Who are the continent’s top goal-getters in Europe’s premier club competition?
Getty Images8. Vincent Aboubakar
Golden Boot winner at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Aboubakar is a former African champion and has scored goals wherever he’s gone.
As well as respectable league hauls in France, Portugal and Turkey, he’s also impressed consistently in the Champions League.
To date, the 30-year-old has scored 14 UCL goals across campaigns with both FC Porto and Besiktas.
AdvertisementEpsilon / Getty Images Sport=6. Seydou Doumbia
Perhaps the least celebrated name on this list, Ivory Coast forward Doumbia is also a former Africa Cup of Nations champion—having clinched the title in 2015—and like Aboubakar, has proved he can cut it against Europe’s top defenders.
After initially tasting UCL action with CSKA Moscow, he subsequently also found the net in the competition with FC Basel and Sporting Lisbon, putting his current total at 15.
Getty=6. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Tied with Doumbia on 15 goals, Auba hasn’t featured in the Champions League since his time with Borussia Dortmund, with Arsenal having consistently failed to qualify for the competition during his time with the club.
Now at Barcelona, he’s still being made to wait to return to the UCL, but with the Catalan giants having rediscovered their mojo In La Liga, next season could see Aubameyang adding to his tally.
Getty5. Riyad Mahrez
Still in contention to add to his haul of 16 goals this season, Mahrez has featured in Europe’s premier club competition with Leicester City and Manchester City.
While he’s won three Premier League titles and the Afcon crown, the Champions League has remained elusive for Mahrez and Pep Guardiola’s City.