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)
- As of 1 May 2025[1]
- Players taking part in the 2025–26 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 62 | 0.55 | 2009–2024 | Lille (0/7), Borussia Dortmund (8/10), Arsenal (14/26), Barcelona (2/6), Marseille (10/13) | |
| 2 | 31 | 45 | 0.69 | 1994–2008 | Feyenoord (1/6), Celtic (24/31), Helsingborg (6/8) | |
| 3 | 30 | 31 | 0.97 | 2010–2024 | Porto (17/14), Atlético Madrid (13/17) | |
| 50 | 0.6 | 2004–2020 | Heerenveen (5/13), Ajax (11/15), Schalke 04 (14/22) | |||
| 5 | 29 | 36 | 0.81 | 1973–1984 | 1. FC Köln (25/31), VfB Stuttgart (1/2), Bordeaux (3/3) | |
| 6 | 28 | 60 | 0.47 | 2003–2025 | Željezničar (0/1), VfL Wolfsburg (5/14), Manchester City (3/7), Roma (17/26), Fenerbahçe (3/12) | |
| 7 | 27 | 46 | 0.59 | 2009–2024 | Anderlecht (5/18), Everton (8/9), Inter Milan (7/6), Roma (7/13) | |
| 56 | 0.48 | 2018–2025 | Sporting CP (11/19), Manchester United (16/37) | |||
| 9 | 26 | 39 | 0.67 | 2012–2018 | Valencia (0/6), Athletic Bilbao (26/33) | |
| 58 | 0.45 | 2012–2025 | Lyon (13/31), Arsenal (13/27) | |||
| 11 | 25 | 58 | 0.43 | 1977–1989 | Inter Milan (21/50), Juventus (4/8) | |
| 12 | 24 | 41 | 0.59 | 1994–2007 | Dinamo Tbilisi (1/2), Trabzonspor (2/2), Ajax (10/13), Rangers (2/7), AZ (9/17) | |
| 49 | 0.49 | 2011–2023 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1/8), Red Bull Salzburg (14/28), Sevilla (3/6), TSG Hoffenheim (6/7) | |||
| 54 | 0.44 | 2005–2019 | Strasbourg (2/3), Paris Saint-Germain (0/5), Sevilla (17/33), Atlético Madrid (2/5), Valencia (3/8) | |||
| 15 | 23 | 21 | 1.1 | 1971–1975 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
| 36 | 0.64 | 2004–2018 | CSKA Moscow (20/31), Beşiktaş (3/5) | |||
| 67 | 0.34 | 1999–2015 | PAOK (13/43), Panathinaikos (10/24) | |||
| 18 | 22 | 34 | 0.65 | 1971–1978 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 36 | 0.61 | 1988–1998 | VfB Stuttgart (4/8), Inter Milan (3/13), Bayern Munich (15/14), Sampdoria (0/1) | |||
| 42 | 0.52 | 1988–2000 | Ajax (9/21), Inter Milan (9/13), Arsenal (4/8) | |||
| 49 | 0.45 | 1977–1989 | Bayern Munich (13/22), Inter Milan (9/23), Servette (0/4) |
All-time top scorers (including qualifying rounds)
- 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 56 | 0.71 | 1994–2009 | Feyenoord (1/6), Celtic (27/35), Helsingborg (12/15) | |
| 2 | 37 | 68 | 0.54 | 2009– | Lille (0/9), Borussia Dortmund (11/14), Arsenal (14/26), Barcelona (2/6), Marseille (10/13) | |
| 3 | 34 | 54 | 0.63 | 2004–2020 | Heerenveen (5/13), Ajax (11/17), Schalke 04 (18/24) | |
| 4 | 32 | 62 | 0.52 | 2016– | HJK (4/6), Rangers (28/56) | |
| 5 | 31 | 35 | 0.89 | 2009– | Porto (18/16), Atlético Madrid (13/17), Galatasaray (0/2) | |
| 47 | 0.66 | 2011–2018 | Valencia (0/6), Athletic Bilbao (31/41) | |||
| 7 | 29 | 36 | 0.81 | 1973–1984 | 1. FC Köln (25/31), VfB Stuttgart (1/2), Bordeaux (3/3) | |
| 8 | 28 | 60 | 0.47 | 2003– | Željezničar (0/1), VfL Wolfsburg (5/14), Manchester City (3/7), Roma (17/26), Fenerbahçe (3/12) | |
| 9 | 27 | 44 | 0.61 | 2004–2022 | CSKA Moscow (20/32), Beşiktaş (4/8), Kairat (3/4) | |
| 45 | 0.6 | 1993–2007 | Dinamo Tbilisi (2/4), Trabzonspor (4/4), Ajax (10/13), Rangers (2/7), AZ (9/17) | |||
| 46 | 0.59 | 2009– | Anderlecht (5/18), Everton (8/9), Inter Milan (7/6), Roma (7/13) | |||
| 56 | 0.48 | 2018– | Sporting CP (11/19), Manchester United (16/37) | |||
| 62 | 0.44 | 2012– | Lyon (14/35), Arsenal (13/27) | |||
| 12 | 26 | 57 | 0.46 | 2011–2020 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1/12), Red Bull Salzburg (16/30), Grasshopper (0/2), Sevilla (3/6), TSG Hoffenheim (6/7) | |
| 57 | 0.46 | 2005–2019 | Strasbourg (2/3), Paris Saint-Germain (1/7), Sevilla (18/34), Atlético Madrid (2/5), Valencia (3/8) | |||
| 15 | 25 | 40 | 0.63 | 2006–2021 | Tottenham Hotspur (20/28), Portsmouth (2/4), Rangers (3/8) | |
| 57 | 0.44 | 2010– | Utrecht (9/12), Sporting CP (9/20), Saint-Étienne (1/6), Basel (4/9), Twente (2/10) | |||
| 58 | 0.43 | 1977–1989 | Inter Milan (21/50), Juventus (4/8) | |||
| 72 | 0.35 | 2004–2016 | Grasshopper (1/11), Basel (8/26), Hamburger SV (15/27), Panathinaikos (1/8) | |||
| 19 | 24 | 44 | 0.55 | 2002–2017 | Zenit Saint Petersburg (21/34), Sevilla (2/8), Dynamo Moscow (1/2) | |
| 60 | 0.4 | 2012– | Club Brugge (3/7), Sevilla (14/31), Villarreal (7/22) | |||
| 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
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
| Rank | Club | Titles | Goals | Season(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 38 | 1972–73*, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1979–80* | |
| 2 | 3 | 32 | 1979–80*, 1995–96, 2007–08* | |
| 24 | 1982–83, 2009–10*, 2020–21* | |||
| 25 | 1990–91, 2016–17*, 2020–21* | |||
| 21 | 2019–20**, 2022–23*, 2024–25* | |||
| 6 | 2 | 19 | 1973–74, 2001–02 | |
| 18 | 1976–77, 1984–85* | |||
| 14 | 1981–82, 1986–87* | |||
| 15 | 1985–86, 1989–90* | |||
| 15 | 1989–90*, 2009–10* | |||
| 15 | 1992–93, 1997–98 | |||
| 16 | 1993–94*, 1996–97 | |||
| 29 | 2002–03, 2010–11 | |||
| 13 | 2003–04, 2020–21* | |||
| 18 | 2007–08*, 2016–17* | |||
| 16 | 2012–13, 2017–18* | |||
| 16 | 2013–14, 2014–15* | |||
| 18 | 2015–16, 2017–18* | |||
| 19 | 1 | 12 | 1972–73* | |
| 14 | 1975–76 | |||
| 8 | 1977–78* | |||
| 8 | 1977–78* | |||
| 14 | 1980–81 | |||
| 9 | 1983–84 | |||
| 7 | 1984–85* | |||
| 5 | 1986–87* | |||
| 5 | 1986–87* | |||
| 5 | 1986–87* | |||
| 7 | 2024–25* | |||
| 7 | 2024–25* | |||
| 6 | 1987–88* | |||
| 6 | 1987–88* | |||
| 7 | 1988–89 | |||
| 9 | 1991–92 | |||
| 9 | 1993–94* | |||
| 10 | 1994–95 | |||
| 8 | 1998–99* | |||
| 8 | 1998–99* | |||
| 8 | 1998–99* | |||
| 10 | 1999–2000 | |||
| 7 | 2000–01* | |||
| 7 | 2000–01* | |||
| 11 | 2004–05 | |||
| 9 | 2005–06 | |||
| 11 | 2006–07 | |||
| 11 | 2008–09 | |||
| 12 | 2011–12 | |||
| 8 | 2014–15* | |||
| 11 | 2018–19 | |||
| 8 | 2019–20** | |||
| 7 | 2020–21* | |||
| 7 | 2021–22 | |||
| 6 | 2022–23* | |||
| 10 | 2023–24 | |||
| 7 | 2025–26* | |||
| 7 | 2025–26* |
- * 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
| Rank | Country | Titles | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 8 | 71 | 1972–73*, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1977–78*, 1986–87*, 1986–87*, 1993–94*, 2001–02 | |
| 3 | 7 | 57 | 1986–87*, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2014–15*, 2016–17*, 2025–26* | |
| 4 | 6 | 47 | 2000–01*, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18*, 2020–21*, 2020–21* | |
| 5 | 5 | 48 | 1976–77, 1984–85*, 2004–05, 2021–22, 2022–23* | |
| 6 | 4 | 33 | 1982–83, 1984–85*, 1998–99*, 1999–2000 | |
| 34 | 1996–97, 1998–99, 2007–08*, 2017–18* | |||
| 8 | 3 | 26 | 1992–93, 1997–98, 2018–19 | |
| 22 | 1978–79, 1987–88*, 2024–25* | |||
| 22 | 2019–20, 2020–21*, 2024–25* | |||
| 11 | 2 | 20 | 1981–82, 1985–86* | |
| 13 | 1988–89, 1989–90* | |||
| 29 | 2010–11, 2011–12 | |||
| 14 | 1 | 14 | 1980–81 | |
| 9 | 1983–84 | |||
| 5 | 1986–87* | |||
| 6 | 1987–88* | |||
| 9 | 1991–92 | |||
| 8 | 1998–99* | |||
| 7 | 2000–01* | |||
| 9 | 2005–06 | |||
| 11 | 2006–07 | |||
| 10 | 2007–08* | |||
| 9 | 2009–10* | |||
| 9 | 2009–10* | |||
| 8 | 2012–13 | |||
| 8 | 2014–15* | |||
| 8 | 2016–17* | |||
| 7 | 2024–25* | |||
| 7 | 2020–21* | |||
| 6 | 2022–23* | |||
| 10 | 2023–24 | |||
| 7 | 2025–26* |
- * Two or more players were equal top scorers.
- List is ordered by date of accomplishment.
By player
| Rank | Player | Titles | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 23 | 1972–73*, 1974–75 | |
| 18 | 1998–99*, 1999–2000 | |||
| 29 | 2010–11, 2011–12 | |||
| 26 | 2015–16, 2017–18* | |||
| 27 | 2019–20, 2024–25* |
- * Two or more players were equal top scorers.
- List is ordered by date of accomplishment.
Notes
- 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.