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🏆 UEFA Champions League Top Goalscorer (1992–93-Present)

2004–05

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Netherlands

Goals

England Manchester United

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Ruud van Nistelrooy

Netherlands

8 (Goals)

England Manchester United

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Adriano

Brazil

Goals

Italy Internazionale

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Adriano

Brazil

7 (Goals)

Italy Internazionale

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Roy Makaay

Netherlands

Goals

Germany Bayern Munich

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Roy Makaay

Netherlands

7 (Goals)

Germany Bayern Munich

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Sylvain Wiltord

France

Goals

France Lyon

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Sylvain Wiltord

France

6 (Goals)

France Lyon

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Hernán Crespo

Argentina

Goals

Italy Milan

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Hernán Crespo

Argentina

6 (Goals)

Italy Milan

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Andriy Shevchenko

Ukraine

Goals

Italy Milan

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Andriy Shevchenko

Ukraine

6 (Goals)

Italy Milan

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Ivan Klasnić

Croatia

Goals

Germany Werder Bremen

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Ivan Klasnić

Croatia

5 (Goals)

Germany Werder Bremen

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Obafemi Martins

Nigeria

Goals

Italy Internazionale

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Obafemi Martins

Nigeria

5 (Goals)

Italy Internazionale

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Tuncay Şanlı

Türkiye

Goals

Turkey Fenerbahçe

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Tuncay Şanlı

Türkiye

5 (Goals)

Turkey Fenerbahçe

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Didier Drogba

Côte d’Ivoire

Goals

England Chelsea

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Didier Drogba

Côte d’Ivoire

5 (Goals)

England Chelsea

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Thierry Henry

France

Goals

England Arsenal

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Thierry Henry

France

5 (Goals)

England Arsenal

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Michael Essien

Ghana

Goals

France Lyon

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Michael Essien

Ghana

5 (Goals)

France Lyon

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Luis García

Spain

Goals

England Liverpool

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Luis García

Spain

5 (Goals)

England Liverpool

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2003–04

Fernando Morientes

Spain

Goals

France Monaco

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Fernando Morientes

Spain

9 (Goals)

France Monaco

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Dado Pršo

Croatia

Goals

France Monaco

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Dado Pršo

Croatia

7 (Goals)

France Monaco

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Roy Makaay

Netherlands

Goals

Germany Bayern Munich

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Roy Makaay

Netherlands

6 (Goals)

Germany Bayern Munich

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Walter Pandiani

Uruguay

Goals

Spain Deportivo La Coruña

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Walter Pandiani

Uruguay

6 (Goals)

Spain Deportivo La Coruña

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Didier Drogba

Côte d’Ivoire

Goals

France Marseille

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Didier Drogba

Côte d’Ivoire

5 (Goals)

France Marseille

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Hakan Şükür

Türkiye

Goals

Turkey Galatasaray

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Hakan Şükür

Türkiye

5 (Goals)

Turkey Galatasaray

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Juninho Pernambucano

Brazil

Goals

France Lyon

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Juninho Pernambucano

Brazil

5 (Goals)

France Lyon

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Thierry Henry

France

Goals

England Arsenal

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Thierry Henry

France

5 (Goals)

England Arsenal

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David Trezeguet

France

Goals

Italy Juventus

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David Trezeguet

France

4 (Goals)

Italy Juventus

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Wesley Sonck

Belgium

Goals

Netherlands Ajax

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Wesley Sonck

Belgium

4 (Goals)

Netherlands Ajax

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Ruud van Nistelrooy

Netherlands

Goals

England Manchester United

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Ruud van Nistelrooy

Netherlands

4 (Goals)

England Manchester United

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Albert Luque

Spain

Goals

Spain Deportivo La Coruña

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Albert Luque

Spain

4 (Goals)

Spain Deportivo La Coruña

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Benni McCarthy

South Africa

Goals

Portugal Porto

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Benni McCarthy

South Africa

4 (Goals)

Portugal Porto

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Ronaldo Nazario

Brazil

Goals

Spain Real Madrid

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Ronaldo Nazario

Brazil

4 (Goals)

Spain Real Madrid

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Andriy Shevchenko

Ukraine

Goals

Italy Milan

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Andriy Shevchenko

Ukraine

4 (Goals)

Italy Milan

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Kaká

Brazil

Goals

Italy Milan

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Kaká

Brazil

4 (Goals)

Italy Milan

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Ludovic Giuly

France

Goals

France Monaco

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Ludovic Giuly

France

4 (Goals)

France Monaco

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Robert Pires

France

Goals

England Arsenal

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Robert Pires

France

4 (Goals)

England Arsenal

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Frank Lampard

England

Goals

England Chelsea

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Frank Lampard

England

4 (Goals)

England Chelsea

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2002–03

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Netherlands

Goals

England Manchester United

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Ruud van Nistelrooy

Netherlands

12 (Goals)

England Manchester United

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Filippo Inzaghi

Italy

Goals

Italy Milan

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Filippo Inzaghi

Italy

10 (Goals)

Italy Milan

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Roy Makaay

Netherlands

Goals

Spain Deportivo La Coruña

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Roy Makaay

Netherlands

9 (Goals)

Spain Deportivo La Coruña

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Hernán Crespo

Argentina

Goals

Italy Internazionale

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Hernán Crespo

Argentina

9 (Goals)

Italy Internazionale

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Raúl

Spain

Goals

Spain Real Madrid

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Raúl

Spain

9 (Goals)

Spain Real Madrid

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Jan Koller

Czech

Goals

Germany Borussia Dortmund

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Jan Koller

Czech

8 (Goals)

Germany Borussia Dortmund

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Javier Saviola

Argentina

Goals

Spain Barcelona

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Javier Saviola

Argentina

7 (Goals)

Spain Barcelona

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Thierry Henry

France

Goals

England Arsenal

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Thierry Henry

France

7 (Goals)

England Arsenal

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Ronaldo Nazario

Brazil

Goals

Spain Real Madrid

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Ronaldo Nazario

Brazil

6 (Goals)

Spain Real Madrid

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Alan Shearer

England

Goals

England Newcastle United

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Alan Shearer

England

6 (Goals)

England Newcastle United

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2001–02

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Netherlands

Goals

England Manchester United

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Ruud van Nistelrooy

Netherlands

14 (Goals)

England Manchester United

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David Trezeguet

France

Goals

Italy Juventus

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David Trezeguet

France

8 (Goals)

Italy Juventus

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Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Norway

Goals

England Manchester United

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Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Norway

7 (Goals)

England Manchester United

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Thierry Henry

France

Goals

England Arsenal

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Thierry Henry

France

7 (Goals)

England Arsenal

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Giovane Élber

Brazil

Goals

Germany Bayern Munich

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Giovane Élber

Brazil

6 (Goals)

Germany Bayern Munich

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Diego Tristán

Spain

Goals

Spain Deportivo La Coruña

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Diego Tristán

Spain

6 (Goals)

Spain Deportivo La Coruña

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Michalis Konstantinou

Cyprus

Goals

Greece Panathinaikos

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Michalis Konstantinou

Cyprus

6 (Goals)

Greece Panathinaikos

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Raúl

Spain

Goals

Spain Real Madrid

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Raúl

Spain

6 (Goals)

Spain Real Madrid

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Patrick Kluivert

Netherlands

Goals

Spain Barcelona

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Patrick Kluivert

Netherlands

6 (Goals)

Spain Barcelona

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Michael Ballack

Germany

Goals

Germany Bayer Leverkusen

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Michael Ballack

Germany

6 (Goals)

Germany Bayer Leverkusen

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2000–01

Raúl

Spain

Goals

Spain Real Madrid

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Raúl

Spain

7 (Goals)

Spain Real Madrid

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Marco Simone

Italy

Goals

France Monaco

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Marco Simone

Italy

6 (Goals)

France Monaco

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Rivaldo

Brazil

Goals

Spain Barcelona

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Rivaldo

Brazil

6 (Goals)

Spain Barcelona

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Giovane Élber

Brazil

Goals

Germany Bayern Munich

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Giovane Élber

Brazil

6 (Goals)

Germany Bayern Munich

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Paul Scholes

England

Goals

England Manchester United

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Paul Scholes

England

6 (Goals)

England Manchester United

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Lee Bowyer

England

Goals

England Leeds United

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Lee Bowyer

England

6 (Goals)

England Leeds United

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Iván Helguera

Spain

Goals

Spain Real Madrid

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Iván Helguera

Spain

6 (Goals)

Spain Real Madrid

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Mário Jardel

Brazil

Goals

Turkey Galatasaray

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Mário Jardel

Brazil

6 (Goals)

Turkey Galatasaray

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Filippo Inzaghi

Italy

Goals

Italy Juventus

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Filippo Inzaghi

Italy

5 (Goals)

Italy Juventus

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Claudio López

Argentina

Goals

Italy Lazio

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Claudio López

Argentina

5 (Goals)

Italy Lazio

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Frode Johnsen

Norway

Goals

Norway Rosenborg

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Frode Johnsen

Norway

5 (Goals)

Norway Rosenborg

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Christian

Brazil

Goals

France Paris Saint-Germain

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Christian

Brazil

5 (Goals)

France Paris Saint-Germain

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Walter Pandiani

Uruguay

Goals

Spain Deportivo La Coruña

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Walter Pandiani

Uruguay

5 (Goals)

Spain Deportivo La Coruña

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Teddy Sheringham

England

Goals

England Manchester United

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Teddy Sheringham

England

5 (Goals)

England Manchester United

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Nicolas Anelka

France

Goals

France Paris Saint-Germain

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Nicolas Anelka

France

5 (Goals)

France Paris Saint-Germain

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Juan Sánchez

Spain

Goals

Spain Valencia

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Juan Sánchez

Spain

5 (Goals)

Spain Valencia

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Tomasz Radzinski

Canada

Goals

Belgium Anderlecht

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Tomasz Radzinski

Canada

5 (Goals)

Belgium Anderlecht

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Andriy Shevchenko

Ukraine

Goals

Italy Milan

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Andriy Shevchenko

Ukraine

5 (Goals)

Italy Milan

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Luís Figo

Portugal

Goals

Spain Real Madrid

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Luís Figo

Portugal

5 (Goals)

Spain Real Madrid

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Mehmet Scholl

Germany

Goals

Germany Bayern Munich

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Mehmet Scholl

Germany

5 (Goals)

Germany Bayern Munich

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Alan Smith

England

Goals

England Leeds United

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Alan Smith

England

5 (Goals)

England Leeds United

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Summary

The UEFA Champions League, known until 1992 as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or colloquially as the European Cup, is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955. Originally a straight knockout competition open only to champion clubs, the tournament was expanded during the 1990s to incorporate a round-robin group phase and more teams. The expansion resulted in more games being played, increasing players' goalscoring chances; thus the rankings are weighted in favour of modern players: only seven out of the 52 players on the list never competed in the reformed Champions League.

With 140 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the all-time top scorer in the Champions League, with Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski being the only other players to have reached triple figures. Ronaldo has also finished as the top scorer for the most individual seasons in the competition's history, doing so seven times.

The title of highest goalscorer had previously been held by Raúl, who scored his 50th goal in 2005 while at Real Madrid to overtake Alfredo Di Stéfano. He held the record until November 2014, when his eventual tally of 71 was first equalled and then surpassed by Messi. Ronaldo has remained the competition's outright top scorer since September 2015; after a back-and-forth exchange of the record between him and Messi, a hat-trick by the former against Shakhtar Donetsk put Ronaldo ahead with 80 goals, and he would not relinquish the top spot again after this.

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