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
As of 11 March 2020[1][2][3]
‡ Indicates player from the European Cup era

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(s)
1 Cristiano Ronaldo 128[lower-alpha 1] 169 0.76 2003– Manchester United (15), Real Madrid (105), Juventus (8)
2 Lionel Messi 114 141 0.81 2005– Barcelona
3 Raúl 71 142 0.5 1995–2011 Real Madrid (66), Schalke 04 (5)
4 Robert Lewandowski 64 86 0.74 2011– Borussia Dortmund (17), Bayern Munich (47)
Karim Benzema 64 119 0.54 2006– Lyon (12), Real Madrid (52)
6 Ruud van Nistelrooy 56[lower-alpha 2] 73 0.77 1998–2009 PSV Eindhoven (8), Manchester United (35), Real Madrid (13)
7 Thierry Henry 50[lower-alpha 3] 112 0.45 1997–2012 Monaco (7), Arsenal (35), Barcelona (8)
8 Alfredo Di Stéfano ‡ 49 58 0.84 1955–1964 Real Madrid
9 Andriy Shevchenko 48[lower-alpha 4] 100 0.48 1994–2012 Dynamo Kyiv (15), Milan (29), Chelsea (4)
Zlatan Ibrahimović 48[lower-alpha 5] 120 0.4 2001–2017 Ajax (6), Juventus (3), Inter Milan (6), Barcelona (4), Milan (9), Paris Saint-Germain (20)
11 Eusébio ‡ 46 63 0.73 1961–1974 Benfica
Filippo Inzaghi 46[lower-alpha 6] 81 0.57 1997–2012 Juventus (17), Milan (29)
13 Didier Drogba 44 92 0.48 2003–2015 Marseille (5), Chelsea (36), Galatasaray (3)
Thomas Müller 44 111 0.4 2008– Bayern Munich
15 Alessandro Del Piero 42[lower-alpha 7] 89 0.47 1995–2009 Juventus
16 Sergio Agüero 39[lower-alpha 8] 71 0.55 2008– Atlético Madrid (5), Manchester City (34)
17 Ferenc Puskás ‡ 35 41[5] 0.85 1956–1966 Budapest Honvéd (1), Real Madrid (34)
Neymar 35 57[6] 0.61 2013– Barcelona (21), Paris Saint-Germain (14)
Edinson Cavani 35 62[7] 0.56 2011– Napoli (5), Paris Saint-Germain (30)
20 Gerd Müller ‡ 34 35[5] 0.97 1969–1977 Bayern Munich
21 Fernando Morientes 33[lower-alpha 9] 93 0.35 1997–2009 Real Madrid (17), Monaco (9), Liverpool (1), Valencia (6)
22 Francisco Gento ‡ 32 88 0.36 1955–1969 Real Madrid
23 Arjen Robben 31[lower-alpha 10] 110 0.28 2002–2018 PSV Eindhoven (3), Chelsea (2), Real Madrid (1), Bayern Munich (25)
24 Samuel Eto'o 30[lower-alpha 11] 78 0.38 1999–2014 Mallorca (1), Barcelona (16), Inter Milan (10), Chelsea (3)
Wayne Rooney 30[lower-alpha 12] 85 0.35 2004–2015 Manchester United
Kaká 30 86 0.35 2003–2014 Milan (25), Real Madrid (5)
27 David Trezeguet 29[lower-alpha 13] 58 0.5 1997–2009 Monaco (4), Juventus (25)
Roy Makaay 29 61 0.48 2000–2007 Deportivo La Coruña (12), Bayern Munich (17)
Patrick Kluivert 29[lower-alpha 14] 71 0.41 1994–2006 Ajax (9), Barcelona (20)
30 Jean-Pierre Papin ‡ 28 37[5] 0.76 1989–1994 Marseille (19), Milan (7), Bayern Munich (2)
Ryan Giggs 28[lower-alpha 15] 145 0.19 1993–2014 Manchester United
32 Rivaldo 27[lower-alpha 16] 73 0.37 1997–2007 Barcelona (22), Milan (2), Olympiacos (3)
33 Mario Gómez 26[lower-alpha 17] 44[8] 0.59 2007–2013 Stuttgart (3), Bayern Munich (23)
34 Mário Jardel 25[lower-alpha 18] 46[9] 0.54 1996–2001 Porto (19), Galatasaray (6)
Robin van Persie 25[lower-alpha 19] 59 0.42 2002–2014 Arsenal (18), Manchester United (7)
Hernán Crespo 25[lower-alpha 20] 65 0.38 1997–2007 Parma (2), Lazio (2), Inter Milan (11), Chelsea (4), Milan (6)
Giovane Élber 25[lower-alpha 21] 69 0.36 1997–2004 Bayern Munich (22), Lyon (3)
38 José Altafini ‡ 24 28[5] 0.86 1959–1976 Milan (20), Juventus (4)
Marco Simone ‡ 24[lower-alpha 22] 46[10] 0.52 1989–2001 Milan (15), Paris Saint-Germain (3), Monaco (6)
Luis Suárez 24[lower-alpha 23] 58 0.41 2010– Ajax (1), Barcelona (23)
Gonzalo Higuaín 24 82 0.29 2007– Real Madrid (8), Napoli (4), Juventus (12)
Luís Figo 24 103 0.23 1997–2009 Barcelona (7), Real Madrid (16), Inter Milan (1)
Paul Scholes 24[lower-alpha 24] 124 0.19 1994–2013 Manchester United
44 Antoine Griezmann 23[lower-alpha 25] 61[11] 0.38 2014– Atlético Madrid (21), Barcelona (2)
Jari Litmanen 23 57 0.4 1993–2003 Ajax (20), Liverpool (3)
Frank Lampard 23 105 0.22 2001–2015 Chelsea (23)
47 Santillana ‡ 22 46[12] 0.48 1971–1988 Real Madrid
Mohamed Salah 22[lower-alpha 26] 48[13] 0.46 2013– Basel (2), Roma (1), Liverpool (19)
Edin Džeko 22 55 0.42 2009– Wolfsburg (4), Manchester City (3), Roma (15)
50 José Torres ‡ 21 33[14] 0.64 1959–1971 Benfica
Luiz Adriano 21[lower-alpha 27] 47[15] 0.45 2008–2018 Shakhtar Donetsk (20), Spartak Moscow (1)
Amancio ‡ 21 52 0.4 1962–1976 Real Madrid
Mario Mandžukić 21 60 0.36 2012–2019 Bayern Munich (6), Atlético Madrid (5), Juventus (10)
Steven Gerrard 21[lower-alpha 28] 73 0.29 2001–2015 Liverpool
Claudio Pizarro 21[lower-alpha 29] 73 0.29 2001–2014 Bayern Munich (18), Werder Bremen (3)
Notes
  1. Ronaldo additionally scored one goal[4] in four qualification matches.
  2. Van Nistelrooy additionally scored four goals in eight qualification matches.
  3. Henry additionally scored one goal in three qualification matches.
  4. Shevchenko additionally scored 11 goals in 16 qualification matches.
  5. Ibrahimović additionally scored one goal in four qualification matches.
  6. Inzaghi additionally scored four goals in four qualification matches.
  7. Del Piero additionally scored two goals in three qualification matches.
  8. Agüero additionally scored six goals in four qualification matches.
  9. Morientes additionally scored six goals in 11 qualification matches.
  10. Robben additionally scored one goal in one qualification match.
  11. Eto'o additionally scored three goals in four qualification matches.
  12. Rooney additionally scored four goals in three qualification matches.
  13. Trezeguet additionally scored three goals in three qualification matches.
  14. Kluivert additionally scored one goal in four qualification matches.
  15. Giggs additionally scored two goals in 10 qualification matches.
  16. Rivaldo additionally scored four goals in five qualification matches.
  17. Gómez additionally scored one goal in two qualification matches.
  18. Jardel additionally scored three goals in two qualification matches.
  19. Van Persie additionally scored two goals in nine qualification matches.
  20. Crespo additionally scored three goals in five qualification matches.
  21. Élber additionally scored two goals in four qualification matches.
  22. Simone additionally scored one goal in two qualification matches.
  23. Suárez additionally scored four goals in six qualification matches.
  24. Scholes additionally scored one goal in six qualification matches.
  25. Griezmann additionally scored one goal in two qualification matches.
  26. Salah additionally scored four goals in ten qualification matches.
  27. Adriano additionally scored one goal in six qualification matches.
  28. Gerrard additionally scored nine goals in 14 qualification matches.
  29. Pizarro additionally scored three goals in four qualification matches.

Top scorers by seasons

The table below does not include goals scored in the qualification stage of the competition.[16]

Season Player(s) Club(s) 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
Sandro Mazzola Inter Milan
Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid
1964–65 Eusébio Benfica 9
José 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 Johan Cruyff Ajax 5
Antal Dunai Újpesti Dózsa
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 6
1976–77 Gerd Müller Bayern Munich 5
Franco Cucinotta Zürich
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
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 6
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
Míchel Real Madrid
Rui Águas Benfica
1988–89 Marco van Basten Milan 10
1989–90 Romário PSV Eindhoven 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 Franck Sauzée Marseille 5
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
1999–00 Mário Jardel Porto 10
Rivaldo Barcelona
Raúl Real Madrid
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
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

By player
Player Titles Seasons
Cristiano Ronaldo72007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
Lionel Messi62008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19
Gerd Müller41972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77
Eusébio31964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68
Jean-Pierre Papin1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
Ruud van Nistelrooy2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
Ferenc Puskás21959–60, 1963–64
Torbjörn Nilsson1984–85, 1985–86
Raúl1999–2000, 2000–01
Andriy Shevchenko1998–99, 2005–06

By country
Country Titles Seasons
Portugal131960–61, 1964–65,[lower-alpha 1] 1964–65,[lower-alpha 1] 1965–66, 1967–68, 1987–88, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
West Germany81961–62, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1981–82
Argentina71957–58, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018–19
France71958–59, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93
Netherlands61971–72, 1988–89, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
Yugoslavia51955–56, 1963–64, 1971–72, 1986–87, 1996–97
Italy1962–63, 1963–64, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1997–98
Brazil1989–90, 1999–2000,[lower-alpha 2] 1999–2000,[lower-alpha 2] 2006–07, 2014–15
Hungary41959–60, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1971–72
Scotland1968–69, 1971–72, 1980–81, 1987–88
Spain1987–88, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2003–04
England31956–57, 1969–70, 1980–81
Ukraine1991–92, 1998–99, 2005–06
Soviet Union21974–75, 1983–84
Denmark1977–78, 1979–80
Sweden1984–85, 1985–86
Notes
  1. Two Portuguese players were joint top scorers in this season.
  2. Two Brazilian players were joint top scorers in this season.

See also

References
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