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Football Top Scorers — World, Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Champions League
The definitive Golden Boot hub: all-time leading scorers worldwide and current top-scorer races across every major league and competition, with a season selector to compare years.
All-Time Top Scorers
All-Time Top Scorers in World Football
Career goals across club & country (official records)
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 953 |
| 2 | Lionel Messi | 897 |
| 3 | Josef Bican | 805 |
| 4 | Romário | 772 |
| 5 | Pelé | 767 |
| 6 | Ferenc Puskás | 729 |
| 7 | Gerd Müller | 634 |
| 8 | Robert Lewandowski | 663 |
| 9 | Jimmy Jones | 647 |
| 10 | Joe Bambrick | 629 |
FIFA World Cup — All-Time Top Scorers
Most goals scored in FIFA World Cup finals tournaments
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miroslav Klose | 16 |
| 2 | Ronaldo | 15 |
| 3 | Gerd Müller | 14 |
| 4 | Just Fontaine | 13 |
| 5 | Lionel Messi | 13 |
| 6 | Kylian Mbappé | 12 |
| 7 | Pelé | 12 |
| 8 | Sándor Kocsis | 11 |
| 9 | Jürgen Klinsmann | 11 |
| 10 | Gabriel Batistuta | 10 |
Premier League — All-Time Top Scorers
EPL era only (since 1992)
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Shearer | 260 |
| 2 | Harry Kane | 213 |
| 3 | Wayne Rooney | 208 |
| 4 | Mohamed Salah | 188 |
| 5 | Andrew Cole | 187 |
| 6 | Sergio Agüero | 184 |
| 7 | Frank Lampard | 177 |
| 8 | Thierry Henry | 175 |
| 9 | Robbie Fowler | 163 |
| 10 | Jermain Defoe | 162 |
La Liga — All-Time Top Scorers
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi | 474 |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 311 |
| 3 | Telmo Zarra | 251 |
| 4 | Karim Benzema | 238 |
| 5 | Hugo Sánchez | 234 |
| 6 | Raúl | 228 |
| 7 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | 227 |
| 8 | César Rodríguez | 223 |
| 9 | Quini | 219 |
| 10 | Pahiño | 210 |
Serie A — All-Time Top Scorers
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silvio Piola | 274 |
| 2 | Francesco Totti | 250 |
| 3 | Gunnar Nordahl | 225 |
| 4 | Giuseppe Meazza | 216 |
| 5 | José Altafini | 216 |
| 6 | Antonio Di Natale | 209 |
| 7 | Roberto Baggio | 205 |
| 8 | Kurt Hamrin | 190 |
| 9 | Giuseppe Signori | 188 |
| 10 | Alessandro Del Piero | 188 |
Bundesliga — All-Time Top Scorers
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerd Müller | 365 |
| 2 | Robert Lewandowski | 312 |
| 3 | Klaus Fischer | 268 |
| 4 | Jupp Heynckes | 220 |
| 5 | Manfred Burgsmüller | 213 |
| 6 | Claudio Pizarro | 197 |
| 7 | Ulf Kirsten | 182 |
| 8 | Stefan Kuntz | 179 |
| 9 | Dieter Müller | 177 |
| 10 | Klaus Allofs | 177 |
Ligue 1 — All-Time Top Scorers
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delio Onnis | 299 |
| 2 | Bernard Lacombe | 255 |
| 3 | Hervé Revelli | 216 |
| 4 | Roger Courtois | 210 |
| 5 | Roger Piantoni | 203 |
| 6 | Thadée Cisowski | 206 |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé | 191 |
| 8 | Josip Skoblar | 176 |
| 9 | Carlos Bianchi | 179 |
| 10 | Pauleta | 178 |
UEFA Champions League — All-Time Top Scorers
Including European Cup era
| # | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 140 |
| 2 | Lionel Messi | 129 |
| 3 | Robert Lewandowski | 105 |
| 4 | Karim Benzema | 90 |
| 5 | Raúl | 71 |
| 6 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 56 |
| 7 | Thomas Müller | 57 |
| 8 | Kylian Mbappé | 60 |
| 9 | Thierry Henry | 50 |
| 10 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | 49 |
Current & Previous Seasons — Pick Any Year
Use the season selector on each league below to view the Golden Boot leaders from the current campaign or any of the previous seasons. Data refreshes throughout matchday.
Premier League — Top Scorers
Golden Boot race for the 2025/26 season
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La Liga — Top Scorers
Golden Boot race for the 2025/26 season
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Serie A — Top Scorers
Golden Boot race for the 2025/26 season
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Bundesliga — Top Scorers
Golden Boot race for the 2025/26 season
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Ligue 1 — Top Scorers
Golden Boot race for the 2025/26 season
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UEFA Champions League — Top Scorers
Golden Boot race for the 2025/26 season
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Primeira Liga — Top Scorers
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Eredivisie — Top Scorers
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Brasileirão — Top Scorers
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MLS — Top Scorers
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Saudi Pro League — Top Scorers
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Süper Lig — Top Scorers
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Football Top Scorers — The Complete Guide
The race for the Golden Boot is one of football's most followed storylines. From the Premier League top scorers chasing Alan Shearer's record of 260 goals, to La Liga top scorershunting the marks set by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the top-scorer charts capture the imagination of fans worldwide. On this page you'll find all-time top scorers from world football, plus the current Premier League Golden Boot, La Liga Pichichi, Bundesliga Torjägerkanone, Serie A Capocannoniere, Ligue 1 top scorer and UEFA Champions League top scorer standings, all in one place.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi sit atop almost every all-time list — career goals, Champions League goals, La Liga goals and international goals. Behind them, modern strikers like Robert Lewandowski, Harry Kane, Mohamed Salah, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé are rewriting the record books at remarkable pace. Historical legends — Pelé, Gerd Müller, Romário, Ferenc Puskás, Just Fontaine, Alfredo Di Stéfano and Miroslav Klose — anchor the all-time tables and define eras of the sport.
The Premier League top scorers chart is led by Alan Shearer (260), with Harry Kane, Wayne Rooney, Andrew Cole, Sergio Agüero and Mohamed Salah completing the elite tier. The La Liga top scorersranking is dominated by Messi (474), with Cristiano Ronaldo, Telmo Zarra, Karim Benzema and Hugo Sánchez behind. In Italy, the Serie A top scorer list is led by Silvio Piola and Francesco Totti; in Germany, the Bundesliga top scorers chart belongs to Gerd Müller and Robert Lewandowski; in France the Ligue 1 top scorer all-time mark belongs to Delio Onnis, with Kylian Mbappé climbing fast.
The UEFA Champions League top scorer all-time list is a Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi monopoly, with Lewandowski, Benzema and Raúl rounding out the top five. At international level the FIFA World Cup top scorers ranking is led by Miroslav Klose (16), with Ronaldo Nazário, Gerd Müller, Just Fontaine and Pelé in the conversation, and Mbappé closing in.
Use the season selector above to compare Premier League top scorers by season, La Liga Pichichi winners, Bundesliga top scorer by year, Serie A Capocannoniere, Ligue 1 leading scorer and the Champions League Golden Boot race across any campaign. Pair this hub with our live scores, match predictions, league tables, fixtures, players directory, teams directory, latest football articles and the FIFA World Cup 2026 hub for full coverage.
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