The new season of UEFA Champions League football brings new excitement, new thrills, new anticipation, and new star performances across the world's most prestigious club football competition.
Top teams like Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, and many others will clash across 2025/26 to crown one European champion for the season. Last season's title winners Paris Saint-Germain will, for the first time in club history, look to defend their status as continental kings.
From the league phase through the knockouts and culminating in the famous Champions League final at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on May 31, much will depend on the efficiency of each team's leading scorers. Will we see another surprising contender such as Raphinha, or will Erling Haaland simply prove too good in front of goal?
The Sporting News will bring you the latest standings in this season's Champions League Golden Boot race as star performers aim for individual as well as team glory.
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UEFA Champions league top goal scorers 2025/26: Updated Golden Boot rankings
Data up to date as of the conclusion of all matches on Tuesday, October 21.
|Rank|Player|Club|Goals (PKs)|Assists|Matches|
|1.|Kylian Mbappe|Real Madrid|5 (3)|0|2|
|2.|Erling Haaland|Manchester City|4 (0)|0|3|
|=|Anthony Gordon|Newcastle United|4 (2)|1|3|
|=|Harry Kane|Bayern Munich|4 (1)|0|2|
|=|Marcus Rashford|Barcelona|4 (0)|1|3|
|6.|Jonathan Burkhardt|Eintracht Frankfurt|3 (1)|1|2|
|=|Harvey Barnes|Newcastle United|3 (0)|0|3|
|=|Felix Nmecha|Borussia Dortmund|3 (0)|0|3|
|=|Lautaro Martinez|Inter Milan|3 (0)|0|3|
|=|Gabriel Martinelli|Arsenal|3 (0)|1|3|
= Fermin Lopez Barcelona 3 (0) 0 2
Who was 2024/25 Champions League top goal scorer?
Last season, Serhou Guirassy and Raphinha finished joint-top goal-scorers across the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League campaign.
The two shared the Golden Boot award, as UEFA does not use tie-breakers to select one winner when multiple players are level on goals.
As part of this campaign, Raphinha equalled Cristiano Ronaldo's record for total goal contributions in a single Champions League season, with 13 goals and eight assists.
Rank Player Club Goals (PKs) Assists Matches Minutes Played
1. Serhou Guirassy B. Dortmund 13 (5) 4 14 1083
= Raphinha Barcelona 13 (0) 8 14 1215
3. Harry Kane Bayern Munich 11 (4) 2 13 1119
= Robert Lewandowski Barcelona 11 (3) 0 12 953
5. Lautaro Martinez Inter Milan 9 (1) 0 13 767
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UEFA Champions League Golden Boot winners
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have dominated the majority of Golden Boot races with Ronaldo's 17-goal haul in 2013/14 still the single-season Champions League record.
Year Player Team Goals
2024/25 Raphinha Barcelona 13
Serhou Guirassy Borussia Dortmund 13
2023/24 Harry Kane Bayern Munich 8
Kylian Mbappe Paris Saint-Germain 8
2022/23 Erling Haaland Manchester City 12
2021/22 Karim Benzema Real Madrid 15
2020/21 Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund 10
2019/20 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 15
2018/19 Lionel Messi Barcelona 12
2017/18 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 15
2016/17 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 12
2015/16 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 16
2014/15 Neymar Barcelona 10
Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 10
Lionel Messi Barcelona 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 Kaka AC Milan 10
2005/06 Andriy Shevchenko AC Milan 9
2004/05 Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United 8
2003/04 Fernando Morientes AS Monaco 9
2002/03 Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United 12
2001/02 Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United 10
2000/01 Raul Real Madrid 7
1999/00 Raul Real Madrid 10
Mario Jardel Porto 10
Rivaldo Barcelona 10
1998/99 Andriy Shevchenko Dynamo Kyiv 8
Dwight Yorke Manchester United 8
1997/98 Alessandro Del Piero Juventus 10
1996/97 Milinko Pantić Atletico Madrid 5
1995/96 Jari Litmanen Ajax 9
1994/95 George Weah PSG 7
1993/94 Ronald Koeman Barcelona 8
Wynton Rufer Werder Bremen 8
1992/93 Romario PSV Eindhoven 7