UEFA Champions League All Time Top Scorers: Most goals in Champions League history

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The UEFA Champions League, the pinnacle of European club football, has been the stage for some of the most memorable matches and extraordinary goalscoring feats.

Among the standout performers in the 2023/24 competition are football prodigies Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. Haaland, in particular, set a high bar last season by becoming only the second player to score five goals in a Champions League knockout game since Lionel Messi achieved the feat in 2011/12.

In this article, brought to you by The e360hubs, we take a look at the all-time top scorers in the history of the Champions League and European Cup.

Who has scored the most goals in Champions League history?

Leading the pack is none other than Cristiano Ronaldo, who has netted an impressive 140 goals in the competition over his illustrious career. Ronaldo’s goal tally comes from his time at Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus. However, he won’t be adding to that tally for now, as Manchester United are competing in the Europa League during the 2022/23 season.

Hot on Ronaldo’s heels is Lionel Messi, who is second with 129 goals scored for Barcelona and PSG.

Robert Lewandowski rounds out the top three with 92 goals. The Poland international made history by becoming the first player to score a hat-trick for three different teams in the competition (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, and Barcelona), with his latest hat-trick coming against Viktoria Plzen while playing for Barcelona.

Rank	Name	Goals	Appearances	Years	Clubs
1.	Cristiano Ronaldo	140	183	2003-present	Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus
2.	Lionel Messi	129	160	2005-present	Barcelona, PSG
3.	Robert Lewandowski	92	113	2011-present	Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona
4.	Karim Benzema	90	152	2005-present	Real Madrid, Lyon
5.	Raul	71	142	1995-2011	Real Madrid, Schalke
6.	Ruud van Nistelrooy	56	73	1998-2009	PSV, Manchester United, Real Madrid
7.	Thomas Muller	53	146	2009-present	Bayern Munich
8.	Thierry Henry	50	112	1997-2012	Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona
9.	Alfredo Di Stefano	49	58	1955-1964	Real Madrid
10.	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	48	124	2001-present	Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, PSG
	Andriy Shevchenko	48	100	1994-2012	Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea

Here is the remaining list of Players with most Champions League goals in history:

Rank	Player	Goals	Apps	Ratio	Years
12	Eusébio	46	65	0.71	1961–1974
	Filippo Inzaghi	46	81	0.57	1997–2012
14	Mohamed Salah	44	78	0.56	2013–
	Didier Drogba	44	92	0.48	2003–2015
16	Neymar	43	81	0.53	2013–
17	Alessandro Del Piero	42	89	0.47	1995–2009
18	Sergio Agüero	41	79	0.52	2008–2021
19	Kylian Mbappé	40	61	0.66	2016–
20	Ferenc Puskás	36	41	0.88	1956–1966
21	Edinson Cavani	35	70	0.50	2011–
22	Gerd Müller	34	35	0.97	1969–1977
23	Erling Haaland	33	26	1.31	2019–
	Fernando Morientes	33	93	0.35	1997–2009
25	Arjen Robben	31	110	0.28	2002–2018
26	Samuel Eto’o	30	78	0.38	1999–2014
	Antoine Griezmann	30	85	0.35	2014–
	Wayne Rooney	30	85	0.35	2004–2015
	Kaká	30	86	0.35	2003–2014
	Francisco Gento	30	89	0.34	1955–1969
31	David Trezeguet	29	58	0.50	1997–2009
	Roy Makaay	29	61	0.48	2000–2007
	Patrick Kluivert	29	71	0.41	1994–2006
34	Jean-Pierre Papin	28	37	0.76	1989–1994
	Edin Džeko	28	70	0.4	2009–
	Ryan Giggs	28	145	0.19	1993–2014
37	Sadio Mané	27	62	0.44	2017–
	Luis Suárez	27	73	0.37	2010–2022
	Rivaldo	27	73	0.37	1997–2007
	Raheem Sterling	27	80	0.34	2014–
41	Mario Gómez	26	44	0.59	2007–2013
42	Mário Jardel	25	46	0.54	1996–2001
	Robin van Persie	25	59	0.42	2002–2014
	Hernán Crespo	25	65	0.38	1997–2007
45	José Altafini	24	28	0.86	1959–1976
	Marco Simone	24	46	0.52	1989–2001
	José Augusto	24	56	0.43	1960–1969
	Giovane Élber	24	69	0.35	1997–2004
	Gonzalo Higuaín	24	83	0.29	2007–2020
	Luís Figo	24	103	0.23	1997–2009
	Paul Scholes	24	124	0.19	1994–2013

Conclusion

That is all about the list of the Champions League's top goal-scorers of all time. Let's hear from you.