List of UEFA Cup and Europa League top scorers
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The UEFA Europa League, known until 2009 as the UEFA Cup, is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971, and it is the second most important club competition in Europe. Originally a knockout competition, it later evolved to include group stages and a series of qualifying rounds. This article lists both the competition's seasonal top scorers and overall top scorers, including a list of goals scored in the competition proper and a list of goals scored including qualifying rounds.
All-time top scorers (group stage to final)
[edit]- As of 28 November 2024[1]
- Players taking part in the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League are highlighted in bold.
- Players still active but not in this year's Europa League are highlighted in italics.
Rank | Player | Goals | Apps | Ratio | Years | Club(s) (Goals) |
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1 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 34 | 62 | 0.55 | 2009–2024 | Lille (0/7), Borussia Dortmund (8/10), Arsenal (14/26), Barcelona (2/6), Marseille (10/13) |
2 | Henrik Larsson | 31 | 45 | 0.69 | 1994–2008 | Feyenoord (1/6), Celtic (24/31), Helsingborg (6/8) |
3 | Radamel Falcao | 30 | 31 | 0.97 | 2010–2024 | Porto (17/14), Atlético Madrid (13/17) |
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 50 | 0.6 | 2004–2020 | Heerenveen (5/13), Ajax (11/15), Schalke 04 (14/22) | ||
5 | Dieter Müller | 29 | 36 | 0.81 | 1973–1984 | 1. FC Köln (25/31), VfB Stuttgart (1/2), Bordeaux (3/3) |
6 | Romelu Lukaku | 27 | 46 | 0.59 | 2009–2024 | Anderlecht (5/18), Everton (8/9), Inter Milan (7/6), Roma (7/13) |
7 | Aritz Aduriz | 26 | 39 | 0.67 | 2012–2018 | Valencia (0/6), Athletic Bilbao (26/33) |
Edin Džeko | 53 | 0.49 | 2003– | Željezničar (0/1), VfL Wolfsburg (5/14), Manchester City (3/7), Roma (17/26), Fenerbahçe (1/5) | ||
9 | Alexandre Lacazette | 25 | 52 | 0.48 | 2012– | Lyon (12/25), Arsenal (13/27) |
Alessandro Altobelli | 58 | 0.43 | 1977–1989 | Inter Milan (21/50), Juventus (4/8) | ||
11 | Shota Arveladze | 24 | 41 | 0.59 | 1994–2007 | Dinamo Tbilisi (1/2), Trabzonspor (2/2), Ajax (10/13), Rangers (2/7), AZ (9/17) |
Mu'nas Dabbur | 49 | 0.49 | 2011–2023 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1/8), Red Bull Salzburg (14/28), Sevilla (3/6), TSG Hoffenheim (6/7) | ||
Kevin Gameiro | 54 | 0.44 | 2005–2019 | Strasbourg (2/3), Paris Saint-Germain (0/5), Sevilla (17/33), Atlético Madrid (2/5), Valencia (3/8) | ||
14 | Jupp Heynckes | 23 | 21 | 1.1 | 1971–1975 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
Vágner Love | 36 | 0.64 | 2004–2018 | CSKA Moscow (20/31), Beşiktaş (3/5) | ||
Dimitris Salpingidis | 67 | 0.34 | 1999–2015 | PAOK (13/43), Panathinaikos (10/24) | ||
17 | Martin Chivers | 22 | 34 | 0.65 | 1971–1978 | Tottenham Hotspur |
Jürgen Klinsmann | 36 | 0.61 | 1988–1998 | VfB Stuttgart (4/8), Inter Milan (3/13), Bayern Munich (15/14), Sampdoria (0/1) | ||
Dennis Bergkamp | 42 | 0.52 | 1988–2000 | Ajax (9/21), Inter Milan (9/13), Arsenal (4/8) | ||
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 49 | 0.45 | 1977–1989 | Bayern Munich (13/22), Inter Milan (9/23), Servette (0/4) |
All-time top scorers (including qualifying rounds)
[edit]- Players taking part in the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League (including qualifying rounds) are highlighted in bold.
- Players still active but not in this year's Europa League are highlighted in italics.
Rank | Player | Goals | Apps | Ratio | Years | Club(s) (Goals) |
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1 | Henrik Larsson | 40 | 56 | 0.71 | 1994–2009 | Feyenoord (1/6), Celtic (27/35), Helsingborg (12/15) |
2 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 37 | 68 | 0.54 | 2009– | Lille (0/9), Borussia Dortmund (11/14), Arsenal (14/26), Barcelona (2/6), Marseille (10/13) |
3 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 34 | 54 | 0.63 | 2004–2020 | Heerenveen (5/13), Ajax (11/17), Schalke 04 (18/24) |
4 | Alfredo Morelos | 32 | 62 | 0.52 | 2016– | HJK (4/6), Rangers (28/56) |
5 | Radamel Falcao | 31 | 35 | 0.89 | 2009– | Porto (18/16), Atlético Madrid (13/17), Galatasaray (0/2) |
Aritz Aduriz | 47 | 0.66 | 2011–2018 | Valencia (0/6), Athletic Bilbao (31/41) | ||
7 | Dieter Müller | 29 | 36 | 0.81 | 1973–1984 | 1. FC Köln (25/31), VfB Stuttgart (1/2), Bordeaux (3/3) |
8 | Vágner Love | 27 | 44 | 0.61 | 2004–2022 | CSKA Moscow (20/32), Beşiktaş (4/8), Kairat (3/4) |
Shota Arveladze | 45 | 0.6 | 1993–2007 | Dinamo Tbilisi (2/4), Trabzonspor (4/4), Ajax (10/13), Rangers (2/7), AZ (9/17) | ||
Romelu Lukaku | 46 | 0.59 | 2009– | Anderlecht (5/18), Everton (8/9), Inter Milan (7/6), Roma (7/13) | ||
11 | Edin Džeko | 26 | 54 | 0.48 | 2003– | Željezničar (0/1), VfL Wolfsburg (5/14), Manchester City (3/7), Roma (17/26), Fenerbahçe (1/5) |
Alexandre Lacazette | 56 | 0.46 | 2012– | Lyon (13/29), Arsenal (13/27) | ||
Mu'nas Dabbur | 57 | 0.46 | 2011– | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1/12), Red Bull Salzburg (16/30), Grasshopper (0/2), Sevilla (3/6), TSG Hoffenheim (6/7) | ||
Kevin Gameiro | 57 | 0.46 | 2005–2019 | Strasbourg (2/3), Paris Saint-Germain (1/7), Sevilla (18/34), Atlético Madrid (2/5), Valencia (3/8) | ||
15 | Jermain Defoe | 25 | 40 | 0.63 | 2006–2021 | Tottenham Hotspur (20/28), Portsmouth (2/4), Rangers (3/8) |
Alessandro Altobelli | 55 | 0.45 | 1977–1989 | Inter Milan (21/50), Juventus (4/8) | ||
Mladen Petrić | 72 | 0.35 | 2004–2016 | Grasshopper (1/11), Basel (8/26), Hamburger SV (15/27), Panathinaikos (1/8) | ||
18 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | 24 | 44 | 0.55 | 2002–2017 | Zenit Saint Petersburg (21/34), Sevilla (2/8), Dynamo Moscow (1/2) |
Carlos Bacca | 60 | 0.4 | 2012– | Club Brugge (3/7), Sevilla (14/31), Villarreal (7/22) | ||
Ivan Trichkovski | 67 | 0.36 | 2005– | Vardar (1/6), Rabotnički (0/6), Red Star Belgrade (0/2), APOEL (1/5), Club Brugge (1/3), Legia Warsaw (0/6), AEK Larnaca (21/39) |
Top scorers by season
[edit]The top scorer award is for the player who amassed the most goals in the tournament (tournament phase differs from qualification phase).[4]
By club
[edit]Rank | Club | Titles | Goals | Season(s) |
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1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | 38 | 1972–73*, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1979–80* |
2 | Bayern Munich | 3 | 32 | 1979–80*, 1995–96, 2007–08* |
Benfica | 24 | 1982–83, 2009–10*, 2020–21* | ||
Roma | 25 | 1990–91, 2016–17*, 2020–21* | ||
5 | Feyenoord | 2 | 19 | 1973–74, 2001–02 |
Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 1976–77, 1984–85* | ||
IFK Göteborg | 14 | 1981–82, 1986–87* | ||
1. FC Köln | 15 | 1985–86, 1989–90* | ||
Werder Bremen | 15 | 1989–90*, 2009–10* | ||
Auxerre | 15 | 1992–93, 1997–98 | ||
Inter Milan | 16 | 1993–94*, 1996–97 | ||
Porto | 29 | 2002–03, 2010–11 | ||
Villareal | 13 | 2003–04, 2020–21* | ||
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 18 | 2007–08*, 2016–17* | ||
Lazio | 16 | 2012–13, 2017–18* | ||
Red Bull Salzburg | 16 | 2013–14, 2014–15* | ||
Athletic Bilbao | 18 | 2015–16, 2017–18* | ||
Manchester United | 14 | 2019–20**, 2022–23* | ||
19 | Twente | 1 | 12 | 1972–73* |
Ajax | 14 | 1975–76 | ||
Grasshopper | 8 | 1977–78* | ||
PSV Eindhoven | 8 | 1977–78* | ||
Ipswich Town | 14 | 1980–81 | ||
Austria Wien | 9 | 1983–84 | ||
Željezničar | 7 | 1984–85* | ||
Groningen | 5 | 1986–87* | ||
Torino | 5 | 1986–87* | ||
Vitória de Guimarães | 5 | 1986–87* | ||
Club Brugge | 6 | 1987–88* | ||
Panathinaikos | 6 | 1987–88* | ||
Dynamo Dresden | 7 | 1988–89 | ||
Liverpool | 9 | 1991–92 | ||
Karlsruher SC | 9 | 1993–94* | ||
Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | 1994–95 | ||
Parma | 8 | 1998–99* | ||
Real Sociedad | 8 | 1998–99* | ||
Wisła Kraków | 8 | 1998–99* | ||
Juventus | 10 | 1999–2000 | ||
CSKA Sofia | 7 | 2000–01* | ||
Rayo Vallecano | 7 | 2000–01* | ||
Newcastle United | 11 | 2004–05 | ||
Basel | 9 | 2005–06 | ||
Espanyol | 11 | 2006–07 | ||
CSKA Moscow | 11 | 2008–09 | ||
Atlético Madrid | 12 | 2011–12 | ||
Everton | 8 | 2014–15* | ||
Chelsea | 11 | 2018–19 | ||
Sporting CP | 8 | 2019–20** | ||
Lille | 7 | 2020–21* | ||
Rangers | 7 | 2021–22 | ||
Union Saint-Gilloise | 6 | 2022–23* | ||
Marseille | 10 | 2023–24 |
- * Two or more players were equal top scorers.
- ** A top scorer played for two different clubs during given season.
- List is ordered by date of accomplishment.
By country
[edit]Rank | Country | Titles | Goals | Seasons |
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1 | Germany[nb 2][nb 3] | 11 | 104 | 1971–72, 1972–73*, 1968–69, 1974–75, 1979–80*, 1979–80*, 1985–86, 1989–90*, 1990–91, 1993–94*, 1994–95, 1995–96 |
2 | Netherlands[nb 4] | 8 | 71 | 1972–73*, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1977–78*, 1986–87*, 1986–87*, 1993–94*, 2001–02 |
3 | Brazil | 6 | 50 | 1986–87*, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2014–15*, 2016–17* |
Spain[nb 5] | 47 | 2000–01*, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18*, 2020–21*, 2020–21* | ||
5 | England | 5 | 48 | 1976–77, 1984–85*, 2004–05, 2021–22, 2022–23* |
6 | Yugoslavia[nb 6] | 4 | 33 | 1982–83, 1984–85*, 1998–99*, 1999–2000 |
Italy | 34 | 1996–97, 1998–99, 2007–08*, 2017–18* | ||
8 | France | 3 | 26 | 1992–93, 1997–98, 2018–19 |
9 | Denmark | 2 | 15 | 1978–79, 1987–88* |
Sweden | 20 | 1981–82, 1985–86* | ||
East Germany | 13 | 1988–89, 1989–90* | ||
Colombia | 29 | 2010–11, 2011–12 | ||
Portugal | 15 | 2019–20, 2020–21* | ||
14 | Scotland | 1 | 14 | 1980–81 |
Hungary | 9 | 1983–84 | ||
Finland | 5 | 1986–87* | ||
Greece | 6 | 1987–88* | ||
Wales | 9 | 1991–92 | ||
Poland | 8 | 1998–99* | ||
Bulgaria | 7 | 2000–01* | ||
Argentina | 9 | 2005–06 | ||
Uruguay | 11 | 2006–07 | ||
Russia | 10 | 2007–08* | ||
Paraguay | 9 | 2009–10* | ||
Peru | 9 | 2009–10* | ||
Czech Republic | 8 | 2012–13 | ||
Belgium | 8 | 2014–15* | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 2016–17* | ||
Turkey | 7 | 2020–21* | ||
Nigeria | 6 | 2022–23* | ||
Gabon | 10 | 2023–24 |
- * Two or more players were equal top scorers.
- List is ordered by date of accomplishment.
By player
[edit]Rank | Player | Titles | Goals | Seasons |
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1 | Jupp Heynckes | 2 | 23 | 1972–73*, 1974–75 |
Darko Kovačević | 18 | 1998–99*, 1999–2000 | ||
Radamel Falcao | 30 | 2010–11, 2011–12 | ||
Aritz Aduriz | 26 | 2015–16, 2017–18* |
- * Two or more players were equal top scorers.
- List is ordered by date of accomplishment.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Player featured in two clubs during the same season after the squad changes were introduced from the 2018–19 season onwards.
- ^ Includes West Germany but not East Germany.
- ^ In the 1979–80 season two German players were joint top scorers.
- ^ In the 1986–87 season two Dutch players were joint top scorers.
- ^ In the 2020–21 season two Spanish players were joint top scorers.
- ^ Includes SFR Yugoslavia.
See also
[edit]- List of UEFA Champions League top scorers
- List of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorers
- List of UEFA Europa League hat-tricks
References
[edit]- ^ "Europa League - All-time Topscorers". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Europa League All-time Topscorers". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ "Europa League Qual All-time Topscorers". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ "Fairs/UEFA Cup Topscorers". RSSSF.
- ^ Excluding the qualifying rounds since the 2004–05 season.