German Bundesliga, not an easy league to score goals but some center forwards earned their place in the Bundesliga leading goal scorers. Gerd Muller record of 365 goals might broken by Robert Lewandowski who is scoring goals with 0.72 ratio in matches. In 371 match appearances, Polish striker scored 301 goals.
Gerd Müller | Germany | 365 Goals | Muller was a professional German footballer who is retired but hold the record of most goals in German Bundesliga. In 1964 joins the team of Bayern Munich and scored goals upto (398) in 453 matches for the club. He set the record of most goals 40, even after missing three penalties In 1971/72.
Career Records
- In the 1970 Fifa World Cup, he received Golden Boot as the top goal scorer.
- European Footballer of the year in 1970.
Robert Lewandowski | Poland | 301 Goals | Lewandowski, is a professional football player from Poland. He signed long-term deal with Bundesliga team Bayern Munich. Rise to fame as pro footballer after scoring number of goals for Borussia Dortmund in four years time period. Since 2014, joining the league leaders Munich, He scored goals upto (227) from 240 match appearances.
Career Records
- He won IFFHS World’s Best International Goal Scorer Award in 2015 and 2021.
- European Golden Shoe for the 2020–21 season.
- He was named VDV Bundesliga Player of the Season a record five times.
Klaus Fischer | Germany | 268 Goals | Fischer is a former German footballer and a coach. He is listed among of top players of Germany. Played most of his career at Schalke 04. Lewandowski first international player to break the record of Fischer most goals in the league.
Career Records
- His 182 league goals for Schalke 04 remain a club record.
- Bundesliga top scorer in 1975 season. (29 goals)
| Player | Goal | Matches | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerd Müller | 365 | 427 | Retired |
| Robert Lewandowski | 301 | 371 | Active |
| Klaus Fischer | 268 | 535 | Retired |
| Jupp Heynckes | 220 | 369 | Retired |
| Manfred Burgsmüller | 213 | 447 | Retired |
| Claudio Pizarro | 197 | 490 | Retired |
| Ulf Kirsten | 181 | 350 | Retired |
| Stefan Kuntz | 179 | 449 | Retired |
| Dieter Müller | 177 | 303 | Retired |
| Klaus Allofs | 177 | 424 | Retired |
Note | the current list is until 2022, once more players subjected or joined the top 10 Bundesliga leading goal scorers list details provided here later updated regarding to induction of new names.