Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Raul - Who are the top 10 La Liga goalscorers of all-time?

Ritabrata Banerjee

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Raul - Who are the top 10 La Liga goalscorers of all-time? image

FC Barcelona legend Lionel Messi left La Liga as its all-time highest goalscorer after 17 years as he joined Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer from FC Barcelona in the summer of 2021.

The former Barcelona star scored 474 goals in 520 La Liga matches in the last 17 years before leaving Spain to join Ligue 1 giants PSG. Other than being the highest goalscorer in la Liga, the Argentine is also Barcelona's all-time top scorer with 670 goals in 778 matches across all competitions.

Messi is followed by his rival and former Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 311 goals in 292 matches. Ronaldo's time in Spain lasted for nine seasons from 2009 to 2018 where he won four Champions League titles and three La Liga titles before moving to Italy to join Serie A giants Juventus in 2018.

Lionel Messi Barcelona 2020-21

Other than Messi and Ronaldo, players like Real Madrid legend Raul Gonzalez and Atheltic Bilbao great Telmo Zarra feature in the list of top goalscorers in La Liga,

Here, we take a look at the top 10 players who have scored the most number of goals in La Liga.

Who are the top 10 goalscorers in La Liga of all time?

Position Player Goals Matches Years
1 Lionel Messi 474 520 2004–2021
2 Cristiano Ronaldo 311 292 2009–2018
3 Telmo Zarra 251 278 1940–1955
4 Hugo Sanchez 234 347 1981–1994
5 Raul Gonzalez 228 550 1994–2010
6 Alfredo Di Stefano 227 329 1953–1966
7 Cesar Rodriguez 223 353 1939–1955
8 Quini 219 448 1970–1987
9 Pahino 210 278 1943–1956
10 Edmundo Suarez 195 231 1939–1950

 

Ritabrata Banerjee