Who is the greatest goalscorer in continental football tournament history?

Rank the greatest goalscorers in continental football tournament history — from Cristiano Ronaldo's 14 UEFA Euro goals and Hossam Hassan's 18 AFCON strikes to the Copa América record-holders Norberto Méndez and Zizinho.

1. 1
   Cristiano Ronaldo

   The UEFA Euro's all-time top scorer with 14 goals across six tournaments, no player has come close to his accumulation of goals in continental football in Europe.
2. 2
   Michel Platini

   Scored nine goals in a single European Championship — Euro 1984 — the highest tally ever in one edition of any major continental tournament, including all five group-stage goals for France.
3. 3
   Hossam Hassan

   Africa's all-time top scorer in international football with 68 goals and the AFCON record scorer with 18 goals across multiple Africa Cup of Nations tournaments for Egypt.
4. 4
   Lionel Messi

   Copa América's all-time leading scorer with 13 goals and the tournament's winner in 2021, the Argentine icon brought his magical finishing ability to continental competition for South America.
5. 5
   Norberto Méndez

   Argentine striker who holds the joint-record for most Copa América goals with 17, a prolific forward from the 1940s who dominated South American football for nearly a decade.
6. 6
   Zizinho

   Brazilian football genius who shares the Copa América all-time scoring record with 17 goals, a technical and creative forward widely considered the best South American footballer before Pelé.
7. 7
   Samuel Eto'o

   Cameroon's greatest striker who also holds joint-record status among Africa Cup of Nations top scorers, winning the AFCON twice and finishing as one of the continent's all-time leading tournament scorers.
8. 8
   Gabriel Batistuta

   Argentina's ferocious and prolific striker who scored 11 Copa América goals, including nine in a single edition, winning the tournament in 1991 and 1993 as one of South America's greatest finishers.
9. 9
   Landon Donovan

   The CONCACAF Gold Cup's all-time top scorer who helped the United States win multiple Gold Cup titles with his trademark clinical finishing throughout the 2000s and 2010s.
10. 10
    Alan Shearer

    Top scorer at Euro 1996 with five goals on home soil at Wembley, the powerful Newcastle and England striker's performances were the highlight of England's tournament run to the semi-finals.
11. 11
    Ali Daei

    Iran's legendary striker who scored prolifically in the AFC Asian Cup for his national team and was once the world's leading scorer in international football with 109 goals.
12. 12
    Didier Drogba

    Ivory Coast's iconic striker who led his nation in AFCON competition for over a decade, scoring key goals in multiple Africa Cup of Nations while dominating African football.