Who is the highest goal-scorer in Euro history?

The European Championship (informally known as the Euros) has been the hunting ground for some of the greatest goalscorers of the game since its inception in 1960. Teams like France, England, and Portugal have produced some of the best forwards every generation and they have gifted the teams with a plethora of goals in every tournament.

Portugal’s talisman Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest goalscorer in the history of the European Championship with 14 strikes to his name. He is the only player to have ever scored double-digit goals in the Euros. Cristiano Ronaldo has also made an appearance at a total of five Euros and has scored 14 goals across 25 games. Out of the 14 only 3 strikes are from the penalty spot.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s highest goalscoring campaign was in the 2020 edition (held in 2021 due to COVID) when he scored five times in just four games. He is also the highest goalscorer in the history of international football with 130 goals and 35 assists in 207 games.

Who are the top 10 highest goalscorers in the history of Euros?

Besides Cristiano Ronaldo, many other players boast exceptional goalscoring records in the Euros. Among them is France’s Michel Platini, who scored 9 goals in a single European Championship. Others like France’s Antoinne Griezmann, and England’s Alan Shearer have scored 7 goals apiece, Here is the list of all the top goalscorers of the Euros.

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – 14 goals

Michel Platini (France) – 9 goals

Antoine Griezmann (France) – 7 goals

Alan Shearer (England) – 7 goals

Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) – 6 goals

Álvaro Morata (Spain) – 6 goals

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) – 6 goals

Thierry Henry (France) – 6 goals

Nuno Gomes (Portugal) – 6 goals

Wayne Rooney (England) – 6 goals

Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands) – 6 goals

Patrick Kluivert (Netherlands) – 6 goals