Lionel Messi and Edinson Cavani are the top scorers in Europe’s highest-ranked domestic leagues for now, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s weekend strike sent him clear at the top in Germany.
Lionel Messi took his career total to 500 goals as he propelled Barcelona to a 3-2 success against Real Madrid on Sunday – and maintained his place at the top of our list of the top scorers in our most competitive leagues.
However, it is only his goals-per-game average that keeps him above Paris’s Edinson Cavani, while the player ranked third on the list – Sporting CP’s Dutch forward Bas Dost – has been scoring at a similarly impressive rate all season.
Stats accurate as of the end of the late games on 23 April
How the eight leagues were chosen
Listed below are the top ten goalscorers of the top eight leagues in Europe according to UEFA’s association club coefficients.
Overall top scorers in Europe’s top eight leagues
| Goals | Matches | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 29 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
| 31 | 32 | Edinson Cavani | Paris |
| 28 | 27 | Bas Dost | Sporting CP |
| 27 | 28 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Dortmund |
| 26 | 29 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern |
| 25 | 30 | Andrea Belotti | Torino |
| 25 | 32 | Edin Džeko | Roma |
| 24 | 27 | Alexandre Lacazette | Lyon |
| 24 | 31 | Mauro Icardi | Internazionale |
| 24 | 31 | Luis Suárez | Barcelona |
| 24 | 33 | Romelu Lukaku | Everton |
Source: UEFA
