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UEFA Champions League Top Goalscorers

Explore the complete list of top goalscorers in the UEFA European Cup & UEFA Champions League, from the 1955-56 season to the 2023-24 season. This table provides a season-by-season breakdown of the leading scorers, including their nationality, club, and total goals. Discover the legends who topped the charts, from Di Stéfano and Puskás to Messi and Ronaldo.

UEFA European Cup & Champions League Top Goalscorers


Season	Player	Nat	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	Alfredo Di Stéfano		Real Madrid	7
		Bent Løfqvist			B 1913
		Ferenc Puskás			Real Madrid
		Heinz Strehl			Nuremberg
		Justo Tejada			Real Madrid
1962–63	José Altafini		Milan	14
1963–64	Vladica Kovačević		Partizan	7
		Sandro Mazzola			Internazionale
		Ferenc Puskás			Real Madrid
1964–65	Eusébio		Benfica	9
1964–65		José Augusto Torres		9	Benfica
1965–66	Flórián Albert		Ferencváros	7
1965–66		Eusébio		7	Benfica
1966–67	Jürgen Piepenburg		Vorwärts Berlin	6
1966–67		Paul Van Himst		6	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	Antal Dunai		Újpesti Dosza	5
		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
1974–75		Eduard Markarov		5	Ararat Yerevan
1975–76	Jupp Heynckes		Borussia Mönchengladbach	7
1976–77	Gerd Müller		Bayern Munich	5
1976–77		Franco Cucinotta		5	Zürich
1977–78	Allan Simonsen		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
1984–85		Michel Platini		7	Juventus
1985–86	Torbjörn Nilsson		IFK Göteborg	7
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
		Petar Novák			Sparta Prague
		Míchel			Real Madrid
		Rui Águas			Benfica
1988–89	Marco van Basten		AC Milan	10
1989–90	Romário		PSV	6
1989–90		Jean-Pierre Papin		6	Marseille
1990–91	Peter Pacult		Tirol Innsbruck	6
1990–91		Jean-Pierre Papin		6	Marseille
1991–92	Sergei Yuran		Benfica	7
1991–92		Jean-Pierre Papin		7	Marseille
1992–93	Romário		PSV	7
1993–94	Ronald Koeman		Barcelona	8
1993–94		Wynton Rufer		8	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
1998–99		Dwight Yorke		8	Manchester United
1999–2000	Mário Jardel		Porto	10
		Rivaldo			Barcelona
		Raúl			Real Madrid
2000–01	Andriy Shevchenko		AC Milan	9
2001–02	Ruud van Nistelrooy		Manchester United	10
2002–03	Ruud van Nistelrooy		Manchester United	12
2003–04	Fernando Morientes		AS Monaco	9
2004–05	Ruud van Nistelrooy		Manchester United	8
2005–06	Andriy Shevchenko		AC Milan	9
2006–07	Kaká		AC 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
2019-20	Robert Lewandowski		Bayern Munich	15
2020-21	Erling Haaland		Borussia Dortmund	10
2021-22	Karim Benzema		Real Madrid	14
2022-23	Erling Haaland		Manchester City	12
2023-24	Harry Kane		Bayern Munich	8
2023-24		Kylian Mbappé		8	Paris Saint-Germain