The Champions League is into a new era when it comes to goalscoring greatness, in the first full season since Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi moved away from Europe.

Erling Haaland’s incredible first season at Manchester City saw him break new ground in the Premier League Golden Boot race with 36 goals scored for Pep Guardiola’s side.

Haaland added the Champions League Golden Boot award to his domestic crown, with 12 goals in European action, as City wrapped up a historic treble at the end of the campaign.

The Norwegian goal machine is expected to be challenged by Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe this season, but with Karim Benzema joining Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia, Haaland and Barcelona hotshot Robert Lewandowski are the only current Champions League players to have previously won the award.

The Sporting News will update the top scorers’ table below, with assists and minutes played serving as the first and second tiebreakers as per major European tournaments run by UEFA.

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Champions League top scorers table 2023/24

The Sporting News will be updating the table below after every matchday of the 2023/24 Champions League season, through to the final on June 1, 2024.

Table updated on Wednesday, Dec.13. Stats begin at the start of the group stage, excluding the qualifying and playoff rounds.

Rank Player Club Goals (PKs) Assists Matches Minutes Played1. Rasmus Hojlund Man United 5 (0) 0 5 431 Alvaro Morata Atletico Madrid 5 (0) 1 6 444 Erling Haaland Man City 5 (2) 1 5 420 Antoine Griezmann Atletico Madrid 5 (0) 0 6 4592. Julian Alvarez Man City 4 (0) 1 4 156 Evanilson Porto 4 (1) 1 5 317 Galeno Porto 4 3 4 443 Harry Kane Bayern Munich 4 (1) 3 6 530 Lois Openda RB Leipzig 4 (0) 0 6 406 Jude Bellingham Real Madrid 4 (0) 3 5 449 Gabriel Jesus Arsenal 4 (0) 2 6 324 Danylo Sikan Shakhtar Donetsk 4 (0) 0 6 4803. Ciro Immobile Lazio 3 (0) 0 6 372 Joao Felix Barcelona 3 (0) 1 5 318 Brais Mendez Real Sociedad 3 (0) 1 4 327 Phil Foden Man City 3 (0) 2 5 387 Kylian Mbappe PSG 3 (2) 0 6 540 Joao Mario Benfica 3 (0) 0 5 326 Rodrygo Real Madrid 3 (0) 2 6 480 Bukayo Saka Arsenal 3 (0) 4 5 335 Joselu Real Madrid 3 (0) 0 5 241 Ferran Torres Barcelona 3 (0) 1 6 332 Lukas Lerager Copenhagen 3 (0) 1 6 540

Champions League Golden Boot winners

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have dominated the majority of Golden Boot races with Ronaldo’s 16-goal haul in 2015/16 still the single-season Champions League record.

Year Player Team Goals2022-23 Erling Haaland Manchester City 122021-22 Karim Benzema Real Madrid 152020-21 Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund 102019-20 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 152018-19 Lionel Messi Barcelona 122017-18 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 152016-17 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 122015-16 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 162014-15 Neymar Barcelona 10 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 10 Lionel Messi Barcelona 102013-14 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 172012-13 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 122011-12 Lionel Messi Barcelona 142010-11 Lionel Messi Barcelona 122009-10 Lionel Messi Barcelona 82008-09 Lionel Messi Barcelona 92007-08 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United 82006-07 Kaka AC Milan 102005-06 Andriy Shevchenko AC Milan 92004-05 Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United 82003-04 Fernando Morientes AS Monaco 92002-03 Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United 122001-02 Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United 102000-01 Raul Real Madrid 71999-00 Raul Real Madrid 10 Mario Jardel Porto 10 Rivaldo Barcelona 101998-99 Andriy Shevchenko Dynamo Kyiv 8 Dwight Yorke Manchester United 81997-98 Alessandro Del Piero Juventus 101996-97 Milinko Pantić Atletico Madrid 51995-96 Jari Litmanen Ajax 91994-95 George Weah PSG 71993-94 Ronald Koeman Barcelona 8 Wynton Rufer Werder Bremen 81992-93 Romario PSV Eindhoven 7

Champions League all-time top scorers

Haaland still has a long way to go to break into the top 10 all-time Champions League goalscorer list based on some incredible performances since 1992.

Cristiano Ronaldo is still the frontrunner, ahead of Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski, with Haaland on 35 at the start of the 2023/24 season.

(Data correct as of September 18, 2023 and excludes qualifying rounds)

Player Team(s) UCL goals UCL games1. Cristiano Ronaldo Man United, Real Madrid, Juventus 140 1832. Lionel Messi Barcelona, PSG 129 1633. Robert Lewandowski Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Barcelona 92 1124. Karim Benzema Lyon, Real Madrid 90 1525. Raul Real Madrid, Schalke 71 1426. Ruud van Nistelrooy PSV Eindhoven, Man United, Real Madrid 56 737. Thomas Muller Bayern Munich 53 1428. Thierry Henry AS Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona 50 1129. Andriy Shevchenko Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea 48 100= Zlatan Ibrahimovic Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, AC Milan, PSG, Man United 48 124

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