List of UEFA Champions League top scorers
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 list below is weighted in favour of modern players.
All-time top scorers
The table below does not include goals scored in the qualification stage of the competition.Bold indicates players taking part in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League.
Rank | Player | Goals | Apps | Ratio | Years | Club |
1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 128 | 169 | 2003– | Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus | |
2 | Lionel Messi | 114 | 141 | 2005– | Barcelona | |
3 | Raúl | 71 | 142 | 1995–2011 | Real Madrid, Schalke 04 | |
4 | Robert Lewandowski | 64 | 86 | 2011– | Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich | |
4 | Karim Benzema | 64 | 119 | 2006– | Lyon, Real Madrid | |
6 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 56 | 73 | 1998–2009 | PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid | |
7 | Thierry Henry | 50 | 112 | 1997–2012 | Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona | |
8 | Alfredo Di Stéfano ‡ | 49 | 58 | 1955–1964 | Real Madrid | |
9 | Andriy Shevchenko | 48 | 100 | 1994–2012 | Dynamo Kyiv, Milan, Chelsea | |
9 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 48 | 120 | 2001–2017 | Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Milan, Paris Saint-Germain | |
11 | Eusébio ‡ | 46 | 63 | 1961–1974 | Benfica | |
11 | Filippo Inzaghi | 46 | 81 | 1997–2012 | Juventus, Milan | |
13 | Didier Drogba | 44 | 92 | 2003–2015 | Marseille, Chelsea, Galatasaray | |
13 | Thomas Müller | 44 | 111 | 2008– | Bayern Munich | |
15 | Alessandro Del Piero | 42 | 89 | 1995–2009 | Juventus | |
16 | Sergio Agüero | 39 | 71 | 2008– | Atlético Madrid, Manchester City | |
17 | Ferenc Puskás ‡ | 35 | 41 | 1956–1966 | Budapest Honvéd, Real Madrid | |
17 | Neymar | 35 | 57 | 2013– | Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain | |
17 | Edinson Cavani | 35 | 62 | 2011– | Napoli, Paris Saint-Germain | |
20 | Gerd Müller ‡ | 34 | 35 | 1969–1977 | Bayern Munich | |
21 | Fernando Morientes | 33 | 93 | 1997–2009 | Real Madrid, Monaco, Liverpool, Valencia | |
22 | Francisco Gento ‡ | 32 | 88 | 1955–1969 | Real Madrid | |
23 | Arjen Robben | 31 | 110 | 2002–2018 | PSV Eindhoven, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich | |
24 | Samuel Eto'o | 30 | 78 | 1999–2014 | Mallorca, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Chelsea | |
24 | Wayne Rooney | 30 | 85 | 2004–2015 | Manchester United | |
24 | Kaká | 30 | 86 | 2003–2014 | Milan, Real Madrid | |
27 | David Trezeguet | 29 | 58 | 1997–2009 | Monaco, Juventus | |
27 | Roy Makaay | 29 | 61 | 2000–2007 | Deportivo La Coruña, Bayern Munich | |
27 | Patrick Kluivert | 29 | 71 | 1994–2006 | Ajax, Barcelona | |
30 | Jean-Pierre Papin ‡ | 28 | 37 | 1989–1994 | Marseille, Milan, Bayern Munich | |
30 | Ryan Giggs | 28 | 145 | 1993–2014 | Manchester United | |
32 | Rivaldo | 27 | 73 | 1997–2007 | Barcelona, Milan, Olympiacos | |
33 | Mario Gómez | 26 | 44 | 2007–2013 | Stuttgart, Bayern Munich | |
34 | Mário Jardel | 25 | 46 | 1996–2001 | Porto, Galatasaray | |
34 | Robin van Persie | 25 | 59 | 2002–2014 | Arsenal, Manchester United | |
34 | Hernán Crespo | 25 | 65 | 1997–2007 | Parma, Lazio, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Milan | |
34 | Giovane Élber | 25 | 69 | 1997–2004 | Bayern Munich, Lyon | |
38 | José Altafini ‡ | 24 | 28 | 1959–1976 | Milan, Juventus | |
38 | Marco Simone ‡ | 24 | 46 | 1989–2001 | Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco | |
38 | Luis Suárez | 24 | 58 | 2010– | Ajax, Barcelona | |
38 | Gonzalo Higuaín | 24 | 82 | 2007– | Real Madrid, Napoli, Juventus | |
38 | Luís Figo | 24 | 103 | 1997–2009 | Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan | |
38 | Paul Scholes | 24 | 124 | 1994–2013 | Manchester United | |
44 | Antoine Griezmann | 23 | 61 | 2014– | Atlético Madrid, Barcelona | |
44 | Jari Litmanen | 23 | 57 | 1993–2003 | Ajax, Liverpool | |
44 | Frank Lampard | 23 | 105 | 2001–2015 | Chelsea | |
47 | Santillana ‡ | 22 | 46 | 1971–1988 | Real Madrid | |
47 | Mohamed Salah | 22 | 48 | 2013– | Basel, Roma, Liverpool | |
47 | Edin Džeko | 22 | 55 | 2009– | Wolfsburg, Manchester City, Roma | |
50 | José Torres ‡ | 21 | 33 | 1959–1971 | Benfica | |
50 | Luiz Adriano | 21 | 47 | 2008–2018 | Shakhtar Donetsk, Spartak Moscow | |
50 | Amancio ‡ | 21 | 52 | 1962–1976 | Real Madrid | |
50 | Mario Mandžukić | 21 | 60 | 2012–2019 | Bayern Munich, Atlético Madrid, Juventus | |
50 | Steven Gerrard | 21 | 73 | 2001–2015 | Liverpool | |
50 | Claudio Pizarro | 21 | 73 | 2001–2014 | Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen |
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Top scorers by seasons
The table below does not include goals scored in the qualification stage of the competition.Season | Player | 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 | Heinz Strehl | 1. FC Nürnberg | 8 |
1962–63 | José Altafini | Milan | 14 |
1963–64 | Vladica Kovačević | Partizan | 7 |
1963–64 | Sandro Mazzola | Inter Milan | 7 |
1963–64 | Ferenc Puskás | Real Madrid | 7 |
1964–65 | Eusébio | Benfica | 9 |
1964–65 | José Torres | Benfica | 9 |
1965–66 | Flórián Albert | Ferencváros | 7 |
1965–66 | Eusébio | Benfica | 7 |
1966–67 | Jürgen Piepenburg | Vorwärts Berlin | 6 |
1966–67 | Paul Van Himst | Anderlecht | 6 |
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 | Johan Cruyff | Ajax | 5 |
1971–72 | Antal Dunai | Újpesti Dózsa | 5 |
1971–72 | Lou Macari | Celtic | 5 |
1971–72 | Silvester Takač | Standard Liège | 5 |
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 | Ararat Yerevan | 5 |
1975–76 | Jupp Heynckes | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 |
1976–77 | Gerd Müller | Bayern Munich | 5 |
1976–77 | Franco Cucinotta | Zürich | 5 |
1977–78 | Allan Simonsen | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5 |
1978–79 | Claudio Sulser | Grasshopper | 11 |
1979–80 | Søren Lerby | Ajax | 10 |
1980–81 | Terry McDermott | Liverpool | 6 |
1980–81 | Graeme Souness | Liverpool | 6 |
1980–81 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | Bayern Munich | 6 |
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 | Juventus | 7 |
1985–86 | Torbjörn Nilsson | IFK Göteborg | 6 |
1986–87 | Borislav Cvetković | Red Star Belgrade | 7 |
1987–88 | Gheorghe Hagi | Steaua Bucureşti | 4 |
1987–88 | Jean-Marc Ferreri | Bordeaux | 4 |
1987–88 | Rabah Madjer | Porto | 4 |
1987–88 | Ally McCoist | Rangers | 4 |
1987–88 | Míchel | Real Madrid | 4 |
1987–88 | Rui Águas | Benfica | 4 |
1988–89 | Marco van Basten | Milan | 10 |
1989–90 | Romário | PSV Eindhoven | 6 |
1989–90 | Jean-Pierre Papin | Marseille | 6 |
1990–91 | Peter Pacult | Tirol Innsbruck | 6 |
1990–91 | Jean-Pierre Papin | Marseille | 6 |
1991–92 | Sergei Yuran | Benfica | 7 |
1991–92 | Jean-Pierre Papin | Marseille | 7 |
1992–93 | Franck Sauzée | Marseille | 5 |
1993–94 | Ronald Koeman | Barcelona | 8 |
1993–94 | Wynton Rufer | Werder Bremen | 8 |
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 | Manchester United | 8 |
1999–00 | Mário Jardel | Porto | 10 |
1999–00 | Rivaldo | Barcelona | 10 |
1999–00 | Raúl | Real Madrid | 10 |
2000–01 | Raúl | Real Madrid | 7 |
2001–02 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Manchester United | 10 |
2002–03 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Manchester United | 12 |
2003–04 | Fernando Morientes | Monaco | 9 |
2004–05 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Manchester United | 8 |
2005–06 | Andriy Shevchenko | Milan | 9 |
2006–07 | Kaká | 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 |
2014–15 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | 10 |
2014–15 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 10 |
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 |