Who are the UEFA Champions League all-time goals leaders? Kylian Mbappe passes Raul for fifth

Lionel Messi’s transfer to Inter Miami put a safety seal around Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for most goals in UEFA Champions League history, a record that feels unlikely to fall any time soon.

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But there’s still history being made in the Champions League, as Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe attempt to reach the heights of Messi, Ronaldo, and the third player to reach 100 or more goals in UCL play — Robert Lewandowski.

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The Borussia Dortmund turned Bayern Munich and now Barcelona star reached 109 Champions League goals before moving to the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer to play for Gregg Berhalter.

Champions League all-time goals leaderboard: Haaland, Mbappe climb

Messi still holds the record for the most goals with a single club, though he seemed destined to catch Ronaldo once the aging forward moved to the Saudi Pro League.

Haaland, however, has already entered the competition’s all-time top 10 with 59 goals, — the fastest player to hit the 50-goal mark in history. He’s passed the career hauls of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Alfredo Di Stefano.

Kylian Mbappe is about a year-and-a-half older and the Frenchman’s had a fine start to the 2026-27 season, passing Real Madrid legend Raul for the fifth-most goals all-time with his 72nd marker coming on October 14, 2026 as AS Roma.

Here’s the list of the most goals scored in UEFA Champions League play, excluding qualifying.

European Cup / UEFA Champions League all-time goal scorers

names in bold are active in European football

(UEFA.com)

1. Cristiano Ronaldo, 141
2. Lionel Messi, 129
3. Robert Lewandowski, 109
4. Karim Benzema, 90
5. Kylian Mbappe, 72
6. Raul, 71
7. Ruud van Nistelrooy, 60
8. Andriy Shevchenko, 59
9. Erling Haaland, 59 (career stats)
10. Thomas Muller, 57
11. Harry Kane, 57
12. Mohamed Salah, 54
13. Thierry Henry, 51
14. Filippo Inzaghi, 50
15. Alfredo Di Stefano, 49
16. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 49
17. Eusebio, 47
18. Sergio Aguero, 47
19. Antoine Griezmann, 45
20. Didier Drogba, 44
21. Neymar, 43
22. Alessandro Del Piero, 43
23. Fernando Morientes, 39
24. Ferenc Puskas, 35
25. Edinson Cavani, 35
26. Gerd Muller, 34
27. Wayne Rooney, 34
28. Vinicius Junior, 34
29. Edin Dzeko, 33
30. Samuel Eto’o, 33
31. Arjen Robben, 32
32. Paco Gento, 32
33. David Trezeguet, 32
34. Rivaldo, 31
35. Serhiy Rebrov, 31
36. Luis Suarez, 31
37. Ousmane Dembele, 31
38. Kaka, 30
39. Steven Gerrard, 30
40. Patrick Kluivert, 30
41. Ryan Giggs, 30