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List of UEFA Champions League top scorers

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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 six out of the 50 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. He held the record until November 2014, when his eventual tally of 71 was first equalled and then surpassed by Messi. 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.

All-time top scorers

:A indicates the player was from the European Cup era. :Players taking part in the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League are highlighted in bold.

:The table below does not include goals scored in the qualification stage of the competition.

RankPlayerGoalsAppsRatioYearsClub(s) (Goals/Apps)POR Cristiano RonaldoARG Lionel MessiPOL Robert LewandowskiFRA Karim BenzemaESP RaúlFRA Kylian MbappéGER Thomas MüllerNOR Erling HaalandNED Ruud van NistelrooyFRA Thierry HenryEGY Mohamed SalahENG Harry KaneUKR Andriy ShevchenkoSWE Zlatan IbrahimovićPOR EusébioITA Filippo InzaghiCIV Didier DrogbaBRA NeymarFRA Antoine GriezmannITA Alessandro Del PieroARG Sergio AgüeroHUN Ferenc PuskásURU Edinson CavaniFRG Gerd MüllerESP Fernando MorientesNED Arjen RobbenBRA Vinícius JúniorCMR Samuel Eto'oENG Wayne RooneyBRA KakáESP Paco GentoFRA David TrezeguetNED Roy MakaayNED Patrick KluivertBIH Edin DžekoESP Álvaro MorataFRA Jean-Pierre PapinWAL Ryan GiggsSEN Sadio ManéURU Luis SuárezBRA RivaldoENG Raheem SterlingGER Mario GómezBRA Gabriel JesusBRA RodrygoBRA Mário JardelNED Robin van PersieARG Hernán CrespoARG Lautaro Martínez
11401832003–2022Manchester United (21/59), Real Madrid (105/101), Juventus (14/23)
21291632005–2023Barcelona (120/149), Paris Saint-Germain (9/14)
31071402011–Borussia Dortmund (17/28), Bayern Munich (69/78), Barcelona (21/34)
4901522005–2023Lyon (12/19), Real Madrid (78/133)
5711421995–2011Real Madrid (66/130), Schalke 04 (5/12)
668942016–Monaco (6/9), Paris Saint-Germain (42/64), Real Madrid (20/21)
7571632009–2025Bayern Munich
856562019–Red Bull Salzburg (8/6), Borussia Dortmund (15/13), Manchester City (33/37)
56731998–2009PSV Eindhoven (8/11), Manchester United (35/43), Real Madrid (13/19)
10501121997–2012Monaco (7/9), Arsenal (35/77), Barcelona (8/26)
1149581955–1964Real Madrid
49952013–Basel (2/6), Chelsea (0/2), Roma (1/7), Liverpool (46/80)
1348652016–Tottenham Hotspur (21/32), Bayern Munich (27/33)
481001994–2012Dynamo Kyiv (15/26), AC Milan (29/59), Chelsea (4/15)
481242001–2021Ajax (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)
1646651961–1974Benfica
46811997–2012Juventus (17/26), AC Milan (29/55)
1844922003–2015Marseille (5/6), Chelsea (36/74), Galatasaray (3/12)
1943812013–2022Barcelona (21/40), Paris Saint-Germain (22/41)
431122014–Real Sociedad (0/6), Atlético Madrid (39/90), Barcelona (4/16)
2142891995–2009Juventus
2241792008–2021Atlético Madrid (5/14), Manchester City (36/64), Barcelona (0/1)
2336411956–1966Budapest Honvéd (1/2), Real Madrid (35/39)
2435702011–2022Napoli (5/8), Paris Saint-Germain (30/54), Manchester United (0/8)
2534351969–1977Bayern Munich
2633931997–2009Real Madrid (17/58), Monaco (9/12), Liverpool (1/5), Valencia (6/14), Marseille (0/4)
27311102002–2018PSV Eindhoven (3/10), Chelsea (2/19), Real Madrid (1/11), Bayern Munich (25/70)
2830762018–Real Madrid
30781999–2014Real Madrid (0/3), Mallorca (1/5), Barcelona (16/38), Inter Milan (10/23), Chelsea (3/9)
30852004–2015Manchester United
30862003–2014AC Milan (25/62), Real Madrid (5/24)
30891955–1969Real Madrid
3329581997–2009Monaco (4/9), Juventus (25/49)
29612000–2007Deportivo La Coruña (12/29), Bayern Munich (17/32)
29711994–2006Ajax (9/22), Barcelona (20/46), PSV Eindhoven (0/3)
29742009–VfL Wolfsburg (4/6), Manchester City (3/24), Roma (15/25), Inter Milan (7/19)
29892012–Real Madrid (4/15), Juventus (15/35), Chelsea (1/7), Atlético Madrid (8/25), AC Milan (1/7)
3828371989–1994Marseille (19/21), AC Milan (7/13), Bayern Munich (2/3)
281451993–2014Manchester United
4027632017–2023Liverpool (24/55), Bayern Munich (3/8)
27732010–2022Ajax (1/5), Barcelona (25/55), Atlético Madrid (1/13)
27731997–2007Barcelona (22/43), AC Milan (2/13), Olympiacos (3/17)
27882014–Liverpool (0/6), Manchester City (24/67), Chelsea (3/9), Arsenal (0/6)
4426442007–2013VfB Stuttgart (3/5), Bayern Munich (23/39)
26542017–Manchester City (20/38), Arsenal (6/16)
26692019–Real Madrid
4725461996–2001Porto (19/32), Galatasaray (6/14)
25592002–2014Feyenoord (0/2), Arsenal (18/45), Manchester United (7/12)
25651997–2007Parma (2/6), Lazio (2/11), Inter Milan (11/23), Chelsea (4/15), AC Milan (6/10)
25652019–Inter Milan

Top scorers by season

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

SeasonPlayer(s)Club(s)GoalsYUG Miloš MilutinovićENG Dennis ViolletESP Alfredo Di StéfanoFRA Just FontaineHUN Ferenc PuskásPOR José ÁguasFRG Heinz StrehlITA BRA José AltafiniYUG Vladica KovačevićITA Sandro MazzolaHUN Ferenc PuskásPOR José TorresHUN Flórián AlbertPOR EusébioGDR Jürgen PiepenburgBEL Paul Van HimstPOR EusébioSCO Denis LawENG Mick JonesGRE Antonis AntoniadisNED Johan CruyffHUN Antal DunaiSCO Lou MacariYUG Silvester TakačFRG Gerd MüllerFRG Gerd MüllerFRG Gerd MüllerURS Eduard MarkarovFRG Jupp HeynckesFRG Gerd MüllerITA Franco CucinottaDEN Allan SimonsenSUI Claudio SulserDEN Søren LerbyENG Terry McDermottSCO Graeme SounessFRG Karl-Heinz RummeniggeFRG Dieter HoeneßITA Paolo RossiURS Viktor SokolSWE Torbjörn NilssonFRA Michel PlatiniSWE Torbjörn NilssonYUG Borislav CvetkovićROU Gheorghe HagiTCH Petar NovákNED René van der GijpALG Rabah MadjerSCO Ally McCoistESP MíchelPOR Rui ÁguasNED Marco van BastenBRA RomárioFRA Jean-Pierre PapinAUT Peter PacultFRA Jean-Pierre PapinCIS Sergei YuranFRA Jean-Pierre PapinBRA RomárioNED Ronald KoemanNZL Wynton RuferLBR George WeahFIN Jari LitmanenSCG Milinko PantićITA Alessandro Del PieroUKR Andriy ShevchenkoTRI Dwight YorkeBRA Mário JardelBRA RivaldoESP RaúlESP RaúlNED Ruud van NistelrooyNED Ruud van NistelrooyESP Fernando MorientesNED Ruud van NistelrooyUKR Andriy ShevchenkoBRA KakáPOR Cristiano RonaldoARG Lionel MessiARG Lionel MessiARG Lionel MessiARG Lionel MessiPOR Cristiano RonaldoPOR Cristiano RonaldoBRA NeymarPOR Cristiano RonaldoARG Lionel MessiPOR Cristiano RonaldoPOR Cristiano RonaldoPOR Cristiano RonaldoARG Lionel MessiPOL Robert LewandowskiNOR Erling HaalandFRA Karim BenzemaNOR Erling HaalandENG Harry KaneFRA Kylian MbappéGUI Serhou GuirassyBRA Raphinha
1955–56Partizan8
1956–57Manchester United9
1957–58Real Madrid10
1958–59Reims10
1959–60Real Madrid12
1960–61Benfica11
1961–621. FC Nürnberg8
1962–63Milan14
1963–64Partizan7
Inter Milan
Real Madrid
1964–65Benfica11
1965–66Ferencváros7
Benfica
1966–67Vorwärts Berlin6
Anderlecht
1967–68Benfica6
1968–69Manchester United9
1969–70Leeds United8
1970–71Panathinaikos10
1971–72Ajax5
Újpest
Celtic
Standard Liège
1972–73Bayern Munich11
1973–74Bayern Munich8
1974–75Bayern Munich5
Ararat Yerevan
1975–76Borussia Mönchengladbach6
1976–77Bayern Munich5
Zürich
1977–78Borussia Mönchengladbach5
1978–79Grasshopper11
1979–80Ajax10
1980–81Liverpool6
Liverpool
Bayern Munich
1981–82Bayern Munich7
1982–83Juventus6
1983–84Dinamo Minsk6
1984–85IFK Göteborg7
Juventus
1985–86IFK Göteborg6
1986–87Red Star Belgrade7
1987–88Steaua București4
Sparta Prague
Neuchâtel Xamax
Porto
Rangers
Real Madrid
Benfica
1988–89Milan10
1989–90PSV Eindhoven6
Marseille
1990–91Tirol Innsbruck6
Marseille
1991–92Benfica7
Marseille
1992–93PSV Eindhoven7
1993–94Barcelona8
Werder Bremen
1994–95Paris Saint-Germain7
1995–96Ajax9
1996–97Atlético Madrid5
1997–98Juventus10
1998–99Dynamo Kyiv8
Manchester United
1999–2000Porto10
Barcelona
Real Madrid
2000–01Real Madrid7
2001–02Manchester United10
2002–03Manchester United12
2003–04Monaco9
2004–05Manchester United8
2005–06Milan9
2006–07Milan10
2007–08Manchester United8
2008–09Barcelona9
2009–10Barcelona8
2010–11Barcelona12
2011–12Barcelona14
2012–13Real Madrid12
2013–14Real Madrid17
2014–15Barcelona10
Real Madrid
Barcelona
2015–16Real Madrid16
2016–17Real Madrid12
2017–18Real Madrid15
2018–19Barcelona12
2019–20Bayern Munich15
2020–21Borussia Dortmund10
2021–22Real Madrid15
2022–23Manchester City12
2023–24Bayern Munich8
Paris Saint-Germain
2024–25Borussia Dortmund13
Barcelona

By player

PlayerTitlesSeasonsCristiano RonaldoLionel MessiGerd MüllerJean-Pierre PapinRuud van NistelrooyFerenc PuskásEusébioTorbjörn NilssonRomárioRaúlAndriy ShevchenkoErling Haaland
72007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
62008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19
41972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77
31989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
21959–60, 1963–64
1965–66, 1967–68
1984–85, 1985–86
1989–90, 1992–93
1999–2000, 2000–01
1998–99, 2005–06
2020–21, 2022–23

By club

ClubTitlesSeasonsReal MadridBarcelonaBayern MunichManchester UnitedBenficaMilanMarseilleAjaxJuventusPartizanBorussia MönchengladbachLiverpoolIFK GöteborgPSV EindhovenPortoParis Saint-GermainBorussia DortmundReims1. FC NürnbergInter MilanFerencvárosAnderlechtVorwärts BerlinLeeds UnitedPanathinaikosCelticStandard LiègeÚjpestArarat YerevanZürichGrasshopperDinamo MinskRed Star BelgradeNeuchâtel XamaxSparta PragueSteaua BucureștiRangersTirol InnsbruckWerder BremenAtlético MadridDynamo KyivMonacoManchester City
131957–58, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1987–88, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22
101993–94, 1999–2000, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15 (2), 2018–19, 2024–25
81972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1981–82, 2019–20, 2023–24
71956–57, 1968–69, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08
61960–61, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1987–88, 1991–92
41962–63, 1988–89, 2005–06, 2006–07
31989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
1971–72, 1979–80, 1995–96
1982–83, 1984–85, 1997–98
21955–56, 1963–64
1975–76, 1977–78
1980–81 (2)
1984–85, 1985–86
1989–90, 1992–93
1987–88, 1999–2000
1994–95, 2023–24
2020–21, 2024–25
11958–59
1961–62
1963–64
1965–66
1966–67
1966–67
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1971–72
1971–72
1974–75
1976–77
1978–79
1983–84
1986–87
1987–88
1987–88
1987–88
1987–88
1990–91
1993–94
1996–97
1998–99
2003–04
2022–23

By country

CountryTitlesSeasons/
121960–61, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1987–88, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
81961–62, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1981–82
1957–58, 1961–62, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19
71971–72, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
1958–59, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 2021–22, 2023–24
1989–90, 1992–93, 1999–2000 (2), 2006–07, 2014–15, 2024–25
51955–56, 1963–64, 1971–72, 1986–87, 1996–97
1962–63, 1963–64, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1997–98
41959–60, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1971–72
1968–69, 1971–72, 1980–81, 1987–88
1987–88, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2003–04
1956–57, 1969–70, 1980–81, 2023–24
31974–75, 1983–84, 1991–92
21977–78, 1979–80
1984–85, 1985–86
1998–99, 2005–06
2020–21, 2022–23
11966–67
1970–71
1978–79
1987–88
1987–88
1987–88
1990–91
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1998–99
2019–20
2024–25

Notes

References

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