List Of Highest Goal Scorers In The Champions League History

We have seen many top teams and players perform their best in the UEFA Champions League, so we have decided to reveal the highest goal scorers in the Champions League history. Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time leading scorer in the Champions League and UEFA club competitions, as well as the most prolific goal scorer in senior international football history. Following Cristiano Ronaldo’s 140 goals in 183 UEFA Champions League appearances, Leonel Messi is second, Robert Lewandowski is third, and Karim Benzema is fourth on the list.

This is an annual club football tournament organized by the European Football Association (UEFA) and challenged by top-tier European clubs. They choose the winners of the competition through a round-robin group stage in order to qualify for a double-legged knockout format and a single-leg final. It is the most famous club competition in European football and one of the most popular football tournaments in the world.

With 14 trophies, Real Madrid is the most successful team, followed by AC Milan with seven titles. Spain has won 19 titles and finished in second place 11 times. England comes in second with 14 titles and 11 runners-ups, followed by Italy with 12 titles and 16 runners-ups. The most popular and successful team in the history of the competition is Real Madrid. Let’s take a look at the Champions League all-time top scorers:

Highest goal scorers in the Champions League

List of Champions League/European Cup all-time top 50 goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Appearances
1	Cristiano Ronaldo *	140	183
2	Lionel Messi *	129	162
3	Robert Lewandowski *	91	111
4	Karim Benzema *	88	147
5	Raul	71	142
6	Ruud van Nistelrooy	56	73
7	Thomas Muller *	53	139
8	Thierry Henry	50	112
9	Alfredo Di Stefano	49	58
10	Zlatan Ibrahimovic *	48	124
11	Andriy Shevchenko	48	100
12	Eusebio	46	65
13	Filippo Inzaghi	46	81
14	Didier Drogba	44	92
15	Mohamed Salah *	44	78
16	Neymar *	43	81
17	Alessandro Del Piero	42	89
18	Sergio Aguero	41	79
19	Kylian Mbappe *	40	60
20	Ferenc Puskas	36	41
21	Edinson Cavani *	35	70
22	Gerd Muller	34	35
23	Morientes	33	93
24	Arjen Robben	31	110
25	Samuel Eto’o	30	78
26	Paco Gento	30	89
27	Antoine Griezmann *	30	85
28	Kaka	30	86
29	Wayne Rooney	30	85
30	Patrick Kluivert	29	71
31	Roy Makaay	29	61
32	David Trezeguet	29	58
33	Edin Dzeko *	28	69
34	Ryan Giggs	28	145
35	Erling Haaland *	28	24
36	Jean-Pierre Papin	28	37
37	Sadio Mane *	27	61
38	Rivaldo	27	73
39	Luis Suarez *	27	73
40	Mario Gomez	26	44
41	Raheem Sterling *	26	79
42	Hernan Crespo	25	65
43	Mario Jardel	25	46
44	Robin van Persie	25	59
45	Jose Altafini	24	28
46	Giovane Elber	24	69
47	Gonzalo Higuain	24	89
48	Jose Augusto	24	56
49	Luis Figo	24	103
50	Paul Scholes	24	124

All time UEFA Champions League top scorers

* = Active Players who are currently playing in UCL

Top goal scorer in Champions League by season

Season	Player	Club	Goals
2022-23	TBD	TBD	TBD
2021–22	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	15
2020–21	Erling Haaland	Borussia Dortmund	10
2019–20	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	15
2018–19	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	12
2017–18	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	15
2016–17	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	12
2015–16	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	16
2014–15	Neymar	Barcelona	10
2014–15	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	10
2014–15	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	10
2013–14	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	17
2012–13	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	12
2011–12	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	14
2010–11	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	12
2009–10	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	8
2008–09	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	9
2007–08	Cristiano Ronaldo	Manchester United	8
2006–07	Kaka	AC Milan	10
2005–06	Andriy Shevchenko	AC Milan	9
2004–05	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Manchester United	8
2003–04	Fernando Morientes	Monaco	9
2002–03	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Manchester United	12
2001–02	Ruud van Nistelrooy	Manchester United	10
2000–01	Raul	Real Madrid	7
1999–2000	Mario Jardel	Porto	10
1999–2000	Rivaldo	Barcelona	10
1999–2000	Raul	Real Madrid	10
1998–99	Andriy Shevchenko	Dynamo Kyiv	8
1998–99	Dwight Yorke	Manchester United	8
1997–98	Alessandro Del Piero	Juventus	10
1996–97	Milinko Pantic	Atletico Madrid	5
1995–96	Jari Litmanen	Ajax	9
1994–95	George Weah	Paris Saint-Germain	7
1993–94	Ronald Koeman	Barcelona	8
1993–94	Wynton Rufer	Werder Bremen	8
1992–93	Romario	PSV Eindhoven	7
1991–92	Sergei Yuran	Benfica	7
1991–92	Jean-Pierre Papin	Marseille	7
1990–91	Peter Pacult	Tirol Innsbruck	6
1990–91	Jean-Pierre Papin	Marseille	6
1989–90	Romario	PSV Eindhoven	6
1989–90	Jean-Pierre Papin	Marseille	6
1988–89	Marco van Basten	AC Milan	10
1987–88	Gheorghe Hagi	Steaua București	4
1987–88	Petar Novak	Sparta Prague	4
1987–88	Rene van der Gijp	Neuchatel Xamax	4
1987–88	Rabah Madjer	Porto	4
1987–88	Ally McCoist	Rangers	4
1987–88	Michel	Real Madrid	4
1987–88	Rui Aguas	Benfica	4
1986–87	Borislav Cvetkovic	Red Star Belgrade	7
1985–86	Torbjorn Nilsson	IFK Goteborg	6
1984–85	Torbjorn Nilsson	IFK Goteborg	7
1984–85	Michel Platini	Juventus	7
1983–84	Viktor Sokol	Dinamo Minsk	6
1982–83	Paolo Rossi	Juventus	6
1981–82	Dieter Hoeneb	Bayern Munich	7
1980–81	Terry McDermott	Liverpool	6
1980–81	Graeme Souness	Liverpool	6
1980–81	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge	Bayern Munich	6
1979–80	Soren Lerby	Ajax	10
1978–79	Claudio Sulser	Grasshopper	11
1977–78	Allan Simonsen	Borussia Monchengladbach	5
1976–77	Gerd Muller	Bayern Munich	5
1976–77	Franco Cucinotta	Zurich	5
1975–76	Jupp Heynckes	Borussia Monchengladbach	6
1974–75	Gerd Muller	Bayern Munich	5
1974–75	Eduard Markarov	Ararat Yerevan	5
1973–74	Gerd Muller	Bayern Munich	8
1972–73	Gerd Muller	Bayern Munich	11
1971–72	Johan Cruyff	Ajax	5
1971–72	Antal Dunai	Ujpest	5
1971–72	Lou Macari	Celtic	5
1971–72	Silvester Takac	Standard Liège	5
1970–71	Antonis Antoniadis	Panathinaikos	10
1969–70	Mick Jones	Leeds United	8
1968–69	Denis Law	Manchester United	9
1967–68	Eusebio	Benfica	6
1966–67	Jurgen Piepenburg	Vorwarts Berlin	6
1966–67	Paul Van Himst	Anderlecht	6
1965–66	Florian Albert	Ferencvaros	7
1965–66	Eusebio	Benfica	7
1964–65	Eusebio	Benfica	9
1964–65	Jose Torres	Benfica	9
1963–64	Vladica Kovacevic	Partizan	7
1963–64	Sandro Mazzola	Inter Milan	7
1963–64	Ferenc Puskas	Real Madrid	7
1962–63	José Altafini	AC Milan	14
1961–62	Heinz Strehl	1. FC Nurnberg	8
1961–62	Alfredo Di Stefano	Real Madrid	8
1961–62	Justo Tejada	Real Madrid	8
1961–62	Ferenc Puskas	Real Madrid	8
1960–61	Jose Aguas	Benfica	11
1959–60	Ferenc Puskas	Real Madrid	12
1958–59	Just Fontaine	Reims	10
1957–58	Alfredo Di Stefano	Real Madrid	10
1956–57	Dennis Viollet	Manchester United	9
1955–56	Milos Milutinovic	Partizan	8

Champions League top scorers this season (2022/23)

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	8
2	Kylian Mbappe	PSG	7
3	Vinícius Junior	Real Madrid	6
4	João Mario	Benfica	5
5	Mehdi Taremi	FC Porto	5
6	Robert Lewandowski	Barcelona	5
7	Erling Haaland	Manchester City	5
8	Rafa	Benfica	4
9	Olivier Giroud	AC Milan	4
10	Darwin Nunez	Liverpool	4
11	Jude Bellingham	Borussia Dortmund	4
12	Lionel Messi	PSG	4
13	Mohammed Kudus	Ajax Amsterdam	4
14	Giovanni Simeone	Napoli	4
15	Leroy Sane	Bayern Munich	4
16	Giacomo Raspadori	Napoli	4
17	Daichi Kamada	Eintracht Frankfurt	3
18	Mykhailo Mudryk	Chelsea	3
19	Christopher Nkunku	RB Leipzig	3
20	Andre Silva	RB Leipzig	3
21	Rodrygo	Real Madrid	3

Conclusion

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