Top 10 Brazilian Scorers in UEFA Champions League

Top 10 Brazilian scorers in UEFA Champions League

Top 10 Brazilian scorers in UEFA Champions League? Who are the top 10 Brazilian scorers in the UEFA Champions League?

Since the inaugural of the competition in 1956, there have been many Brazilian footballers who have entertained us with their goals and silky smooth samba skills.
Let’s take a look back at some of these Samba stars who have made a mark in Europe’s top-elite and let’s see who scored the most number of goals in the UEFA Champions League.

So here’s a rundown of the top 10 Brazilian scorers in the UEFA Champions League.

10: Hulk (Porto, Zenit)

Goals: 17
Appearances: 50

The Brazilian forward spent the best of years of his career playing for teams like Porto and Zenit St Petersburg during which he amassed over 17 Champions League goals.
He is known for his strength and power which at times makes him unplayable. The forward can play both as a striker or an inverted winger.

He was named by UEFA as one of the top XI players of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage.

9: Willian (Shakhtar Donetsk, Chelsea)

Goals: 18
Appearances: 71

Now Arsenal player, Willian has been garnering goals since the last 10 years. The 2015-16 campaign was a huge success for him in which he scored five in eight outings.

He is known for his quick feet, dribbling, acceleration and explosive style of play and made a name for himself during his time at Chelsea. In December 2019, he was voted by Chelsea fans in the Chelsea FC team of the decade.

8: Ronaldinho (Barcelona, AC Milan)

Goals: 18
Appearances: 47

What more do you want to know about this magician who was arguably the most gifted footballer of his generation? He was Brazilian footballer personified. He could play as a winger or an attacking midfielder, but it was out wide where he was at his most dangerous. His never-seen-before tricks, his silky samba skills were a treat to the eyes.

Before he arrived in FC Barcelona, the Spanish giants had gone 14 years without winning the Champions League and helped them to break that duck.

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7: Juninho Pernambucano (Lyon)

A Brazilian legend and one of the greatest free-kick takers this world has ever witnessed. During his tenure at Lyon, ‘the free-kick king’ netted an impressive 100 goals in 8 seasons for the club.

He will go down in history as the best free-kick taker of his generation, scoring double the amount of free-kicks than Andrea Pirlo, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Goals: 18
Appearances: 59

6: Luiz Adriano (Shakhtar Donetsk, Spartak Moskva)

Goals: 21
Appearances: 47

The Brazilian footballer who now plays as a striker for Palmeiras became an all-time leading goalscorer for Shakhtar in October 2014 and was an integral part of the Ukrainian club. He became the second player in Champions League history after Lionel Messi to score five goals in a single match.

He mainly plays as a striker and is known for his consistency, technique, and composure in front of goal.

5: Giovane Elber (Bayern München, Lyon)

Goals: 25
Appearances: 69

Elber scored 139 goals in just 265 appearances during a hugely successful six-year spell in Bayern Munich. Elber’s 139 goals came at a rate of one every 143 mintues.

Elber was a prolific goalscorer in Bundesliga and picked up four Bundesligas, three German Cups and a Champions League for the Bavarians.

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4: Jardel (Porto, Galatasaray)

Goals: 25
Appearances: 46

The Brazilian forward had this breakthrough in Gremio where he scored 67 goals in 73 matches and was also tipped for huge things at a tender age but never reached his full potential in terms of trophies or international recognition.

He hit a whopping 168 goals in 170 matches for Porto. He spent his seven-year-goal-ladden career with teams like Porto, Galatasaray and Sporting CP where he had a scoring rate of one per game.

3: Rivaldo (Barcelona, AC Milan, Olympiacos, AEK Athens)

Goals: 27
Appearances: 73

The Brazilian rose from poverty to a world-class footballer and spend the best of his career playing for top teams in Europe. His left foot held immense power he could take one step into the ball with no bodily momentum and blast the ball past keepers.

He was the winner of the Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year award in 1999.

2: Kaká (Real Madrid, AC Milan)

Goals: 30
Appearances: 86

He was the greatest Brazilian playmakers of modern times and was the heartbeat of Italian side AC Milan that would reach two finals in three years, finished as the top-scorer of the Champions League in 2007 and later was named as the winner of the Ballon d’Or.

Kaka went onto score 30 Champions League goals throughout his career, his performance against Manchester United in the semi-finals of that aforementioned 2007 win amongst the most memorable by a visiting player to Old Trafford.

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1: Neymar (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain)

Goals: 35
Appearances: 60

He is a player who needs no introduction, he is football’s most expensive player ever and eclipsed compatriot Kaka during last season’s competition to be the leading Brazilian goalscorer in Champions League history.

Unfortunately, Neymar lost the Champions League final this campaign after some impressive performances in the latter part of the competition. He is arguably modern football’s greatest ever entertainer but has also developed a reputation of showmanship as a step too far.

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