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)
As of 27 February 2020[1][2]
Rank Nation Player Goals Apps Goal Ratio Years Club(s) (Goals)
1 Sweden Henrik Larsson 31 45 0.688 1996–2010 Feyenoord (1), Celtic (24), Helsingborg (6)
2 Colombia Radamel Falcao 30 31 0.967 2010– Porto (17), Atlético Madrid (13)
Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 50 0.600 2004– Heerenveen (5), Ajax (11), Schalke 04 (14)
4 West Germany Dieter Müller 29 36 0.805 1973–1984 1. FC Köln (25), VfB Stuttgart (1), 1. FC Saarbrücken (3)
5 Spain Aritz Aduriz 26 39 0.666 2012–2018 Valencia (0), Athletic Bilbao (26)
6 Italy Alessandro Altobelli 25 58 0.431 1977–1989 Inter Milan (21), Juventus (4)
7 Georgia Shota Arveladze 24 41 0.585 1994–2007 Dinamo Tbilisi (1), Trabzonspor (2), Ajax (10), Rangers (2), AZ (9)
France Kevin Gameiro 54 0.444 2005– Strasbourg (2), Paris Saint-Germain (0), Sevilla (17), Atlético Madrid (2), Valencia (3)
9 West Germany Jupp Heynckes 23 21 1.095 1971–1975 Borussia Mönchengladbach (23)
Brazil Vágner Love 36 0.639 2004– CSKA Moscow (20), Beşiktaş (3)
Greece Dimitris Salpingidis 67 0.343 1999–2015 PAOK (13), Panathinaikos (10)
12 England Martin Chivers 22 34 0.647 1971–1978 Tottenham Hotspur (22)
West Germany
Germany		 Jürgen Klinsmann 36 0.611 1988–1998 VfB Stuttgart (4), Inter Milan (3), Bayern Munich (15)
Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp 42 0.523 1988–2000 Ajax (9), Inter Milan (9), Arsenal (4)
West Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 49 0.449 1977–1989 Bayern Munich (13), Inter Milan (9)

Bold = Still active

All-time top scorers (including qualifying rounds)
As of 27 February 2020[1]
Rank Nation Player Goals Apps Goal Ratio Debut in Europe Club(s)
1 Sweden Henrik Larsson 40 56 0.714 1994 Feyenoord, Celtic, Helsingborg
2 Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 34 54 0.630 2004 Heerenveen, Ajax, Schalke 04
3 Colombia Radamel Falcao 31 33 0.939 2009 Porto, Atlético Madrid
Spain Aritz Aduriz 47 0.660 2011 Valencia, Athletic Bilbao
5 West Germany Dieter Müller 29 36 0.805 1973 1. FC Köln, VfB Stuttgart, Bordeaux
6 Georgia Shota Arveladze 27 45 0.600 1993 Dinamo Tbilisi, Trabzonspor, Ajax, Rangers, AZ
7 Italy Alessandro Altobelli 25 55 0.455 1977 Inter Milan, Juventus
Croatia Mladen Petrić 72 0.347 2004 Grasshopper, Basel, Hamburger SV, Panathinaikos
9 Peru Claudio Pizarro 24 33 0.727 1999 Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen
England Jermain Defoe 39 0.615 2006 Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Rangers
Brazil Vágner Love 40 0.600 2004 CSKA Moscow, Beşiktaş
France Kevin Gameiro 54 0.444 2005 Strasbourg, Paris Saint-Germain, Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Valencia
13 West Germany Jupp Heynckes 23 21 1.095 1967 Hannover 96, Borussia Mönchengladbach
Paraguay Óscar Cardozo 60 0.383 2007 Benfica, Trabzonspor, Olympiacos
North Macedonia Ivan Trichkovski 61 0.378 2005 Vardar, Rabotnički, Red Star Belgrade, APOEL, Club Brugge, Legia Warsaw, AEK Larnaca
Greece Dimitris Salpingidis 76 0.303 1999 PAOK, Panathinaikos

Bold = Still active

Winners by season

The top scorer award is for the player who amassed the most goals in the tournament (tournament phase differs from qualification phase).[3]

Season Player(s) Country Club(s) Goals[4]
1971–72 Ludwig Bründl West Germany Eintracht Braunschweig 10
1972–73 Jupp Heynckes West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 12
Jan Jeuring Netherlands Twente
1973–74 Lex Schoenmaker Netherlands Feyenoord 11
1974–75 Jupp Heynckes West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 10
1975–76 Ruud Geels Netherlands Ajax 14
1976–77 Stan Bowles England Queens Park Rangers 11
1977–78 Gerrie Deijkers Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 8
Raimondo Ponte Switzerland Grasshopper
1978–79 Allan Simonsen Denmark Borussia Mönchengladbach 9
1979–80 Dieter Hoeneß West Germany Bayern Munich 7
Harald Nickel West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
1980–81 John Wark Scotland Ipswich Town 14
1981–82 Torbjörn Nilsson Sweden Göteborg 9
1982–83 Zoran Filipovic Yugoslavia Benfica 8
1983–84 Tibor Nyilasi Hungary Austria Wien 9
1984–85 Edin Bahtić Yugoslavia Željezničar Sarajevo 7
Gary Bannister England Queens Park Rangers
1985–86 Klaus Allofs West Germany 1. FC Köln 9
1986–87 Paulinho Cascavel Brazil Vitória de Guimarães 5
Peter Houtman Netherlands Groningen
Wim Kieft Netherlands Torino
Jari Rantanen Finland Göteborg
1987–88 Kenneth Brylle Larsen Denmark Club Brugge 6
Dimitris Saravakos Greece Panathinaikos
1988–89 Torsten Gütschow East Germany Dynamo Dresden 7
1989–90 Falko Götz East Germany 1. FC Köln 6
Karl-Heinz Riedle West Germany Werder Bremen
1990–91 Rudi Völler Germany Roma 10
1991–92 Dean Saunders Wales Liverpool 9
1992–93 Gérald Baticle France Auxerre 8
1993–94 Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands Internazionale 8
Edgar Schmitt Germany Karlsruher SC
1994–95 Ulf Kirsten Germany Bayer Leverkusen 10
1995–96 Jürgen Klinsmann Germany Bayern Munich 15
1996–97 Maurizio Ganz Italy Internazionale 8
1997–98 Stéphane Guivarc'h France Auxerre 7
1998–99 Enrico Chiesa Italy Parma 8
Tomasz Kulawik Poland Wisła Kraków
Darko Kovačević Yugoslavia Real Sociedad
1999–2000 Darko Kovačević Yugoslavia Juventus 10
2000–01 Dimitar Berbatov Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 7
Bolo Spain Rayo Vallecano
2001–02 Pierre van Hooijdonk Netherlands Feyenoord 8
2002–03 Derlei Brazil Porto 12
2003–04 Sonny Anderson Brazil Villarreal 6
2004–05 Alan Shearer England Newcastle United 11
2005–06 Matías Emilio Delgado Argentina Basel 9
2006–07 Walter Pandiani Uruguay Espanyol 11
2007–08 Pavel Pogrebnyak Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 10
Luca Toni Italy Bayern Munich
2008–09 Vágner Love Brazil CSKA Moscow 11
2009–10 Óscar Cardozo Paraguay Benfica 9
Claudio Pizarro Peru Werder Bremen
2010–11 Radamel Falcao Colombia Porto 17
2011–12 Radamel Falcao Colombia Atlético Madrid 12
2012–13 Libor Kozák  Czech Republic Lazio 8
2013–14 Jonathan Soriano  Spain Red Bull Salzburg 8
2014–15 Alan  Brazil Red Bull Salzburg 8
Romelu Lukaku  Belgium Everton
2015–16 Aritz Aduriz  Spain Athletic Bilbao 10
2016–17 Edin Džeko  Bosnia and Herzegovina Roma 8
Giuliano  Brazil Zenit Saint Petersburg
2017–18 Aritz Aduriz  Spain Athletic Bilbao 8
Ciro Immobile  Italy Lazio
2018–19 Olivier Giroud  France Chelsea 11

By team
Rank Team Titles Goals Seasons
1 Borussia Mönchengladbach4381972–73*, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1979–80*
2 Bayern Munich3321979–80*, 1995–96, 2007–08*
3 Queens Park Rangers2181976–77, 1984–85*
Göteborg141981–82, 1986–87*
1. FC Köln151985–86, 1989–90*
Internazionale161993–94*, 1996–97
Auxerre151992–93, 1997–98
Feyenoord191973–74, 2001–02
Benfica171982–83, 2009–10*
Werder Bremen151989–90*, 2009–10*
Porto292002–03, 2010–11
Red Bull Salzburg162013–14, 2014–15*
Roma181990–91, 2016–17*
Zenit Saint Petersburg182007–08*, 2016–17*
Lazio162012–13, 2017–18*
Athletic Bilbao182015–16, 2017–18*
  • * Two or more players were equal top scorers.
  • List is ordered by date of accomplishment.

By country
Rank Country Titles Goals Seasons
1 Germany[nb 1][nb 2]111041971–72, 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 3]8711972–73*, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1977–78*, 1986–87*, 1986–87*, 1993–94*, 2001–02
3 Brazil6501986–87*, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2014–15*, 2016–17*
4 Yugoslavia[nb 4]4331982–83, 1984–85*, 1998–99*, 1999–2000
Italy341996–97, 1998–99, 2007–08*, 2017–18*
Spain332000–01*, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18*
7 England3351976–77, 1984–85*, 2004–05
France261992–93, 1997–98, 2018–19
9 Denmark2151978–79, 1987–88*
East Germany131988–89, 1989–90*
Sweden201981–82, 1985–86*
Colombia292010–11, 2011–12
  • * Two or more players were equal top scorers.
  • List is ordered by date of accomplishment.

By player
Rank Country Titles Goals Seasons
1 Jupp Heynckes2221972–73*, 1974–75
Darko Kovačević181998–99*, 1999–00
Radamel Falcao292010–11, 2011–12
Aritz Aduriz182015–16, 2017–18*
  • * Two or more players were equal top scorers.
  • List is ordered by date of accomplishment.

Notes
  1. Includes West Germany but not East Germany.
  2. In the 1979–80 season two German players were joint top scorers.
  3. In the 1986–87 season two Dutch players were joint top scorers.
  4. Includes SFR Yugoslavia.

References
  1. "UEFA Europa League all-time top scorers". UEFA.com. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "Europa League - All-time Topscorers". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. "Fairs/UEFA Cup Topscorers". RSSSF.
  4. Excluding the qualifying rounds since the 2004–05 season.
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