{
  "id": 537389,
  "title": "29 Highest Goalscorers in Europe's Top Five Leagues of All Time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/29-highest-goalscorers-in-europes-top-five-leagues-of-all-time",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T06:07:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2117218/29-highest-goalscorers-in-europes-top-five-leagues-of-all-time"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Europe's top five domestic leagues, a total of 29 players have emerged as the highest goalscorers of all time. Leading the list are Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, both active stars who continue to build their impressive goal tallies. The rankings also feature legendary figures such as Alfredo Di Stefano, Mohamed Salah, Thierry Henry, Hugo Sanchez, Gonzalo Higuain, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Luis Suarez, Kylian Mbappe, Francesco Totti, Telmo Zarra, Raul, Sergio Aguero, Alan Shearer, Edinson Cavani, Klaus Fischer, Silvio Piola, Karim Benzema, Delio Onnis, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and the legendary Harry Kane.",
  "summary": "A ranking of the 29 most prolific goalscorers in Europe's top five leagues, featuring big names such as Messi, Ronaldo, Lewandowski and Kane.",
  "key_points": [
    "29 players are Europe's top goalscorers in top five leagues.",
    "Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo lead the list.",
    "List includes legendary players like Alfredo Di Stefano."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}