The UEFA Champions League is considered the most important and prestigious tournament among all the competitions that teams around the world compete in. Some even place it on par with the World Cup for national teams. It is the most exciting tournament that has witnessed the emergence and creativity of many players, along with global stars who have made Tuesday and Wednesday nights a magical experience that no football fan will forget.
The tournament has introduced us to legends such as Di Stefano, Puskás, Johan Cruyff, Eusébio, and Gento, as well as Crespo, Del Piero, Drogba, Raúl, Shevchenko, and Van Nistelrooy, followed by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappé, Mohamed Salah, and many other stars throughout history.
Who is the all-time top scorer of the UEFA Champions League? When talking about the Champions League, no name resonates more than Cristiano Ronaldo, who is the top scorer in the tournament's history and has won it five times. Lionel Messi cannot be overlooked either; he is the fastest to reach 100 goals in the tournament and the first to break Raúl's long-standing top scorer record.
Additionally, Robert Lewandowski, Karim Benzema, and Mohamed Salah have demonstrated exceptional abilities in the Champions League, leading their teams to victory. We also mention Haaland, who holds the best scoring rate in the tournament among currently active players in Europe, alongside Paris Saint-Germain's magician Kylian Mbappé.
The historical top scorers of the competition are as follows:
- Ronaldo: 140 goals
- Lionel Messi: 129 goals
- Robert Lewandowski: 93 goals
- Karim Benzema: 90 goals
- Raúl González: 71 goals
- Ruud van Nistelrooy: 56 goals
- Thomas Müller: 53 goals
- Thierry Henry: 50 goals
- Alfredo Di Stefano: 49 goals
- Zlatan Ibrahimović: 48 goals
- Andriy Shevchenko: 48 goals
