Top Goal Scorers In UEFA European Championship History

The UEFA European Championship began in 1960. Since then, 16 tournaments have been played till 2020, while the 17th tournament is being played in 2024. Looking at the statistics of the last 16 tournaments, since the first goal scored by Yugoslav player Milan Galic in the 1960 European Cup, 505 different footballers have scored a total of 863 goals, not counting the goals scored during penalty shoot-outs. Of these, 37 footballers have scored four or more.

Let us tell you that the record for scoring the most goals in a tournament is registered in the name of France’s Michael Platini. He scored 9 goals in 5 matches in the 1984 tournament. Apart from this, he was the highest goal scorer in the history of this tournament for a long time with 9 goals, but in the 2020 tournament, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed him. With these stats, let’s take a look at the list of the highest goal scorers in UEFA European Championship history.

Antony Griezmann (France): 7 goals*

France’s Antony Griezmann played his first-ever UEFA European Championship tournament in 2016 and will be representing his team in 2024 as well. He has played a total of 12 matches in this tournament so far, in which he has scored 7 goals. He has not been a champion even once but was the highest goal scorer in the 2016 tournament.

Alvaro Morata (Spain): 7 goals*

Like Griezmann, Spain’s Alvaro Morata also played his first-ever tournament in 2016 and will be seen playing in 2024 as well. He has played a total of 11 matches in this tournament so far, in which he has scored 7 goals. Let us also tell you that he has not been able to become a champion even once and neither has he been the top goal scorer in any season.

Alan Shearer (England): 7 goals

Former England footballer Alan Shearer participated in all the tournaments from 1992 to 2000. Although he could not score a single goal in his first season (1992), in his second season, i.e., 1996, he emerged as the top goal scorer. Shearer played a total of 9 matches in history, in which he scored 7 goals. The biggest thing is that he could never win the title in his career.

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Michael Platini (France): 9 goals

Michael Platini of France played this tournament only once in his career (in 1984) and he was the player who scored the most goals that season. He scored a total of 9 goals in 5 matches in that tournament, due to which he is still second in the list of players who have scored the most goals in history. Let us also tell you that, thanks to Platini’s brilliant performance, France also won the title in that tournament.

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal): 14 goals*

Apart from this, he is also currently a part of EURO 2024, so his statistics may increase further. Let us also tell you that Ronaldo has also been the highest goal scorer in the EURO 2020 tournament. Not only this, he has also been the champion for Portugal in EURO 2016.