XXI CENTURY – UEFA GOAL SCORERS

The UEFA Best Goal Scorers in 1st Quarter of XXI Century

Cristiano Ronaldo is on top of the ranking of best European scorers in 1st Quarter of XXI Century with 957 goals.
In total, 31 representatives of the UEFA countries have reached 300 top-level goals in this century after the end of 2025; 9 of them conquered the milestone of 400 (8 out of those 9 are active).

DL – domestic leagues (national and regional top tiers),
DC – relevant domestic cups,
ICC – international club competitions,
NT – national team.

Tie-breaker: more international goals (ICC + NT).
Period: from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2025 (for the ranking XXI).

	Player	Nationality	Career	XXI	XX	Total	DL	DC	ICC	NT
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	2002-	957		957	585	57	172	143
2	Robert Lewandowski	Poland	2006-	685		685	421	61	115	88
3	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Sweden	1999-2023	558	3	561	393	46	57	62
4	Karim Benzema	France	2005-	510		510	315	53	105	37
5	Harry Kane	England	2011-	475		475	294	31	72	78
6	Edin Džeko	Bosnia and H	2003-	447		447	277	31	67	72
7	Eran Zahavi	Israel	2006-	426		426	292	50	49	35
8	Kylian Mbappé	France	2015-	411		411	240	49	67	55
9	Romelu Lukaku	Belgium	2009-	404		404	238	26	51	89
10	David Villa	Spain	2003-2012	385		385	280	18	28	59
11	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Netherlands	2004-2021	382		382	257	28	55	42
12	Wayne Rooney	England	2002-2021	360		360	231	31	45	53
13	Dejan Damjanović	Montenegro	2005-2023	358		358	268	39	43	8
14	André-Pierre Gignac	France	2006-	356		356	295	18	36	7
15	Bafétimbi Gomis	France	2004-2024	353		353	265	37	48	3
16	Robbie Keane	Rep. of Ireland	1997-2018	342	27	369	224	34	23	61
17	Erling Haaland	Norway	2017-	339		339	197	25	62	55
18	Antoine Griezmann	France	2010-	332		332	204	33	51	44
19	Thierry Henry	France	1994-2012	332	79	411	232	15	42	43
20	Rhys Griffiths	Wales	2001-2024	329		329	272	53	4
21	Nemanja Nikolić	Hungary	2008-2023	328		328	239	67	14	8
22	Robin van Persie	Netherlands	2001-2019	322		322	204	39	29	50
23	Marcus Berg	Sweden	2005-2023	322		322	230	29	39	24
24	Klæmint Olsen	Faroe Islands	2007-	322		322	271	30	11	10
25	Michael Wilde	England	2002-2024	317		317	235	72	10
26	Mario Gómez	Germany	2004-2019	308		308	205	30	42	31
27	Chris Venables	England	2003-	308		308	249	56	3
28	Martin Kamburov	Bulgaria	1998-2021	306	2	308	287	18	1
29	Olivier Giroud	France	2008-	305		305	169	35	44	57
30	Thomas Müller	Germany	2008-	304		304	158	42	59	45
31	Joe Gormley	Northern Ireland	2008-	300		300	209	86	5