# List of UEFA Cup and Europa League top scorers

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 13 March 2025
    Players taking part in the 2024–25 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 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 34 | 62 | 0.55 | 2009–2024 | Lille (0/7), Borussia Dortmund (8/10), Arsenal (14/26), Barcelona (2/6), Marseille (10/13) |
| 2 | Henrik Larsson | 31 | 45 | 0.69 | 1994–2008 | Feyenoord (1/6), Celtic (24/31), Helsingborg (6/8) |
| 3 | Radamel Falcao | 30 | 31 | 0.97 | 2010–2024 | Porto (17/14), Atlético Madrid (13/17) |
| 3 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 30 | 50 | 0.6 | 2004–2020 | Heerenveen (5/13), Ajax (11/15), Schalke 04 (14/22) |
| 5 | Dieter Müller | 29 | 36 | 0.81 | 1973–1984 | 1. FC Köln (25/31), VfB Stuttgart (1/2), Bordeaux (3/3) |
| 6 | Edin Džeko | 28 | 60 | 0.47 | 2003– | Željezničar (0/1), VfL Wolfsburg (5/14), Manchester City (3/7), Roma (17/26), Fenerbahçe (3/12) |
| 7 | Romelu Lukaku | 27 | 46 | 0.59 | 2009–2024 | Anderlecht (5/18), Everton (8/9), Inter Milan (7/6), Roma (7/13) |
| 8 | Aritz Aduriz | 26 | 39 | 0.67 | 2012–2018 | Valencia (0/6), Athletic Bilbao (26/33) |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette | 25 | 56 | 0.45 | 2012– | Lyon (12/29), Arsenal (13/27) |
| 9 | Alessandro Altobelli | 25 | 58 | 0.43 | 1977–1989 | Inter Milan (21/50), Juventus (4/8) |
| 11 | Shota Arveladze | 24 | 41 | 0.59 | 1994–2007 | Dinamo Tbilisi (1/2), Trabzonspor (2/2), Ajax (10/13), Rangers (2/7), AZ (9/17) |
| 11 | Mu'nas Dabbur | 24 | 49 | 0.49 | 2011–2023 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (1/8), Red Bull Salzburg (14/28), Sevilla (3/6), TSG Hoffenheim (6/7) |
| 11 | Bruno Fernandes | 24 | 53 | 0.45 | 2018– | Sporting CP (11/19), Manchester United (13/34) |
| 11 | Kevin Gameiro | 24 | 54 | 0.44 | 2005–2019 | Strasbourg (2/3), Paris Saint-Germain (0/5), Sevilla (17/33), Atlético Madrid (2/5), Valencia (3/8) |
| 15 | Jupp Heynckes | 23 | 21 | 1.1 | 1971–1975 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 15 | Vágner Love | 23 | 36 | 0.64 | 2004–2018 | CSKA Moscow (20/31), Beşiktaş (3/5) |
| 15 | Dimitris Salpingidis | 23 | 67 | 0.34 | 1999–2015 | PAOK (13/43), Panathinaikos (10/24) |
| 18 | Martin Chivers | 22 | 34 | 0.65 | 1971–1978 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 18 | Jürgen Klinsmann | 22 | 36 | 0.61 | 1988–1998 | VfB Stuttgart (4/8), Inter Milan (3/13), Bayern Munich (15/14), Sampdoria (0/1) |
| 18 | Dennis Bergkamp | 22 | 42 | 0.52 | 1988–2000 | Ajax (9/21), Inter Milan (9/13), Arsenal (4/8) |
| 18 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 22 | 49 | 0.45 | 1977–1989 | Bayern Munich (13/22), Inter Milan (9/23), Servette (0/4) |

## All-time top scorers (including qualifying rounds)

    As of 13 March 2025
    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 | Henrik Larsson | 40 | 56 | 0.71 | 1994–2009 | Feyenoord (1/6), Celtic (27/35), Helsingborg (12/15) |
| 2 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 37 | 68 | 0.54 | 2009– | Lille (0/9), Borussia Dortmund (11/14), Arsenal (14/26), Barcelona (2/6), Marseille (10/13) |
| 3 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 34 | 54 | 0.63 | 2004–2020 | Heerenveen (5/13), Ajax (11/17), Schalke 04 (18/24) |
| 4 | Alfredo Morelos | 32 | 62 | 0.52 | 2016– | HJK (4/6), Rangers (28/56) |
| 5 | Radamel Falcao | 31 | 35 | 0.89 | 2009– | Porto (18/16), Atlético Madrid (13/17), Galatasaray (0/2) |
| 5 | Aritz Aduriz | 31 | 47 | 0.66 | 2011–2018 | Valencia (0/6), Athletic Bilbao (31/41) |
| 7 | Dieter Müller | 29 | 36 | 0.81 | 1973–1984 | 1. FC Köln (25/31), VfB Stuttgart (1/2), Bordeaux (3/3) |
| 8 | Edin Džeko | 28 | 60 | 0.47 | 2003– | Željezničar (0/1), VfL Wolfsburg (5/14), Manchester City (3/7), Roma (17/26), Fenerbahçe (3/12) |
| 9 | Vágner Love | 27 | 44 | 0.61 | 2004–2022 | CSKA Moscow (20/32), Beşiktaş (4/8), Kairat (3/4) |
| 9 | Shota Arveladze | 27 | 45 | 0.6 | 1993–2007 | Dinamo Tbilisi (2/4), Trabzonspor (4/4), Ajax (10/13), Rangers (2/7), AZ (9/17) |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku | 27 | 46 | 0.59 | 2009– | Anderlecht (5/18), Everton (8/9), Inter Milan (7/6), Roma (7/13) |
| 12 | Mu'nas Dabbur | 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) |
| 12 | Kevin Gameiro | 26 | 57 | 0.46 | 2005–2019 | Strasbourg (2/3), Paris Saint-Germain (1/7), Sevilla (18/34), Atlético Madrid (2/5), Valencia (3/8) |
| 12 | Alexandre Lacazette | 26 | 60 | 0.43 | 2012– | Lyon (13/33), Arsenal (13/27) |
| 15 | Jermain Defoe | 25 | 40 | 0.63 | 2006–2021 | Tottenham Hotspur (20/28), Portsmouth (2/4), Rangers (3/8) |
| 15 | Ricky van Wolfswinkel | 25 | 57 | 0.44 | 2010– | Utrecht (9/12), Sporting CP (9/20), Saint-Étienne (1/6), Basel (4/9), Twente (2/10) |
| 15 | Alessandro Altobelli | 25 | 58 | 0.43 | 1977–1989 | Inter Milan (21/50), Juventus (4/8) |
| 15 | Mladen Petrić | 25 | 72 | 0.35 | 2004–2016 | Grasshopper (1/11), Basel (8/26), Hamburger SV (15/27), Panathinaikos (1/8) |
| 19 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | 24 | 44 | 0.55 | 2002–2017 | Zenit Saint Petersburg (21/34), Sevilla (2/8), Dynamo Moscow (1/2) |
| 19 | Bruno Fernandes | 24 | 53 | 0.45 | 2018– | Sporting CP (11/19), Manchester United (13/34) |
| 19 | Carlos Bacca | 24 | 60 | 0.4 | 2012– | Club Brugge (3/7), Sevilla (14/31), Villarreal (7/22) |
| 19 | Ivan Trichkovski | 24 | 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).
| Season | Player(s) | Club(s) | Goals |
| 1971–72 | Ludwig Bründl | Eintracht Braunschweig | 10 |
| 1972–73 | Jupp Heynckes (1) | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 12 |
| 1972–73 | Jan Jeuring | Twente | 12 |
| 1973–74 | Lex Schoenmaker | Feyenoord | 11 |
| 1974–75 | Jupp Heynckes (2) | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 10 |
| 1975–76 | Ruud Geels | Ajax | 10 |
| 1976–77 | Stan Bowles | Queens Park Rangers | 11 |
| 1977–78 | Gerrie Deijkers | PSV Eindhoven | 8 |
| 1977–78 | Raimondo Ponte | Grasshopper | 8 |
| 1978–79 | Allan Simonsen | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 9 |
| 1979–80 | Dieter Hoeneß | Bayern Munich | 7 |
| 1979–80 | Harald Nickel | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 7 |
| 1980–81 | John Wark | Ipswich Town | 14 |
| 1981–82 | Torbjörn Nilsson | IFK Göteborg | 9 |
| 1982–83 | Zoran Filipović | Benfica | 8 |
| 1983–84 | Tibor Nyilasi | Austria Wien | 9 |
| 1984–85 | Edin Bahtić | Željezničar | 7 |
| 1984–85 | Gary Bannister | Queens Park Rangers | 7 |
| 1985–86 | Klaus Allofs | 1. FC Köln | 9 |
| 1986–87 | Paulinho Cascavel | Vitória de Guimarães | 5 |
| 1986–87 | Peter Houtman | Groningen | 5 |
| 1986–87 | Wim Kieft | Torino | 5 |
| 1986–87 | Jari Rantanen | IFK Göteborg | 5 |
| 1987–88 | Kenneth Brylle Larsen | Club Brugge | 6 |
| 1987–88 | Dimitris Saravakos | Panathinaikos | 6 |
| 1988–89 | Torsten Gütschow | Dynamo Dresden | 7 |
| 1989–90 | Falko Götz | 1. FC Köln | 6 |
| 1989–90 | Karl-Heinz Riedle | Werder Bremen | 6 |
| 1990–91 | Rudi Völler | Roma | 10 |
| 1991–92 | Dean Saunders | Liverpool | 9 |
| 1992–93 | Gérald Baticle | Auxerre | 8 |
| 1993–94 | Dennis Bergkamp | Inter Milan | 8 |
| 1993–94 | Edgar Schmitt | Karlsruher SC | 8 |
| 1994–95 | Ulf Kirsten | Bayer Leverkusen | 10 |
| 1995–96 | Jürgen Klinsmann | Bayern Munich | 15 |
| 1996–97 | Maurizio Ganz | Inter Milan | 8 |
| 1997–98 | Stéphane Guivarc'h | Auxerre | 7 |
| 1998–99 | Enrico Chiesa | Parma | 8 |
| 1998–99 | Darko Kovačević (1) | Real Sociedad | 8 |
| 1998–99 | Tomasz Kulawik | Wisła Kraków | 8 |
| 1999–2000 | Darko Kovačević (2) | Juventus | 10 |
| 2000–01 | Dimitar Berbatov | CSKA Sofia | 7 |
| 2000–01 | Bolo | Rayo Vallecano | 7 |
| 2001–02 | Pierre van Hooijdonk | Feyenoord | 8 |
| 2002–03 | Derlei | Porto | 12 |
| 2003–04 | Sonny Anderson | Villarreal | 6 |
| 2004–05 | Alan Shearer | Newcastle United | 11 |
| 2005–06 | Matías Delgado | Basel | 7 |
| 2006–07 | Walter Pandiani | Espanyol | 11 |
| 2007–08 | Pavel Pogrebnyak | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 10 |
| 2007–08 | Luca Toni | Bayern Munich | 10 |
| 2008–09 | Vágner Love | CSKA Moscow | 11 |
| 2009–10 | Óscar Cardozo | Benfica | 9 |
| 2009–10 | Claudio Pizarro | Werder Bremen | 9 |
| 2010–11 | Radamel Falcao (1) | Porto | 17 |
| 2011–12 | Radamel Falcao (2) | Atlético Madrid | 12 |
| 2012–13 | Libor Kozák | Lazio | 8 |
| 2013–14 | Jonathan Soriano | Red Bull Salzburg | 8 |
| 2014–15 | Alan | Red Bull Salzburg | 8 |
| 2014–15 | Romelu Lukaku | Everton | 8 |
| 2015–16 | Aritz Aduriz (1) | Athletic Bilbao | 10 |
| 2016–17 | Edin Džeko | Roma | 8 |
| 2016–17 | Giuliano | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 8 |
| 2017–18 | Aritz Aduriz (2) | Athletic Bilbao | 8 |
| 2017–18 | Ciro Immobile | Lazio | 8 |
| 2018–19 | Olivier Giroud | Chelsea | 11 |
| 2019–20 | Bruno Fernandes | Sporting CP Manchester United | 8 |
| 2020–21 | Borja Mayoral | Roma | 7 |
| 2020–21 | Gerard Moreno | Villarreal | 7 |
| 2020–21 | Pizzi | Benfica | 7 |
| 2020–21 | Yusuf Yazıcı | Lille | 7 |
| 2021–22 | James Tavernier | Rangers | 7 |
| 2022–23 | Victor Boniface | Union Saint-Gilloise | 6 |
| 2022–23 | Marcus Rashford | Manchester United | 6 |
| 2023–24 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Marseille | 10 |

### By club

| Rank | Club | Titles | Goals | Season(s) |
| 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | 38 | 1972–73*, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1979–80* |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 3 | 32 | 1979–80*, 1995–96, 2007–08* |
| 2 | Benfica | 3 | 24 | 1982–83, 2009–10*, 2020–21* |
| 2 | Roma | 3 | 25 | 1990–91, 2016–17*, 2020–21* |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 2 | 19 | 1973–74, 2001–02 |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 18 | 1976–77, 1984–85* |
| 5 | IFK Göteborg | 2 | 14 | 1981–82, 1986–87* |
| 5 | 1. FC Köln | 2 | 15 | 1985–86, 1989–90* |
| 5 | Werder Bremen | 2 | 15 | 1989–90*, 2009–10* |
| 5 | Auxerre | 2 | 15 | 1992–93, 1997–98 |
| 5 | Inter Milan | 2 | 16 | 1993–94*, 1996–97 |
| 5 | Porto | 2 | 29 | 2002–03, 2010–11 |
| 5 | Villareal | 2 | 13 | 2003–04, 2020–21* |
| 5 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2 | 18 | 2007–08*, 2016–17* |
| 5 | Lazio | 2 | 16 | 2012–13, 2017–18* |
| 5 | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | 16 | 2013–14, 2014–15* |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | 18 | 2015–16, 2017–18* |
| 5 | Manchester United | 2 | 14 | 2019–20**, 2022–23* |
| 19 | Twente | 1 | 12 | 1972–73* |
| 19 | Ajax | 1 | 14 | 1975–76 |
| 19 | Grasshopper | 1 | 8 | 1977–78* |
| 19 | PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 8 | 1977–78* |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 14 | 1980–81 |
| 19 | Austria Wien | 1 | 9 | 1983–84 |
| 19 | Željezničar | 1 | 7 | 1984–85* |
| 19 | Groningen | 1 | 5 | 1986–87* |
| 19 | Torino | 1 | 5 | 1986–87* |
| 19 | Vitória de Guimarães | 1 | 5 | 1986–87* |
| 19 | Club Brugge | 1 | 6 | 1987–88* |
| 19 | Panathinaikos | 1 | 6 | 1987–88* |
| 19 | Dynamo Dresden | 1 | 7 | 1988–89 |
| 19 | Liverpool | 1 | 9 | 1991–92 |
| 19 | Karlsruher SC | 1 | 9 | 1993–94* |
| 19 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 10 | 1994–95 |
| 19 | Parma | 1 | 8 | 1998–99* |
| 19 | Real Sociedad | 1 | 8 | 1998–99* |
| 19 | Wisła Kraków | 1 | 8 | 1998–99* |
| 19 | Juventus | 1 | 10 | 1999–2000 |
| 19 | CSKA Sofia | 1 | 7 | 2000–01* |
| 19 | Rayo Vallecano | 1 | 7 | 2000–01* |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 1 | 11 | 2004–05 |
| 19 | Basel | 1 | 9 | 2005–06 |
| 19 | Espanyol | 1 | 11 | 2006–07 |
| 19 | CSKA Moscow | 1 | 11 | 2008–09 |
| 19 | Atlético Madrid | 1 | 12 | 2011–12 |
| 19 | Everton | 1 | 8 | 2014–15* |
| 19 | Chelsea | 1 | 11 | 2018–19 |
| 19 | Sporting CP | 1 | 8 | 2019–20** |
| 19 | Lille | 1 | 7 | 2020–21* |
| 19 | Rangers | 1 | 7 | 2021–22 |
| 19 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 1 | 6 | 2022–23* |
| 19 | Marseille | 1 | 10 | 2023–24 |
* $^*$ 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 | Germany | 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 | Netherlands | 8 | 71 | 1972–73*, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1977–78*, 1986–87*, 1986–87*, 1993–94*, 2001–02 |
| 3 | Brazil | 6 | 50 | 1986–87*, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2014–15*, 2016–17* |
| 3 | Spain | 6 | 47 | 2000–01*, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18*, 2020–21*, 2020–21* |
| 5 | England | 5 | 48 | 1976–77, 1984–85*, 2004–05, 2021–22, 2022–23* |
| 6 | Yugoslavia | 4 | 33 | 1982–83, 1984–85*, 1998–99*, 1999–2000 |
| 6 | Italy | 4 | 34 | 1996–97, 1998–99, 2007–08*, 2017–18* |
| 8 | France | 3 | 26 | 1992–93, 1997–98, 2018–19 |
| 9 | Denmark | 2 | 15 | 1978–79, 1987–88* |
| 9 | Sweden | 2 | 20 | 1981–82, 1985–86* |
| 9 | East Germany | 2 | 13 | 1988–89, 1989–90* |
| 9 | Colombia | 2 | 29 | 2010–11, 2011–12 |
| 9 | Portugal | 2 | 15 | 2019–20, 2020–21* |
| 14 | Scotland | 1 | 14 | 1980–81 |
| 14 | Hungary | 1 | 9 | 1983–84 |
| 14 | Finland | 1 | 5 | 1986–87* |
| 14 | Greece | 1 | 6 | 1987–88* |
| 14 | Wales | 1 | 9 | 1991–92 |
| 14 | Poland | 1 | 8 | 1998–99* |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 1 | 7 | 2000–01* |
| 14 | Argentina | 1 | 9 | 2005–06 |
| 14 | Uruguay | 1 | 11 | 2006–07 |
| 14 | Russia | 1 | 10 | 2007–08* |
| 14 | Paraguay | 1 | 9 | 2009–10* |
| 14 | Peru | 1 | 9 | 2009–10* |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 1 | 8 | 2012–13 |
| 14 | Belgium | 1 | 8 | 2014–15* |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 8 | 2016–17* |
| 14 | Turkey | 1 | 7 | 2020–21* |
| 14 | Nigeria | 1 | 6 | 2022–23* |
| 14 | Gabon | 1 | 10 | 2023–24 |
* $^*$ Two or more players were equal top scorers.
* List is ordered by date of accomplishment.

### By player

| Rank | Player | Titles | Goals | Seasons |
| 1 | Jupp Heynckes | 2 | 23 | 1972–73*, 1974–75 |
| 1 | Darko Kovačević | 2 | 18 | 1998–99*, 1999–2000 |
| 1 | Radamel Falcao | 2 | 30 | 2010–11, 2011–12 |
| 1 | Aritz Aduriz | 2 | 26 | 2015–16, 2017–18* |
* $^*$ Two or more players were equal top scorers.
* List is ordered by date of accomplishment.