Europe's 2020/21 top scorer: who is in the running?
Wednesday 24 February 2021
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi lead the best of the rest but Robert Lewandowski is a long way out in front.
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As the campaign unfolds, UEFA.com is tracking the top scorers in the continent's leading domestic leagues and UEFA's most prominent club competitions.
Erling Haaland is setting the pace in Europe with eight UEFA Champions League goals this season, while Robert Lewandowski is currently eight goals clear of the next highest scorer in the top domestic competitions.
Top scorers in Europe's 2020/21 top five domestic leagues
26 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München, GER)
18 Lionel Messi (Barcelona, ESP)
18 Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus, ITA)
18 André Silva (Frankfurt, GER)
17 Erling Haaland (Dortmund, GER)
17 Romelu Lukaku (Inter, ITA)
17 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, ENG)
16 Kylian Mbappé (Paris, FRA)
16 Luis Suárez (Atlético, ESP)
15 Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United, ENG)
14 Memphis Depay (Lyon, FRA)
14 Zlatan Ibrahimović (AC Milan, ITA)
14 Ciro Immobile (Lazio, ITA)
14 Gerard Moreno (Villarreal, ESP)
14 Luis Muriel (Atalanta, ITA)
14 Wout Weghorst (Wolfsburg, GER)
13 Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco, FRA)
13 Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton, ENG)
13 Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla, ESP)
13 Harry Kane (Tottenham, ENG)
13 Andrej Kramarić (Hoffenheim, GER)
13 Lautaro Martínez (Inter, ITA)
13 Heung-min Son (Tottenham, ENG)
12 Patrick Bamford (Leeds, ENG)
12 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, ESP)
12 Boulaye Dia (Reims, FRA)
12 Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad, ESP)
12 Jamie Vardy (Leicester City, ENG)
12 Kevin Volland (Monaco, FRA)
2019/20: Ciro Immobile (Lazio, ITA) – 36
2018/19: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, ESP) – 36
2017/18: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, ESP) – 34
2016/17: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, ESP) – 37
2015/16: Luis Suárez (Barcelona, ESP) – 40
Top scorers in 2020/21 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League (group stage to final)
8 Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund, UEFA Champions League)
7 Pizzi (Benfica, UEFA Europa League)
7 Marcus Rashford (Manchester United, UEFA Champions League/UEFA Europa League)
6 Carlos Vinícius (Tottenham, UEFA Europa League)
6 Álvaro Morata (Juventus, UEFA Champions League)
6 Neymar (Paris, UEFA Champions League)
6 Munas Dabbur (Hoffenheim, UEFA Europa League)
6 Yusuf Yazıcı (LOSC Lille, UEFA Europa League)
6 Olivier Giroud (Chelsea, UEFA Champions League)
5 Leon Bailey (Leverkusen, UEFA Europa League)
5 Ciro Immobile (Lazio, UEFA Champions League)
5 Mikael Ishak (Lech Poznań, UEFA Europa League)
5 Lukás Juliš (Sparta Praha, UEFA Europa League)
5 Donyell Malen (PSV, UEFA Europa League)
5 Kylian Mbappé (Paris, UEFA Champions League)
5 Darwin Núñez (Benfica, UEFA Europa League)
5 Alassane Pléa (Borussia Mönchengladbach, UEFA Champions League)
5 Paco Alcácer (Villarreal, UEFA Europa League)
5 Michael Liendl (Wolfsberg, UEFA Europa League)
2019/20: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern, UEFA Champions League) – 15
2018/19: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, UEFA Champions League) – 122017/18: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League) – 15
2016/17: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League) – 12
2015/16: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League) – 16
Last updated: 24 February