The Bundesliga has produced relentless goalscorers since 1963 — but one record has stood for over half a century. From "Der Bomber" to a modern Polish great, here are the all-time top scorers in Bundesliga history.
Bundesliga all-time top scorers (top 10)
| Rank | Player | Goals | Main club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerd Müller | 365 | Bayern Munich |
| 2 | Robert Lewandowski | 312 | Dortmund / Bayern |
| 3 | Klaus Fischer | 268 | Schalke 04 |
| 4 | Jupp Heynckes | 220 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 5 | Manfred Burgsmüller | 213 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 6 | Claudio Pizarro | 197 | Werder Bremen / Bayern |
| 7 | Ulf Kirsten | 181 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 8 | Stefan Kuntz | 179 | Kaiserslautern |
| 9 | Dieter Müller | 177 | 1. FC Köln |
| 10 | Klaus Allofs | 177 | Fortuna Düsseldorf / Köln |
Gerd Müller: the untouchable record
"Der Bomber" scored 365 Bundesliga goals for Bayern Munich in just 427 games — a record that has stood since the 1970s. For decades his single-season best of 40 goals (1971/72) looked unbeatable too.
Robert Lewandowski: the modern great
Robert Lewandowski is the only player to come close, with 312 goals for Dortmund and Bayern. In 2020/21 he broke Müller's 49-year-old single-season record by scoring 41 league goals — one of the standout individual feats in Bundesliga history.
For the rivalry both Bayern legends starred in, read our Der Klassiker head-to-head, and watch the goals in our Bundesliga highlights.