Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for the most goals in a single UEFA Champions League season, scoring 17 for Real Madrid in the 2013-14 campaign, the report says.
The report says Ronaldo is also the competition’s all-time leading scorer. According to ESPN, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner has 140 Champions League goals in 183 career appearances, a total that places him atop the tournament’s historical charts.
Ronaldo appears multiple times among the highest single-season tallies. The report lists his 17-goal season in 2013-14 and his other top single-season totals — 16 goals in 2015-16 and 15 goals in 2017-18 — among the elite performances in Champions League history.
Other players named in the report with high single-season totals include Kylian Mbappé (15 goals in 2025-26), Karim Benzema (15 in 2021-22) and Robert Lewandowski (15 in 2019-20). The list also cites seasons in which players reached 14 or 13 goals, underscoring the occasional individual scoring bursts in the competition.
Additional entries on the report’s list are Harry Kane (14 goals in 2025-26), Lionel Messi (14 in 2011-12) and José João Altafini (14 in 1962-63). The report also highlights Raphinha and Serhou Guirassy with 13 goals each in 2024-25, along with another 13-goal season by Robert Lewandowski in 2021-22.
For readers seeking updates, the report points to the ESPN soccer hub page for the latest news, analysis, scores and schedules related to the Champions League and other competitions, per the report.
