The Champions League is into a new era when it comes to goalscoring greatness, in the first full season since Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi moved away from Europe.
Erling Haaland’s incredible first season at Manchester City saw him break new ground in the Premier League Golden Boot race with 36 goals scored for Pep Guardiola’s side.
Haaland added the Champions League Golden Boot award to his domestic crown, with 12 goals in European action, as City wrapped up a historic treble at the end of the campaign.
The Norwegian goal machine is expected to be challenged by Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe this season, but with Karim Benzema joining Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia, Haaland and Barcelona hotshot Robert Lewandowski are the only current Champions League players to have previously won the award.
The Sporting News will update the top scorers’ table below, with assists and minutes played serving as the first and second tiebreakers as per major European tournaments run by UEFA.
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Champions League top scorers table 2023/24
The Sporting News will be updating the table below after every matchday of the 2023/24 Champions League season, through to the final on June 1, 2024.
Table updated on Wednesday, Oct. 25.
Rank Player Club Goals (PKs) Assists Matches Minutes Played 1. Julian Alvarez Man City 3 (0) 1 2 101 Rasmus Hojlund Man United 3 (0) 0 3 266 Jude Bellingham Real Madrid 3 (0) 1 3 269 Gabriel Jesus Arsenal 3 (0) 1 3 240 Brais Mendez Real Sociedad 3 (0) 1 3 257 Evanilson FC Porto 3 (0) 0 2 72 Alvaro Morata Atletico Madrid 3 (0) 0 3 252
Odds to win Champions League Golden Boot 2023/24
Based on his superb showing last season, Haaland is the strong favourite to win again in 2023/24, followed by Mbappe and Kane.
Bayern Munich’s move for England captain Kane boosts his chances of individual and team glory in the Champions League this season but Mbappe has never reached double figures in a single season.
Odds correct as of Sep. 19.
Player (Club) BetMGM
(USA) Erling Haaland (Man City) -120 Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) +400 Kylian Mbappe (PSG) +450 Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) +1000 Victor Osimhen (Napoli) +2200 Goncalo Ramos (PSG) +2800 Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) +3300 Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid) +3300 Randal Kolo Muani (PSG) +3300
Champions League Golden Boot winners
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have dominated the majority of Golden Boot races with Ronaldo’s 16-goal haul in 2015/16 still the single-season Champions League record.
Year Player Team Goals 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
Haaland still has a long way to go crack 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, with Haaland on 35 at the start of the 2023/24 season.
(Data correct as of September 18, 2023 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 92 112 4. Karim Benzema Lyon, Real Madrid 90 152 5. Raul Real Madrid, Schalke 71 142 6. Ruud van Nistelrooy PSV Eindhoven, Man United, Real Madrid 56 73 7. Thomas Muller Bayern Munich 53 142 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
How to watch Champions League around the world
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