This list lists the top 10 top scorers in the history of the current Champions League based on the number of goals scored by players in the game.
Football is the most popular sport in the world, with hundreds of millions of fans around the world watching the game every year, and even more participating in the sport. While the World Cup is the most-watched football/soccer (and sports) event, the UEFA Champions League is the most-watched sporting event of the year (even surpassing the Super Bowl).
It is in the Champions League that world-class players are produced and recognized. For strikers whose main goal is to score a goal on the pitch, scoring goals in this most prestigious game at club level is probably the most glorious thing to do.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
Champions League goals scored: 140
UEFA Champions League matches: 183
Champions League goal rate: 0.77
Date of birth: 5 February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Nationality: Portuguese
Current teams: Manchester United and Portugal
Career Overview:
2002-2003: Sporting CP (Portugal)
2003-2009: Manchester United (England)
2009-2018: Real Madrid (Spain)
2018-2021: Juventus Football Club (Italy)
Since August 2021: Manchester United (England)
Since August 2003: Portugal national team
Titles won:
1 European Champion: 2016 (with Portugal) 5 Champions League: 2008 (with Manchester United), 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (both with Real Madrid)
3 Premier League titles: 2007, 2008 and 2009 (both for Manchester United)
1 English Cup: 2004 (Manchester United)
2 Spanish La Liga titles: 2012 and 2017 (both for Real Madrid)
2 Spanish Cup winners: 2011 and 2014 (both for Real Madrid)
2 Serie A titles: 2019 and 2020 (both for Juventus)
1 Coppa Italia title: 2021 (with Juventus FC)
Five-time Golden Globe winner: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017
2. Lionel Messi
Champions League goals: 129
Champions League games: 163
Champions League goal rate: 0.79
Date of birth: 24 June 1987 in Santa Fe Rosario, Argentina
Nationality: Argentine
Current teams: Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina national team
Career Overview:
2004-2021: FC Barcelona (Spain)
Since July 2021: Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Since August 2005: Argentine national team
Titles won:
1 Copa America winner: 2021 (with Argentina)4 UEFA Champions League titles: 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2015 (both FC Barcelona)
10 Spanish La Liga titles: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019 (both FC Barcelona)
7 Spanish Cup winners: 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021 (both FC Barcelona)
1 Ligue 1 title: 2022 (with Paris Saint-Germain)
7-time Golden Globe winner: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021
3. Robert Lewandowski
Champions League goals: 92
Champions League appearances: 112
Champions League goal rate: 0.82
Born: 21 August 1988 in Warsaw, Mazowsche, Poland
Nationality: Polish
Current teams: FC Barcelona and Poland National Team
Career Overview:
2006–2008: Znicz Pruszków (波兰)
2008-2010: Lech Poznań (Poland)
2010-2014: Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
2014-2022: Bayern Munich (Germany)
From July 202 2: FC Barcelona (Spain)
Since September 2008: Polish national team
Titles won:
1 UEFA Champions League: 2020 (with Bayern Munich)
1次波兰 Ekstraklasa 冠军:2010 年(与 Lech Poznan)
1 Poland Cup winner: 2009 (with Lech Poznań)
10 Bundesliga titles: 2011, 2012 (both for Borussia Dortmund), 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 (all for Bayern Munich)
4 German Cup winners: 2012 (with Borussia Dortmund), 2016, 2019 and 2020 (with Bayern Munich respectively)
1 Spanish La Liga title: 2023 (with FC Barcelona)
4. Karim Benzema
Champions League goals: 90
UEFA Champions League games: 151
UEFA Champions League goal rate: 0.6
Date of birth: 19 December 1987 in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Nationality: French
Current teams: Real Madrid and the French national team
Career Overview:
2004-2009: Olympique de Lyon (France)
2009-2023: Real Madrid (Spain)
As of June 2023: All-Ittihad Club (Saudi Arabia)
2006-2023 : French national team
Titles won:
5 UEFA Champions League titles: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022 (all for Real Madrid)
4 Ligue 1 titles: 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 (all Olympique Lyonnais)
1 French Cup winner: 2008 (with Olympique Lyonnais)
4 Spanish La Liga titles: 2012, 2017, 2020 and 2022 (all for Real Madrid)
2 Spanish Cup winners: 2011, 2014 and 2023 (both for Real Madrid)
1 Golden Globe winner: 2022
5. Raul Gonzalez
Champions League goals scored: 71
Champions League appearances: 142
UEFA Champions League goal rate: 0.5
Date of birth: 27 June 1977 in Madrid, Spain
Nationality: Spanish
Current Team: None (Retired)
Career Overview:
1994-2010: Real Madrid (Spain)
2 010-2012: Schalke 04 (Germany)
2 012-2014:Al Sadd SC(卡塔尔)
2014-2015: New York Cosmos (USA)
1996-2006: Spanish national team
Titles won:
3 UEFA Champions League titles: 1998, 2000 and 2002 (both for Real Madrid)
6 Spanish La Liga titles: 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2007 and 2008 (all for Real Madrid)
1 German Cup winner: 2011 (with Schalke 04)
1 Qatar Stars League Champion: 2013 (with Al Sadd SC)
1 Qatar Cup winner: 2014 (with Al Sadd SC)
6. Van Nistelrooy
Champions League goals: 56
UEFA Champions League matches: 73
Champions League goal rate: 0.77
Date of birth: 1 July 1976 in Oss, North Brabant, the Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
Current Team: None (Retired)
Career Overview:
1993-1997: FC Den Bosch (荷兰)
1997-1998:SC 海伦芬 (荷兰)
1998-2001: PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
2001-2006: Manchester United (England)
2006-2010: Real Madrid (Spain)
2010-2011: SV Hamburg (Germany)
2011-2012: Malaga FC (Spain)
1998-2011: Netherlands national team
Titles won:
2 Dutch Eredivisie titles: 2000 and 2001 (both for PSV PSV Eindhoven)
1 Premier League title: 2003 (with Manchester United)
1 English Cup: 2004 (Manchester United)
2 Spanish La Liga titles: 2007 and 2008 (both for Real Madrid)
7. Thomas Mueller
Champions League goals scored: 53
Champions League appearances: 142
Champions League goal rate: 0.37
Date of birth: 13 September 1989 in Verheim, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
Nationality: German
Current teams: Bayern Munich and the German national team
Career Overview:
Since August 2008: Bayern Munich (Germany)
Since March 2010: German national team
Titles won:
1-time World Cup winner: 2014 (with Germany)
2 UEFA Champions League titles: 2013 and 2020 (both for Bayern Munich)
12 Bundesliga titles: 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (both Bayern Munich)
6 German Cup winners: 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020 (all Bayern Munich)
8. Thierry Henry
Champions League goals scored: 50
Champions League games: 112
Champions League goal percentage: 0.45
Date of birth: 17 August 1977 in Les Ulis, Île-de-France
Nationality: French
Current Team: None (Retired)
Career Overview:
1994-1999：AS Monaco（摩纳哥）
1999-1999: Juventus Football Club (Italy)
1999-2007: Arsenal (England)
2007-2010: FC Barcelona (Spain)
2010-2014: New York Red Bulls (USA)
1997-2010: French national team
Titles won:
1-time World Cup winner: 1998 (with France)
1 European Champion: 2000 (with France)
1 UEFA Champions League: 2009 (with FC Barcelona)
1 Ligue 1 title: 1997 (Monaco)
2 Premier League titles: 2002 and 2004 (both for Arsenal FC)
2 English Cup winners: 2002 and 2003 (both for Arsenal FC)
2 Spanish La Liga titles: 2009 and 2010 (both for FC Barcelona)
1 Spanish Cup winner: 2009 (with FC Barcelona)
1x US MLS Champion: 2013 (with New York Red Bulls)
9. Alfredo Di Stefano
UEFA Champions League goals: 49
UEFA Champions League matches: 58
Champions League goal rate: 0.84
Date of birth: 4 July 1926 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died: July 7, 2014 in Madrid, Spain
Nationality: Argentinian-Spanish
Current Team: None (deceased)
Career Overview:
1945-1945: River Plate (Argentina)
1945-1946: Atlético Huracán (Argentina)
1946-1949: River Plate (Argentina)
1949-1953: Millionaires FC (Colombia)
1953-1964: Real Madrid (Spain)
1964-1966: RCD Espanyol (Spain)
1947-1947: Argentine national team
1949-1949: Colombian national team
1957-1962: Spanish national team
Titles won:
1 Copa América Sudamericana: 1947 (with Argentina)
5 UEFA Champions League titles: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960 (all for Real Madrid)
2 Argentine Primera Champions: 1945 and 1947 (both River Plate)
8 Spanish La Liga titles: 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964 (all for Real Madrid)
1 Spanish Cup: 1962 (for Real Madrid)
2-time Golden Globe winner: 1957 and 1959
10. Andrei Shevchenko
Champions League goals: 48
UEFA Champions League games: 100
Champions League goal rate: 0.48
Date of birth: 29 September 1976 in the Soviet Union, Ukraine, Dverkivshina
Nationality: Ukrainian
Current team: None (retired)Career Overview:
1993-1999: Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine)
1999-2006: AC Milan (Italy)
2006-2008: Chelsea Football Club (England)
2008-2009: AC Milan (Italy)
2009-2012: Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine)
1995-2012: National team of Ukraine
Titles won:
1 UEFA Champions League: 2003 (with AC Milan)
5 Ukrainian Superleague titles: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 (all for Dynamo Kyiv)
3 Ukrainian Cup winners: 1996, 1998 and 1999 (all for Dynamo Kyiv)
1 Serie A title: 2004 (with AC Milan)
1 Coppa Italia winner: 2003 (with AC Milan)
1 English Cup: 2007 (with Chelsea Football Club)
1-time Golden Globe winner: 2004
Top 10 top scorers in UEFA Champions League history
(As of September 20, 2023)
| 1. Cristiano Ronaldo 140 goals in 183 games Goal rate: 0.77 |
| 2. Lionel Messi 129 goals in 163 games Goal rate: 0.79 |
| 3. Robert Lewandowski 92 goals in 112 games Goal rate: 0.82 |
| 4. Karim Benzema 90 goals in 151 games Goal rate: 0.6 |
| 5. Raul Gonzalez 72 goals in 142 games Goal rate: 0.5 |
| 6. Luther van Nistelrooy 56 goals in 73 games Goal rate: 0.77 |
| 7. Thomas Mueller 53 goals in 142 games Goal rate: 0.37 |
| 8. Thierry Henry 50 goals in 112 games Goal rate: 0.45 |
| 9. Alfredo Di Stefano 49 goals in 58 games Goal rate: 0.84 |
| 10. Andrei Shevchenko 100 games 48 Goal Goal Percentage: 0.48 |