List of UEFA Cup and Europa League top scorers


The UEFA Europa League is the second most important club competition in Europe organised by UEFA. Originally a knock-out competition, it later evolved and included group stages and a series of qualifying rounds. It was known as the UEFA Cup from its beginning, in 1971, until 2009. This article includes both season top scorers and overall top scorers.

All-time top scorers (group stage to final)

RankNationPlayerGoalsGamesGoal RatioYearsClub
1Henrik Larsson31450.688Feyenoord, Celtic, Helsingborg
2Radamel Falcao30310.9672010–Porto, Atlético Madrid
2Klaas-Jan Huntelaar30500.6002004–Heerenveen, Ajax, Schalke 04
4Dieter Müller29360.8051973–19841. FC Köln, VfB Stuttgart, 1. FC Saarbrücken
5Aritz Aduriz26390.6662012–2018Valencia, Athletic Bilbao
6Alessandro Altobelli25580.4311977–1989Inter Milan, Juventus
7Shota Arveladze24410.5851994–2007Dinamo Tbilisi, Trabzonspor, Ajax, Rangers, AZ
7Kevin Gameiro24540.4442005–Strasbourg, Paris Saint-Germain, Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Valencia
9Jupp Heynckes23211.0951971–1975Borussia Mönchengladbach
9Vágner Love23360.6392004–CSKA Moscow, Beşiktaş
9Dimitris Salpingidis23670.3431999–2015PAOK, Panathinaikos
12Martin Chivers22340.6471971–1978Tottenham Hotspur
12Jürgen Klinsmann22360.6111988–1998VfB Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich
12Dennis Bergkamp22420.5231988–2000Ajax, Inter Milan, Arsenal
12Karl-Heinz Rummenigge22490.4491977–1989Bayern Munich, Inter Milan

Bold = Still active

All-time top scorers (including qualifying rounds)

RankNationPlayerGoalsGamesGoal RatioDebut in EuropeClub
1Henrik Larsson40560.7141994Feyenoord, Celtic, Helsingborg
2Klaas-Jan Huntelaar34540.6302004Heerenveen, Ajax, Schalke 04
3Radamel Falcao31330.9392009Porto, Atlético Madrid
3Aritz Aduriz31470.6602011Valencia, Athletic Bilbao
5Dieter Müller29360.80519731. FC Köln, VfB Stuttgart, Bordeaux
6Shota Arveladze27450.6001993Dinamo Tbilisi, Trabzonspor, Ajax, Rangers, AZ
7Alessandro Altobelli25580.4311977Inter Milan, Juventus
7Mladen Petrić25720.3472004Grasshopper, Basel, Hamburger SV, Panathinaikos
9Claudio Pizarro24330.7271999Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen
9Jermain Defoe24390.6152006Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Rangers
9Vágner Love24400.6002004CSKA Moscow, Beşiktaş
9Kevin Gameiro24540.4442005Strasbourg, Paris Saint-Germain, Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Valencia
13Jupp Heynckes23211.0951967Hannover 96, Borussia Mönchengladbach
13Óscar Cardozo23600.3832007Benfica, Trabzonspor, Olympiacos
13Ivan Trichkovski23610.3782005Vardar, Rabotnički, Red Star Belgrade, APOEL, Club Brugge, Legia Warsaw, AEK Larnaca
13Dimitris Salpingidis23760.3031999PAOK, Panathinaikos

Bold = Still active

Winners by seasons

The top scorer award is for the player who amassed the most goals in the tournament.
SeasonPlayerCountryClubGoals
1971–72Ludwig Bründl West Germany Eintracht Braunschweig10
1972–73Jupp Heynckes West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach12
1972–73Jan Jeuring Netherlands Twente12
1973–74Lex Schoenmaker Netherlands Feyenoord11
1974–75Jupp Heynckes West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach10
1975–76Ruud Geels Netherlands Ajax14
1976–77Stan Bowles England Queens Park Rangers11
1977–78Gerrie Deijkers Netherlands PSV Eindhoven8
1977–78Raimondo Ponte Switzerland Grasshopper8
1978–79Allan Simonsen Denmark Borussia Mönchengladbach9
1979–80Dieter Hoeneß West Germany Bayern Munich7
1979–80Harald Nickel West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach7
1980–81John Wark Scotland Ipswich Town14
1981–82Torbjörn Nilsson Sweden Göteborg9
1982–83Zoran Filipovic Yugoslavia Benfica8
1983–84Tibor Nyilasi Hungary Austria Wien9
1984–85Edin Bahtić Yugoslavia Željezničar Sarajevo7
1984–85Gary Bannister England Queens Park Rangers7
1985–86Klaus Allofs West Germany 1. FC Köln9
1986–87Paulinho Cascavel Brazil Vitória de Guimarães5
1986–87Peter Houtman Netherlands Groningen5
1986–87Wim Kieft Netherlands Torino5
1986–87Jari Rantanen Finland Göteborg5
1987–88Kenneth Brylle Larsen Denmark Club Brugge6
1987–88Dimitris Saravakos Greece Panathinaikos6
1988–89Torsten Gütschow East Germany Dynamo Dresden7
1989–90Falko Götz East Germany 1. FC Köln6
1989–90Karl-Heinz Riedle West Germany Werder Bremen6
1990–91Rudi Völler Germany Roma10
1991–92Dean Saunders Wales Liverpool9
1992–93Gérald Baticle France Auxerre8
1993–94Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands Internazionale8
1993–94Edgar Schmitt Germany Karlsruher SC8
1994–95Ulf Kirsten Germany Bayer Leverkusen10
1995–96Jürgen Klinsmann Germany Bayern Munich15
1996–97Maurizio Ganz Italy Internazionale8
1997–98Stéphane Guivarc'h France Auxerre7
1998–99Enrico Chiesa Italy Parma8
1998–99Tomasz Kulawik Poland Wisła Kraków8
1998–99Darko Kovačević Yugoslavia Real Sociedad8
1999–2000Darko Kovačević Yugoslavia Juventus10
2000–01Dimitar Berbatov Bulgaria CSKA Sofia7
2000–01Bolo Spain Rayo Vallecano7
2001–02Pierre van Hooijdonk Netherlands Feyenoord8
2002–03Derlei Brazil Porto12
2003–04Sonny Anderson Brazil Villarreal6
2004–05Alan Shearer England Newcastle United11
2005–06Matías Emilio Delgado Argentina Basel9
2006–07Walter Pandiani Uruguay Espanyol11
2007–08Pavel Pogrebnyak Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg10
2007–08Luca Toni Italy Bayern Munich10
2008–09Vágner Love Brazil CSKA Moscow11
2009–10Óscar Cardozo Paraguay Benfica9
2009–10Claudio Pizarro Peru Werder Bremen9
2010–11Radamel Falcao Colombia Porto17
2011–12Radamel Falcao Colombia Atlético Madrid12
2012–13Libor Kozák Lazio8
2013–14Jonathan Soriano Red Bull Salzburg8
2014–15Alan Red Bull Salzburg8
2014–15Romelu Lukaku Everton8
2015–16Aritz Aduriz Athletic Bilbao10
2016–17Edin Džeko Roma8
2016–17Giuliano Zenit Saint Petersburg8
2017–18Aritz Aduriz Athletic Bilbao8
2017–18Ciro Immobile Lazio8
2018–19Olivier Giroud Chelsea11

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