Ronaldo.com brings you the list of UEFA Champions League top scorers from the 2021-22 season and a list of past Golden Boot winners.
The Champions League top scorers race for the 2021-22 season is heating up with a list of star-studded names competing for the big prize.
Sebastien Haller (Ajax), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), and Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) are all closely matched. Just four goals separate the top five leaders ahead of the first round of last-16 fixtures.
Who finished as the top scorer last season?
Erling Haaland finished as the Champions League’s top scorer in 2020-21. The Borussia Dortmund striker scored 10 goals in eight appearances to finish ahead of Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe and Sevilla man Youssef En-Nesyri.
Past Champions League Top Scorers
Below is a list of the Champions League top scorers from the 2000-01 season right up to 2020-21.
| Season | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | Erling Haaland | Dortmund | 10 |
| 2019/20 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern | 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 | Messi/Neymar/Ronaldo | Barcelona (X2)/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 | Man United | 8 |
| 2006/07 | Kaka | AC Milan | 10 |
| 2005/06 | Andriy Shevchenko | AC Milan | 9 |
| 2004/05 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Man United | 8 |
| 2003/04 | Fernando Morientes | Monaco | 9 |
| 2002/03 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Man United | 12 |
| 2001/02 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Man United | 10 |
| 2000/01 | Raul | Real Madrid | 7 |