List of All-time UEFA EURO Top Goal Scorers (1960-2024)

List of UEFA European Cup all-time top scorers: The UEFA European Cup is a quadrennial football tournament organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

The 2024 European Championship is the 17th European Championship, hosted by Germany this year. The tournament will feature 24 teams and will be held from June 14 to July 14, 2024.

In this article, we will review the list of top scorers in the history of the European Football Championship from 1960 to 2024.

List of top scorers in European Football Championship history

Here is the full list of the top scorers in European Championship history.

rank

Name of contestant

nation

Matches

Number of goals

Participated in the competition

1

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal

twenty five

14

2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024*

2

Michel Platini

France

5

9

1984

3

Alan Shearer

England

9

7

1992, 1996, 2000

4

Antoine Griezmann

France

11

7

2016, 2020, 2024*

5

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Netherlands

8

6

2004, 2008

6

Patrick Kluivert

Netherlands

9

6

1996, 2000, 2004

7

Wayne Rooney

England

10

6

2004, 2012, 2016

8

Romelu Lukaku

Belgium

10

6

2016, 2020, 2024*

9

Alvaro Morata

Spain

10

6

2016, 2020, 2024*

10

Thierry Henry

France

11

6

2000, 2004, 2008

11

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Sweden

Thirteen

6

2004, 2008, 2012, 2016

12

Nuno Gomes

Portugal

14

6

2000, 2004, 2008

Thirteen

Savo Milosevic

Yugoslavia

4

5

2000

14

Patrick Hick

Czech Republic

5

5

2020

15

Marco van Basten

Netherlands

9

5

1988, 1992

16

Milan Baros

Czech Republic

11

5

2004, 2008, 2012

17

Robert Lewandowski

Poland

11

5

2012, 2016, 2020, 2024*

18

Jurgen Klinsmann

Germany

Thirteen

5

1988,1992, 1996

19

Fernando Torres

Spain

Thirteen

5

2004, 2008, 2012

20

Mario Gomez

Germany

Thirteen

5

2008, 2012, 2016

twenty one

Zinedine Zidane

France

14

5

1996, 2000, 2004

Note: * indicates playback in the current version

Top 10 European Cup scorers in history (1960-2024)

Cristiano Ronaldo

Source: MSN

Topping the Euro 2020 scorer charts is Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo. He scored 14 goals in 25 games. Ronaldo has played in six editions of the tournament, including this year’s Euro 2024.

Michel Platini

Source: The Guardian/Gerard Rancinan

Michel Platini is a French football legend and former UEFA president. He played 5 times and scored 9 goals. He only participated in the 1984 European Cup.

Alan Shearer

Source: Sportmob

Alan Shearer is an English football player who served as the captain of the England football team. He was also one of the top scorers in the European Cup, scoring 7 goals in 9 games.

Antoine Griezmann

Source: Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images

Antoine Griezmann is a French professional footballer who currently plays for the French national team at Euro 2024. He is also one of the tournament’s all-time top scorers, with 7 goals in 11 games.

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Credit: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Ruud van Nistelrooy played for the Netherlands and was a prolific scorer at the European Championships. He scored 6 goals in 8 games for the Netherlands.

Patrick Kluivert

Source: These Football Times

Patrick Kluivert is a Dutch striker who has an excellent goalscoring record in the European Championships, with a total of 9 appearances and 6 goals.

Wayne Rooney

Source: Sky Sports

Rooney is one of the best strikers in the English football team. He is also one of the top scorers in the European Cup, scoring 6 goals in 10 games.

Romelu Lukaku

Source: The Independent

Romelu Lukaku is a Belgian football player who plays as a striker. He is also one of the top scorers in the European Championship, scoring 6 goals in 10 games. It is expected that he will score more goals in this European Championship.

Alvaro Morata

Source: Bein Sports

Alvaro Morata is a Spanish striker and the captain of the Spanish football team. He is also one of the top scorers in the European Championship. He has played 10 times in the European Championship so far and scored 6 goals.

Thierry Henry

Source: Newsday Zimbabwe

The next name on the list of all-time top scorers in the European Championship is Thierry Henry, who plays for France as a striker and has scored 6 goals in 11 games.

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