Top 10 Footballers with the Most Goals in a Champions League Season
The UEFA Champions League is one of football's toughest tournaments, and scoring many goals in a single season there is a rare feat. Some players, including legends like Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, and Robert Lewandowski, have managed to score an incredible number of goals within one campaign. Below is a list of the top 10 players who hold the record for the most goals scored in a single Champions League season.
This data includes all goals scored during official matches of the Champions League season, covering group stages and knockout rounds but excluding qualifiers and penalty shootouts. The list highlights players who have dominated against Europe's elite clubs during their peak seasons.
- Rank: 1
- Player: Cristiano Ronaldo
- Goals: 17
- Season: 2013–14
- Club: Real Madrid
- Rank: 2
- Player: Cristiano Ronaldo
- Goals: 16
- Season: 2015–16
- Club: Real Madrid
- Rank: 3
- Player: Cristiano Ronaldo
- Goals: 15
- Season: 2017–18
- Club: Real Madrid
- Rank: 4
- Player: Robert Lewandowski
- Goals: 15
- Season: 2019–20
- Club: Bayern Munich
- Rank: 5
- Player: Karim Benzema
- Goals: 15
- Season: 2021–22
- Club: Real Madrid
- Rank: 6
- Player: Lionel Messi
- Goals: 14
- Season: 2011–12
- Club: Barcelona
- Rank: 7
- Player: José Altafini
- Goals: 14
- Season: 1962–63
- Club: AC Milan
- Rank: 8
- Player: Robert Lewandowski
- Goals: 13
- Season: 2021–22
- Club: Bayern Munich
- Rank: 9
- Player: Erling Haaland
- Goals: 12
- Season: 2022–23
- Club: Manchester City
- Rank: 10
- Player: Ruud van Nistelrooy
- Goals: 12
- Season: 2002–03
- Club: Manchester United
