Top 10 All-Time Champions League Goal Scorers

Cristiano Ronaldo leads the all-time Champions League scoring charts with 140 goals in 183 appearances, a record that may stand for decades. His 17-goal season in 2013-14 remains the single-season record.

Lionel Messi follows with 129 goals, while Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema have both surpassed 90 goals. Raúl, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Thierry Henry round out the all-time greats.

• • Cristiano Ronaldo — 140 goals (183 appearances)
• • Lionel Messi — 129 goals
• • Robert Lewandowski — 90+ goals
• • Karim Benzema — 90 goals
• • Raúl — 71 goals
• • Ruud van Nistelrooy — 56 goals
• • Thierry Henry — 50 goals
• • Thomas Müller — 50+ goals

Most Goals in a Single Champions League Season

Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for most goals in a single Champions League season with 17 goals in 2013-14 for Real Madrid. He also scored 16 in 2015-16 and 15 in 2017-18.

Lionel Messi scored 14 goals in 2011-12, while Luiz Adriano and Erling Haaland have also recorded double-digit goal tallies in a single UCL campaign.

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