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 (prior to UEFA Euro 1996).

+Numbers of goalscorers Goals ≥10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Total Nos. of players 1 1 0 4 9 8 16 50 101 355 545 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 (with 6 goals) 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 (all with 5 goals). 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 (in 2012 and 2020). Twelve of them scored at least four goals in a tournament, while Portugal's Nuno Gomes (2000), England's Wayne Rooney, Netherlands' Ruud van Nistelrooy (both in 2004), Belgium's Romelu Lukaku, England's Harry Kane, France's Karim Benzema and Sweden's Emil Forsberg (all in 2020) are the only footballers to score at least 4 goals without being the top goalscorer. These 37 players represented 16 nations, the most (six) 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 +Table key Player Denotes player still active at international level Denotes national top scorer (or joint 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 Year Denotes tournaments where the player's team won the title T Denotes tournaments where the player was top scorerDenotes the overall tournament record

+Top goalscorers at UEFA Euro tournaments Rank Player Team Goalsscored Matchesplayed Ratio Tournaments Notes 1 Cristiano Ronaldo 2004, 2008, 2012T, 2016, 2020T, (2024) list 2 Michel Platini 9 5 1984T list 3 Alan Shearer 7 9 (1992), 1996T, 2000 list Antoine Griezmann 17 2016T, 2020, (2024) list Álvaro Morata 17 2016, 2020, 2024 list Harry Kane 18 (2016), 2020, 2024T list 7 Patrik Schick 6 7 2020T, 2024 list Ruud van Nistelrooy 8 2004, 2008 list Patrick Kluivert 9 1996, 2000T, list Wayne Rooney 10 2004, 2012, 2016 list Thierry Henry 11 2000, 2004, 2008 list Zlatan Ibrahimović 13 2004, 2008, 2012, (2016) list Robert Lewandowski 13 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 list Nuno Gomes 14 2000, 2004, 2008 list Romelu Lukaku 14 2016, 2020, (2024) list

Timeline Key Goal set a new record Goal equalled the existing record

+ Progressive list of footballers that have held the record for most goals scored at UEFA European Championship final tournaments Goals Date Player Team Goal Opponent Score Tournament & Stage Previous goals Ref. 1 Milan Galić France 5–4 1960, FranceSemi-finals N/A Jean Vincent Yugoslavia 4–5 François Heutte Maryan Wisniewski Ante Žanetić France 5–4 2 François Heutte Yugoslavia 4–5 1960 vs Yugoslavia Dražan Jerković France 5–4 1960 vs France Valentin Ivanov Czechoslovakia 3–0 1960 vs Czechoslovakia Milan Galić Soviet Union 1–2 1960, FranceFinal 1960 vs France Viktor Ponedelnik Yugoslavia 2–1 1960 vs Czechoslovakia 3 Denmark 3–0 1964, SpainSemi-finals 1960 vs Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia Valentin Ivanov 1960 vs Czechoslovakia (2) Gerd Müller Soviet Union 3–0 1972, BelgiumFinal 1972 vs Belgium (2) 4 Dragan Džajić Netherlands 2–3 1976, Yugoslavia3rd place play-off 1968 vs England, Italy 1976 vs West Germany Dieter Müller Czechoslovakia 2–2aet 1976, YugoslaviaFinal 1976 vs Yugoslavia (3) Michel Platini Belgium 5–0 1984, FranceGroup stage1984 vs Denmark, Belgium (2) 5 Yugoslavia 3–2 6 7 8 Portugal 3–2 1984, FranceSemi-finals 9 Spain 2–0 1984, FranceFinal Cristiano Ronaldo Wales 2–0 2016, FranceSemi-finals2004 vs Greece, Netherlands 2008 vs Czech Republic 2012 vs Netherlands (2), Czech Republic 2016 vs Hungary (2) 10 Hungary 3–0 2020, EuropeGroup stage 11 12 Germany 2–4 13 France 2–2 14

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' (pronounced zhi, and meaning 'payment' as well as 'support'), 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. +KeyDenotes the record for the most goals in a single tournament + Top goalscorers at each UEFA European Championship final tournament Edition Player Team Goalsscored Matchesplayed GoldenBoot Other UEFAAwards 1960 France François Heutte 2 2 Valentin Ivanov Team of the Tournament Viktor Ponedelnik Team of the Tournament Dražan Jerković Milan Galić Team of the Tournament 1964 Spain Ferenc Bene 2 2 Team of the Tournament Dezső Novák 1 Chus Pereda 2 Team of the Tournament 1968 Italy Dragan Džajić 2 3 Team of the Tournament 1972 Belgium Gerd Müller 4 2 Team of the Tournament 1976 Yugoslavia Dieter Müller 4 2 Team of the Tournament 1980 Italy Klaus Allofs 3 3 1984 France Michel Platini 5 Player of the TournamentTeam of the Tournament 1988 West Germany Marco van Basten 5 5 Player of the TournamentTeam of the Tournament 1992 Sweden Henrik Larsen 3 4 Karl-Heinz Riedle 5 Dennis Bergkamp 4 Team of the Tournament Tomas Brolin 4 1996 England Alan Shearer 5 5 Team of the Tournament 2000 Belgium/Netherlands Patrick Kluivert 5 5 Team of the Tournament Savo Milošević 4 Team of the Tournament 2004 Portugal Milan Baroš 5 5 Team of the Tournament 2008 Austria/Switzerland David Villa 4 4 Team of the Tournament 2012 Poland/Ukraine Mario Mandžukić 3 3 Mario Gómez 5 Silver Boot Mario Balotelli 5 Team of the Tournament Cristiano Ronaldo 5 Team of the Tournament Alan Dzagoev 3 Bronze Boot Fernando Torres 5 2016 France Antoine Griezmann 6 7 Player of the TournamentTeam of the Tournament 2020 Europe Patrik Schick 5 5 Silver Boot Cristiano Ronaldo 4 2024 Germany Harry Kane 3 7 Georges Mikautadze 4 Jamal Musiala 5 Team of the Tournament Cody Gakpo 6 Ivan Schranz 4 Dani Olmo 6 Team of the Tournament

Goalscorers in final matches

Bold indicates winning final Parentheses indicates no goals scored

Player Team Goals scored Finals played Final(s) Gerd Müller 2 1 1972 Horst Hrubesch 1 1980 Oliver Bierhoff 1 1996 Fernando Torres 2 2008, 2012 Slava Metreveli 1 1 1960 Milan Galić 1 1960 Chus Pereda 1 1964 Marcelino 1 1964 Galimzyan Khusainov 1 1964 Gigi Riva 1 1968 Ján Švehlík 1 1976 Karol Dobiaš 1 1976 Dieter Müller 1 1976 Bernd Hölzenbein 1 1976 René Vandereycken 1 1980 Michel Platini 1 1984 Bruno Bellone 1 1984 Ruud Gullit 1 1988 Marco van Basten 1 1988 John Jensen 1 1992 Kim Vilfort 1 1992 Patrik Berger 1 1996 Sylvain Wiltord 1 2000 David Trezeguet 1 2000 Marco Delvecchio 1 2000 Angelos Charisteas 1 2004 Jordi Alba 1 2012 Juan Mata 1 2012 Eder 1 2016 Mikel Oyarzabal 1 2024 Nico Williams 1 2024 Cole Palmer 1 2024 Viktor Ponedelnik 2 1960, (1964) Angelo Domenghini 2 1968 Dragan Džajić 2 1968 Pietro Anastasi 2 1968 Herbert Wimmer 2 1972, (1976) David Silva 2 (2008), 2012 Leonardo Bonucci 2 (2012), 2020 Luke Shaw 2 2020, (2024)

See also UEFA European Championship List of UEFA European Championship hat-tricks List of UEFA European Championship own goals List of FIFA World Cup top goalscorers

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