Spanish football top scorers
Since the 1929 formation of La Liga, Spain's top division of association football, a total of 56 players have finished as the competition's top goalscorer. As no official recognition exists in Spain for the league top scorer, the following data is based on official match reports provided by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional and may differ from independent research and the unofficial Pichichi Trophy awarded by the newspaper Marca.
La Liga's all-time top goalscorer is Barcelona's Lionel Messi, who also holds the record for most goals scored in a season with 50 goals in 2011–12. Athletic Bilbao's Telmo Zarra, who held the distinction of being the competition's all-time top scorer until 2014, was top scorer in six seasons between 1945 and 1953. Three other players—Real Madrid's Alfredo Di Stéfano, Quini of Sporting de Gijón and Barcelona, and Hugo Sánchez of Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid—each finished as top scorer in five seasons.
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Top scorers in La Liga by seasons
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All-time top scorers in La Liga
- As of 14 May 2016
Rank | Nat. | Name | Years | Goals | Apps | Ratio |
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1 | Lionel Messi | 2004– | 312 | 348 | 0.897 | |
2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 2009– | 260 | 236 | 1.102 | |
3 | Telmo Zarra | 1940–1955 | 251 | 278 | 0.903 | |
4 | Hugo Sánchez | 1981–1994 | 234 | 347 | 0.674 | |
5 | Raúl | 1994–2010 | 228 | 550 | 0.415 | |
6 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | 1953–1966 | 227 | 329 | 0.69 | |
7 | César Rodríguez | 1939–1955 | 223 | 353 | 0.632 | |
8 | Quini | 1970–1987 | 219 | 448 | 0.489 | |
9 | Pahiño | 1943–1956 | 210 | 278 | 0.755 | |
10 | Edmundo Suárez | 1939–1950 | 195 | 231 | 0.844 | |
11 | Carlos Santillana | 1970–1988 | 186 | 461 | 0.403 | |
12 | David Villa | 2003–2014 | 185 | 352 | 0.526 | |
13 | Juan Arza | 1943–1959 | 182 | 349 | 0.521 | |
14 | Guillermo Gorostiza | 1929–1945 | 178 | 256 | 0.695 | |
15 | Samuel Eto'o | 1998–2009 | 172 | 280 | 0.614 | |
16 | Luis Aragonés | 1960–1974 | 160 | 360 | 0.444 | |
17 | Ferenc Puskás | 1958–1966 | 156 | 180 | 0.867 | |
18 | Julio Salinas | 1982–2000 | 152 | 417 | 0.365 | |
19 | Adrián Escudero | 1945–1958 | 150 | 287 | 0.523 | |
20 | Dani | 1974–1986 | 147 | 303 | 0.485 | |
21 | Raúl Tamudo | 1997–2012 | 145 | 403 | 0.36 |
See also
References
- Notes
- ↑ Independent researchers, the sports newspaper Diario Marca, and the published work "Historia y estadística del fútbol español" attribute Bienzobas 14 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Gorostiza 19 goals.
- ↑ Independent researchers and Diario Marca cite Guillermo Gorostiza as the top scorer with 12 goals.
- ↑ Independent researchers, Diario Marca, and "Historia y estadística del fútbol español" attribute Lángara 27 goals.
- ↑ Independent researchers, Diario Marca, and "Historia y estadística del fútbol español" attribute Lángara 26 goals.
- ↑ Independent researchers, Diario Marca, and "Historia y estadística del fútbol español" attribute Lángara 27 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Pruden 30 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Martín 32 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Suarez 27 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Zarra 19 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Zara 34 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Pahiño 23 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes César 28 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Zara 25 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Puskás 26 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Puskás 27 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Puskás 20 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Ré 25 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca cites Vavá as the top scorer with 19 goals (15 according to the LFP).
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Quini 18 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Quini 26 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Tristán 21 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Ronaldo 25 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Eto'o 24 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Ronaldo 41 goals.
- ↑ Diario Marca attributes Messi 45 goals.
- ↑ http://www.sportsgoogly.com/la-liga-top-goal-scorers-season-2015-2016/
- Citations
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional historical archive
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