Can Lautaro Martinez Win The Champions League Golden Boot? No Player Has Scored More Than The Inter Milan Superstar In 2025

Lautaro Martinez enhanced his Champions League Golden Boot credentials after netting against Kairat Almaty on matchday 4. 

The Inter Milan superstar is only two goals behind the competition’s current top scorer. Martinez has actually netted more times than he has made appearances in 2025-26.

Defenders across Europe will be more than aware of Martinez’s predatory instincts in front of goal. However, has the 2022 FIFA World Cup winner got what it takes to outscore all of his rivals this term?

🥇Lautaro Martinez with 12 goals becomes the top scorer of the Champions League for 2025 ahead of Harry Kane (11 goals) and Kylian Mbappé (10 goals).

👏 He dedicated his goal to Hakimi. pic.twitter.com/CWOKT3AtAK

— INTER TRANSFERS (@EnjoyInter) November 5, 2025

How Many Champions League Goals Has Lautaro Martinez Scored In 2025?

Since the start of 2025, Lautaro Martinez has scored 12 goals in the Champions League. That is one more than Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane and two more than Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe.

Martinez is the top scorer so far this calendar year after he increased his tally against Kairat Almaty on matchday 4. This season alone, the Argentine has four goals in three appearances.

Martinez also helped Inter achieve a Champions League record of four straight wins from their opening four games. That is the first time the Serie A giants have achieved such a feat.

After giving Inter the lead against the Kazakh side, Martinez was quick to dedicate his strike to former team-mate Achraf Hakimi. The PSG star suffered a severe ankle sprain after an overzealous tackle from Bayern’s Luis Diaz.

Total Champions League Goals Scored By Lautaro Martinez

Having become Inter Milan’s top Champions League scorer last season, Lautaro Martinez now has 25 goals in Europe’s elite club competition.

All of his efforts have come whilst playing for Inter and he’ll be aiming to increase his tally over the course of this season. Interestingly, Martinez is the first Nerazzurri player to net in seven different campaigns for the club.

After the Kairat Almaty goal, Martinez has 25 strikes and seven assists across 61 appearances. He averages a UCL goal every 0.41 games.

With a tally of 25, Lautaro Martínez has drawn level with Hernán Crespo in third place among Argentine players with the most goals in Champions League history 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/Q3oLx5juDk

— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) November 5, 2025

Highest Scoring Argentine’s In Champions League History

Having completed the San Siro purchase on November 5, Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez also created a little bit of history for himself.

His 25 Champions League goals means he is the joint-third highest-scoring Argentinian since the competition’s rebrand in 1992 . He shares the honor with Hernan Crespo.

Above Martinez and Crespo in the pecking order is Sergio Aguero. The former Atletico Madrid and Manchester City racked up 41 goals.

There’s no prize for guessing who comes out on top. Of course, Lionel Messi – who has 129 strikes – is head and shoulders above any other Argentine.

2025-26 Champions League Top Scorers

As it stands, Galatasaray star and former Napoli hero Victor Osimhen leads the way with six goals. The Nigerian international is closely pursued by Erling Haaland, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe.

The world class trio all have five goals to their name. Up next is Lautaro Martinez with his four goals. The Inter Milan forward shares his total with Anthony Gordon and Marcus Rashford.

A whole cluster of players boast three goals. They include Luis Diaz, Gabriel Martinelli, Fermin Lopez, Harvey Barnes and Juventus’ Dusan Vlahovic.

Previous Champions League Golden Boot Winners

If Lautaro Martinez does finish as the Champions League top scorer in 2025-26, he’ll be kept in very good company. Naturally, the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have won the Golden Boot multiple times.

West Germany legend Gerd Muller has also been the recipient of the award on numerous occasions. In the modern era, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Erling Haaland, Raul and Andriy Shevchenko have all won it more than once.

More interestingly, Martinez could become just the second Argentine to win the Champions League Golden Boot. Something of which could help increase his status as a global superstar.

Can Lautaro Martinez Win The 2025-26 Champions League Golden Boot?

Yes, Lautaro Martinez has a very good chance of winning the 2025-26 Champions League Golden Boot. The Inter Milan captain scored nine times last season which meant he finished fifth in the rankings.

That may suggest he is still a way off but the four players above him netted 11 (Harry Kane and Robert Lewandowski) and 13 (Serhou Guirassy and Raphinha).

Therefore, he wasn’t actually too far away but he will definitely need to get into double figures to stand a good chance. So far, Inter’s fixtures have been favorable but Martinez knows he is capable of scoring against Europe’s elite teams.

As it stands, bookmakers have the Argentine star priced at +1600 which of course, offers bettors plenty of value. The further the Nerazzurri goes in the competition, the more chance Martinez has.