List of La Liga top scorers
La Liga's all-time top goalscorer is Argentine Lionel Messi, who also holds the record for most goals scored in a season with 50 goals in the 2011–12 season. Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Athletic Bilbao's Telmo Zarra, who was the competition's all-time top scorer until 2014, are the only players ever to win the top scorer's award in six seasons. Four other players, Real Madrid's Alfredo Di Stéfano, Quini of Sporting 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 by season[edit]
All-time top scorers[edit]
- As of matches played on 7 December 2019[4]
Players in bold are still active in La Liga.
Rank | Player | Years | Goals | Apps | Ratio |
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1 | ![]() |
2004– | 431 | 462 | 0.93 |
2 | ![]() |
2009–2018 | 311 | 292 | 1.07 |
3 | ![]() |
1940–1955 | 251 | 278 | 0.9 |
4 | ![]() |
1981–1994 | 234 | 347 | 0.67 |
5 | ![]() |
1994–2010 | 228 | 550 | 0.41 |
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1953–1966 | 227 | 329 | 0.69 |
7 | ![]() |
1939–1955 | 223 | 353 | 0.63 |
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1970–1987 | 219 | 448 | 0.49 |
9 | ![]() |
1943–1956 | 210 | 278 | 0.76 |
10 | ![]() |
1939–1950 | 195 | 231 | 0.84 |
11 | ![]() |
1970–1988 | 186 | 461 | 0.4 |
12 | ![]() |
2003–2014 | 185 | 352 | 0.53 |
13 | ![]() |
1943–1959 | 182 | 349 | 0.52 |
14 | ![]() |
1929–1945 | 178 | 256 | 0.7 |
15 | ![]() |
1998–2008 | 162 | 280 | 0.58 |
16 | ![]() |
1960–1974 | 160 | 360 | 0.44 |
17 | ![]() |
2009– | 159 | 326 | 0.49 |
18 | ![]() |
2002– | 158 | 439 | 0.36 |
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1958–1966 | 156 | 180 | 0.87 |
20 | ![]() |
1982–2000 | 152 | 417 | 0.36 |
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1945–1958 | 150 | 287 | 0.52 |
22 | ![]() |
1974–1986 | 147 | 303 | 0.49 |
23 | ![]() |
1997–2013 | 146 | 407 | 0.36 |
24 | ![]() |
1941–1956 | 141 | 284 | 0.5 |
25 | ![]() |
2014– | 139 | 176 | 0.79 |
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2010– | 139 | 335 | 0.41 | |
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1946–1959 | 139 | 201 | 0.69 | |
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1945–1956 | 139 | 207 | 0.67 | |
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1980–1997 | 139 | 483 | 0.29 | |
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1951–1965 | 138 | 215 | 0.64 |
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1939–1955 | 138 | 325 | 0.42 |
Top active scorers[edit]
- As of matches played on 7 December 2019[4]
Players who are playing in a La Liga team in the 2019–20 season.
Rank | Player | Goals | Apps | Ratio | Team(s) (goals) | Current club |
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1 | ![]() |
431 | 462 | 0.93 | Barcelona (431) | Barcelona |
2 | ![]() |
159 | 326 | 0.49 | Real Madrid (159) | Real Madrid |
3 | ![]() |
158 | 439 | 0.36 | Athletic Bilbao (118) Mallorca (23) Valencia (17) |
Athletic Bilbao |
4 | ![]() |
139 | 176 | 0.79 | Barcelona (139) | Barcelona |
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139 | 335 | 0.41 | Atlético Madrid (94) Real Sociedad (40) Barcelona (5) |
Barcelona | |
6 | ![]() |
111 | 256 | 0.43 | Valencia (59) Getafe (29) Osasuna (11) Villarreal (9) Real Madrid (2) Granada (1) |
Granada |
7 | ![]() |
93 | 193 | 0.48 | Celta Vigo (91) Sevilla (2) |
Celta Vigo |
8 | ![]() |
85 | 463 | 0.18 | Athletic Bilbao (40) Atlético Madrid (25) Osasuna (20) |
Athletic Bilbao |
9 | ![]() |
80 | 163 | 0.49 | Real Madrid (80) | Real Madrid |
10 | ![]() |
67 | 530 | 0.13 | Real Betis (43) Valencia (18) Málaga (6) |
Real Betis |
Players with most hat-tricks[edit]
Three or more goals in a single match. For the complete list of hat-tricks see List of La Liga hat-tricks.
Players in bold are still active in La Liga.
Players with at least 10 hat-tricks are shown in this table.
Rank | Player | Hat-tricks | Last hat-trick |
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1 | ![]() |
35 | 7 December 2019 |
2 | ![]() |
34 | 18 March 2018 |
3 | ![]() |
23 | 15 March 1953 |
4 | ![]() |
22 | 15 March 1964 |
5 | ![]() |
19 | 4 March 1951 |
6 | ![]() |
15 | 19 October 1952 |
7 | ![]() |
13 | 15 December 1946 |
8 | ![]() |
12 | 15 December 1963 |
9 | ![]() |
11 | 19 March 1961 |
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11 September 1955 | ||
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29 March 1958 | ||
12 | ![]() |
10 | 7 October 1981 |
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28 October 2018 |
Source: BDFútbol
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Notes
- ^ Marca awarded the Pichichi to Guillermo Gorostiza, whom they credited with 12 goals.
- ^ Marca awarded the Pichichi to Vavá, whom they credited with 19 goals.
- ^ Marca did not award the Pichichi to Eto'o, whom they credited with 24 goals.
- ^ a b "Ranking Goals First Division". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Ranking Hat Tricks First Division". Bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Hat-tricks in La Liga history". sportsgoogly.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- Citations
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional historical archive
- Bravo, Luis Javier; Sillipp, Bernhard; Torre, Raúl; Di Maggio, Roberto (25 June 2015). "List of all Pichichi winners". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- Martínez Calatrava, Vicente (2002). Historia y estadística del fúbol español. De la Olimpiada de Amberes a la Guerra Civil (1920-1939). ISBN 84-607-5767-6
- Martínez Calatrava, Vicente (2002). Historia y estadística del fútbol español. De la Guerra Civil al Mundial de Brasil (1939-1950). ISBN 978-84-607-8817-1
- Martínez Calatrava, Vicente (2002). Historia y estadística del fútbol español. Del gol de Zarra al gol de Marcelino (1950-1964). ISBN 978-84-609-2967-3
- Martínez Calatrava, Vicente (2002). Historia y estadística del fútbol español. Del Campeonato de Europa al Mundial de España (1964-1982). ISBN 978-84-611-0295-2
- Martínez Calatrava, Vicente (2002). Historia y estadística del fútbol español. Del Mundial 82 a la final española de París (1982-2001) ISBN 978-84-612-2007-6