Who are the Champions League top goal scorers 2023/24? Hojlund and Haaland battle to lead the race
ALL forwards dream of being the Champions League top goal scorer – and the prestigious prize is up for grabs once again.
Erling Haaland capped off his perfect opening season with Manchester City by becoming the top scorer in club football‘s top tier competition.
And the Norweigian goal machine will be pushed to the limit once again if he is to retain his crown.
SunSport has all the information on who is currently leading the race.
Who are the Champions League top scorers 2023/24?
As of November 8
Erling Haaland has finally hit good form again and has now leapfrogged teammate Julian Alvarez on the leaderboards.
However, Manchester United new boy Rasmus Hojlund is currently top of the pile
- Rasmus Hojlund – Manchester United – 5
- Alvaro Morata – Atletico Madrid – 5
- Erling Haaland – Manchester City – 4
- Antoine Griezmann – Atletico Madrid – 4
- Evanilson – Porto – 4
- Julian Alvarez – Manchester City – 3
- Harry Kane – Bayern Munich – 4
Who has won the Champions League top scorer award the most?
Cristiano Ronaldo leads the way for the amount of top scorer awards won having clinched it SEVEN times, while Lionel Messi is close behind with six.
- 2022/23: Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 12
- 2021/22: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) – 15
- 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: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Neymar (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real 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 (Manchester United) – 8
- 2006/07: Kaká (AC Milan) – 10
- 2005/06: Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan) – 9
- 2004/05: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) – 8
- 2003/04: Fernando Morientes (Monaco) – 9
- 2002/03: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) – 12
- 2001/02: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) – 10
- 2000/01: Raúl González (Real Madrid) – 7
- 1999/2000: Mário Jardel (Porto), Rivaldo (Barcelona), Raúl González (Real Madrid) – 10
- 1998/99: Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo Kyiv), Dwight Yorke (Manchester United) – 8
- 1997/98: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) – 10
- 1996/97: Milinko Pantić (Atlético Madrid) – 5
- 1995/96: Jari Litmanen (Ajax) – 9
- 1994/95: George Weah (Paris Saint-Germain) – 7
- 1993/94: Hristo Stoichkov (Barcelona) – 5
- 1992/93: Franck Sauzée (Marseille) – 5
What did Erling Haaland win for being Champions League top goal scorer?
Erling Haaland’s 12 goals contributed to Pep Guardiola finally lifting the Champions League as Manchester City boss.
And it also was a big factor in him being named the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award.
The Norweigian goal machine said: “I am honoured to have been named UEFA Men’s Player of the Year.
“There are so many top talents across Europe who could have won this award so I am really grateful to everyone who voted for me.”