All-Time Highest Goal Scorers in UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League is one of the most popular football competitions in the world. It is prestigious annual club competition in European football. The current format of the tournament was initiated in 1992. Prior to that, it was known as European Champion Club’s Cup, or simply European Cup that had run since 1955. The 2014-15 UEFA Champions League is the 60th edition and 23rd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs’ Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

Cristiano Ronaldo continued his impressive run by scoring a hat trick in Real Madrid’s 4-0 win over 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk in Group A of the Champions League on Tuesday 15 September 2015. With 120 goals in the tournament, he leads Lionel Messi by 15 goals and tops the leading scorer’s list in the competition. Lionel Messi is no at second spot with 105 goals in Champions League. Here is the full list of top 10 all-time highest goal scorers in Champions League.

All-Time Highest Goal Scorers in UEFA Champions League

1. Cristiano Ronaldo 120

Cristiano Ronaldo Highest Goal Scorers in Champions League

Rank Player Country Club Matches Goals Ratio
1 Cristiano Ronaldo * Portugal Real Madrid
Manchester United
154 120 0.73

Real Madrid’s striker Cristiano Ronaldo is all time leading goal scorer at UEFA Champions Leagues. He has scored 120 goals in 154 appearances. The Real Madrid star is at his career’s peak. His goal ratio is about 0.78. He is consider one of the best soccer players in the world right now.

2. Lionel Messi 105

Lionel Messi Highest Goal Scorers in Champions League

Rank Player Country Club Matches Goals Ratio
2 Lionel Messi * Argentina FC Barcelona 127 105 0.83

Leo Messi is at 2nd spot in all time UEFA Champions Leagues highest goal scorers rank list. He has scored 105 goals in 127 appearances with an impressive ratio of 0.83. Although Messi failed to succeed his national team in 2014 FIFA World Cup and then two times in Copa America’s title. But he is playing a vital role in the success of his club team Barcelona.

3. Raúl González Blanco 71Raúl González Blanco Highest Goal Scorers in Champions League

Rank Player Country Club Matches Goals Ratio
3 Raúl Spain  FC Schalke 04
Real Madrid
142 71 0.50

Former Spain and Real Madrid star Raul is at no 3rd in this race. He has scored 71 goals in 142 games with a ratio of 0.50.

4. Ruud van Nistelrooy 58

Ruud van Nistelrooy Highest Goal Scorers in Champions League

Rank Player Country Club Matches Goals Ratio
4 Ruud van Nistelrooy Netherlands Real Madrid, Manchester United, PSV Eindhoven 73 58 0.77

At No 4 we have Ruud van Nistelrooy with 58 goals in 73 matches with a ratio of 0.77. Nistelrooy scored these goals for Real Madrid, Manchester United and PSV Eindhoven.

5. Karim Benzema 56Karim Benzema highest goal scorers

Rank Player Country Club Matches Goals Ratio
9 Karim Benzema Sweden Real Madrid
Olympique Lyon
105 56 0.53

6. Thierry Henry 50Thierry Henry

Rank Player Country Club Matches Goals Ratio
5 Thierry Henry France FC Barcelona
Arsenal FC
AS Monaco
112 50 0.45

The French legend Thierry Henry is at no 5 with 50 goals in 112 appearances. He scored these goals for FC Barcelona, Arsenal FC and AS Monaco. His goal scoring ratio is 0.45.

7. Alfredo Di Stéfano 49Alfredo Di Stéfano Highest Goal Scorers in Champions League

Rank Player Country Club Matches Goals Ratio
6 Alfredo Di Stéfan Argentina, Spain Real Madrid 58 49 0.84

The former Real Madrid’s Star AlfredoDi Stefan is at no 6 with 49 goals in just 58 game . His goal scoring ratio is the 0.84 highest than any other player in the list.

8. Zlatan Ibrahimović 48

Zlatan Ibrahimovic highest goal scorers in uefa champions league

Rank Player Country Club Matches Goals Ratio
7 Zlatan Ibrahimović* Sweden Ajax, Juventus, Internazionale,

Barcelona, Milan, PSG

120 48 0.39

9. Andriy Shevchenko

Andriy Shevchenko Highest Goal Scorers in Champions League

Rank Player Country Club Matches Goals Ratio
8 Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine AC Milan Chelsea FC
Dinamo Kiev
100 48 0.48

10 . Eusébio 46

Eusébio

Rank Player Country Club Matches Goals Ratio
10 Eusébio Portugal SL Benfica 65 46 0.71

11. Filippo Inzaghi 46Filippo Inzaghi

Rank Player Country Club Matches Goals Ratio
11 Filippo Inzaghi Italy Juventus
AC Milan
81 46 0.57

12.  Didier Drogba 44Didier Drogba

Rank Player Country Club Matches Goals Ratio
12 Didier Yves Drogba* Ivory Coast Chelsea FC
Olympique Marseille Galatasaray
91 44 0.48