Ronaldo still UEFA Champions League top scorer

May 27, 2018

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Ronaldo: still leads UEFA goal scorers by five goals

Despite his poor show in Kiev on Saturday, Cristiano Ronaldo has a consolation in the fact that he finished top of the UEFA Champions League scoring charts for the sixth consecutive season, ending the campaign with 15 goals to his name.

Ronaldo has now top-scored in the competition, either jointly or outright, a record seven times. His final tally this term is two short of his record of 17 for a single season.

Sadio Mané’s final goal in Kiev on Saturday night meant he joined Liverpool colleagues Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah in joint second behind Ronaldo on ten strikes each.

A Liverpool player did top the assists charts, though, midfielder James Milner setting a record by laying on nine goals for team-mates. The Reds found the net 47 times altogether, also a new all-time high for any UEFA club competition in a single season.

15: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
10: Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
10: Sadio Mané (Liverpool)
10: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
8: Wissam Ben Yedder (Sevilla)
8: Edin Džeko (Roma)

UEFA Champions League all-time top scorers

120: Cristiano Ronaldo (POR, Manchester United, Real Madrid)
100: Lionel Messi (ARG, Barcelona)
71: Raúl González (ESP, Real Madrid, Schalke)
56: Karim Benzema (FRA, Lyon, Real Madrid)
56: Ruud van Nistelrooy (NED, PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid)

UEFA All-time Leading Scorers

2017/18: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 15
2016/17: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 12
2015/16: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 16
2014/15: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Neymar (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 10
2013/14: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 17
2012/13: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 12
2011/12: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 14
2010/11: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 12
2009/10: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 8
2008/09: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 9
2007/08: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) – 8
2006/07: Kaká (AC Milan) – 10
2005/06: Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan) – 9
2004/05: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) – 8
2003/04: Fernando Morientes (Monaco) – 9
2002/03: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) – 12
2001/02: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) – 10
2000/01: Raúl González (Real Madrid) – 7
1999/00: Mário Jardel (Porto), Rivaldo (Barcelona), Raúl González (Real Madrid) – 10
1998/99: Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo Kyiv), Dwight Yorke (Manchester United) – 8
1997/98: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) – 10
1996/97: Milinko Pantić (Atlético Madrid) – 5
1995/96: Jari Litmanen (Ajax) – 9
1994/95: George Weah (Paris Saint-Germain) – 7
1993/94: Wynyon Rufer (Werder Bremen), Ronald Koeman (Barcelona) – 8
1992/93: Romário (PSV Eindhoven) – 7