List of La Liga top scorers

La Liga all-time top scorer is Lionel Messi with 474 goals, all for Barcelona. He also holds the record for most goals scored in a single season with 50 in the 2011–12 campaign,[1][2] and is the only player ever to win the league's top scorer award in eight different seasons.[3] Athletic Bilbao's Telmo Zarra, who was the competition's all-time top scorer until 2014, won the top scorer award six times.[4] 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 individual seasons.

Lionel Messi is the all-time top scorer in La Liga history with 474 goals.

Top scorers by season
Table key
Indicates player also won the European Golden Shoe in the same season
Season Player Club Goals Apps Ratio
1929 Paco Bienzobas Real Sociedad 17 18 0.94
1929–30 Guillermo Gorostiza Athletic Bilbao 20 18 1.11
1930–31 Bata Athletic Bilbao 27 17 1.59
1931–32 Bata (2) Athletic Bilbao 13[5] 18 0.72
1932–33 Manuel Olivares Real Madrid 16 14 1.14
1933–34 Isidro Lángara Oviedo 26 18 1.44
1934–35 Isidro Lángara (2) Oviedo 27 22 1.23
1935–36 Isidro Lángara (3) Oviedo 28 21 1.33
1939–40 Víctor Unamuno Athletic Bilbao 20 22 0.91
1940–41 Pruden Atlético Madrid 33 22 1.5
1941–42 Mundo Valencia 27 25 1.08
1942–43 Mariano Martín Barcelona 30 23 1.3
1943–44 Mundo (2) Valencia 28 26 1.08
1944–45 Telmo Zarra Athletic Bilbao 20 26 0.77
1945–46 Telmo Zarra (2) Athletic Bilbao 24 18 1.33
1946–47 Telmo Zarra (3) Athletic Bilbao 33 24 1.38
1947–48 Pahiño Celta Vigo 20 22 0.91
1948–49 César Barcelona 27 24 1.13
1949–50 Telmo Zarra (4) Athletic Bilbao 24 26 0.92
1950–51 Telmo Zarra (5) Athletic Bilbao 38 30 1.27
1951–52 Pahiño (2) Real Madrid 28 27 1.04
1952–53 Telmo Zarra (6) Athletic Bilbao 24 29 0.83
1953–54 Alfredo di Stéfano Real Madrid 27 28 0.96
1954–55 Juan Arza Sevilla 28 29 0.97
1955–56 Alfredo di Stéfano (2) Real Madrid 24 30 0.8
1956–57 Alfredo di Stéfano (3) Real Madrid 31 30 1.03
1957–58 Manuel Badenes Valladolid 19 29 0.66
Alfredo di Stéfano (4) Real Madrid 19 30 0.63
Ricardo Alós Valencia 19 29 0.66
1958–59 Alfredo di Stéfano (5) Real Madrid 23 28 0.82
1959–60 Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid 25 24 1.04
1960–61 Ferenc Puskás (2) Real Madrid 28 28 1
1961–62 Juan Seminario Zaragoza 25 30 0.83
1962–63 Ferenc Puskás (3) Real Madrid 26 30 0.87
1963–64 Ferenc Puskás (4) Real Madrid 21 25 0.84
1964–65 Cayetano Ré Barcelona 26 30 0.87
1965–66 Luis Aragonés Atlético Madrid 18[6] 28 0.64
1966–67 Waldo Valencia 24 30 0.8
1967–68 Fidel Uriarte Athletic Bilbao 22 24 0.92
1968–69 Amancio Real Madrid 14 29 0.48
José Eulogio Gárate Atlético Madrid 14 30 0.47
1969–70 Amancio (2) Real Madrid 16 29 0.55
Luis Aragonés (2) Atlético Madrid 16 30 0.53
José Eulogio Gárate (2) Atlético Madrid 16 30 0.53
1970–71 José Eulogio Gárate (3) Atlético Madrid 17 28 0.61
Carles Rexach Barcelona 17 28 0.61
1971–72 Enrique Porta Granada 20 31 0.65
1972–73 Marianín Oviedo 19 32 0.59
1973–74 Quini Sporting Gijón 20 34 0.59
1974–75 Carlos Athletic Bilbao 19 32 0.59
1975–76 Quini (2) Sporting Gijón 21 34 0.62
1976–77 Mario Kempes Valencia 24 34 0.71
1977–78 Mario Kempes (2) Valencia 28 34 0.82
1978–79 Hans Krankl Barcelona 29 30 0.97
1979–80 Quini (3) Sporting Gijón 24 34 0.71
1980–81 Quini (4) Barcelona 20 30 0.67
1981–82 Quini (5) Barcelona 27 32 0.84
1982–83 Poli Rincón Real Betis 20 30 0.67
1983–84 Jorge da Silva Valladolid 17 30 0.57
Juanito Real Madrid 17 31 0.55
1984–85 Hugo Sánchez Atlético Madrid 19 33 0.58
1985–86 Hugo Sánchez (2) Real Madrid 22 33 0.67
1986–87 Hugo Sánchez (3) Real Madrid 34 41 0.83
1987–88 Hugo Sánchez (4) Real Madrid 29 36 0.81
1988–89 Baltazar Atlético Madrid 35 36 0.97
1989–90 Hugo Sánchez (5) Real Madrid 38 35 1.09
1990–91 Emilio Butragueño Real Madrid 19 35 0.54
1991–92 Manolo Atlético Madrid 27 36 0.75
1992–93 Bebeto Deportivo La Coruña 29 37 0.78
1993–94 Romário Barcelona 30 33 0.91
1994–95 Iván Zamorano Real Madrid 28 38 0.74
1995–96 Juan Antonio Pizzi Tenerife 31 41 0.76
1996–97 Ronaldo Barcelona 34 37 0.92
1997–98 Christian Vieri Atlético Madrid 24 24 1
1998–99 Raúl Real Madrid 25 37 0.68
1999–2000 Salva Ballesta Racing Santander 27 36 0.75
2000–01 Raúl (2) Real Madrid 24 36 0.67
2001–02 Diego Tristán Deportivo La Coruña 20 35 0.57
2002–03 Roy Makaay Deportivo La Coruña 29 38 0.76
2003–04 Ronaldo (2) Real Madrid 24 32 0.75
2004–05 Diego Forlán Villarreal 25 38 0.66
Samuel Eto'o Barcelona 25[7] 37 0.68
2005–06 Samuel Eto'o (2) Barcelona 26 34 0.76
2006–07 Ruud van Nistelrooy Real Madrid 25 37 0.68
2007–08 Daniel Güiza Mallorca 27 37 0.73
2008–09 Diego Forlán (2) Atlético Madrid 32 33 0.97
2009–10 Lionel Messi Barcelona 34 35 0.97
2010–11 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 40 34 1.18
2011–12 Lionel Messi (2) Barcelona 50 37 1.35
2012–13 Lionel Messi (3) Barcelona 46 32 1.44
2013–14 Cristiano Ronaldo (2) Real Madrid 31 30 1.03
2014–15 Cristiano Ronaldo (3) Real Madrid 48 35 1.37
2015–16 Luis Suárez Barcelona 40 35 1.11
2016–17 Lionel Messi (4) Barcelona 37 34 1.09
2017–18 Lionel Messi (5) Barcelona 34 36 0.94
2018–19 Lionel Messi (6) Barcelona 36 34 1.06
2019–20 Lionel Messi (7) Barcelona 25 33 0.76
2020–21 Lionel Messi (8) Barcelona 30 35 0.86
2021–22 Karim Benzema Real Madrid 26 30 0.87

All-time top scorers
As of matches played 18 April 2022[8][9]

Players in bold are still active in La Liga. Players in italics are still active outside La Liga.

Rank Nat. Player Years active Goals Apps Ratio
1 Lionel Messi 2004–20214745200.91
2 Cristiano Ronaldo 2009–20183112921.07
3 Telmo Zarra 1940–19552512780.9
4 Hugo Sánchez 1981–19942343470.67
5 Raúl 1994–20102285500.41
6 Alfredo Di Stéfano 1953–19662273290.69
7 César Rodríguez 1939–19552233530.63
8 Quini 1970–19872194480.49
9 Karim Benzema 2009–2184130.53
10 Pahiño 1943–19562102780.76
11 Edmundo Suárez 1939–19501952310.84
12 Santillana 1970–19881864610.4
13 David Villa 2003–20141853520.53
14 Juan Arza 1943–19591823490.52
15 Luis Suárez 2014–1792520.71
16 Guillermo Gorostiza 1929–19451782560.7
17 Samuel Eto'o 1998–20091622800.58
18 Luis Aragonés 1960–19741603600.44
19 Antoine Griezmann 2010–1594130.38
20 Aritz Aduriz 2002–20201584430.36
21 Ferenc Puskás 1958–19661561800.87
22 Julio Salinas 1982–20001524170.36
23 Adrián Escudero 1945–19581502870.52
24 Daniel Ruiz 1974–19861473030.49
25 Raúl Tamudo 1997–20131464070.36
26 Silvestre Igoa 1941–19561412840.5
27 Manuel Badenes 1946–19591392010.69
Juan Araújo 1945–19561392070.67
José Mari Bakero 1980–19971394830.29
30 László Kubala 1951–19651382150.64

Top active scorers
As of matches played 18 April 2022[10]

Includes top ten players who are active in La Liga as of the 2021–22 season.

Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Team(s) (goals) Current club
1 Karim Benzema 2184130.53Real Madrid (218)Real Madrid
2 Luis Suárez 1792520.71Barcelona (147)
Atlético Madrid (32)		Atlético Madrid
3 Antoine Griezmann 1594070.39Atlético Madrid (97)
Real Sociedad (40)
Barcelona (22)		 Atlético Madrid
4 Roberto Soldado 1263150.4Valencia (59)
Getafe (29)
Granada (16)
Osasuna (11)
Villarreal (9)
Real Madrid (2)		Levante
5 Álvaro Negredo 1223120.39Sevilla (70)
Almería (32)
Valencia (10)
Cádiz (10)		Cádiz
6 Iago Aspas 1242640.47Celta Vigo (121)
Sevilla (2)		Celta Vigo
7 Raúl García 1065330.2Athletic Bilbao (59)
Atlético Madrid (27)
Osasuna (20)		Athletic Bilbao
8 Gerard Moreno 932420.38Villarreal (57)
Espanyol (36)		Villarreal
9 Gareth Bale 811740.47Real Madrid (81)Real Madrid
10 Joaquín 765870.13Real Betis (52)
Valencia (18)
Málaga (6)		Real Betis

See also

References
Notes
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  2. michaeljblack. "La Liga Top Scorers of All-Time – La Liga News". Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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  4. Nemer, Roy (20 July 2020). "Lionel Messi wins Pichichi award with Barcelona, beats previous record | Mundo Albiceleste". Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. Marca awarded the Pichichi to Guillermo Gorostiza, whom they credited with 12 goals.
  6. Marca awarded the Pichichi to Vavá, whom they credited with 19 goals.
  7. Marca did not award the Pichichi to Eto'o, whom they credited with 24 goals.
  8. "Ranking Goals First Division". neogol. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  9. "Primera División – All-time Topscorers". World Football. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  10. "Ranking Goals First Division". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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