Euro 2024 is all set for the 17th edition of the biggest tournament in European international football.
Alongside the battle for supremacy to be confirmed as the kings of Europe, there will be plenty of individual contests too, with Kylian Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane amongst the favorites to win the Golden Boot award.
France, Portugal, England and others will be hoping their main attackers can fire in Germany, as they plot a path towards the final on July 14.
The all-time top scorer list at the UEFA European Championship features some huge names from both past and present, but a change at the top is unlikely in 2024.
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Ahead of Euro 2024, Ronaldo was leading the way at the top of the all-time goal charts, with 14 goals spread across five tournaments, including a Golden Boot win at Euro 2020.
Amongst the chasing pack, France’s Antoine Griezmann will be looking to add to his seven goals at the Euros, with Romelu Lukaku and Alvaro Morata on six each. Morata needed just one game to draw level with Griezmann and close the gap to Ronaldo.
Table accurate as of June 15, 2024
Position | Player | Nation | Goals | Tournaments |
1. | Cristiano Ronaldo* | Portugal | 14 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
2. | Michel Platini | France | 9 | 1984 |
3. | Alan Shearer | England | 7 | 1992, 1996, 2000 |
– | Antoine Griezmann* | France | 7 | 2016, 2020 |
– | Alvaro Morata* | Spain | 7 | 2016, 2020, 2024 |
6. | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Netherlands | 6 | 2004, 2008 |
– | Patrick Kluivert | Netherlands | 6 | 1996, 2000, 2004 |
– | Wayne Rooney | England | 6 | 2004, 2012, 2016 |
– | Romelu Lukaku* | Belgium | 6 | 2016, 2020 |
– | Thierry Henry | France | 6 | 2000, 2004, 2008 |
– | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Sweden | 6 | 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 |
– | Nuno Gomes | Portugal | 6 | 2000, 2004, 2008 |
* Denotes active player
Germany, and previously West Germany, have qualified for every European Championship since 1972, with three titles as the joint overall leaders alongside Spain.
However, they had the edge on Spain and France as the highest-scoring national team in the competition’s history heading into Euro 2024.
Table accurate as of before the opening match of Euro 2024
Position | Nation | Goals |
1. | Germany | 78 |
2. | France | 69 |
3. | Spain | 68 |
4. | Netherlands | 65 |
5. | Portugal | 56 |
6. | Italy | 52 |
7. | England | 51 |
8. | Czechia | 48 |
9. | Denmark | 42 |
10. | Russia | 40 |
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