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Players with most goals in single edition of UEFA EURO

Players with most goals in single edition of UEFA EURO

Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer of this tournamnet with 14 goals to his names in 25 appearances

The 17th edition of the UEFA European Championship is just a couple of weeks away. With some of the most prolific forwards like Cristiano Ronaldo, and Harry Kane playing, it is always a goal fest. Ahead of the EURO 2024, let us take a look at the top 10 highest scorers of the tournament in a single edition.

Who has scored the most goals in a single UEFA EURO edition?

The list is topped by none other than 1984 Golden Boot winner and France star, Michel Platini who has scored a record number of nine goals in a single edition. Next is Antoine Griezmann who scored 6 goals in 2016- closest to Platini’s tally.

Several players have scored 5 goals over the years, including the likes of Alan Shearer and Ronaldo. England’s top scorer Harry Kane is also in the list with four goals in Euro 2020. However, he had scored all of them through group stage, blanking out during the knockouts.

PlayerCountryGoalsYear
Michel PlatiniFrance91984
Antoine GriezmannFrance62016
Marco van BastenNetherlands51988
Alan ShearerEngland51996
Savo MilosevicYugoslavia52000
Patrick KluivertNetherlands52000
Milan BarosCzech Republic52004
Cristiano RonaldoPortugal52020
Patrik SchickCzech Republic52020
Harry KaneEngland42020

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Cristiano Ronaldo only player to score in 5 editions of UEFA Euro

Cristiano Ronaldo and records are synonymous. The Euro 2016 winner, is the only player to score in all 5 editions of the tournament. Ronaldo playing his record 6th UEFA European Championship has scored in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020.

YearNumber of Goals
20042
20081
20123
20163
20205

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