan (7/6), Roma (7/13)
Bruno Fernandes 56 0.48 2018– Sporting CP (11/19), Manchester United (16/37)
Alexandre Lacazette 62 0.44 2012– Lyon (14/35), Arsenal (13/27)
12 Mu'nas Dabbur 26 57 0.46 2011–2020 Maccabi Tel Aviv (1/12), Red Bull Salzburg (16/30), Grasshopper (0/2), Sevilla (3/6), TSG Hoffenheim (6/7)
Kevin Gameiro 57 0.46 2005–2019 Strasbourg (2/3), Paris Saint-Germain (1/7), Sevilla (18/34), Atlético Madrid (2/5), Valencia (3/8)
15 Jermain Defoe 25 40 0.63 2006–2021 Tottenham Hotspur (20/28), Portsmouth (2/4), Rangers (3/8)
Ricky van Wolfswinkel 57 0.44 2010– Utrecht (9/12), Sporting CP (9/20), Saint-Étienne (1/6), Basel (4/9), Twente (2/10)
Alessandro Altobelli 58 0.43 1977–1989 Inter Milan (21/50), Juventus (4/8)
Mladen Petrić 72 0.35 2004–2016 Grasshopper (1/11), Basel (8/26), Hamburger SV (15/27), Panathinaikos (1/8)
19 Aleksandr Kerzhakov 24 44 0.55 2002–2017 Zenit Saint Petersburg (21/34), Sevilla (2/8), Dynamo Moscow (1/2)
Carlos Bacca 60 0.4 2012– Club Brugge (3/7), Sevilla (14/31), Villarreal (7/22)
Ivan Trichkovski 67 0.36 2005– Vardar (1/6), Rabotnički (0/6), Red Star Belgrade (0/2), APOEL (1/5), Club Brugge (1/3), Legia Warsaw (0/6), AEK Larnaca (21/39)

Top scorers by season

The top scorer award is for the player who amassed the most goals in the tournament (tournament phase differs from qualification phase).[4]

Season Player(s) Club(s) Goals[5]
1971–72 Ludwig Bründl Eintracht Braunschweig 10
1972–73 Jupp Heynckes (1) Borussia Mönchengladbach 12
Jan Jeuring Twente
1973–74 Lex Schoenmaker Feyenoord 9
1974–75 Jupp Heynckes (2) Borussia Mönchengladbach 10
1975–76 Ruud Geels Ajax 10
1976–77 Stan Bowles Queens Park Rangers 11
1977–78 Gerrie Deijkers PSV Eindhoven 8
Raimondo Ponte Grasshopper
1978–79 Allan Simonsen Borussia Mönchengladbach 9
1979–80 Dieter Hoeneß Bayern Munich 7
Harald Nickel Borussia Mönchengladbach
1980–81 John Wark Ipswich Town 14
1981–82 Torbjörn Nilsson IFK Göteborg 9
1982–83 Zoran Filipović Benfica 8
1983–84 Tibor Nyilasi Austria Wien 9
1984–85 Edin Bahtić Željezničar 7
Gary Bannister Queens Park Rangers
1985–86 Klaus Allofs 1. FC Köln 9
1986–87 Paulinho Cascavel Vitória de Guimarães 5
Peter Houtman Groningen
Wim Kieft Torino
Jari Rantanen IFK Göteborg
1987–88 Kenneth Brylle Larsen Club Brugge 6
Dimitris Saravakos Panathinaikos
1988–89 Torsten Gütschow Dynamo Dresden 7
1989–90 Falko Götz 1. FC Köln 6
Karl-Heinz Riedle Werder Bremen
1990–91 Rudi Völler Roma 10
1991–92 Dean Saunders Liverpool 9
1992–93 Gérald Baticle Auxerre 8
1993–94 Dennis Bergkamp Inter Milan 8
Edgar Schmitt Karlsruher SC
1994–95 Ulf Kirsten Bayer Leverkusen 10
1995–96 Jürgen Klinsmann Bayern Munich 15
1996–97 Maurizio Ganz Inter Milan 8
1997–98 Stéphane Guivarc'h Auxerre 7
1998–99 Enrico Chiesa Parma 8
Darko Kovačević (1) Real Sociedad
Tomasz Kulawik Wisła Kraków
1999–2000 Darko Kovačević (2) Juventus 10
2000–01 Dimitar Berbatov CSKA Sofia 7
Bolo Rayo Vallecano
2001–02 Pierre van Hooijdonk Feyenoord 8
2002–03 Derlei Porto 12
2003–04 Sonny Anderson Villarreal 6
2004–05 Alan Shearer Newcastle United 11
2005–06 Matías Delgado Basel 7
2006–07 Walter Pandiani Espanyol 11
2007–08 Pavel Pogrebnyak Zenit Saint Petersburg 10
Luca Toni Bayern Munich
2008–09 Vágner Love CSKA Moscow 11
2009–10 Óscar Cardozo Benfica 9
Claudio Pizarro Werder Bremen
2010–11 Radamel Falcao (1) Porto 17
2011–12 Radamel Falcao (2) Atlético Madrid 12
2012–13 Libor Kozák Lazio 8
2013–14 Jonathan Soriano Red Bull Salzburg 8
2014–15 Alan Red Bull Salzburg 8
Romelu Lukaku Everton
2015–16 Aritz Aduriz (1) Athletic Bilbao 10
2016–17 Edin Džeko Roma 8
Giuliano Zenit Saint Petersburg
2017–18 Aritz Aduriz (2) Athletic Bilbao 8
Ciro Immobile Lazio
2018–19 Olivier Giroud Chelsea 11
2019–20 Bruno Fernandes[nb 1] Sporting CP
Manchester United 		8
2020–21 Borja Mayoral Roma 7
Gerard Moreno Villarreal
Pizzi Benfica
Yusuf Yazıcı Lille
2021–22 James Tavernier Rangers 7
2022–23 Victor Boniface Union Saint-Gilloise 6
Marcus Rashford Manchester United
2023–24 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Marseille 10
2024–25 Ayoub El Kaabi Olympiacos 7
Kasper Høgh Bodø/Glimt
Bruno Fernandes Manchester United

By club

Rank Club Titles Goals Season(s)
1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 38 1972–73*, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1979–80*
2 Bayern Munich 3 32 1979–80*, 1995–96, 2007–08*
Benfica 24 1982–83, 2009–10*, 2020–21*
Roma 25 1990–91, 2016–17*, 2020–21*
Manchester United 21 2019–20**, 2022–23*, 2024–25*
5 Feyenoord 2 19 1973–74, 2001–02
Queens Park Rangers 18 1976–77, 1984–85*
IFK Göteborg 14 1981–82, 1986–87*
1. FC Köln 15 1985–86, 1989–90*
Werder Bremen 15 1989–90*, 2009–10*
Auxerre 15 1992–93, 1997–98
Inter Milan 16 1993–94*, 1996–97
Porto 29 2002–03, 2010–11
Villareal 13 2003–04, 2020–21*
Zenit Saint Petersburg 18 2007–08*, 2016–17*
Lazio 16 2012–13, 2017–18*
Red Bull Salzburg 16 2013–14, 2014–15*
Athletic Bilbao 18 2015–16, 2017–18*
19 Twente 1 12 1972–73*
Ajax 14 1975–76
Grasshopper 8 1977–78*
PSV Eindhoven 8 1977–78*
Ipswich Town 14 1980–81
Austria Wien 9 1983–84
Željezničar 7 1984–85*
Groningen 5 1986–87*
Torino 5 1986–87*
Vitória de Guimarães 5 1986–87*
Olympiacos 7 2024–25*
Bodø/Glimt 7 2024–25*
Club Brugge 6 1987–88*
Panathinaikos 6 1987–88*
Dynamo Dresden 7 1988–89
Liverpool 9 1991–92
Karlsruher SC 9 1993–94*
Bayer Leverkusen 10 1994–95
Parma 8 1998–99*
Real Sociedad 8 1998–99*
Wisła Kraków 8 1998–99*
Juventus 10 1999–2000
CSKA Sofia 7 2000–01*
Rayo Vallecano 7 2000–01*
Newcastle United 11 2004–05
Basel 9 2005–06
Espanyol 11 2006–07
CSKA Moscow 11 2008–09
Atlético Madrid 12 2011–12
Everton 8 2014–15*
Chelsea 11 2018–19
Sporting CP 8 2019–20**
Lille 7 2020–21*
Rangers 7 2021–22
Union Saint-Gilloise 6 2022–23*
Marseille 10 2023–24
  • * Two or more players were equal top scorers.
  • ** A top scorer played for two different clubs during given season.
  • List is ordered by date of accomplishment.

By country

Rank Country Titles Goals Seasons
1 Germany[nb 2][nb 3] 11 104 1971–72, 1972–73*, 1968–69, 1974–75, 1979–80*, 1979–80*, 1985–86, 1989–90*, 1990–91, 1993–94*, 1994–95, 1995–96
2 Netherlands[nb 4] 8 71 1972–73*, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1977–78*, 1986–87*, 1986–87*, 1993–94*, 2001–02
3 Brazil 6 50 1986–87*, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2014–15*, 2016–17*
Spain[nb 5] 47 2000–01*, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18*, 2020–21*, 2020–21*
5 England 5 48 1976–77, 1984–85*, 2004–05, 2021–22, 2022–23*
6 Yugoslavia[nb 6] 4 33 1982–83, 1984–85*, 1998–99*, 1999–2000
Italy 34 1996–97, 1998–99, 2007–08*, 2017–18*
8 France 3 26 1992–93, 1997–98, 2018–19
Denmark 22 1978–79, 1987–88*, 2024–25*
Portugal 22 2019–20, 2020–21*, 2024–25*
9 Sweden 2 20 1981–82, 1985–86*
East Germany 13 1988–89, 1989–90*
Colombia 29 2010–11, 2011–12
14 Scotland 1 14 1980–81
Hungary 9 1983–84
Finland 5 1986–87*
Greece 6 1987–88*
Wales 9 1991–92
Poland 8 1998–99*
Bulgaria 7 2000–01*
Argentina 9 2005–06
Uruguay 11 2006–07
Russia 10 2007–08*
Paraguay 9 2009–10*
Peru 9 2009–10*
Czech Republic 8 2012–13
Belgium 8 2014–15*
Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 2016–17*
Morocco 7 2024–25*
Turkey 7 2020–21*
Nigeria 6 2022–23*
Gabon 10 2023–24
  • * Two or more players were equal top scorers.
  • List is ordered by date of accomplishment.

By player

Rank Player Titles Goals Seasons
1 Jupp Heynckes 2 23 1972–73*, 1974–75
Darko Kovačević 18 1998–99*, 1999–2000
Radamel Falcao 30 2010–11, 2011–12
Aritz Aduriz 26 2015–16, 2017–18*
  • * Two or more players were equal top scorers.
  • List is ordered by date of accomplishment.

Notes

  1. ^ Player featured in two clubs during the same season after the squad changes were introduced from the 2018–19 season onwards.
  2. ^ Includes West Germany but not East Germany.
  3. ^ In the 1979–80 season two German players were joint top scorers.
  4. ^ In the 1986–87 season two Dutch players were joint top scorers.
  5. ^ In the 2020–21 season two Spanish players were joint top scorers.
  6. ^ Includes SFR Yugoslavia.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Europa League - All-time Topscorers". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Europa League All-time Topscorers". WorldFootball.net.
  3. ^ "Europa League Qual All-time Topscorers". WorldFootball.net.
  4. ^ "Fairs/UEFA Cup Topscorers". RSSSF.
  5. ^ Excluding the qualifying rounds since the 2004–05 season.
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