List of La Liga top scorers

Lionel Messi is La Liga's topscorer of all time.

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.

Top scorers in La Liga by season

Key
  Player won the European Golden Shoe
  Shared
Season Player Nationality Club Goals Games Ratio
1929 Bienzobas, PacoPaco Bienzobas Spain Spain Real Sociedad 17[1] 18 0.944
1929–30 Gorostiza, GuillermoGuillermo Gorostiza Spain Spain Athletic Bilbao 20[2] 18 1.111
1930–31 Bata Spain Spain Athletic Bilbao 27 17 1.588
1931–32 Bata  Spain Athletic Bilbao 13[3] 18 0.722
1932–33 Olivares, ManuelManuel Olivares  Spain Real Madrid 16 14 1.143
1933–34 Lángara, IsidroIsidro Lángara  Spain Real Oviedo 26[4] 18 1.444
1934–35 Lángara, IsidroIsidro Lángara  Spain Real Oviedo 27[5] 22 1.227
1935–36 Lángara, IsidroIsidro Lángara  Spain Real Oviedo 28[4] 21 1.333
1939–40 Unamuno, VíctorVíctor Unamuno  Spain Athletic Bilbao 20 22 0.909
1940–41 Pruden, Pruden  Spain Atlético Madrid 33[6] 22 1.5
1941–42 Mundo  Spain Valencia 27 25 1.08
1942–43 Martín, MarianoMariano Martín  Spain Barcelona 30[7] 23 1.304
1943–44 Mundo  Spain Valencia 28[8] 26 1.077
1944–45 Zarra, TelmoTelmo Zarra  Spain Athletic Bilbao 20[9] 26 0.769
1945–46 Zarra, TelmoTelmo Zarra  Spain Athletic Bilbao 24 18 1.333
1946–47 Zarra, TelmoTelmo Zarra  Spain Athletic Bilbao 33[10] 24 1.375
1947–48 Pahiño, Pahiño  Spain Celta de Vigo 20[11] 22 0.909
1948–49 César  Spain Barcelona 27[12] 24 1.125
1949–50 Zarra, TelmoTelmo Zarra  Spain Athletic Bilbao 24[13] 26 0.923
1950–51 Zarra, TelmoTelmo Zarra  Spain Athletic Bilbao 38 30 1.267
1951–52 Pahiño, Pahiño  Spain Real Madrid 28 27 1.037
1952–53 Zarra, TelmoTelmo Zarra  Spain Athletic Bilbao 24 29 0.828
1953–54 di Stéfano, AlfredoAlfredo di Stéfano  Argentina Real Madrid 27 28 0.964
1954–55 Arza, JuanJuan Arza  Spain Sevilla 28 29 0.966
1955–56 di Stéfano, AlfredoAlfredo di Stéfano  Argentina Real Madrid 24 30 0.8
1956–57 di Stéfano, AlfredoAlfredo di Stéfano  Argentina Real Madrid 31 30 1.033
1957–58 Badenes, ManuelManuel Badenes  Spain Real Valladolid 19 29 0.655
di Stéfano, AlfredoAlfredo di Stéfano  Argentina Real Madrid 19 30 0.633
Alós, RicardoRicardo Alós  Spain Valencia 19 29 0.655
1958–59 di Stéfano, AlfredoAlfredo di Stéfano  Argentina Real Madrid 23 28 0.821
1959–60 Puskás, FerencFerenc Puskás  Hungary Real Madrid 25[14] 24 1.042
1960–61 Puskás, FerencFerenc Puskás  Hungary Real Madrid 28[15] 28 1
1961–62 Seminario, JuanJuan Seminario  Peru Real Zaragoza 25 30 0.833
1962–63 Puskás, FerencFerenc Puskás  Hungary Real Madrid 26 30 0.867
1963–64 Puskás, FerencFerenc Puskás  Hungary Real Madrid 21[16] 25 0.84
1964–65 Ré, CayetanoCayetano Ré  Paraguay Barcelona 26[17] 30 0.867
1965–66 Luis Aragonés  Spain Atlético Madrid 18[18] 28 0.643
1966–67 Waldo  Brazil Valencia 24 30 0.8
1967–68 Uriarte, FidelFidel Uriarte  Spain Athletic Bilbao 22 24 0.917
1968–69 Amancio  Spain Real Madrid 14 29 0.483
José Eulogio Gárate  Argentina Atlético Madrid 14 30 0.467
1969–70 Amancio  Spain Real Madrid 16 29 0.552
Aragonés, LuisLuis Aragonés  Spain Atlético Madrid 16 30 0.533
Gárate, José EulogioJosé Eulogio Gárate  Argentina Atlético Madrid 16 30 0.533
1970–71 Gárate, José EulogioJosé Eulogio Gárate  Argentina Atlético Madrid 17 28 0.607
Rexach, CarlesCarles Rexach  Spain Barcelona 17 28 0.607
1971–72 Porta, EnriqueEnrique Porta  Spain Granada 20 31 0.645
1972–73 Marianín  Spain Real Oviedo 19 32 0.594
1973–74 Quini  Spain Sporting de Gijón 20 34 0.588
1974–75 Carlos  Spain Athletic Bilbao 19 32 0.594
1975–76 Quini  Spain Sporting de Gijón 21[19] 34 0.618
1976–77 Kempes, MarioMario Kempes  Argentina Valencia 24 34 0.706
1977–78 Kempes, MarioMario Kempes  Argentina Valencia 28 34 0.824
1978–79 Krankl, HansHans Krankl  Austria Barcelona 29 30 0.967
1979–80 Quini  Spain Sporting de Gijón 24 34 0.706
1980–81 Quini  Spain Barcelona 20 30 0.667
1981–82 Quini  Spain Barcelona 27[20] 32 0.844
1982–83 Rincón, PoliPoli Rincón  Spain Real Betis 20 30 0.667
1983–84 Jorge da Silva  Uruguay Real Valladolid 17 30 0.567
Juanito  Spain Real Madrid 17 31 0.548
1984–85 Sánchez, HugoHugo Sánchez  Mexico Atlético Madrid 19 33 0.576
1985–86 Sánchez, HugoHugo Sánchez  Mexico Real Madrid 22 33 0.667
1986–87 Sánchez, HugoHugo Sánchez  Mexico Real Madrid 34 41 0.829
1987–88 Sánchez, HugoHugo Sánchez  Mexico Real Madrid 29 36 0.806
1988–89 Baltazar  Brazil Atlético Madrid 35 36 0.972
1989–90 Sánchez, HugoHugo Sánchez  Mexico Real Madrid 38 35 1.086
1990–91 Butragueño, EmilioEmilio Butragueño  Spain Real Madrid 19 35 0.543
1991–92 Manolo  Spain Atlético Madrid 27 36 0.75
1992–93 Bebeto  Brazil Deportivo 29 37 0.784
1993–94 Romário  Brazil Barcelona 30 33 0.909
1994–95 Zamorano, IvánIván Zamorano  Chile Real Madrid 28 38 0.737
1995–96 Pizzi, Juan AntonioJuan Antonio Pizzi  Argentina Tenerife 31 41 0.756
1996–97 Ronaldo  Brazil Barcelona 34 37 0.919
1997–98 Vieri, ChristianChristian Vieri  Italy Atlético Madrid 24 24 1
1998–99 Raúl  Spain Real Madrid 25 37 0.676
1999–2000 Ballesta, SalvaSalva Ballesta  Spain Racing Santander 27 36 0.75
2000–01 Raúl  Spain Real Madrid 24 36 0.667
2001–02 Tristán, DiegoDiego Tristán  Spain Deportivo 20[21] 35 0.571
2002–03 Makaay, RoyRoy Makaay  Netherlands Deportivo 29 38 0.763
2003–04 Ronaldo  Brazil Real Madrid 24[22] 32 0.75
2004–05 Forlán, DiegoDiego Forlán  Uruguay Villarreal 25 38 0.658
Eto'o, SamuelSamuel Eto'o  Cameroon Barcelona 25[23] 37 0.676
2005–06 Eto'o, SamuelSamuel Eto'o  Cameroon Barcelona 26 34 0.765
2006–07 van Nistelrooy, RuudRuud van Nistelrooy  Netherlands Real Madrid 25 37 0.676
2007–08 Güiza, DanielDaniel Güiza  Spain Mallorca 27 37 0.73
2008–09 Forlán, DiegoDiego Forlán  Uruguay Atlético Madrid 32 33 0.97
2009–10 Messi, LionelLionel Messi  Argentina Barcelona 34 35 0.971
2010–11 Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo  Portugal Real Madrid 40[24] 34 1.176
2011–12 Messi, LionelLionel Messi  Argentina Barcelona 50 37 1.351
2012–13 Messi, LionelLionel Messi  Argentina Barcelona 46[25] 32 1.438
2013–14 Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo  Portugal Real Madrid 31 30 1.033
2014–15 Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo  Portugal Real Madrid 48 35 1.371
2015–16 Suárez, LuisLuis Suárez[26]  Uruguay Barcelona 40 35 1.114

All-time top scorers in La Liga

As of 3 December 2016
Rank Nat. Name Years Goals Apps Ratio
1 Argentina Lionel Messi[27] 2004–3213590.894
2 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 2009–2702471.093
3 Spain Telmo Zarra 1940–19552512780.903
4 Mexico Hugo Sánchez 1981–19942343470.674
5 Spain Raúl 1994–20102285500.415
6 Argentina Alfredo Di Stéfano 1953–19662273290.69
7 Spain César Rodríguez 1939–19552233530.632
8 Spain Quini 1970–19872194480.489
9 Spain Pahiño 1943–19562102780.755
10 Spain Edmundo Suárez 1939–19501952310.844
11 Spain Carlos Santillana 1970–19881864610.403
12 Spain David Villa 2003–20141853520.526
13 Spain Juan Arza 1943–19591823490.521
14 Spain Guillermo Gorostiza 1929–19451782560.695
15 Cameroon Samuel Eto'o 1998–20091722800.614
16 Spain Luis Aragonés 1960–19741603600.444
17 Hungary Ferenc Puskás 1958–19661561800.867
18 Spain Julio Salinas 1982–20001524170.365
19 Spain Adrián Escudero 1945–19581502870.523
20 Spain Dani 1974–19861473030.485
21 Spain Raúl Tamudo 1997–20121454030.36

See also

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Independent researchers, the sports newspaper Diario Marca, and the published work "Historia y estadística del fútbol español" attribute Bienzobas 14 goals.
  2. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Gorostiza 19 goals.
  3. ↑ Independent researchers and Diario Marca cite Guillermo Gorostiza as the top scorer with 12 goals.
  4. 1 2 Independent researchers, Diario Marca, and "Historia y estadística del fútbol español" attribute Lángara 27 goals.
  5. ↑ Independent researchers, Diario Marca, and "Historia y estadística del fútbol español" attribute Lángara 26 goals.
  6. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Pruden 30 goals.
  7. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Martín 32 goals.
  8. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Suarez 27 goals.
  9. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Zarra 19 goals.
  10. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Zara 34 goals.
  11. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Pahiño 23 goals.
  12. ↑ Diario Marca attributes César 28 goals.
  13. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Zara 25 goals.
  14. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Puskás 26 goals.
  15. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Puskás 27 goals.
  16. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Puskás 20 goals.
  17. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Ré 25 goals.
  18. ↑ Diario Marca cites Vavá as the top scorer with 19 goals (15 according to the LFP).
  19. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Quini 18 goals.
  20. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Quini 26 goals.
  21. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Tristán 21 goals.
  22. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Ronaldo 25 goals.
  23. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Eto'o 24 goals.
  24. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Ronaldo 41 goals.
  25. ↑ Diario Marca attributes Messi 45 goals.
  26. ↑ http://www.sportsgoogly.com/la-liga-top-goal-scorers-season-2015-2016/
  27. ↑ http://sporteology.com/top-10-la-liga-highest-goal-scorers-all-time/
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