Who are the UEFA Champions League all-time scoring leaders?

Lionel Messi’s transfer to Inter Miami has 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.

Erling Haaland, however, is one of a few players asking your permission to be considered a contender for the crown.

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Messi still holds the record for the most goals with a single club, but he seemed destined to catch Ronaldo once the aging forward moved to the Saudi Pro League. Messi’s a couple of years younger, and 11 more goals were not a far cry.

Haaland, however, has already entered the competition’s all-time top 20 with 44 goals. And, yes, he’s 24 years old. Kylian Mbappe is about a year-and-a-half older and is closing in on the top 10 after joining Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Alberto Di Stefano on 49 career UCL goals.

Now Mohamed Salah is on that mark after his fantastic strike against Bologna made him the highest scoring African player in competition history.

The Egyptian King doing what he does best 👑

Mo Salah moves past Didier Drogba to become the highest-scoring African player in #UCL history 💫 pic.twitter.com/fsGTjoZ3ls

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The closest active threat to Ronaldo’s 141 goals is Robert Lewandowski, 44 behind the Portuguese. Harry Kane’s big day to start the 2024-25 Champions League campaign puts him tied for 25th.

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

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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, 97
4. Karim Benzema, 90
5. Raul, 71
6. Ruud van Nistelrooy, 60
7. Andriy Shevchenko, 59
8. Thomas Muller, 54
9. Thierry Henry, 51
10. Filippo Inzaghi, 50
11. Alfredo Di Stefano, 49
12. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 49
13. Kylian Mbappe, 49
14. Mohamed Salah, 49
15. Eusebio, 47
16. Sergio Aguero, 47
17. Didier Drogba, 44
18. Erling Haaland, 44
19. Neymar, 43
20. Alessandro Del Piero, 43
21. Fernando Morientes, 39
22. Antoine Griezmann, 38
23. Ferenc Puskas, 35
24. Edinson Cavani, 35
25. Gerd Muller, 34
26. Wayne Rooney, 34
27. Harry Kane, 34
28. Samuel Eto’o, 33
29. Arjen Robben, 32
30. Francisco Gento, 32
31. David Trezeguet, 32