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 59 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.
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1
1
Rank
1
Player
Cristiano Ronaldo
Goals
140
Apps
183
Ratio
0.77
Years
2003–2022
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Manchester United (21/59), Real Madrid (105/101), Juventus (14/23)
2
2
Rank
2
Player
Lionel Messi
Goals
129
Apps
163
Ratio
0.79
Years
2005–2023
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Barcelona (120/149), Paris Saint-Germain (9/14)
3
3
Rank
3
Player
Robert Lewandowski
Goals
105
Apps
138
Ratio
0.77
Years
2011–
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Borussia Dortmund (17/28), Bayern Munich (69/78), Barcelona (19/32)
4
4
Rank
4
Player
Karim Benzema
Goals
90
Apps
152
Ratio
0.59
Years
2005–2023
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Lyon (12/19), Real Madrid (78/133)
5
5
Rank
5
Player
Raúl
Goals
71
Apps
142
Ratio
0.50
Years
1995–2011
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Real Madrid (66/130), Schalke 04 (5/12)
6
6
Rank
6
Player
Kylian Mbappé
Goals
64
Apps
92
Ratio
0.7
Years
2016–
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Monaco (6/9), Paris Saint-Germain (42/64), Real Madrid (16/19)
7
7
Rank
7
Player
Thomas Müller
Goals
57
Apps
163
Ratio
0.35
Years
2009–2025
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Bayern Munich
8
8
Rank
8
Player
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Goals
56
Apps
73
Ratio
0.77
Years
1998–2009
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
PSV Eindhoven (8/11), Manchester United (35/43), Real Madrid (13/19)
9
9
Rank
9
Player
Erling Haaland
Goals
54
Apps
53
Ratio
1.02
Years
2019–
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Red Bull Salzburg (8/6), Borussia Dortmund (15/13), Manchester City (31/34)
10
10
Rank
10
Player
Thierry Henry
Goals
50
Apps
112
Ratio
0.45
Years
1997–2012
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Monaco (7/9), Arsenal (35/77), Barcelona (8/26)
11
11
Rank
11
Player
Alfredo Di Stéfano ‡
Goals
49
Apps
58
Ratio
0.84
Years
1955–1964
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Real Madrid
12
12
Rank
12
Player
Mohamed Salah
Goals
48
Apps
93
Ratio
0.52
Years
2013–
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Basel (2/6), Chelsea (0/2), Roma (1/7), Liverpool (45/78)
Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Shevchenko
Rank
Andriy Shevchenko
Player
48
Goals
100
Apps
0.48
Ratio
1994–2012
Years
Dynamo Kyiv (15/26), AC Milan (29/59), Chelsea (4/15)
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Rank
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Player
48
Goals
124
Apps
0.39
Ratio
2001–2021
Years
Ajax (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)
15
15
Rank
15
Player
Eusébio ‡
Goals
46
Apps
65
Ratio
0.71
Years
1961–1974
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Benfica
Filippo Inzaghi
Filippo Inzaghi
Rank
Filippo Inzaghi
Player
46
Goals
81
Apps
0.57
Ratio
1997–2012
Years
Juventus (17/26), AC Milan (29/55)
17
17
Rank
17
Player
Harry Kane
Goals
45
Apps
63
Ratio
0.71
Years
2016–
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Tottenham Hotspur (21/32), Bayern Munich (24/31)
18
18
Rank
18
Player
Didier Drogba
Goals
44
Apps
92
Ratio
0.48
Years
2003–2015
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Marseille (5/6), Chelsea (36/74), Galatasaray (3/12)
19
19
Rank
19
Player
Neymar
Goals
43
Apps
81
Ratio
0.53
Years
2013–2022
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Barcelona (21/40), Paris Saint-Germain (22/41)
Antoine Griezmann
Antoine Griezmann
Rank
Antoine Griezmann
Player
43
Goals
111
Apps
0.39
Ratio
2014–
Years
Real Sociedad (0/6), Atlético Madrid (39/89), Barcelona (4/16)
21
21
Rank
21
Player
Alessandro Del Piero
Goals
42
Apps
89
Ratio
0.47
Years
1995–2009
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Juventus
22
22
Rank
22
Player
Sergio Agüero
Goals
41
Apps
79
Ratio
0.52
Years
2008–2021
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Atlético Madrid (5/14), Manchester City (36/64), Barcelona (0/1)
23
23
Rank
23
Player
Ferenc Puskás ‡
Goals
36
Apps
41
Ratio
0.88
Years
1956–1966
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Budapest Honvéd (1/2), Real Madrid (35/39)
24
24
Rank
24
Player
Edinson Cavani
Goals
35
Apps
70
Ratio
0.50
Years
2011–2022
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Napoli (5/8), Paris Saint-Germain (30/54), Manchester United (0/8)
25
25
Rank
25
Player
Gerd Müller ‡
Goals
34
Apps
35
Ratio
0.97
Years
1969–1977
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Bayern Munich
26
26
Rank
26
Player
Fernando Morientes
Goals
33
Apps
93
Ratio
0.35
Years
1997–2009
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Real Madrid (17/58), Monaco (9/12), Liverpool (1/5), Valencia (6/14), Marseille (0/4)
27
27
Rank
27
Player
Arjen Robben
Goals
31
Apps
110
Ratio
0.28
Years
2002–2018
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
PSV Eindhoven (3/10), Chelsea (2/19), Real Madrid (1/11), Bayern Munich (25/70)
28
28
Rank
28
Player
Samuel Eto'o
Goals
30
Apps
78
Ratio
0.38
Years
1999–2014
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Real Madrid (0/3), Mallorca (1/5), Barcelona (16/38), Inter Milan (10/23), Chelsea (3/9)
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Rank
Wayne Rooney
Player
30
Goals
85
Apps
0.35
Ratio
2004–2015
Years
Manchester United
Kaká
Kaká
Rank
Kaká
Player
30
Goals
86
Apps
0.35
Ratio
2003–2014
Years
AC Milan (25/62), Real Madrid (5/24)
Paco Gento ‡
Paco Gento ‡
Rank
Paco Gento ‡
Player
30
Goals
89
Apps
0.34
Ratio
1955–1969
Years
Real Madrid
32
32
Rank
32
Player
David Trezeguet
Goals
29
Apps
58
Ratio
0.50
Years
1997–2009
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Monaco (4/9), Juventus (25/49)
Roy Makaay
Roy Makaay
Rank
Roy Makaay
Player
29
Goals
61
Apps
0.48
Ratio
2000–2007
Years
Deportivo La Coruña (12/29), Bayern Munich (17/32)
Patrick Kluivert
Patrick Kluivert
Rank
Patrick Kluivert
Player
29
Goals
71
Apps
0.41
Ratio
1994–2006
Years
Ajax (9/22), Barcelona (20/46), PSV Eindhoven (0/3)
Vinícius Júnior
Vinícius Júnior
Rank
Vinícius Júnior
Player
29
Goals
73
Apps
0.4
Ratio
2018–
Years
Real Madrid
Edin Džeko
Edin Džeko
Rank
Edin Džeko
Player
29
Goals
74
Apps
0.39
Ratio
2009–
Years
VfL Wolfsburg (4/6), Manchester City (3/24), Roma (15/25), Inter Milan (7/19)
Álvaro Morata
Álvaro Morata
Rank
Álvaro Morata
Player
29
Goals
89
Apps
0.33
Ratio
2012–
Years
Real Madrid (4/15), Juventus (15/35), Chelsea (1/7), Atlético Madrid (8/25), AC Milan (1/7)
38
38
Rank
38
Player
Jean-Pierre Papin ‡
Goals
28
Apps
37
Ratio
0.76
Years
1989–1994
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Marseille (19/21), AC Milan (7/13), Bayern Munich (2/3)
Ryan Giggs
Ryan Giggs
Rank
Ryan Giggs
Player
28
Goals
145
Apps
0.19
Ratio
1993–2014
Years
Manchester United
40
40
Rank
40
Player
Sadio Mané
Goals
27
Apps
63
Ratio
0.43
Years
2017–2023
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Liverpool (24/55), Bayern Munich (3/8)
Luis Suárez
Luis Suárez
Rank
Luis Suárez
Player
27
Goals
73
Apps
0.37
Ratio
2010–2022
Years
Ajax (1/5), Barcelona (25/55), Atlético Madrid (1/13)
Rivaldo
Rivaldo
Rank
Rivaldo
Player
27
Goals
73
Apps
0.37
Ratio
1997–2007
Years
Barcelona (22/43), AC Milan (2/13), Olympiacos (3/17)
Raheem Sterling
Raheem Sterling
Rank
Raheem Sterling
Player
27
Goals
88
Apps
0.31
Ratio
2014–
Years
Liverpool (0/6), Manchester City (24/67), Chelsea (3/9), Arsenal (0/6)
44
44
Rank
44
Player
Mario Gómez
Goals
26
Apps
44
Ratio
0.59
Years
2007–2013
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
VfB Stuttgart (3/5), Bayern Munich (23/39)
45
45
Rank
45
Player
Mário Jardel
Goals
25
Apps
46
Ratio
0.54
Years
1996–2001
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
Porto (19/32), Galatasaray (6/14)
Robin van Persie
Robin van Persie
Rank
Robin van Persie
Player
25
Goals
59
Apps
0.42
Ratio
2002–2014
Years
Feyenoord (0/2), Arsenal (18/45), Manchester United (7/12)
Lautaro Martínez
Lautaro Martínez
Rank
Lautaro Martínez
Player
25
Goals
63
Apps
0.4
Ratio
2019–
Years
Inter Milan
Hernán Crespo
Hernán Crespo
Rank
Hernán Crespo
Player
25
Goals
65
Apps
0.38
Ratio
1997–2007
Years
Parma (2/6), Lazio (2/11), Inter Milan (11/23), Chelsea (4/15), AC Milan (6/10)
Rodrygo
Rodrygo
Rank
Rodrygo
Player
25
Goals
67
Apps
0.37
Ratio
2019–
Years
Real Madrid
50
50
Rank
50
Player
José Altafini ‡
Goals
24
Apps
28
Ratio
0.86
Years
1959–1976
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
AC Milan (20/17), Juventus (4/11)
Marco Simone ‡
Marco Simone ‡
Rank
Marco Simone ‡
Player
24
Goals
46
Apps
0.52
Ratio
1989–2001
Years
AC Milan (15/36), Paris Saint-Germain (3/4), Monaco (6/6)
Gabriel Jesus
Gabriel Jesus
Rank
Gabriel Jesus
Player
24
Goals
51
Apps
0.47
Ratio
2017–
Years
Manchester City (20/38), Arsenal (4/13)
Olivier Giroud
Olivier Giroud
Rank
Olivier Giroud
Player
24
Goals
64
Apps
0.38
Ratio
2012–2023
Years
Arsenal (12/29), Chelsea (6/12), AC Milan (6/23)
Giovane Élber
Giovane Élber
Rank
Giovane Élber
Player
24
Goals
69
Apps
0.35
Ratio
1997–2004
Years
Bayern Munich (21/60), Lyon (3/9)
Marco Reus
Marco Reus
Rank
Marco Reus
Player
24
Goals
72
Apps
0.33
Ratio
2012–2024
Years
Borussia Dortmund
Gonzalo Higuaín
Gonzalo Higuaín
Rank
Gonzalo Higuaín
Player
24
Goals
83
Apps
0.29
Ratio
2007–2020
Years
Real Madrid (8/48), Napoli (4/5), Juventus (12/30)
Luís Figo
Luís Figo
Rank
Luís Figo
Player
24
Goals
103
Apps
0.23
Ratio
1997–2009
Years
Barcelona (7/24), Real Madrid (16/58), Inter Milan (1/21)
Ángel Di María
Ángel Di María
Rank
Ángel Di María
Player
24
Goals
116
Apps
0.21
Ratio
2007–2025
Years
Benfica (2/20), Real Madrid (8/39), Paris Saint-Germain (14/54), Juventus (0/3)
Paul Scholes
Paul Scholes
Rank
Paul Scholes
Player
24
Goals
124
Apps
0.19
Ratio
1997–2009
Years
Manchester United
Ranked list
Rank
Player
Goals
Apps
Ratio
Years
Club(s) (Goals/Apps)
1
Cristiano Ronaldo
140
183
0.77
2003–2022
Manchester United (21/59), Real Madrid (105/101), Juventus (14/23)
2
Lionel Messi
129
163
0.79
2005–2023
Barcelona (120/149), Paris Saint-Germain (9/14)
3
Robert Lewandowski
105
138
0.77
2011–
Borussia Dortmund (17/28), Bayern Munich (69/78), Barcelona (19/32)
4
Karim Benzema
90
152
0.59
2005–2023
Lyon (12/19), Real Madrid (78/133)
5
Raúl
71
142
0.50
1995–2011
Real Madrid (66/130), Schalke 04 (5/12)
6
Kylian Mbappé
64
92
0.7
2016–
Monaco (6/9), Paris Saint-Germain (42/64), Real Madrid (16/19)
7
Thomas Müller
57
163
0.35
2009–2025
Bayern Munich
8
Ruud van Nistelrooy
56
73
0.77
1998–2009
PSV Eindhoven (8/11), Manchester United (35/43), Real Madrid (13/19)
9
Erling Haaland
54
53
1.02
2019–
Red Bull Salzburg (8/6), Borussia Dortmund (15/13), Manchester City (31/34)
10
Thierry Henry
50
112
0.45
1997–2012
Monaco (7/9), Arsenal (35/77), Barcelona (8/26)
11
Alfredo Di Stéfano ‡
49
58
0.84
1955–1964
Real Madrid
12
Mohamed Salah
48
93
0.52
2013–
Basel (2/6), Chelsea (0/2), Roma (1/7), Liverpool (45/78)
Andriy Shevchenko
48
100
0.48
1994–2012
Dynamo Kyiv (15/26), AC Milan (29/59), Chelsea (4/15)
Zlatan Ibrahimović
48
124
0.39
2001–2021
Ajax (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)
15
Eusébio ‡
46
65
0.71
1961–1974
Benfica
Filippo Inzaghi
46
81
0.57
1997–2012
Juventus (17/26), AC Milan (29/55)
17
Harry Kane
45
63
0.71
2016–
Tottenham Hotspur (21/32), Bayern Munich (24/31)
18
Didier Drogba
44
92
0.48
2003–2015
Marseille (5/6), Chelsea (36/74), Galatasaray (3/12)
19
Neymar
43
81
0.53
2013–2022
Barcelona (21/40), Paris Saint-Germain (22/41)
Antoine Griezmann
43
111
0.39
2014–
Real Sociedad (0/6), Atlético Madrid (39/89), Barcelona (4/16)
21
Alessandro Del Piero
42
89
0.47
1995–2009
Juventus
22
Sergio Agüero
41
79
0.52
2008–2021
Atlético Madrid (5/14), Manchester City (36/64), Barcelona (0/1)
23
Ferenc Puskás ‡
36
41
0.88
1956–1966
Budapest Honvéd (1/2), Real Madrid (35/39)
24
Edinson Cavani
35
70
0.50
2011–2022
Napoli (5/8), Paris Saint-Germain (30/54), Manchester United (0/8)
25
Gerd Müller ‡
34
35
0.97
1969–1977
Bayern Munich
26
Fernando Morientes
33
93
0.35
1997–2009
Real Madrid (17/58), Monaco (9/12), Liverpool (1/5), Valencia (6/14), Marseille (0/4)
27
Arjen Robben
31
110
0.28
2002–2018
PSV Eindhoven (3/10), Chelsea (2/19), Real Madrid (1/11), Bayern Munich (25/70)
28
Samuel Eto'o
30
78
0.38
1999–2014
Real Madrid (0/3), Mallorca (1/5), Barcelona (16/38), Inter Milan (10/23), Chelsea (3/9)
Wayne Rooney
30
85
0.35
2004–2015
Manchester United
Kaká
30
86
0.35
2003–2014
AC Milan (25/62), Real Madrid (5/24)
Paco Gento ‡
30
89
0.34
1955–1969
Real Madrid
32
David Trezeguet
29
58
0.50
1997–2009
Monaco (4/9), Juventus (25/49)
Roy Makaay
29
61
0.48
2000–2007
Deportivo La Coruña (12/29), Bayern Munich (17/32)
Patrick Kluivert
29
71
0.41
1994–2006
Ajax (9/22), Barcelona (20/46), PSV Eindhoven (0/3)
Vinícius Júnior
29
73
0.4
2018–
Real Madrid
Edin Džeko
29
74
0.39
2009–
VfL Wolfsburg (4/6), Manchester City (3/24), Roma (15/25), Inter Milan (7/19)
Álvaro Morata
29
89
0.33
2012–
Real Madrid (4/15), Juventus (15/35), Chelsea (1/7), Atlético Madrid (8/25), AC Milan (1/7)
38
Jean-Pierre Papin ‡
28
37
0.76
1989–1994
Marseille (19/21), AC Milan (7/13), Bayern Munich (2/3)
Ryan Giggs
28
145
0.19
1993–2014
Manchester United
40
Sadio Mané
27
63
0.43
2017–2023
Liverpool (24/55), Bayern Munich (3/8)
Luis Suárez
27
73
0.37
2010–2022
Ajax (1/5), Barcelona (25/55), Atlético Madrid (1/13)
Rivaldo
27
73
0.37
1997–2007
Barcelona (22/43), AC Milan (2/13), Olympiacos (3/17)
Raheem Sterling
27
88
0.31
2014–
Liverpool (0/6), Manchester City (24/67), Chelsea (3/9), Arsenal (0/6)
44
Mario Gómez
26
44
0.59
2007–2013
VfB Stuttgart (3/5), Bayern Munich (23/39)
45
Mário Jardel
25
46
0.54
1996–2001
Porto (19/32), Galatasaray (6/14)
Robin van Persie
25
59
0.42
2002–2014
Feyenoord (0/2), Arsenal (18/45), Manchester United (7/12)
Lautaro Martínez
25
63
0.4
2019–
Inter Milan
Hernán Crespo
25
65
0.38
1997–2007
Parma (2/6), Lazio (2/11), Inter Milan (11/23), Chelsea (4/15), AC Milan (6/10)