Champions League top scorers 2024-25: Who is leading the race as Kane and Gyokeres battle for Golden Boot
THE race for the Champions League Golden Boot is already hotting up – with Sporting superstar Viktor Gyokeres netting a sublime HAT-TRICK against Manchester City.
Bayern Munich talisman Harry Kane and Real Madrid sensation Kylian Mbappe finished as the joint top scorers during the 2023/24 campaign.
But competition is expected to be even more fierce this time around, especially with more games for the likes of Manchester City machine Erling Haaland to sink his teeth into.
Who are the Champions League 2024-25 top scorers?
Here are the current Champions League highest scorers for this season:
- Viktor Gyokeres – Sporting – 5
- Harry Kane – Bayern – 5
- Jonathan David – Lille – 4
- Raphinha – Barcelona – 4
- Vinicius Jr – Real Madrid – 4
- 15 players including Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski – 3
Who is the Champions League’s all-time leading scorer?
Cristiano Ronaldo is the current all-time leading goal scorer in club football’s elite competition with a staggering 140 goals.
However, Argentinian magician Lionel Messi isn’t too far off the pace as he has scored 129 goals in the Champions League.
While Robert Lewandowski sits in third with 94 Champions League strikes.
The only active player in the top 10 is Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe who bagged his 50th goal on the first matchday of the 2024/25 campaign.
Who has previously won the Champions League Golden Boot?
- 1992/93 – Romario – (PSV Eindhoven), 7 goals
- 1993/94 – Ronald Koeman – (Barcelona), Wynton Rufer (Werder Bremen), 8 goals
- 1994/95 – George Weah – (Paris Saint Germain), 7
- 1995/96 – Jari Litmanen – (Ajax), 9
- 1996/97 – Milinko Pantic – (Atletico Madrid), 5
- 1997/98 – Alessandro Del Piero – (Juventus), 10
- 1998/99 – Andriy Shevchenko – (Dynamo Kyiv), Dwight Yorke – (Manchester United), 8
- 1999/00 – Mario Jardel – (Porto), Rivaldo – (Barcelona), Raul (Real Madrid), 10
- 2000/01 – Raul (Real Madrid), 7
- 2001/02 – Ruud van Nistelrooy – (Manchester United), 10
- 2002/03 – Ruud van Nistelrooy – (Manchester United), 12
- 2003/04 – Fernando Morientes – (AS Monaco), 9
- 2004/05 – Andriy Shevchenko – (AC Milan), 9
- 2005/06 – Ruud van Nistelrooy – (Manchester United), 8
- 2006/07 – Kaka – (AC Milan), 10
- 2007/08 – Cristiano Ronaldo – (Manchester United), 8
- 2008/09 – Lionel Messi – (Barcelona), 9
- 2009/10 – Lionel Messi – (Barcelona), 8
- 2010/11 – Lionel Messi – (Barcelona), 12
- 2011/12 – Lionel Messi – (Barcelona), 14
- 2012/13 – Cristiano Ronaldo – (Real Madrid), 12
- 2013/14 – Cristiano Ronaldo – (Real Madrid), 17
- 2014/15 – Neymar – (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo – (Real Madrid), Lionel Messi – (Barcelona), 10
- 2015/16 – Cristiano Ronaldo – (Real Madrid), 16
- 2016/17 – Cristiano Ronaldo – (Real Madrid), 12
- 2017/18 – Cristiano Ronaldo – (Real Madrid), 15
- 2018/19 – Lionel Messi – (Barcelona), 12
- 2019/20 – Robert Lewandowski – (Bayern Munich), 15
- 2020/21 – Erling Haaland – (Borussia Dortmund), 10
- 2021/22 – Karim Benzema – (Real Madrid), 15
- 2022/23 – Erling Haaland – (Manchester City), 12
- 2023/24 – Harry Kane (Bayern), Kylian Mbappe (PSG) – 8