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UEFA Champions League top goal scorers 2024-25: Robert Lewandowski enters race in updated Golden Boot rankings

As one of the world’s most prominent football competitions, the UEFA Champions League can be a breeding ground for superstars of today and tomorrow.

The best players in the world look not only to vault their clubs to the coveted title, but also put themselves on a pathway to global renown.

While players all over the pitch are scrutinized and praised, goals get the headlines more often than not. Harry Kane, who finished joint-top of last season’s standings alongside Kylian Mbappe, is off to a flying start in the new format as he scored an incredible four goals in Bayern Munich’s resounding 9-2 win over Dinamo Zagreb, including a hat-trick of penalties.

Kylian Mbappe is off the mark with Real Madrid in a win over Stuttgart, while American star Christian Pulisic scored for AC Milan in their opening-round defeat to Liverpool as well.

The Sporting News brings you the updated top goal scorers for the current season’s UEFA tournament as players across Europe hope to put themselves in rare company.

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UEFA Champions League goal scorers 2024/25

Updated after all matches on Tuesday, October 1

Rank Player Club Goals (PKs) Assists Matches Minutes Played
1. Harry Kane Bayern Munich 4 (3) 0 1 90
2. Serhou Guirassy Borussia Dortmund 3 (2) 0 2 101
= Karim Adeyemi Borussia Dortmund (0) 0 2 135
= Abdallah Sima Brest (0) 0 2 160
5. Michael Olise Bayern Munich 2 (0) 0 1 68
= Jamie Gittens Borussia Dortmund 2 (0) 0 2 112
= Robert Lewandowski Barcelona 2 (0) 0 2 155
= Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen 2 (0) 0 2 161
= Daizen Maida Celtic 2 (0) 0 2 180
= Kaan Kairinen Sparta Prague 2 (0) 0 2 180

MORE: Premier League top goal scorers | La Liga top goal scorers

UEFA Champions League Golden Boot winners

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have dominated the majority of Golden Boot races with Ronaldo’s 17-goal haul in 2013/14 still the single-season Champions League record.

Year Player Team Goals
2023/24 Harry Kane Bayern Munich 8
  Kylian Mbappe Paris Saint-Germain 8
2022/23 Erling Haaland Manchester City 12
2021/22 Karim Benzema Real Madrid 15
2020/21 Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund 10
2019/20 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 15
2018/19 Lionel Messi Barcelona 12
2017/18 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 15
2016/17 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 12
2015/16 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 16
2014/15 Neymar Barcelona 10
  Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 10
  Lionel Messi Barcelona 10
2013/14 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 17
2012/13 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 12
2011/12 Lionel Messi Barcelona 14
2010/11 Lionel Messi Barcelona 12
2009/10 Lionel Messi Barcelona 8
2008/09 Lionel Messi Barcelona 9
2007/08 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 8
2006/07 Kaka AC Milan 10
2005/06 Andriy Shevchenko AC Milan 9
2004/05 Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United 8
2003/04 Fernando Morientes AS Monaco 9
2002/03 Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United 12
2001/02 Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United 10
2000/01 Raul Real Madrid 7
1999/00 Raul Real Madrid 10
  Mario Jardel Porto 10
  Rivaldo Barcelona 10
1998/99 Andriy Shevchenko Dynamo Kyiv 8
  Dwight Yorke Manchester United 8
1997/98 Alessandro Del Piero Juventus 10
1996/97 Milinko Pantić  Atletico Madrid 5
1995/96 Jari Litmanen Ajax 9
1994/95 George Weah PSG 7
1993/94 Ronald Koeman Barcelona 8
  Wynton Rufer Werder Bremen 8
1992/93 Romario PSV Eindhoven 7

Champions League all-time top scorers

Erling Haaland still has a long way to go to break into the top 10 all-time Champions League goalscorer list based on some incredible performances since 1992.

Cristiano Ronaldo is still the frontrunner, ahead of Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski.

(Data correct as of June 2, 2024 and excludes qualifying rounds)

  Player Team(s) UCL goals UCL games
1. Cristiano Ronaldo Man United, Real Madrid, Juventus 140 183
2. Lionel Messi Barcelona, PSG 129 163
3. Robert Lewandowski Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Barcelona 94 120
4. Karim Benzema Lyon, Real Madrid 90 152
5. Raul Real Madrid, Schalke 71 142
6. Ruud van Nistelrooy PSV, Man United, Real Madrid 56 73
7. Thomas Muller Bayern Munich 54 149
8. Thierry Henry AS Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona 50 112
9. Andriy Shevchenko Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea 48 100
= Zlatan Ibrahimovic Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, AC Milan, PSG, Man United 48 124
= Kylian Mbappe Monaco, PSG 48 73

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