Women's Champions League 2026/27 top scorer: Marie-Antoinette Katoto races clear of Alessia Russo, Clàudia Pina, Caroline Graham Hansen and Ewa Pajor
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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Marie-Antoinette Katoto leads the race to become 2026/27 UEFA Women's Champions League's top scorer with seven goals.
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OL Lyonnes' Marie-Antoinette Katoto has raced clear at the top of the 2026/27 UEFA Women's Champions League scoring charts and is now three goals ahead of Arsenal's Alessia Russo and a star Barcelona trio of Clàudia Pina, Caroline Graham Hansen and Ewa Pajor.
2026/27 Women's Champions League leading scorers
7 Marie-Antoinette Katoto (OL Lyonnes)
4 Clàudia Pina (Barcelona)
4 Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona)
4 Ewa Pajor (Barcelona)
4 Alessia Russo (Arsenal)
Katoto delivered a hat-trick in an 8-0 opening victory for last season's runners-up OL Lyonnes, away to Servette, and added two more goals against Inter on Matchday 3. She then struck another double in the 6-0 Matchday 4 triumph over Juventus to take her overall tally to seven.
Russo, who finished second in last season's top scorer race, delivered a three-goal performance of her own as Arsenal beat Benfica in the third round of the league phase – adding to the goal she scored against Paris FC on Matchday 2.
A double for Clàudia Pina and a goal each for Pajor and Graham Hansen in Barcelona's 8-0 win at HB Køge brought them level with the English forward. Both Pajor and Graham Hansen have scored in all three of Barcelona's matches so far.
Most assists in the 2026/27 Women's Champions League
5 Salma Paralluelo (OL Lyonnes)
4 Jule Brand (OL Lyonnes)
3 Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona)
3 Pernille Harder (Bayern München)
3 Ewa Pajor (Barcelona)
3 Eva Schatzer (Juventus)
3 Felicia Schröder (Real Madrid)
Two OL Lyonnes players lead the way in terms of assists too in Salma Paralleulo, who has created five goals, and Jule Brand with four. They are trailed by Juventus playmaker Eva Schatzer, Barcelona duo Graham Hansen and Pajor, Bayern's Pernille Harder and Real Madrid's Felicia Schröder, whose three assists all came in her side's 3-0 win over Paris FC on Matchday 4.
Previous seasons' top scorers
2025/26: Ewa Pajor (Barcelona) 11
2024/25: Clàudia Pina (Barcelona) 10
2023/24: Kadidiatou Diani (OL Lyonnes) 8
2022/23: Ewa Pajor (Wolfsburg) 9
2021/22: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona) 11
*Group stage/league phase to final