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Award
In Spanish football , the Trofeo Pichichi is awarded by the sports newspaper Marca to the top goalscorer of each La Liga season. Named after the Athletic Bilbao striker Rafael "Pichichi" Moreno , the trophy has been awarded annually since the 1952–53 season .[ 2] All top scorers who preceded the award's creation were retroactively named Pichichi winners by Marca . Since the 2014–15 season, the top scorer of the Liga Iberdrola is also awarded the Pichichi Trophy.[ 3]
The Pichichi is not officially recognised by the league's governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional . As the award is based on Marca ' s subjective criteria, its data may differ from the official match delegate reports. For the top scorers in the Spanish football league according to LaLiga data, see List of La Liga top scorers . The player with the record number of wins is Lionel Messi with eight, all with Barcelona .[ 4]
Winners
Telmo Zarra won the inaugural Pichichi Trophy in 1953 and finished with six trophies.
Quini won consecutive Pichichi Trophies with two different clubs.
Real Madrid 's French striker Karim Benzema is the current winner, having secured his first Pichichi Trophy in the 2021–22 campaign .
Key
Statistics
Athletic Bilbao striker Rafael "Pichichi" Moreno is the trophy's namesake.
Wins by player (multiple)
Player
Wins
Seasons
Lionel Messi
8
2009–10 , 2011–12 , 2012–13 , 2016–17 , 2017–18 , 2018–19 , 2019–20 , 2020–21
Telmo Zarra
6
1944–45 , 1945–46 , 1946–47 , 1949–50 , 1950–51 , 1952–53
Alfredo Di Stéfano
5
1953–54 , 1955–56 , 1956–57 , 1957–58 , 1958–59
Quini
1973–74 , 1975–76 , 1979–80 , 1980–81 , 1981–82
Hugo Sánchez
1984–85 , 1985–86 , 1986–87 , 1987–88 , 1989–90
Ferenc Puskás
4
1959–60 , 1960–61 , 1962–63 , 1963–64
Isidro Lángara
3
1933–34 , 1934–35 , 1935–36
José Eulogio Gárate
1968–69 , 1969–70 , 1970–71
Cristiano Ronaldo
2010–11 , 2013–14 , 2014–15
Guillermo Gorostiza
2
1929–30 , 1931–32
Mundo
1941–42 , 1943–44
Pahiño
1947–48 , 1951–52
Amancio
1968–69 , 1969–70
Mario Kempes
1976–77 , 1977–78
Raúl
1998–99 , 2000–01
Ronaldo
1996–97 , 2003–04
Diego Forlán
2004–05 , 2008–09
Consecutive wins
Alfredo Di Stéfano and
Hugo Sánchez both won four successive Pichichis. Di Stéfano represented Real Madrid, while Sánchez played his first season for Atlético Madrid and the next three for Real Madrid.
Player
Wins
Seasons
Lionel Messi
5
2016–17 , 2017–18 , 2018–19 , 2019–20 , 2020–21
Alfredo Di Stéfano
4
1955–56 , 1956–57 , 1957–58 , 1958–59
Hugo Sánchez
1984–85 , 1985–86 , 1986–87 , 1987–88
Isidro Lángara
3
1933–34 , 1934–35 , 1935–36
Telmo Zarra
1944–45 , 1945–46 , 1946–47
José Eulogio Gárate
1968–69 , 1969–70 , 1970–71
Quini
1979–80 , 1980–81 , 1981–82
Lionel Messi is the only player in history to win five consecutive Pichichi top scorer awards, all with Barcelona (from 2016–17 to 2020–21).
Wins by club
Wins by country
See also
Notes
^ According to Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP) match delegate reports, Bienzobas scored 17 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Gorostiza scored 20 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Bata was top scorer with 13 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Lángara scored 26 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Lángara scored 27 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Lángara scored 28 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Pruden scored 33 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Martín scored 30 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Mundo scored 28 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Zarra scored 20 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Zarra scored 33 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Pahiño scored 20 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, César scored 27 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Zarra scored 24 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Puskás scored 25 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Puskás scored 28 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Puskás scored 21 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Ré scored 26 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Vavá scored 15 goals; Luis Aragonés was top scorer with 18 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Quini scored 21 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Quini scored 27 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Tristán scored 20 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Ronaldo scored 24 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Samuel Eto'o was joint top scorer with 25 goals; Marca credits Eto'o with 24 goals.
^ According to LFP match delegate reports, Ronaldo scored 40 goals.
References
Other sources
External links
Pichichi , a history of the award and up to date Pichichi standings
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