Since the Bundesliga's introduction at the beginning of the 1963–64 season, a total of 55 players have scored 100 or more goals in the competition. The most successful goalscorer is Gerd Müller, becoming the first player to score 100 Bundesliga goals in the 1969–70 season, finishing his career with 365 goals. Robert Lewandowski is the fastest foreign player to reach 100 goals. With the exception of Aílton, each of the players listed represented their national team at least once.
Gerd Müller has been the Bundesliga's top scorer since 1970. Previous record scorers were Lothar Emmerich (1966–70), Timo Konietzka (1965–66) and Uwe Seeler (1964–65).
Key
| Rank | Player | Goals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left data-sort-value="Müller, Gerd" | Gerd Müller | 365 | 427 | 1965 | 1979 | Bayern | ||
| 2 | align=left data-sort-value="Lewandowski, Robert" |  Robert Lewandowski | 312 | 384 | 2010 | 2022 | , | ||
| 3 | align=left data-sort-value="Fischer, Klaus" | Klaus Fischer | 268 | 535 | 1968 | 1988 | ,,, | ||
| 4 | align=left data-sort-value="Heynckes, Jupp" | Jupp Heynckes | 220 | 369 | 1965 | 1978 | , | ||
| 5 | align=left data-sort-value="Burgsmüller, Manfred" | Manfred Burgsmüller | 213 | 447 | 1969 | 1990 | ,,, | ||
| 6 | align=left data-sort-value="Pizarro, Claudio" |  Claudio Pizarro | 197 | 490 | 1999 | 2020 | ,, | ||
| 7 | align=left data-sort-value="Kirsten, Ulf" | Ulf Kirsten | 181 | 350 | 1990 | 2003 | Leverkusen | ||
| 8 | align=left data-sort-value="Kuntz, Stefan" | Stefan Kuntz | 179 | 449 | 1983 | 1999 | ,,, | ||
| 9 | align=left data-sort-value="Müller, Dieter" | Dieter Müller | 177 | 303 | 1973 | 1986 | ,,, | ||
| align=left data-sort-value="Allofs, Klaus" | Klaus Allofs | 177 | 424 | 1975 | 1993 | ,, | |||
| 11 | align=left data-sort-value="Gómez, Mario" | Mario Gómez | 170 | 328 | 2004 | 2019 | ,, | ||
| 12 | align=left data-sort-value="Löhr, Hannes" | Hannes Löhr | 166 | 381 | 1964 | 1977 | Köln | ||
| 13 | align=left data-sort-value="Rummenigge, Karl-Heinz" | 162 | 310 | 1974 | 1984 | Bayern | |||
| 14 | align=left data-sort-value="Hölzenbein, Bernd" | Bernd Hölzenbein | 160 | 420 | 1967 | 1981 | Frankfurt | ||
| 15 | align=left data-sort-value="Walter, Fritz" | Fritz Walter | 157 | 348 | 1983 | 1996 | ,, | ||
| 16 | align=left data-sort-value="Reus, Marco" | Marco Reus | 156 | 391 | 2009 | 2024 | , | ||
| 17 | align=left data-sort-value="Müller, Thomas" | Thomas Müller | 149 | 473 | 2008 | 2024 | Bayern | ||
| 18 | align=left data-sort-value="Allofs, Thomas" | Thomas Allofs | 148 | 378 | 1978 | 1992 | ,, | ||
| 19 | align=left data-sort-value="Kießling, Stefan" | Stefan Kießling | 144 | 403 | 2003 | 2018 | , | ||
| 20 | align=left data-sort-value="Nickel, Bernd" | Bernd Nickel | 141 | 426 | 1968 | 1983 | Frankfurt | ||
| 21 | align=left data-sort-value="Seeler, Uwe" | Uwe Seeler | 137 | 239 | 1963 | 1972 | Hamburg | ||
| 22 | align=left data-sort-value="Hrubesch, Horst" | Horst Hrubesch | 136 | 224 | 1975 | 1985 | ,, | ||
| 23 | align=left data-sort-value="Élber, Giovane" |  Giovane Élber | 133 | 260 | 1994 | 2005 | ,, | ||
| 24 | align=left data-sort-value="Völler, Rudi" | Rudi Völler | 132 | 232 | 1980 | 1996 | ,, | ||
| 25 | align=left data-sort-value="Zorc, Michael" | Michael Zorc | 131 | 463 | 1981 | 1998 | Dortmund | ||
| 26 | align=left data-sort-value="Allgöwer, Karl" | Karl Allgöwer | 129 | 338 | 1980 | 1991 | Stuttgart | ||
| 27 | align=left data-sort-value="Hoeneß, Dieter" | Dieter Hoeneß | 127 | 288 | 1977 | 1987 | , | ||
| align=left data-sort-value="Ibišević, Vedad" |  Vedad Ibišević | 127 | 344 | 2006 | 2020 | ,,,, | |||
| 29 | align=left data-sort-value="Max, Martin" | Martin Max | 126 | 396 | 1989 | 2004 | ,,, | ||
| 30 | align=left data-sort-value="Volkert, Georg" | Georg Volkert | 125 | 410 | 1965 | 1981 | ,, | ||
| 31 | align=left data-sort-value="Mill, Frank" | Frank Mill | 123 | 387 | 1976 | 1996 | ,,, | ||
| 32 | align=left data-sort-value="Laumen, Herbert" | Herbert Laumen | 121 | 267 | 1965 | 1974 | ,, | ||
| align=left data-sort-value="Klose, Miroslav" | Miroslav Klose | 121 | 307 | 2000 | 2011 | ,, | |||
| align=left data-sort-value="Matthäus, Lothar" | Lothar Matthäus | 121 | 464 | 1979 | 2000 | , | |||
| 35 | align=left data-sort-value="Wohlfarth, Roland" | Roland Wohlfarth | 120 | 287 | 1981 | 1997 | ,, | ||
| 36 | align=left data-sort-value="Rupp, Bernd" | Bernd Rupp | 119 | 274 | 1965 | 1974 | ,, | ||
| align=left data-sort-value="Worm, Ronald" | Ronald Worm | 119 | 380 | 1972 | 1985 | , | |||
| 38 | align=left data-sort-value="Littbarski, Pierre" | Pierre Littbarski | 116 | 406 | 1978 | 1993 | Köln | ||
| 39 | align=left data-sort-value="Emmerich, Lothar" | Lothar Emmerich | 115 | 183 | 1963 | 1969 | Dortmund | ||
| align=left data-sort-value="Kramarić, Andrej" | Andrej Kramarić | 115 | 254 | 2016 | 2024 | Hoffenheim | |||
| 41 | align=left data-sort-value="Geye, Reiner" | Reiner Geye | 113 | 485 | 1971 | 1986 | , | ||
| 42 | align=left data-sort-value="Kurányi, Kevin" | Kevin Kurányi | 111 | 275 | 2001 | 2016 | ,, | ||
| 43 | align=left data-sort-value="Klinsmann, Jürgen" | Jürgen Klinsmann | 110 | 221 | 1984 | 1997 | , | ||
| align=left data-sort-value="Möller, Andreas" | Andreas Möller | 110 | 429 | 1986 | 2004 | ,, | |||
| 45 | align=left data-sort-value="Grabowski, Jürgen" | Jürgen Grabowski | 109 | 441 | 1965 | 1980 | Frankfurt | ||
| 46 | align=left data-sort-value="Toppmöller, Klaus" | Klaus Toppmöller | 108 | 204 | 1973 | 1979 | K'lautern | ||
| align=left data-sort-value="Bobic, Fredi" | Fredi Bobic | 108 | 285 | 1994 | 2005 | ,,, | |||
| 48 | align=left data-sort-value="Rahn, Uwe" | Uwe Rahn | 107 | 318 | 1980 | 1993 | ,,,, | ||
| 49 | align=left data-sort-value="Aílton" | Aílton | 106 | 219 | 1998 | 2007 | ,,, | ||
| align=left data-sort-value="Chapuisat, Stéphane" | Stéphane Chapuisat | 106 | 228 | 1991 | 1999 | , | |||
| align=left data-sort-value="Schreier, Christian" | Christian Schreier | 106 | 331 | 1981 | 1992 | ,, | |||
| 52 | align=left data-sort-value="Labbadia, Bruno" | Bruno Labbadia | 103 | 328 | 1987 | 2000 | ,,,,, | ||
| 53 | align=left data-sort-value="Werner, Timo" | Timo Werner | 102 | 257 | 2013 | 2023 | , | ||
| 54 | align=left data-sort-value="Bode, Marco" | Marco Bode | 101 | 379 | 1989 | 2002 | Bremen | ||
| 55 | align=left data-sort-value="von Heesen, Thomas" | Thomas von Heesen | 100 | 378 | 1980 | 1997 | , | ||
Current Bundesliga clubs and players are shown in bold..
| Rank | Club | width=180 | Player | Goals | Ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | align=left data-sort-value="Müller" | Gerd Müller | 365 | 427 | 0.85 | 1965 | 1979 | |
| 2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | align=left data-sort-value="Heynckes" | Jupp Heynckes | 195 | 283 | 0.69 | 1965 | 1978 | |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | align=left data-sort-value="Fischer" | Klaus Fischer | 182 | 295 | 0.62 | 1970 | 1981 | |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | align=left data-sort-value="Kirsten" | Ulf Kirsten | 181 | 350 | 0.52 | 1990 | 2003 | |
| 5 | 1. FC Köln | align=left data-sort-value="Löhr" | Hannes Löhr | 166 | 381 | 0.44 | 1964 | 1977 | |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | align=left data-sort-value="Hölzenbein" | Bernd Hölzenbein | 160 | 420 | 0.38 | 1967 | 1981 | |
| 7 | Hamburger SV | align=left data-sort-value="Seeler" | Uwe Seeler | 137 | 239 | 0.57 | 1963 | 1972 | |
| 8 | Borussia Dortmund | align=left data-sort-value="Burgsmüller" | Manfred Burgsmüller | 135 | 224 | 0.60 | 1976 | 1983 | |
| 9 | VfB Stuttgart | align=left data-sort-value="Allgöwer" | Karl Allgöwer | 129 | 338 | 0.38 | 1980 | 1991 | |
| 10 | 1899 Hoffenheim | align=left data-sort-value="Kramarić" | Andrej Kramarić | 115 | 254 | 2016 | 2024 | ||
| 11 | Werder Bremen | align=left data-sort-value="Pizarro" | Claudio Pizarro | 109 | 250 | 0.44 | 1999 | 2020 | |
| 12 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | align=left data-sort-value="Toppmöller" | Klaus Toppmöller | 108 | 204 | 0.53 | 1973 | 1979 | |
| 13 | RB Leipzig | align=left data-sort-value="Werner" | Timo Werner | 89 | 162 | 2016 | 2023 | ||
| 14 | Hertha BSC | align=left data-sort-value="Preetz" | Michael Preetz | 84 | 196 | 0.43 | 1997 | 2003 | |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | align=left data-sort-value="Ulsaß" | Lothar Ulsaß | 84 | 201 | 0.42 | 1964 | 1971 | ||
| 16 | Rot-Weiss Essen | align=left data-sort-value="Lippens" | Willi Lippens | 79 | 172 | 0.46 | 1966 | 1976 | |
| 17 | 1. FC Nürnberg | align=left data-sort-value="Strehl" | Heinz Strehl | 76 | 174 | 0.44 | 1963 | 1969 | |
| 18 | Hannover 96 | align=left data-sort-value="Siemensmeyer" | Hans Siemensmeyer | 72 | 278 | 0.26 | 1965 | 1974 | |
| 19 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | align=left data-sort-value="Allofs" | Klaus Allofs | 71 | 169 | 0.42 | 1975 | 1981 | |
| MSV Duisburg | align=left data-sort-value="Worm" | Ronnie Worm | 71 | 231 | 0.31 | 1972 | 1979 | ||
| 21 | SC Freiburg | align=left data-sort-value="Petersen" | Nils Petersen | 69 | 216 | 2015 | 2023 | ||
| 22 | VfL Wolfsburg | align=left data-sort-value="Džeko" | Edin Džeko | 66 | 111 | 0.59 | 2007 | 2010 | |
| 1860 Munich | align=left data-sort-value="Brunnenmeier" | Rudolf Brunnenmeier | 66 | 119 | 0.55 | 1963 | 1968 | ||
| 24 | VfL Bochum | align=left data-sort-value="Abel" | Hans-Joachim Abel | 60 | 144 | 0.42 | 1977 | 1982 | |
| 25 | Bayer Uerdingen | align=left data-sort-value="Funkel" | Friedhelm Funkel | 59 | 254 | 0.23 | 1975 | 1989 | |
| 26 | Waldhof Mannheim | align=left data-sort-value="Walter" | Fritz Walter | 55 | 129 | 0.43 | 1983 | 1987 | |
| 27 | Kickers Offenbach | align=left data-sort-value="Kostedde" | Erwin Kostedde | 52 | 93 | 0.56 | 1972 | 1975 | |
| 28 | Arminia Bielefeld | align=left data-sort-value="Wichniarek" | Artur Wichniarek | 45 | 152 | 0.30 | 1999 | 2009 | |
| 29 | Wuppertaler SV | align=left data-sort-value="Pröpper" | Günter Pröpper | 39 | 87 | 0.45 | 1972 | 1975 | |
| Wattenscheid 09 | align=left data-sort-value="Sané" |  Souleyman Sané | 39 | 117 | 0.33 | 1990 | 1994 | ||
| 31 | FC Augsburg | align=left data-sort-value="Finnbogason" |  Alfreð Finnbogason | 37 | 115 | 0.32 | 2016 | 2022 | |
| Karlsruher SC | align=left data-sort-value="Günther" | Emanuel Günther | 37 | 126 | 0.29 | 1980 | 1985 | ||
| 33 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | align=left data-sort-value="Kobluhn" | Lothar Kobluhn | 36 | 107 | 0.34 | 1969 | 1973 | |
| 34 | Mainz 05 | align=left data-sort-value="Onisiwo" |  Karim Onisiwo | 33 | 208 | 2016 | 2024 | ||
| 35 | Hansa Rostock | align=left data-sort-value="Arvidsson" |  Magnus Arvidsson | 27 | 155 | 0.17 | 1999 | 2005 | |
| 36 | FC St. Pauli | align=left data-sort-value="Golke" | André Golke | 25 | 98 | 0.26 | 1988 | 1991 | |