UEFA European Championship top goalscorers


A total of 946 goals have been scored in games at the men's 17 final tournaments of the UEFA European Championship, not counting penalties scored during shoot-outs. Since the first goal scored by Yugoslav player Milan Galić at the 1960 European Nations' Cup, exactly 545 footballers have scored goals at the Euro tournaments, of whom 39 have scored four or more.
Since in the beginning tournaments were contested between four teams and only two games were played, top goalscorers of the first three editions have scored only two goals. This was bettered in 1972, when West Germany's Gerd Müller scored four goals. Four years later this was matched by his compatriot Dieter Müller and finally in 1984 France's Michel Platini have scored record 9 goals in just 5 games. His record stood for more than three decades until Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 10th goal for Portugal at the UEFA Euro 2020. He has later improved his tally and stands at 14 goals in 30 appearances at the European Championship tournaments — also record. The top 39 goalscorers have represented 15 nations, with 7 players scoring for Germany or West Germany, 5 for France, and 4 for Netherlands. In total, only 6 of them have scored at tournaments with maximum of 8 teams.
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Platini holds the record for the most goals scored in a single tournament, with 9 goals in 1984. The players that came closest were Antoine Griezmann in 2016 and Marco van Basten in 1988, Alan Shearer in 1996, Savo Milošević and Patrick Kluivert in 2000, Milan Baroš in 2004, and Ronaldo and Patrik Schick in 2020. Across the 17 tournaments of the Euro, 37 players have been credited with the most tournament goals, with Ronaldo the only one to achieve this feat twice. Twelve of them scored at least four goals in a tournament, while Portugal's Nuno Gomes, England's Wayne Rooney, Netherlands' Ruud van Nistelrooy, Belgium's Romelu Lukaku, England's Harry Kane, France's Karim Benzema and Sweden's Emil Forsberg are the only footballers to score at least 4 goals without being the top goalscorer. These 37 players represented 16 nations, the most Germany or West Germany. Four played for Yugoslavia, the Netherlands and Spain.
Of all the players who have played in the UEFA European Championship tournaments, only three have achieved an average of two goals per game played: Hungary's Dezső Novák and West Germany's: Gerd Müller and Dieter Müller — although Novák have appeared in only one Euro game.

Overall top goalscorers


PlayerDenotes player still active at international level
Denotes national top scorer at the Euro
Denotes tournaments where the player was part of the squad, but did not play in a match
Denotes tournaments where the player played in a match, but did not score a goal
YearDenotes tournaments where the player's team won the title
TDenotes tournaments where the player was top scorer

RankPlayerTeamGoals
scored
Matches
played
RatioTournamentsNotes
1Cristiano Ronaldo2004, 2008, 2012T, 2016, 2020T, list
2Michel Platini951984Tlist
3Alan Shearer79, 1996T, 2000list
3Antoine Griezmann7172016T, 2020, list
3Álvaro Morata7172016, 2020, 2024list
3Harry Kane718, 2020, 2024Tlist
7Patrik Schick672020T, 2024list
7Ruud van Nistelrooy682004, 2008list
7Patrick Kluivert691996, 2000T, list
7Wayne Rooney6102004, 2012, 2016list
7Thierry Henry6112000, 2004, 2008list
7Zlatan Ibrahimović6132004, 2008, 2012, list
7Robert Lewandowski6132012, 2016, 2020, 2024list
7Nuno Gomes6142000, 2004, 2008list
7Romelu Lukaku6142016, 2020, list
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Timeline

GoalsDatePlayerTeamGoalOpponentScoreTournament & StagePrevious goalsRef.
16 7 1960Milan GalićFrance5–41960, France
Semi-finals
N/A
16 7 1960Jean VincentYugoslavia4–51960, France
Semi-finals
N/A
16 7 1960François HeutteYugoslavia4–51960, France
Semi-finals
N/A
16 7 1960Maryan WisniewskiYugoslavia4–51960, France
Semi-finals
N/A
16 7 1960Ante ŽanetićFrance5–41960, France
Semi-finals
N/A
26 7 1960François HeutteYugoslavia4–51960, France
Semi-finals

26 7 1960Dražan JerkovićFrance5–41960, FranceSemi-finals
  • 1960 vs France
26 7 1960Valentin IvanovCzechoslovakia3–01960, FranceSemi-finals
210 7 1960Milan GalićSoviet Union1–21960, FranceFinal
  • 1960 vs France
210 7 1960Viktor PonedelnikYugoslavia2–11960, FranceFinal
  • 1960 vs Czechoslovakia
317 6 1964Viktor PonedelnikDenmark3–01964, SpainSemi-finals
  • 1960 vs Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia
317 6 1964Valentin IvanovDenmark3–01964, SpainSemi-finals
  • 1960 vs Czechoslovakia
318 6 1972Gerd MüllerSoviet Union3–01972, BelgiumFinal
418 6 1972Gerd MüllerSoviet Union3–01972, BelgiumFinal
419 6 1976Dragan DžajićNetherlands2–31976, Yugoslavia3rd place play-off
420 6 1976Dieter MüllerCzechoslovakia2–2aet1976, YugoslaviaFinal
  • 1976 vs Yugoslavia
416 6 1984Michel PlatiniBelgium5–01984, FranceGroup stage
519 6 1984Michel PlatiniYugoslavia3–21984, FranceGroup stage
  • 1984 vs Denmark, Belgium
619 6 1984Michel PlatiniYugoslavia3–21984, FranceGroup stage
  • 1984 vs Denmark, Belgium
719 6 1984Michel PlatiniYugoslavia3–21984, FranceGroup stage
  • 1984 vs Denmark, Belgium
823 6 1984Michel PlatiniPortugal3–21984, FranceSemi-finals
  • 1984 vs Denmark, Belgium
927 6 1984Michel PlatiniSpain2–01984, FranceFinal
  • 1984 vs Denmark, Belgium
96 7 2016Cristiano RonaldoWales2–02016, FranceSemi-finals
1015 6 2021Cristiano RonaldoHungary3–02020, EuropeGroup stage
  • 2004 vs Greece, Netherlands
  • 2008 vs Czech Republic
  • 2012 vs Netherlands, Czech Republic
  • 2016 vs Hungary
1115 6 2021Cristiano RonaldoHungary3–02020, EuropeGroup stage
  • 2004 vs Greece, Netherlands
  • 2008 vs Czech Republic
  • 2012 vs Netherlands, Czech Republic
  • 2016 vs Hungary
1219 6 2021Cristiano RonaldoGermany2–42020, EuropeGroup stage
  • 2004 vs Greece, Netherlands
  • 2008 vs Czech Republic
  • 2012 vs Netherlands, Czech Republic
  • 2016 vs Hungary
1323 6 2021Cristiano RonaldoFrance2–22020, EuropeGroup stage
  • 2004 vs Greece, Netherlands
  • 2008 vs Czech Republic
  • 2012 vs Netherlands, Czech Republic
  • 2016 vs Hungary
14Cristiano Ronaldo---2020, EuropeGroup stage
  • 2004 vs Greece, Netherlands
  • 2008 vs Czech Republic
  • 2012 vs Netherlands, Czech Republic
  • 2016 vs Hungary
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Top goalscorers for each tournament

Since 2008, if there is more than one player with the same number of goals, the tie-breaker goes to the player who has contributed the most assists. If there is still more than one player, the tie-breaker goes to the player who has played the least amount of time. Between the years 1960 and 2008, the Golden Boot award went to each of the top goalscorers of the UEFA European Championship tournaments. At Euro 2020, there was a new physical and digital trophy presented to the tournament's top scorer. It was commissioned by Alipay, the Chinese company sponsoring the award. "Sculpted in the shape of the Chinese character '支', the barefooted player on the trophy reflects the egalitarian footballing ideal that success on the pitch comes regardless of background or status," according to UEFA.
EditionPlayerTeamGoals
scored
Matches
played
Golden
Boot
Other UEFA
Awards
1960 FranceFrançois Heutte22
1960 FranceValentin Ivanov22Team of the Tournament
1960 FranceViktor Ponedelnik22Team of the Tournament
1960 FranceDražan Jerković22
1960 FranceMilan Galić22Team of the Tournament
1964 SpainFerenc Bene22Team of the Tournament
1964 SpainDezső Novák21
1964 SpainChus Pereda22Team of the Tournament
1968 ItalyDragan Džajić23Team of the Tournament
1972 BelgiumGerd Müller42Team of the Tournament
1976 YugoslaviaDieter Müller42Team of the Tournament
1980 ItalyKlaus Allofs33
1984 FranceMichel Platini5Player of the Tournament
Team of the Tournament
1988 West GermanyMarco van Basten55Player of the Tournament
Team of the Tournament
1992 SwedenHenrik Larsen34
1992 SwedenKarl-Heinz Riedle35
1992 SwedenDennis Bergkamp34Team of the Tournament
1992 SwedenTomas Brolin34
1996 EnglandAlan Shearer55Team of the Tournament
2000 Belgium/NetherlandsPatrick Kluivert55Team of the Tournament
2000 Belgium/NetherlandsSavo Milošević54Team of the Tournament
2004 PortugalMilan Baroš55Team of the Tournament
2008 Austria/SwitzerlandDavid Villa44Team of the Tournament
2012 Poland/UkraineMario Mandžukić33
2012 Poland/UkraineMario Gómez35Silver Boot
2012 Poland/UkraineMario Balotelli35Team of the Tournament
2012 Poland/UkraineCristiano Ronaldo35Team of the Tournament
2012 Poland/UkraineAlan Dzagoev33Bronze Boot
2012 Poland/UkraineFernando Torres35
2016 FranceAntoine Griezmann67Player of the Tournament
Team of the Tournament
2020 EuropePatrik Schick55Silver Boot
2020 EuropeCristiano Ronaldo54
2024 GermanyHarry Kane37
2024 GermanyGeorges Mikautadze34
2024 GermanyJamal Musiala35Team of the Tournament
2024 GermanyCody Gakpo36
2024 GermanyIvan Schranz34
2024 GermanyDani Olmo36Team of the Tournament

Goalscorers in final matches

  • Bold indicates winning final
  • Parentheses indicates no goals scored
PlayerTeamGoals scoredFinals playedFinal
Gerd Müller211972
Horst Hrubesch211980
Oliver Bierhoff211996
Fernando Torres222008, 2012
Slava Metreveli111960
Milan Galić111960
Chus Pereda111964
Marcelino111964
Galimzyan Khusainov111964
Gigi Riva111968
Ján Švehlík111976
Karol Dobiaš111976
Dieter Müller111976
Bernd Hölzenbein111976
René Vandereycken111980
Michel Platini111984
Bruno Bellone111984
Ruud Gullit111988
Marco van Basten111988
John Jensen111992
Kim Vilfort111992
Patrik Berger111996
Sylvain Wiltord112000
David Trezeguet112000
Marco Delvecchio112000
Angelos Charisteas112004
Jordi Alba112012
Juan Mata112012
Eder112016
Mikel Oyarzabal112024
Nico Williams112024
Cole Palmer112024
Viktor Ponedelnik121960,
Angelo Domenghini121968
Dragan Džajić121968
Pietro Anastasi121968
Herbert Wimmer121972,
David Silva12, 2012
Leonardo Bonucci12, 2020
Luke Shaw122020,