UEFA Euro Highest Goal Scorers in History
Miroslav Klose is the reigning all-time top-scorer in the FIFA World Cup history. But who is the all-time highest goal scorer in Euro? The European Championship featured many lethal scorers over the years. Here we enlist the Highest Goal Scorer in the UEFA Euro History.
UEFA Euro Highest Goal Scorer of All Time
Who has scored the most goals in European history? Well, Portuguese sensation Cristiano Ronaldo leads the chart. He has 14 goals in 30 matches at the main stage of the Euros. CR7 featured in 6 editions and has a 0.47 goals per game ratio. Michel Platini scored 9 goals only in 5 games and holds the 2nd spot. The 3rd spot is shared by Alan Shearer, Harry Kane, Antoine Griezmann, and Alvaro Morata. Each of them has 7 strikes beside their names. Currently, 9 players share the 7th spot with each of them having 6 goals. Meanwhile, 8 players have struck on 5 occasions and share the 16th spot.
Highest Goal Scorer in UEFA Euro History
Players | No. of Goals | Goals Per Game Ratio | Country |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 14 Goals | 0.47 | Portugal |
Michel Platini | 9 Goals | 1.80 | France |
Alan Shearer | 7 Goals | 0.78 | England |
Antoine Griezmann | 7 Goals | 0.41 | France |
Alvaro Morata | 7 Goals | 0.41 | Spain |
Harry Kane | 7 Goals | 0.39 | England |
Patrik Schick | 6 Goals | 0.86 | Czech Republic |
Ruud Van Nistelrooy | 6 Goals | 0.75 | Netherlands |
Patrick Kluivert | 6 Goals | 0.67 | Netherlands |
Wayne Rooney | 6 Goals | 0.60 | England |
Thierry Henry | 6 Goals | 0.55 | France |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 6 Goals | 0.46 | Sweden |
Robert Lewandowski | 6 Goals | 0.46 | Poland |
Nuno Gomes | 6 Goals | 0.43 | Portugal |
Romelu Lukaku | 6 Goals | 0.43 | Belgium |
Savo Milosevic | 5 Goals | 1.25 | Yugoslavia |
Marco Van Basten | 5 Goals | 0.56 | Netherlands |
Milan Baros | 5 Goals | 0.50 | Czech Republic |
Xherdan Shaqiri | 5 Goals | 0.45 | Switzerland |
Mario Gomez | 5 Goals | 0.38 | Germany |
Jurgen Klinsmann | 5 Goals | 0.38 | Germany |
Fernando Torres | 5 Goals | 0.38 | Spain |
Zinedine Zidane | 5 Goals | 0.36 | France |
Which player has scored the most goals in a single Euro Cup tournament? French legend Michel Platini sits on the 2nd spot in the all-time Euro top-scorer list. However, he holds the record of scoring the highest number of goals in a single edition of the UEFA European Championship. The former UEFA president played only in the 1984 edition where he played in 5 matches and with a 1.80 goal-per-game ratio, he netted on 9 occasions.