# UEFA European Championship top goalscorers

A total of 946 goals have been scored in games at the men's 17 final tournaments of the UEFA European Championship, not counting penalties scored during shoot-outs. Since the first goal scored by Yugoslav player Milan Galić at the 1960 European Nations' Cup, exactly 545 footballers have scored goals at the Euro tournaments, of whom 39 have scored four or more.
Since in the beginning tournaments were contested between four teams and only two games were played, top goalscorers of the first three editions have scored only two goals. This was bettered in 1972, when West Germany's Gerd Müller scored four goals. Four years later this was matched by his compatriot Dieter Müller and finally in 1984 France's Michel Platini have scored record 9 goals in just 5 games. His record stood for more than three decades until Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 10th goal for Portugal at the UEFA Euro 2020. He has later improved his tally and stands at 14 goals in 30 appearances at the European Championship tournaments — also record. The top 39 goalscorers have represented 15 nations, with 7 players scoring for Germany or West Germany, 5 for France, and 4 for Netherlands. In total, only 6 of them have scored at tournaments with maximum of 8 teams (prior to UEFA Euro 1996).
Numbers of goalscorers :
| Goals | ≥10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Total |
| Nos. of players | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 101 | 355 | 545 |
Platini holds the record for the most goals scored in a single tournament, with 9 goals in 1984. The players that came closest were Antoine Griezmann in 2016 (with 6 goals) and Marco van Basten in 1988, Alan Shearer in 1996, Savo Milošević and Patrick Kluivert in 2000, Milan Baroš in 2004, and Ronaldo and Patrik Schick in 2020 (all with 5 goals). Across the 17 tournaments of the Euro, 37 players have been credited with the most tournament goals, with Ronaldo the only one to achieve this feat twice (in 2012 and 2020). Twelve of them scored at least four goals in a tournament, while Portugal's Nuno Gomes (2000), England's Wayne Rooney, Netherland's Ruud van Nistelrooy (both in 2004), Belgium's Romelu Lukaku, England's Harry Kane, France's Karim Benzema and Sweden's Emil Forsberg (all in 2020) are the only footballers to score at least 4 goals without being the top goalscorer. These 37 players represented 16 nations, the most (six) Germany or West Germany. Four played for Yugoslavia, the Netherlands and Spain.
Of all the players who have played in the UEFA European Championship tournaments, only three have achieved an average of two goals per game played: Hungary's Dezső Novák and West Germany's: Gerd Müller and Dieter Müller — although Novák have appeared in only one Euro game.

## Overall top goalscorers

Table key :
| Player | Denotes player still active at international level |
| ‡ | Denotes national top scorer (or joint top scorer) at the Euro |
| [ ] | Denotes tournaments where the player was part of the squad, but did not play in a match |
| ( ) | Denotes tournaments where the player played in a match, but did not score a goal |
| Year | Denotes tournaments where the player's team won the title |
| T | Denotes tournaments where the player was top scorer |
Top goalscorers at UEFA Euro tournaments :
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals scored | Matches played | Ratio | Tournaments | Notes |
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo$^‡$ | Portugal | 14 | 30 | 0.47 | 2004, 2008, 2012$^T$, 2016, 2020$^T$, (2024) | list |
| 2 | Michel Platini$^‡$ | France | 9 | 5 | 1.80 | 1984$^T$ | list |
| 3 | Alan Shearer$^‡$ | England | 7 | 9 | 0.78 | (1992), 1996$^T$, 2000 | list |
| 3 | Antoine Griezmann | France | 7 | 17 | 0.41 | 2016$^T$, 2020, (2024) | list |
| 3 | Álvaro Morata$^‡$ | Spain | 7 | 17 | 0.41 | 2016, 2020, 2024 | list |
| 3 | Harry Kane$^‡$ | England | 7 | 18 | 0.39 | (2016), 2020, 2024$^T$ | list |
| 7 | Patrik Schick$^‡$ | Czech Republic | 6 | 7 | 0.86 | 2020$^T$, 2024 | list |
| 7 | Ruud van Nistelrooy$^‡$ | Netherlands | 6 | 8 | 0.75 | 2004, 2008 | list |
| 7 | Patrick Kluivert$^‡$ | Netherlands | 6 | 9 | 0.67 | 1996, 2000$^T$, [2004] | list |
| 7 | Wayne Rooney | England | 6 | 10 | 0.60 | 2004, 2012, 2016 | list |
| 7 | Thierry Henry | France | 6 | 11 | 0.55 | 2000, 2004, 2008 | list |
| 7 | Zlatan Ibrahimović$^‡$ | Sweden | 6 | 13 | 0.46 | 2004, 2008, 2012, (2016) | list |
| 7 | Robert Lewandowski$^‡$ | Poland | 6 | 13 | 0.46 | 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 | list |
| 7 | Nuno Gomes | Portugal | 6 | 14 | 0.43 | 2000, 2004, 2008 | list |
| 7 | Romelu Lukaku$^‡$ | Belgium | 6 | 14 | 0.43 | 2016, 2020, (2024) | list |
| 16 | Savo Milošević$^‡$ | FR Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | 1.25 | 2000$^T$ | list |
| 16 | Marco van Basten | Netherlands | 5 | 9 | 0.56 | 1988$^T$, (1992) | list |
| 16 | Milan Baroš | Czech Republic | 5 | 10 | 0.50 | 2004$^T$, (2008), (2012) | list |
| 16 | Xherdan Shaqiri$^‡$ | Switzerland | 5 | 11 | 0.45 | 2016, 2020, 2024 | list |
| 16 | Mario Gómez$^‡$ | Germany | 5 | 13 | 0.38 | (2008), 2012$^T$, 2016 | list |
| 16 | Jürgen Klinsmann$^‡$ | Germany | 5 | 13 | 0.38 | 1988, 1992, 1996 | list |
| 16 | Fernando Torres | Spain | 5 | 13 | 0.38 | (2004), 2008, 2012$^T$ | list |
| 16 | Zinedine Zidane | France | 5 | 14 | 0.36 | (1996), 2000, 2004 | list |
| 24 | Dieter Müller | West Germany | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 1976$^T$ | list |
| 24 | Gerd Müller | West Germany | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 1972$^T$ | list |
| 24 | David Villa | Spain | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 2008$^T$ | list |
| 24 | Dragan Džajić | Yugoslavia | 4 | 5 | 0.80 | 1968$^T$, 1976 | list |
| 24 | Emil Forsberg | Sweden | 4 | 7 | 0.57 | (2016), 2020 | list |
| 24 | Roman Pavlyuchenko$^‡$ | Russia | 4 | 8 | 0.50 | 2008, 2012 | list |
| 24 | Rudi Völler | West Germany | 4 | 8 | 0.50 | 1984, 1988, (1992) | list |
| 24 | Angelos Charisteas$^‡$ | Greece | 4 | 9 | 0.44 | 2004, 2008 | list |
| 24 | Kai Havertz | Germany | 4 | 9 | 0.44 | 2020, 2024 | list |
| 24 | Karim Benzema | France | 4 | 10 | 0.40 | (2008), (2012), 2020 | list |
| 24 | Henrik Larsson | Sweden | 4 | 10 | 0.40 | 2000, 2004, (2008) | list |
| 24 | Vladimír Šmicer | Czech Republic | 4 | 11 | 0.36 | 1996, 2000, 2004 | list |
| 24 | Lukas Podolski | Germany | 4 | 12 | 0.33 | (2004), 2008, 2012, (2016) | list |
| 24 | Dennis Bergkamp | Netherlands | 4 | 13 | 0.31 | 1992, 1996, (2000) | list |
| 24 | Ivan Perišić$^‡$ | Croatia | 4 | 13 | 0.31 | (2012), 2016, 2020, (2024) | list |
| 24 | Luka Modrić$^‡$ | Croatia | 4 | 16 | 0.25 | 2008, (2012), 2016, 2020, 2024 | list |

### Timeline

Key :
* Goal set a new record
* Goal equalled the existing record
Progressive list of footballers that have held the record for most goals scored at UEFA European Championship final tournaments :
| Goals | Date | Player | Team | Goal | Opponent | Score | Tournament & Stage | Previous goals |
| 1 | 6 July 1960 | Milan Galić | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | France | 5–4 | 1960, France Semi-finals | N/A |
| 1 | 6 July 1960 | Jean Vincent | France | 1–1 | Yugoslavia | 4–5 | 1960, France Semi-finals | N/A |
| 1 | 6 July 1960 | François Heutte | France | 2–1 | Yugoslavia | 4–5 | 1960, France Semi-finals | N/A |
| 1 | 6 July 1960 | Maryan Wisniewski | France | 3–1 | Yugoslavia | 4–5 | 1960, France Semi-finals | N/A |
| 1 | 6 July 1960 | Ante Žanetić | Yugoslavia | 2–3 | France | 5–4 | 1960, France Semi-finals | N/A |
| 2 | 6 July 1960 | François Heutte | France | 4–2 | Yugoslavia | 4–5 | 1960, France Semi-finals | 1960 vs Yugoslavia |
| 2 | 6 July 1960 | Dražan Jerković | Yugoslavia | 5–4 | France | 5–4 | 1960, France Semi-finals | 1960 vs France |
| 2 | 6 July 1960 | Valentin Ivanov | Soviet Union | 2–0 | Czechoslovakia | 3–0 | 1960, France Semi-finals | 1960 vs Czechoslovakia |
| 2 | 10 July 1960 | Milan Galić | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Soviet Union | 1–2 | 1960, France Final | 1960 vs France |
| 2 | 10 July 1960 | Viktor Ponedelnik | Soviet Union | 2–1 | Yugoslavia | 2–1 | 1960, France Final | 1960 vs Czechoslovakia |
| 3 | 17 June 1964 | Viktor Ponedelnik | Soviet Union | 2–0 | Denmark | 3–0 | 1964, Spain Semi-finals | 1960 vs Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia |
| 3 | 17 June 1964 | Valentin Ivanov | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Denmark | 3–0 | 1964, Spain Semi-finals | 1960 vs Czechoslovakia (2) |
| 3 | 18 June 1972 | Gerd Müller | West Germany | 1–0 | Soviet Union | 3–0 | 1972, Belgium Final | 1972 vs Belgium (2) |
| 4 | 18 June 1972 | Gerd Müller | West Germany | 3–0 | Soviet Union | 3–0 | 1972, Belgium Final | 1972 vs Belgium (2) |
| 4 | 19 June 1976 | Dragan Džajić | Yugoslavia | 2–2 | Netherlands | 2–3 | 1976, Yugoslavia 3rd place play-off | 1968 vs England, Italy 1976 vs West Germany |
| 4 | 20 June 1976 | Dieter Müller | West Germany | 1–2 | Czechoslovakia | 2–2$^{aet}$ | 1976, Yugoslavia Final | 1976 vs Yugoslavia (3) |
| 4 | 16 June 1984 | Michel Platini | France | 5–0 | Belgium | 5–0 | 1984, France Group stage | 1984 vs Denmark, Belgium (2) |
| 5 | 19 June 1984 | Michel Platini | France | 1–1 | Yugoslavia | 3–2 | 1984, France Group stage | 1984 vs Denmark, Belgium (2) |
| 6 | 19 June 1984 | Michel Platini | France | 2–1 | Yugoslavia | 3–2 | 1984, France Group stage | 1984 vs Denmark, Belgium (2) |
| 7 | 19 June 1984 | Michel Platini | France | 3–1 | Yugoslavia | 3–2 | 1984, France Group stage | 1984 vs Denmark, Belgium (2) |
| 8 | 23 June 1984 | Michel Platini | France | 3–2 | Portugal | 3–2 | 1984, France Semi-finals | 1984 vs Denmark, Belgium (2) |
| 9 | 27 June 1984 | Michel Platini | France | 1–0 | Spain | 2–0 | 1984, France Final | 1984 vs Denmark, Belgium (2) |
| 9 | 6 July 2016 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 1–0 | Wales | 2–0 | 2016, France Semi-finals | 2004 vs Greece, Netherlands 2008 vs Czech Republic 2012 vs Netherlands (2), Czech Republic 2016 vs Hungary (2) |
| 10 | 15 June 2021 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 2–0 | Hungary | 3–0 | 2020, Europe Group stage | 2004 vs Greece, Netherlands 2008 vs Czech Republic 2012 vs Netherlands (2), Czech Republic 2016 vs Hungary (2) |
| 11 | 15 June 2021 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 3–0 | Hungary | 3–0 | 2020, Europe Group stage | 2004 vs Greece, Netherlands 2008 vs Czech Republic 2012 vs Netherlands (2), Czech Republic 2016 vs Hungary (2) |
| 12 | 19 June 2021 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 1–0 | Germany | 2–4 | 2020, Europe Group stage | 2004 vs Greece, Netherlands 2008 vs Czech Republic 2012 vs Netherlands (2), Czech Republic 2016 vs Hungary (2) |
| 13 | 23 June 2021 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 1–0 | France | 2–2 | 2020, Europe Group stage | 2004 vs Greece, Netherlands 2008 vs Czech Republic 2012 vs Netherlands (2), Czech Republic 2016 vs Hungary (2) |
| 14 | 23 June 2021 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 2–2 | France | 2–2 | 2020, Europe Group stage | 2004 vs Greece, Netherlands 2008 vs Czech Republic 2012 vs Netherlands (2), Czech Republic 2016 vs Hungary (2) |

## Top goalscorers for each tournament

Since 2008, if there is more than one player with the same number of goals, the tie-breaker goes to the player who has contributed the most assists. If there is still more than one player, the tie-breaker goes to the player who has played the least amount of time. Between the years 1960 and 2008, the Golden Boot award went to each of the top goalscorers of the UEFA European Championship tournaments. At Euro 2020, there was a new physical and digital trophy presented to the tournament's top scorer. It was commissioned by Alipay, the Chinese company sponsoring the award. "Sculpted in the shape of the Chinese character '支' (pronounced zhi, and meaning 'payment' as well as 'support'), the barefooted player on the trophy reflects the egalitarian footballing ideal that success on the pitch comes regardless of background or status," according to UEFA.
Top goalscorers at each UEFA European Championship final tournament :
| Edition | Player | Team | Goals scored | Matches played | Other UEFA Awards |
| 1960 France | François Heutte | France | 2 | 2 | |
| 1960 France | Valentin Ivanov | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | Team of the Tournament |
| 1960 France | Viktor Ponedelnik | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | Team of the Tournament |
| 1960 France | Dražan Jerković | Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | |
| 1960 France | Milan Galić | Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | Team of the Tournament |
| 1964 Spain | Ferenc Bene | Hungary | 2 | 2 | Team of the Tournament |
| 1964 Spain | Dezső Novák | Hungary | 2 | 1 | |
| 1964 Spain | Chus Pereda | Spain | 2 | 2 | Team of the Tournament |
| 1968 Italy | Dragan Džajić | Yugoslavia | 2 | 3 | Team of the Tournament |
| 1972 Belgium | Gerd Müller | West Germany | 4 | 2 | Team of the Tournament |
| 1976 Yugoslavia | Dieter Müller | West Germany | 4 | 2 | Team of the Tournament |
| 1980 Italy | Klaus Allofs | West Germany | 3 | 3 | |
| 1984 France | Michel Platini | France | 9 | 5 | Player of the Tournament Team of the Tournament |
| 1988 West Germany | Marco van Basten | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | Player of the Tournament Team of the Tournament |
| 1992 Sweden | Henrik Larsen | Denmark | 3 | 4 | |
| 1992 Sweden | Karl-Heinz Riedle | Germany | 3 | 5 | |
| 1992 Sweden | Dennis Bergkamp | Netherlands | 3 | 4 | Team of the Tournament |
| 1992 Sweden | Tomas Brolin | Sweden | 3 | 4 | |
| 1996 England | Alan Shearer | England | 5 | 5 | Team of the Tournament |
| 2000 Belgium/Netherlands | Patrick Kluivert | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | Team of the Tournament |
| 2000 Belgium/Netherlands | Savo Milošević | FR Yugoslavia | 5 | 4 | Team of the Tournament |
| 2004 Portugal | Milan Baroš | Czech Republic | 5 | 5 | Team of the Tournament |
| 2008 Austria/Switzerland | David Villa | Spain | 4 | 4 | Team of the Tournament |
| 2012 Poland/Ukraine | Mario Mandžukić | Croatia | 3 | 3 | |
| 2012 Poland/Ukraine | Mario Gómez | Germany | 3 | 5 | Silver Boot |
| 2012 Poland/Ukraine | Mario Balotelli | Italy | 3 | 5 | Team of the Tournament |
| 2012 Poland/Ukraine | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 3 | 5 | Team of the Tournament |
| 2012 Poland/Ukraine | Alan Dzagoev | Russia | 3 | 3 | Bronze Boot |
| 2012 Poland/Ukraine | Fernando Torres | Spain | 3 | 5 | |
| 2016 France | Antoine Griezmann | France | 6 | 7 | Player of the Tournament Team of the Tournament |
| 2020 Europe | Patrik Schick | Czech Republic | 5 | 5 | Silver Boot |
| 2020 Europe | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 5 | 4 | |
| 2024 Germany | Harry Kane | England | 3 | 7 | |
| 2024 Germany | Georges Mikautadze | Georgia | 3 | 4 | |
| 2024 Germany | Jamal Musiala | Germany | 3 | 5 | Team of the Tournament |
| 2024 Germany | Cody Gakpo | Netherlands | 3 | 6 | |
| 2024 Germany | Ivan Schranz | Slovakia | 3 | 4 | |
| 2024 Germany | Dani Olmo | Spain | 3 | 6 | Team of the Tournament |

## Goalscorers in final matches

* Bold indicates winning final
* Parentheses indicates no goals scored
| Player | Team | Goals scored | Finals played | Final(s) |
| Gerd Müller | West Germany | 2 | 1 | 1972 |
| Horst Hrubesch | West Germany | 2 | 1 | 1980 |
| Oliver Bierhoff | Germany | 2 | 1 | 1996 |
| Fernando Torres | Spain | 2 | 2 | 2008, 2012 |
| Slava Metreveli | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 1960 |
| Milan Galić | Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 1960 |
| Chus Pereda | Spain | 1 | 1 | 1964 |
| Marcelino | Spain | 1 | 1 | 1964 |
| Galimzyan Khusainov | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 1964 |
| Gigi Riva | Italy | 1 | 1 | 1968 |
| Ján Švehlík | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 1976 |
| Karol Dobiaš | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 1976 |
| Dieter Müller | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 1976 |
| Bernd Hölzenbein | West Germany | 1 | 1 | 1976 |
| René Vandereycken | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1980 |
| Michel Platini | France | 1 | 1 | 1984 |
| Bruno Bellone | France | 1 | 1 | 1984 |
| Ruud Gullit | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1988 |
| Marco van Basten | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1988 |
| John Jensen | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 1992 |
| Kim Vilfort | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 1992 |
| Patrik Berger | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 1996 |
| Sylvain Wiltord | France | 1 | 1 | 2000 |
| David Trezeguet | France | 1 | 1 | 2000 |
| Marco Delvecchio | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2000 |
| Angelos Charisteas | Greece | 1 | 1 | 2004 |
| Jordi Alba | Spain | 1 | 1 | 2012 |
| Juan Mata | Spain | 1 | 1 | 2012 |
| Eder | Portugal | 1 | 1 | 2016 |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | Spain | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nico Williams | Spain | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cole Palmer | England | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Viktor Ponedelnik | Soviet Union | 1 | 2 | 1960, (1964) |
| Angelo Domenghini | Italy | 1 | 2 | 1968 |
| Dragan Džajić | Yugoslavia | 1 | 2 | 1968 |
| Pietro Anastasi | Italy | 1 | 2 | 1968 |
| Herbert Wimmer | West Germany | 1 | 2 | 1972, (1976) |
| David Silva | Spain | 1 | 2 | (2008), 2012 |
| Leonardo Bonucci | Italy | 1 | 2 | (2012), 2020 |
| Luke Shaw | England | 1 | 2 | 2020, (2024) |