UEFA Champions League Top Goalscorers

Explore the complete list of top goalscorers in the UEFA European Cup & UEFA Champions League, from the 1955-56 season to the 2025-26 season. This table provides a season-by-season breakdown of the leading scorers, including their nationality, club, and total goals. Discover the legends who topped the charts, from Di Stéfano and Puskás to Messi and Ronaldo.

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UEFA European Cup & Champions League Top Goalscorers by Season
All-Time UEFA European Cup & Champions League Top Goalscorers 1955-56 to 2025-26
Fastest Players to Reach 20 UEFA Champions League Goals

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Top Goalscorers by Season
All-Time Top Goalscorers

UEFA European Cup & Champions League Top Goalscorers by Season


Season	Player	Nat	Club	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		Stade Reims	10
1959–60	Ferenc Puskás		Real Madrid	12
1960–61	José Águas		Benfica	11
1961–62	Alfredo Di Stéfano		Real Madrid	7
		Bent Løfqvist			B 1913
		Ferenc Puskás			Real Madrid
		Heinz Strehl			Nuremberg
		Justo Tejada			Real Madrid
1962–63	José Altafini		Milan	14
1963–64	Vladica Kovačević		Partizan	7
		Sandro Mazzola			Internazionale
		Ferenc Puskás			Real Madrid
1964–65	Eusébio		Benfica	9
1964–65		José Augusto Torres		9	Benfica
1965–66	Flórián Albert		Ferencváros	7
1965–66		Eusébio		7	Benfica
1966–67	Jürgen Piepenburg		Vorwärts Berlin	6
1966–67		Paul Van Himst		6	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	Antal Dunai		Újpesti Dosza	5
		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
1974–75		Eduard Markarov		5	Ararat Yerevan
1975–76	Jupp Heynckes		Borussia Mönchengladbach	7
1976–77	Gerd Müller		Bayern Munich	5
1976–77		Franco Cucinotta		5	Zürich
1977–78	Allan Simonsen		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
1984–85		Michel Platini		7	Juventus
1985–86	Torbjörn Nilsson		IFK Göteborg	7
1986–87	Borislav Cvetković		Red Star Belgrade	7
1987–88	Gheorghe Hagi		Steaua Bucureşti	4
		Jean-Marc Ferreri			Bordeaux
		Rabah Madjer			Porto
		Ally McCoist			Rangers
		Petar Novák			Sparta Prague
		Míchel			Real Madrid
		Rui Águas			Benfica
1988–89	Marco van Basten		AC Milan	10
1989–90	Romário		PSV	6
1989–90		Jean-Pierre Papin		6	Marseille
1990–91	Peter Pacult		Tirol Innsbruck	6
1990–91		Jean-Pierre Papin		6	Marseille
1991–92	Sergei Yuran		Benfica	7
1991–92		Jean-Pierre Papin		7	Marseille
1992–93	Romário		PSV	7
1993–94	Ronald Koeman		Barcelona	8
1993–94		Wynton Rufer		8	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
1998–99		Dwight Yorke		8	Manchester United
1999–2000	Mário Jardel		Porto	10
		Rivaldo			Barcelona
		Raúl			Real Madrid
2000–01	Andriy Shevchenko		AC Milan	9
2001–02	Ruud van Nistelrooy		Manchester United	10
2002–03	Ruud van Nistelrooy		Manchester United	12
2003–04	Fernando Morientes		AS Monaco	9
2004–05	Ruud van Nistelrooy		Manchester United	8
2005–06	Andriy Shevchenko		AC Milan	9
2006–07	Kaká		AC 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	14
2022-23	Erling Haaland		Manchester City	12
2023-24	Harry Kane		Bayern Munich	8
2023-24		Kylian Mbappé		8	Paris Saint-Germain
2024-25	Raphinha		Barcelona	13
2024-25		Serhou Guirassy		13	Borussia Dortmund
2025-26	Kylian Mbappé		Real Madrid	15

All-Time UEFA European Cup & Champions League Top Goalscorers 1955-56 to 2025-26


Rank	Player	Nat	Goals	Games	Rate	Years	Clubs (Goals Scored)
1	Cristiano Ronaldo		140	183	0.77	2003–2023	Manchester United (21), Real Madrid (105), Juventus (14)
2	Lionel Messi		129	163	0.79	2005–2023	Barcelona (120), Paris Saint-Germain (9)
3	Robert Lewandowski		109	144	0.76	2011–	Borussia Dortmund (17), Bayern Munich (69), Barcelona (23)
4	Karim Benzema		90	152	0.59	2006–2023	Lyon (12), Real Madrid (78)
5	Raúl González		71	142	0.50	1995–2011	Real Madrid (66), Schalke 04 (5)
6	Kylian Mbappé		70	98	0.71	2016–	AS Monaco (6), Paris Saint-Germain (42), Real Madrid (22)
7	Thomas Müller		57	58	0.98	2019–	Bayern Munich
8	Erling Haaland		57	163	0.35	2008–2025	Red Bull Salzburg (8), Borussia Dortmund (15), Manchester City (34)
9	Ruud van Nistelrooy		56	73	0.77	1998–2009	PSV (8), Manchester United (35), Real Madrid (13)
10	Harry Kane		54	70	0.77	2016–	Tottenham Hotspur (21), Bayern Munich (33)
11	Mohamed Salah		50	98	0.52	2013–	Basel (2), AS Roma (1), Liverpool (47)
12	Thierry Henry		50	112	0.45	1997–2010	Monaco (7), Arsenal (35), Barcelona (8)
13	Alfredo Di Stéfano		49	58	0.84	1955–1964	Real Madrid
14	Andriy Shevchenko		48	100	0.48	1994–2012	Dynamo Kyiv (29), Milan (15), Chelsea (4)
15	Zlatan Ibrahimović		48	124	0.39	2001–2023	Ajax (6), Juventus (3), Inter (6), Barcelona (4), Milan (9), PSG (20)
16	Eusébio		46	65	0.71	1961–1974	Benfica
17	Filippo Inzaghi		46	81	0.57	1997–2012	Juventus (17), Milan (29)
18	Didier Drogba		44	92	0.48	2003-2015	Marseille (5), Chelsea (36), Galatasaray (3)
19	Antoine Griezmann		44	120	0.37	2014–	Barcelona (4), Atlético Madrid (40)
20	Neymar		43	81	0.53	2013–2023	Barcelona (21), Paris Saint-Germain (22)
21	Alessandro Del Piero		42	89	0.47	1995–2009	Juventus
22	Sergio Agüero		41	79	0.52	2008–2021	Atlético Madrid (5), Manchester City (36)
23	Ferenc Puskás		36	41	0.88	1956–1966	Budapest Honvéd (1), Real Madrid (35)
24	Edinson Cavani		35	70	0.50	2011–2020	Napoli (5), Paris Saint-Germain (30)
25	Gerd Müller		34	35	0.97	1969–1977	Bayern Munich
26	Fernando Morientes		34	81	0.42	2018–	Real Madrid
27	Vinícius Júnior		34	82	0.41	2018–	Real Madrid
28	Arjen Robben		31	110	0.28	2002–2018	PSV Eindhoven (3), Chelsea (2), Real Madrid (1), Bayern Munich (25)
29	Samuel Eto'o		30	78	0.38	1999–2014	Mallorca (1), Barcelona (16), Inter Milan (10), Chelsea (3)
30	Wayne Rooney		30	85	0.35	2004–2015	Manchester United
31	Kaká		30	86	0.35	2003–2014	Milan (25), Real Madrid (5)
32	Francisco Gento		30	89	0.34	1955–1969	Real Madrid