Europa League top scorers: Igor Jesus and Petar Stanić on seven

With seven goals, Nottingham Forest's Igor Jesus is the top scorer still involved in the UEFA Europa League after Petar Stanić's Ludogorets were eliminated in the knockout round play-offs.

See who else is in the running to be the 2025/26 top scorer.

Igor Jesus started as he meant to go on when he scored twice within 23 minutes as Nottingham Forest visited Real Betis on Matchday 1. The Brazilian forward then added to his tally on Matchday 3 with a penalty against Porto before hitting the winner at Utrecht on Matchday 6, and a Matchday 8 double against Ferencváros. He then registered at Fenerbahçe in the play-off first leg, also delivering an assist in a 3-0 win.

Petar Stanić after scoring his seventh of the campaign, against NiceAFP via Getty Images

Having scored one against Malmö on Matchday 1, another against Young Boys on Matchday 3, and then three against Celta on Matchday 5, Serbian midfielder Stanić finally struck on an even-numbered matchday, breaking the deadlock in what proved to be an exciting 3-3 draw at home against PAOK on Matchday 6. He did so again on Matchday 8, getting the only goal as Ludogorets defeated Nice.

Kerem Aktürkoğlu struck twice for Fenerbahçe in the play-off deciders to take his tally to six, but could not prevent his side from bowing out to Forest. GNK Dinamo's Dion Beljo and Stuttgart's Bilal El Khannouss are equal fourth in the rankings on five goals.

Kerem Aktürkoğlu struck twice for Fenerbahçe in NottinghamAFP via Getty Images

Most assists in the 2025/26 Europa League

6 Denis Undav (Stuttgart)
5 Andrija Živković (PAOK)
4 Daan Heymans (Genk)
4 Ricardo Horta (Braga)
4 Bryan Zaragoza (Celta)

Hat-tricks in the 2025/26 Europa League

Anass Zaroury (Young Boys 1-4 Panathinaikos, 25/09/2025)
Petar Stanić (Ludogorets 3-2 Celta, 27/11/2025)
Corentin Tolisso (Maccabi Tel-Aviv 0-6 Lyon, 27/11/2025)
Talisca (Brann 0-4 Fenerbahçe, 11/12/2025)

Europa League top scorers by season (group stage to final)

2024/25 Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd), Kasper Høgh (Bodø/Glimt), Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos) – 7
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:

• UEFA Europa League all-time top scorers
• Europa League group stage/league phase records
• Europa League knockout records