2024/25 Europa League top scorers: Ayoub El Kaabi out in front
Thursday, February 20, 2025
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Ayoub El Kaabi remains in front in the race for top scorer with seven goals in the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League.
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Top scorer in the UEFA Conference League last season, Olympiacos forward Ayoub El Kaabi is leading the way in the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League goalscorer rankings with seven goals.
Four players lurk just behind El Kaabi on six strikes each: Youssef En-Nesyri of Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray's Victor Osimhen, Porto forward Samu and Ferencváros' Barnabás Varga.
Top scorers in the 2024/25 Europa League
After drawing level with the leading pack on Matchday 7, El Kaabi moved ahead in the race for top scorer with a second half double against Qarabağ on Matchday 8, which took his tally to seven.
Youssef En-Nesyri was the only mover at the top end of the leaderboard in the play-off openers, his goal in Fenerbahçe's 3-0 win against Anderlecht moving him into joint-third in the rankings with five goals.
In the play-off second legs, though, each of En-Nesyri, Osimhen and Samu found the net to move onto six. However, out of the four players on six goals, only En-Nesyri will have the opportunity to add to his tally, with Fenerbahçe progressing to the round of 16 but Galatasaray, Porto and Ferencváros knocked out.
2024/25 Europa League top scorers
7 Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos)
6 Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahçe)
6 Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray)
6 Samu (Porto)
6 Barnabás Varga (Ferencváros)
5 Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United)
5 Yunus Akgün (Galatasaray)
Most assists in the 2024/25 Europa League
6 Dries Mertens (Galatasaray)
4 Rayan Cherki (Lyon)
3 Angeliño (Roma)
3 Patrick Berg (Bodø/Glimt)
3 Brian Brobbey (Ajax)
3 Kiril Despodov (PAOK)
3 Cyriel Dessers (Rangers)
3 Edin Džeko (Fenerbahçe)
3 Kady (Ferencváros)
3 Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad)
3 Weslley Patati (Maccabi Tel-Aviv)
3 Pedro Rodríguez (Lazio)
3 Ernest Poku (AZ Alkmaar)
3 Lukáš Provod (Slavia Praha)
3 Rafa Silva (Beşiktaş)
3 Aral Simsir (Midtjylland)
3 Pavel Šulc (Viktoria Plzeň)
3 Sebastian Szymański (Fenerbahçe)
3 Florian Tănase (FCSB)
3 James Tavernier (Rangers)
3 Matěj Vydra (Viktoria Plzeň)
3 Nico Williams (Athletic Club)
Most goals and assists combined in the 2024/25 Europa League
7 Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos)
7 Dries Mertens (Galatasaray)
7 Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray)
7 Pedro Rodríguez (Lazio)
7 Barnabás Varga (Ferencváros)
6 Václav Černý (Rangers)
6 Rayan Cherki (Lyon)
6 Edin Džeko (Fenerbahçe)
6 Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahçe)
6 Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United)
6 Omar Marmoush (Frankfurt)
6 Sven Mijnans (AZ Alkmaar)
6 Samu (Porto)
6 Pavel Šulc (Viktoria Plzeň)
6 Kenneth Taylor (Ajax)
6 Matěj Vydra (Viktoria Plzeň)
How many Europa League hat-tricks have there been in 2024/25?
None
Europa League top scorers by season (group stage to final)
Radamel Falcao holds the record for most goals in a Europa League campaign, netting a remarkable 17 across 14 appearances for Porto in 2010/11. The Colombian was the lead marksman again the following season, this time in Atlético de Madrid colours. Just one other player has twice finished top scorer: Aritz Aduriz of Athletic Club in 2015/16 and 2017/18.
2023/24 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) – 10
2022/23 Victor Boniface (Union SG), Marcus Rashford (Man United) – 6
2021/22 James Tavernier (Rangers) – 7
2020/21 Gerard Moreno (Villarreal), Pizzi (Benfica), Borja Mayoral (Roma), Yusuf Yazıcı (LOSC Lille) – 7
2019/20 Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP/Man United) – 8
2018/19 Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) – 11
2017/18 Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Club) – 8
2016/17 Edin Džeko (Roma), Giuliano (Zenit) – 8
2015/16 Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Club) – 10
2014/15 Alan (Salzburg), Romelu Lukaku (Everton) – 8
2013/14 Jonathan Soriano (Salzburg) – 8
2012/13 Libor Kozák (Lazio) – 8
2011/12 Radamel Falcao (Atlético de Madrid) – 12
2010/11 Radamel Falcao (Porto) – 17
2009/10 Óscar Cardozo (Benfica), Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen) – 9
For more information on UEFA Europa League records, see our comprehensive guides: