UEFA Champions League: Man City’s Top 5 Scorers in the Tournament As Erling Haaland Climbs to Fourth

UEFA Champions League: Man City’s Top 5 Scorers in the Tournament As Erling Haaland Climbs to Fourth

Byron Pillay
updated at March 7, 2024 at 8:14 AM
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  • Erling Haaland scored Manchester City's third goal in their second-leg game against FC Copenhagen
  • He now has as many goals as Sergio Aguero in the UEFA Champions League, despite fewer matches
  • The Norwegian striker also moved up to fourth spot on City's all-time scoring list in the competition

Erling Haaland is a goal-scoring machine.

The Norwegian striker seems to score for fun in every game he plays, and his latest goal has seen him reach a new milestone.

Haaland scored a goal during Manchester City’s UEFA Champions League game against Copenhagen, taking him into fourth spot on the club’s list of top scorers in the competition.

Erling Haaland has already scored 18 UEFA Champions League goals for Manchester City in 17 games.
Erling Haaland is quickly climbing up the list of Manchester City's top scorers in the UEFA Champions League. Image: Mike Egerton.
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With Haaland moving up, Sports Brief looks at the top five scorers.

Man City's top 5 UCL scorers

Sergio Aguero: 36

The Argentinian leads the way when it comes to goals for the side in the UCL, scoring 36.

The striker played 64 games in the tournament and scored a goal every 118 minutes.

Having also scored five goals while at Atletico Madrid, Aguero’s total in the competition is currently 41.

Raheem Sterling: 24

The English winger played three games more for City in the tournament than Aguero but scored significantly less.

The former Liverpool star scored a UCL goal every 182 minutes for the Citizens before leaving for Chelsea.

Sterling has scored a further three goals for Chelsea in the tournament, taking his overall tally to 27.

Gabriel Jesus: 20

The Brazilian only played 38 games in the tournament for City but still managed to score 20 goals.

Scoring once every 111 minutes, Jesus was poised to become the club’s all-time leading scorer in the tournament if he stayed.

He then joined Arsenal and has already scored four UCL goals for his new side. In total, Jesus has 28 Champions League strikes.

Erling Haaland: 18

The new star at City may have scored only 18 goals, but he’s got that total in just 17 games.

Haaland has scored a goal every 80 minutes for the English side and doesn’t look like he’s stopping anytime soon.

Having made a name for himself at Borussia Dortmund, the Norwegian has now 41 goals in the tournament in total, the same number as Aguero.

Riyad Mahrez: 16

The Algerian made 46 appearances for the English side in the tournament, scoring 16 goals in the process.

Mahrez has the worst return rate of the top five, scoring a goal every 205 minutes.

The former Leicester star has 20 goals in the tournament, having also netted four times for the Foxes.

All stats are sourced from Transfermarkt.

Haaland extends lead in Golden Boot race

Sports Brief previously reported how Erling Haaland had extended his lead at the top of the English Premier League's Golden Boot charts.

The Manchester City striker scored a brace against Manchester United to extend his lead over the chasing pack as the season nears an end.

Ollie Watkins is his closest challenger, as the Aston Villa star is just two goals behind the Norwegian in the race for this season's top award.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.