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Mbappé Joins Elite List as Champions League Top Scorers Since 2000 Revealed
Kylian Mbappé has written his name into Champions League history books again after finishing the 2025/26 season as the competition’s top scorer.

The Real Madrid forward scored 15 goals in 11 appearances, with UEFA confirming that 13 of those goals came in the league phase alone — a new record for that stage of the competition. It is the second time Mbappé has won the scoring crown, after sharing it in the 2023/24 season.

The list of top scorers since the 2000/01 season was highlighted by UEFA on its social media platforms on Tuesday, showcasing over two decades of goalscoring dominance.

PUNCH Online reports that the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase draw will take place on Thursday, August 27, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco from 6pm CET (5pm UK/Nigeria time).

Mbappé’s achievement continues an era largely dominated by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who shared 12 of 13 top-scorer titles between 2007/08 and 2019/20 before Robert Lewandowski ended the run in 2019/20.

Full List of Champions League Top Scorers (2000/01 to 2025/26):

2025/26: Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) – 15 goals
2024/25: Raphinha (Barcelona) & Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund) – 13 goals
2023/24: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) & Kylian Mbappé (PSG) – 8 goals
2022/23: Erling Haaland (Man City) – 12 goals
2021/22: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) – 15 goals
2020/21: Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) – 10 goals
2019/20: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) – 15 goals
2018/19: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 12 goals
2017/18: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 15 goals
2016/17: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 12 goals
2015/16: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 16 goals
2014/15: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Neymar (Barcelona) & Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 10 goals
2013/14: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 17 goals
2012/13: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 12 goals
2011/12: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 14 goals
2010/11: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 12 goals
2009/10: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 8 goals
2008/09: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 9 goals
2007/08: Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) – 8 goals
2006/07: Kaká (AC Milan) – 10 goals
2005/06: Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan) – 9 goals
2004/05: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd) – 8 goals
2003/04: Fernando Morientes (Monaco) – 9 goals
2002/03: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd) – 12 goals
2001/02: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd) – 10 goals
2000/01: Raúl (Real Madrid) – 7 goals

Ronaldo remains the most dominant figure on the list with seven top-scorer crowns between 2007/08 and 2017/18, including his record 17-goal haul in 2013/14. Messi follows closely with six outright titles.
Source: PunchNG.com