Euro 2024: Mbappe, Kroos and Other Players Who Have Never Scored at the Tournament

Euro 2024: Mbappe, Kroos and Other Players Who Have Never Scored at the Tournament

Elijah Odetokun
June 13, 2024 at 3:48 PM
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  • French national team captain Kylian Mbappe will aim to break his European Championship goal drought this year
  • The Real Madrid star featured at the tournament for the first time in 2021 but failed to score for France in four matches
  • Veteran stars Toni Kroos and Thomas Muller, who will play their last for Germany this year, have also never scored

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Cristiano Ronaldo is one of football's greatest goal-scorers and one of the best to have graced the UEFA European Championship in the previous five editions he has played.

The Portugal national team captain is the competition's top scorer with 14 goals and could add to that tally if he scores in his sixth and what could be his final outing at the tournament.

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Thomas Muller and Toni Kroos chatting after Germany beat Greece 2-1 at the Borussia Park on June 7, 2024. Photo by Federico Gambarini.
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While Ronaldo is racking up numbers at the tournament, some top stars, both in the past and present, failed to or are yet to open their account in the competition.

Sports Brief looks at five top stars who have yet to score at the Euro.

Players who have never scored at Euro

1. Kylian Mbappe

According to FIFA.com, Mbappe has scored 12 World Cup goals and could retire as the all-time top scorer of the competition, but he has never found the back of the net at the European Championships. He featured for the first time in 2021 but didn't score in four games. He missed the decisive penalty that eliminated France against Switzerland.

2. Thomas Muller

Muller astoundingly, has never scored a goal at the Euro. He is entering his final tournament this year after coming out of retirement to play on home soil. He will hope to break his drought and possibly help his country to glory.

3. Toni Kroos

Kroos announced his professional retirement before the end of last season and played his last club game in the UEFA Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund. His final outing for Germany will be at the Euro, where he could retire as a winner and break his goal drought at the tournament.

4. Andres Iniesta

Barcelona legend Iniesta won the Euro in 2008 and 2012. According to UEFA.com, he was named the player of the tournament in 2012 but has never scored at the competition. His last outing was in 2016.

5. David Beckham

One of England's greatest-ever footballers never hit the back of the net at the European Championship. He played at two tournaments in 2000 and 2004, and unlike scoring in three consecutive World Cups, he never had that luck at the continental championship.

Most valuable players at Euro 2024

Sports Brief analysed the most valuable players at Euro 2024 as Real Madrid stars Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham lead the way with market values of €180 million.

The Three Looks of England has three players - Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden in the top five. 2016 winner Cristiano Ronaldo ranked 237th with a market value of €15mil.

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Elijah Odetokun is Reuters-trained journalist with three years of experience having previously worked at Daily Times Nigeria, OmaSports and El Futbolero.