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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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 |
| José Augusto 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 | 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 |
| Eduard Markarov |  |  | Ararat Yerevan | ||
| 1975–76 | Jupp Heynckes | |  | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 7 |
| 1976–77 | Gerd Müller | | | Bayern Munich | 5 |
| Franco Cucinotta | |  | 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 |
| Michel Platini | | | 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 |
| Kylian Mbappé | | | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 2024-25 | Raphinha | | | Barcelona | 13 |
| Serhou Guirassy |  | | 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 | Kylian Mbappé | | 73 | 101 | 0.72 | 2016– | AS Monaco (6), Paris Saint-Germain (42), Real Madrid (25) |
| 6 | Raúl González |  | 71 | 142 | 0.50 | 1995–2011 | Real Madrid (66), Schalke 04 (5) |
| 7 | Erling Haaland | | 61 | 60 | 1.00 | 2019– | Red Bull Salzburg (8), Borussia Dortmund (15), Manchester City (38) |
| 8 | Harry Kane |  | 58 | 73 | 0.79 | 2016– | Tottenham Hotspur (21), Bayern Munich (37) |
| 9 | Thomas Müller | | 57 | 58 | 0.98 | 2019– | Bayern Munich |
| 10 | Ruud van Nistelrooy |  | 56 | 73 | 0.77 | 1998–2009 | PSV (8), Manchester United (35), Real Madrid (13) |
| 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 | 85 | 0.40 | 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 |
Fastest Players to Reach 20 UEFA Champions League Goals
Harry Kane: 20 goals in 24 games
Alessandro Del Piero: 20 goals in 26 games
Ruud van Nistelrooy: 20 goals in 27 games
Filippo Inzaghi: 20 goals in 28 games
Mario Gomez: 20 goals in 32 games
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