About this chart race
Alfredo Di Stéfano took the lead in 1957 and held the record for almost 50 years, finishing on 46 goals. Raúl passed him in the 2004-05 season.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were level on 77 goals at the end of 2014-15, and Ronaldo has led alone since 2015-16. After 2025-26 he stands on 140 goals, ahead of Messi on 129 and Robert Lewandowski on 109.
This animated ranking shows how career goals in the european cup and champions league changed across 50 series between 1956 and 2026. The bars re-order themselves as the years advance, so overtakes are visible as they happen rather than hidden inside a table. Use the list on the left to choose exactly who competes, drag the slider to jump to any year, or open the table view to read the underlying numbers.
As of 2026, Cristiano Ronaldo leads with 140.
Included in this race
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Karim Benzema, Raúl, Kylian Mbappé, Thomas Müller, Erling Haaland, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Harry Kane, Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Andriy Shevchenko, Filippo Inzaghi, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Didier Drogba, Alessandro Del Piero, Eusébio, Gerd Müller, Fernando Morientes, Patrick Kluivert, Jean-Pierre Papin, Mário Jardel, Francisco Gento, Ferenc Puskás, Marco Simone, Carlos Santillana, Serhiy Rebrov, Romário, Amancio Amaro, José Pirri, Johan Cruyff, Sandro Mazzola, Paul Van Himst, José Augusto, José Torres, José Águas, José Altafini, Hector Rial, Mário Coluna, Sándor Kocsis, Enrique Mateos, Borivoje Kostić, Raymond Kopa, Milos Milutinović, Pepe Schiaffino, Péter Palotás, Léon Glovacki, José Iglesias, Dennis Viollet.
Source
Data from UEFA. Every figure shown comes from this source — nothing is estimated or generated.
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