The UEFA Europa League, known until 2009 as the UEFA Cup, is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971, and it is the second most important club competition in Europe. Originally a knockout competition, it later evolved to include group stages and a series of qualifying rounds. This article lists both the competition's seasonal top scorers and overall top scorers, including a list of goals scored in the competition proper and a list of goals scored including qualifying rounds.
All-time top scorers (group stage/league phase to final) Rank Player Goal Apps Ratio Years Club (Goal/Match) 1 34 62 2009-2024 , , , , 2 31 45 , , 3 30 31 2010-2021 , 50 2004-2020 , , 5 29 36 1973-1983 , , 6 28 60 2003-2025 , , , , 7 27 46 2009-2024 , , , 58 2018-2025 , 9 26 39 2012-2018 , 58 2012-2025 , 11 25 58 1977-1989 , 12 24 41 1994-2007 , , , , 49 2011-2021 , , , 54 2005-2019 , , , , 15 23 21 1972-1975 Borussia Mönchengladbach 36 2005-2021 , 67 1999-2015 , 18 22 34 1971-1977 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 36 1988-1997 , , , 42 1988-2000 , , 49 1977-1988 , ,
All-time top scorers (including qualifying rounds) Rank Player Goal Apps Ratio Years Club (Goal/Match) 1 40 56 , , 2 37 68 2009-2024 , , , , 3 34 54 2004-2020 , , 4 32 62 2016-2022 , 5 31 35 2010-2021 , , 47 2012-2018 , 7 29 36 1973-1983 , , 8 28 60 2003-2025 , , , , 9 27 44 2005-2021 , , 45 1994-2007 , , , , 46 2009-2024 , , , 58 2018-2025 , Alexandre Lacazette 62 2012-2025, 14 26 57 2011-2021 , , , , Kevin Gameiro 57 2005-2019 , , , , Ricardo Horta 82 2016-2026 17 25 41 2006-2020 , , 58 1977-1989 , 72 2001-2015 , , , 20 Claudio Pizarro 24 33 1999-2010 Ricky van Wolfswinkel 57 2010-2025, , , , Carlos Bacca 60 2012-2021, , Ivan Trichkovski 67 2005-2022, , , , , ,
Top scorers by country Rank Country Title Season1 Germany101971-72, 1972-73, 1974-75, 1979-80, 1979-80, 1985-86, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1994-95, 1995-962 Netherlands71972-73, 1973-74, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1986-87, 1993-94, 2001-02 Brazil1986-87, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2008-09, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2025-264 Spain52000-01, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2020-215 England41976-77, 2004-05, 2021-22, 2022-23 Italy1996-97, 1998-99, 2007-08, 2017-187 Denmark31978-79, 1987-88, 2024-25 Hungary1983-84, 1984-85, 1987-88 France1992-93, 1997-98, 2018-19 Serbia and Montenegro1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01 Portugal2019-20, 2020-21, 2024-2512 Yugoslavia21982-83, 1984-85 East Germany1988-89, 1989-90 Colombia2010-11, 2011-1215 Switzerland11977-78 Scotland1980-81 Sweden1981-82 Finland1986-87 Greece1987-88 Wales1991-92 Poland2000-01 Argentina2005-06 Uruguay2006-07 Russia2007-08 Peru2009-10 Paraguay2009-10 Czech Republic2012-13 Belgium2014-15 Bosnia and Herzegovina2016-17 Turkey2020-21 Nigeria2022-23 Gabon2023-24 Morocco2024-25 Serbia2025-26
Top scorers by season SeasonPlayerGoal1971-72 Ludwig Bründl 101972-73 Jan Jeuring 12 Jupp Heynckes 1973-74 Lex Schoenmaker 9 1974-75 Jupp Heynckes 11 1975-76 Ruud Geels 10 1976-77 Stan Bowles 11 1977-78 Gerrie Deijkers 8 Raimondo Ponte1978-79 Allan Simonsen 9 1979-80 Dieter Hoeneß 7 Harald Nickel1980-81 John Wark 14 1981-82 Torbjörn Nilsson 9 1982-83 Zoran Filipović 81983-84 Tibor Nyilasi 9 1984-85 József Szabó 7 Edin Bahtić1985-86 Klaus Allofs 9 1986-87 Jari Rantanen 5 Peter Houtman Paulinho Cascavel 1987-88 Kálmán Kovács 6 Kenneth Brylle Dimitris Saravakos1988-89 Torsten Gütschow 7 1989-90 Karl-Heinz Riedle 6 Falko Götz1990-91 Rudi Völler 10SeasonPlayerGoal 1991-92 Dean Saunders 91992-93 Gérald Baticle 81993-94 Dennis Bergkamp 8 1994-95 Ulf Kirsten 10 1995-96 Jürgen Klinsmann 15 1996-97 Maurizio Ganz 8 1997-98 Stéphane Guivarc'h 7 1998-99 Enrico Chiesa 8 Darko Kovačević 1999-00 Darko Kovačević 10 2000-01 Marcin Kuźba 6 Goran Drulić Javi Moreno 2001-02 Pierre van Hooijdonk 8 2002-03 Derlei 12 2003-04 Sonny Anderson 7 2004-05 Alan Shearer 11 2005-06 Matías Emilio Delgado 7 2006-07 Walter Pandiani 11 2007-08 Pavel Pogrebnyak 10 Luca Toni 2008-09 Vágner Love 11 2009-10 Claudio Pizarro 9 Óscar Cardozo 2010-11 Radamel Falcao 17SeasonPlayerGoal 2011-12 Radamel Falcao 12 2012-13 Libor Kozák 8 2013-14 Jonathan Soriano 8 2014-15 Alan 8 Romelu Lukaku 2015-16 Aritz Aduriz 10 2016-17 Edin Džeko 8 Giuliano de Paula 2017-18 Aritz Aduriz 8 Ciro Immobile 2018-19 Olivier Giroud 11 2019-20 Bruno Fernandes 8 2020-21 Yusuf Yazıcı 7 Borja Mayoral Pizzi 2021-22 James Tavernier 7 2022-23 Victor Boniface 6 Marcus Rashford 2023-24 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 102024-25 Kasper Høgh7 Ayoub El Kaabi Bruno Fernandes 2025-26 Igor Jesus 7 Petar Stanić
See also List of UEFA Champions League top scorers List of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup top scorers List of UEFA Europa League hat-tricks