With the regular season behind us, all eyes are on Germany as Euro 2024 gets underway.
This year's tournament will see the homes of Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Hertha Berlin play host to games this summer.
England will be hoping to mark Gareth Southgate's tenure as England manager with their first major trophy since 1966, while France will be hoping to right their World Cup final defeat from 2022.
Goalscorers are also set to make their mark, and with the third 24-team finals getting underway, we could see a record number of goals in a European Championship tournament.
But who has scored the most goals since the competition began in 1960? Football FanCast has looked at the top 12 all-time goalscorers in Euros history to find out.
For this list, players are ranked by overall goals at the tournament's finals, followed by number of appearances, penalties scored and minutes played where necessary.
Player
Nation
Goals
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal
14
Michel Platini
France
9
Alan Shearer
England
7
Antoine Griezmann
France
7
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Netherlands
6
Patrick Kluivert
Netherlands
6
Alvaro Morata
Spain
6
Romelu Lukaku
Belgium
6
Wayne Rooney
England
6
Thierry Henry
France
6
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Sweden
6
Nuno Gomes
Portugal
6
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ByStephan Georgiou 12 Nuno Gomes (Portugal) 6 goals
Appearances
14
Goals
6
Tournaments played
2000, 2004, 2008
Best performance
Semi-finals (Euro 2000)
The former Benfica – and one-time Blackburn Rovers – striker just sneaks his way onto our list at number 12. Of course, he has scored the same number of goals as some other players who feature later on in this list, but Nuno Gomes has had more than his fair share of Euros matches.
He has scored six goals across 14 appearances in all, the majority of which came in Euro 2000 where he returned an impressive four goals across his five matches as Portugal made the semi-finals.
But following his first Euros tournament, Gomes was only able to provide a further two goals across nine further showings.
11 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) 6 goals
Appearances
13
Goals
6
Tournaments played
2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
Best performance
Quarter-finals (Euro 2004)
From Nuno Gomes to one of the all-time greats in Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Sweden international will feature in a lot of goalscoring lists following a stunning domestic career.
And despite not playing for one of the international powerhouses, he makes this list. The legendary striker provided a steady return of two goals each at Euro 2004, 2008 and 2012.
However, he did not find the back of the net in Euro 2016 and was unable to feature at Euro 2020 as a result of a knee injury.
Despite his consistent form in front of goal, Ibrahimovic was unable to guide Sweden past the quarter-final stage, which they last reached at Euro 2004, losing on penalties to the Netherlands.
10 Thierry Henry (France) 6 goals
Appearances
11
Goals
6
Tournaments played
2000, 2004, 2008
Best performance
Winner (Euro 2000)
From one legend to another, Thierry Henry comes in on this list as the first player to actually get his hands on a winner's medal.
It was Euro 2000 – Henry's first taste of the tournament – where the former Arsenal striker was able to lift the trophy. And he certainly played his role in helping them to triumph.
Henry returned three goals in that tournament, including France's first goal in their 2-1 semi-final win over Nuno Gomes' Portugal.
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ByStephan Georgiou 9 Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) 6 goals
Appearances
10
Goals
6
Tournaments played
2016, 2020
Best performance
Quarter-finals (Euro 2016 & Euro 2020)
Romelu Lukaku remains one of the players on this list who may yet improve their standing by the end of the tournament, the forward's Belgium side set to be heavy favourites in a group involving Slovakia, Romania and Ukraine.
Indeed, the forward, now once again seeking an exit from Chelsea at club level, will be leading the line for the Red Devils this summer having netted 14 goals in their seven qualifying games.
No one scored more than the Belgian in qualifying, which could mean he's the man to stop as his side seek a first international honour. However, to do that, he will have to lead Belgium to the semi-finals for the first time in his career – a stage not reached since 1980, when they were beaten in the final by West Germany.
Lukaku has only played in two Euros tournaments and the 2020 edition proved a fruitful one for the 31-year-old, who netted four times – including against the eventual winners, Italy.
Belgium's group stage draw and their form under Domenico Tedesco could give the ex-Everton forward a great opportunity to be in the running for the Golden Boot.
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ByStephan Georgiou 8 Wayne Rooney (England) 6 goals
Appearances
10
Goals
6
Tournaments played
2004, 2012, 2016
Best performance
Quarter-finals (Euro 2004 & Euro 2012)
The first entry for the Three Lions comes in the form of England's former all-time record goalscorer, Wayne Rooney. Although Rooney provided six goals, the furthest he reached was the quarter-finals.
Four of the former Manchester United star's goals came in his first tournament, Euro 2004. This tournament ended in disaster for the Englishman, however, as he was forced off in the quarter-final against Portugal due to a metatarsal injury – who knows how things would have panned out had he stayed fit?
In his final six Euros appearances, Rooney was only able to provide England with two goals – one in each of the 2012 and 2016 editions.
He just pips Lukaku here, having played 753 minutes compared to the Belgian's 845, though he could well be overtaken by the end of this year's tournament.
However, he'll always have his dazzling performance against Croatia in 2004 to look back on…
7 Alvaro Morata (Spain) 6 goals
Appearances
10
Goals
6
Tournaments played
2016, 2020
Best performance
Semi-finals (Euro 2020)
Another player who will have the opportunity to add to his tally is Spain and Atletico Madrid striker Alvaro Morata. He will arrive in Germany following an impressive 2022 World Cup display for Spain where he scored three goals in four appearances.
And his return in his two Euros tournaments have also been fairly impressive, with three goals netted at Euro 2016 and Euro 2020.
On top of all of this, Morata has shown some impressive form thus far in La Liga under Diego Simeone, which will surely have him as Spain's go-to striker ahead of the summer. He is La Roja's captain, after all.
He places ahead of Lukaku and Rooney, with none of his goals being penalties.
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ByCharlie Smith 6 Patrick Kluivert (Netherlands) 6 goals
Appearances
9
Goals
6
Tournaments played
1996, 2000
Best performance
Semi-finals (Euro 2000)
Patrick Kluivert first featured at Euro 96, where the Dutchman was able to get his name on the scoresheet in his side's group stage game against England.
However, it was the 2000 tournament where Kluivert came into his own and provided the Netherlands with five goals; three of those came in the quarter-finals against Yugoslavia. He finished as the tournament's joint-top scorer alongside Savo Milosevic.
Kluivert went to Euro 2004, but he did not play a single minute and was forced to watch from the bench.
5 Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands) 6 goals
Appearances
8
Goals
6
Tournaments played
2004, 2008
Best performance
Semi-finals (Euro 2004)
It is back-to-back entries for the Netherlands, with former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy coming in fifth spot. Across his club career, Van Nistelrooy was able to net a staggering 331 goals across all competitions.
And he was equally impressive for his country, for whom he returned six goals in the Euros despite playing just 741 minutes of football.
Euro 2004 was the Dutchman's first real taste of the European tournament and he wasted no time in finding the back of the net as he provided four goals in his opening three games.
Although he never got further than the semi-finals, Van Nistelrooy went out in style with a goal against Russia in 2008 (at around 12:00 in this highlight video). Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to see the Oranje progress, despite seeing off France and Italy in the groups.
4 Antoine Griezmann (France) 7 goals
Appearances
11
Goals
7
Tournaments played
2016, 2020
Best performance
Runner-up (Euro 2016)
Despite lifting the World Cup, Antoine Griezmann has not been able to get his hands on the Henri Delaunay trophy. He will have the opportunity to add that to his list in the summer, though.
In 2016, the Atletico Madrid forward ended the competition as the top scorer having netted a stunning six goals in France's journey to the final – which ended in heartache against Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal at the Stade de France.
Perhaps the standout goals at that tournament for Griezmann came when he bagged a brace in the semi-final against Germany; the only two goals of the game.
Euro 2020 was not quite as impressive, however. Griezmann was only able to score once and will surely be looking to put this right in the summer when he plays in Germany.
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ByStephan Georgiou 3 Alan Shearer (England) 7 goals
Appearances
9
Goals
7
Tournaments played
1992, 1996, 2000
Best performance
Semi-finals (Euro 1996)
England's wait for another trophy goes on, but it hasn't been through the want of trying over the years, with the likes of Alan Shearer providing an impressive return at the European Championship.
The Premier League legend retired with a solid return of seven goals in nine appearances, with the 1996 tournament in his home country proving to be his best.
Indeed, the former Newcastle United striker was able to provide England with five goals that summer and ended the tournament as the top scorer. It is difficult to pick a favourite from his entire career, but his finish against the Netherlands during the group stage is surely one of his best for England on one of Wembley's greatest days.
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