The top 10 goalscorers in the history of the Women’s Champions League | OneFootball

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The League Phase of the Women’s Champions League gets underway on Tuesday night and here we take a l0ok at the top 10 scorers in the competition’s history.

Spain star Claudia Pina was the top scorer in last season’s competition, netting 10 goals for Barcelona.

However, the Spanish side ultimately fell short to Arsenal in the final back in May.

Arsenal will again be among the top contenders to win the trophy this season, alongside the likes of Barcelona, Chelsea, Lyon and more.

An AI prediction for this season’s tournament has Arsenal getting knocked out by Chelsea in this season’s competition.

It also predicts that Barcelona’s Ewa Pajor will finish the competition as the top goalscorer.

Pajor needs six goals in the competition to become one of the top 10 scorers in Women’s Champions League history. Below, we list the complete top 10 going into the main phase of this season’s competition.

Women’s Champions League top 10 scorers

=10. Hannah Ljungberg and Alexandra Popp – 39

Sweden legend Hannah Ljungberg scored 39 goals for Umea in the early days of the Women’s Champions League.

She was the top scorer in the competition in 2002-03, netting 10 goals to help her side win the competition then known as the UEFA Women’s Cup.

Also making the list for top scorers in Women’s Champions League history is Alexandra Popp, who like Ljungberg has won the competition on two occasions and scored all 39 goals for VfL Wolfsburg.

The 34-year-old could add to her tally for Wolfsburg during the 2024-25 season. The Women’s Champions League draw has pitted Wolfsburg against Chelsea, Lyon, PSG, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Valerenga.

Alexandra Popp is in the top 10 scorers in Women’s Champions League history. Credit: The FA via Getty Images

9. Pernille Harder – 41

Danish international Pernille Harder has scored 42 goals in the Women’s Champions League for Linkoping, VfL Wolfsburg, Chelsea and Bayern Munich.

Harder was the top scorer in the competition for Wolfsburg in 2018-19, despite being knocked out in the quarter-finals.

That was a year after Harder and Wolfsburg lost to Lyon in the 2017-18 final. She was also on the losing end of a final with Chelsea to Barcelona in 2021.

She is still a big goal threat, scoring six goals for Bayern Munich in this competition last season.

8. Lotta Schelin – 42

Retired Swedish international Lotta Schelin scored 42 goals with Lyon and FC Rosengard in the Women’s Champions League.

During her time at Lyon she won the competition on three occasions in 2011, 2012 and 2016.

She scored one of the decisive spot-kicks during their penalty shootout win over Wolfsburg in the 2016 final.

=6. Kim Little – 42

Arsenal midfielder Kim Little is the only British midfielder to feature in the top 10 scorers in Women’s Champions League history.

The 35-year-old scored 20 goals in the competition during her first spell at the club from 2007 to 2013.

She returned to the club in 2017 and finally tasted Champions League success last season, captaining Arsenal to their victory over Barcelona in May.

=6. Camille Abily – 42

Former French midfielder Camille Abily is one of the most successful players in Champions League history, winning the tournament in five separate years with Lyon.

Her first Champions League medal came in the 2010-11 season, where she also finished as the top goalscorer with nine goals in eight appearances.

Abily scored the fourth and final goal for Lyon in their 2018 win over VfL Wolfsburg. Abily will be hoping for Champions League success this year with Chelsea, where she now works as assistant manager.

5. Marta – 46

Brazil legend Marta scored all of her goals in the Women’s Champions League while playing in Sweden.

She won the competition with Umea in 2004, where she was also on the losing side in finals in both 2007 and 2008.

Marta lost in the 2014 final with Tyreso, while she also scored in the competition for FC Rosengard.

Her goal tally could be significantly higher if she had not decided to join Orlando Pride in 2017, where she still plays today.

Brazil’s Marta. (Photo: Lynne Cameron for The FA)

4. Conny Pohlers – 48

Former German international Conny Pohlers won her first Champions League with FFC Turbine Potsdam in 2005, scoring 14 goals which was the most goals by a player in a single season in the competition until Ada Hegerberg broke the record in 2018.

Pohlers also won the Champions League with Frankfurt in 2008 and Wolfsburg in 2013 and 2014.

She netted eight goals for Wolfsburg in 2013 and six the following season.

3. Eugenie Le Sommer – 50

Lyon legend Eugenie Le Sommer won the Champions League on eight occasions with Lyon between 2011 and 2022.

Her best goalscoring season in the competition came in 2011 and 2012, where she scored nine goals to top the scoring charts alongside teammate Abily.

In total, she scored 50 Champions League goals for Lyon and played a huge part in their domination of the competition in the 2010s.

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2. Anja Mittag – 51

Runner-up on the list of the most goals in Women’s Champions League history is Anja Mittag with 51.

The former German international scored her goals for Turbine Potsdam, FC Rosengard, Paris Saint-Germain and Wolfsburg.

Mittag won the competition in back-to-back seasons with Potsdam in 2004 and 2005.

1. Ada Hegerberg – 66

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Swedish superstar Ada Hegerberg holds the record for most goals in Women’s Champions League history with 66. It is a record that is unlikely to be beaten anytime soon.

She also holds the record for most goals in a Champions League season with 15 in nine games during the 2017-18 season. She also netted 13 in nine games just two seasons prior.

Hegerberg has won six Champions Leagues with Lyon and could add to her goal tally this season.

On Tuesday, Hegerberg will hope to add to her tally when Lyon play Arsenal in their opening game of the League Phase.

Top scorers in the WCL in the past 10 seasons