La Liga has always celebrated legendary goalscorers throughout the ages, players who carved their names in glory with their goals and record-breaking achievements. At the forefront are Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who wrote history with Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively.

The Spanish league has always been home to legends who engraved their names in golden letters in football history. It is the competition that witnessed the brilliance of the greatest scorers of all time. At the top of the all-time scorers’ list sits Lionel Messi, who established himself as the player with the most goals in La Liga while wearing Barcelona’s shirt, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo, who achieved astonishing scoring feats with Real Madrid, numbers that are difficult to replicate.

Both stars, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, consistently shattered records throughout their careers, maintaining extraordinary levels of performance and an unrelenting pursuit of goals.

The two players dominated La Liga’s historical scoring charts before Ronaldo departed for Serie A and Messi later moved to Paris Saint-Germain, ending their tally in Spain’s top flight.

Naturally, the list is dominated by Real Madrid and Barcelona players, though legends from Athletic Bilbao such as Zarra, and Atlético Madrid icons like Hugo Sánchez, also made their mark.

“Socccer Sport” presents to you the all-time top scorers of La Liga since the competition’s inception.

All-Time Top Scorers in La Liga

Player	Club(s)	Goals	Matches	Minutes per Goal
1. Lionel Messi	Barcelona	474	520	89
2. Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	311	292	81
3. Telmo Zarra	Athletic Bilbao	254	277	98
4. Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	238	439	135
5. Hugo Sánchez	Real Madrid – Atlético Madrid	234	347	130
6. Raúl González	Real Madrid	228	550	193
7. Alfredo Di Stéfano	Real Madrid – Espanyol	227	239	130
8. César Álvarez	Barcelona	221	353	144
9. Quini	Barcelona	219	448	164
10. Pahiño	Celta Vigo	217	278	116
11. Edmundo Suárez	Valencia	214	229	106
12. Antoine Griezmann	Real Sociedad – Atlético Madrid – Barcelona	198	517	200
13. Santillana	Real Madrid	195	461	194
14. David Villa	Barcelona – Atlético Madrid – Valencia	185	352	147
15. Guillermo Gorostiza	Athletic Bilbao – Valencia	183	250	125
16. Luis Suárez	Barcelona – Atlético Madrid	176	258	115
17. Iago Aspas	Celta Vigo – Sevilla	163	375	181
18. Samuel Eto’o	Barcelona – Mallorca – Leganés	162	280	143
19. Luis Aragonés	Atlético Madrid – Real Betis	160	348	189
20. Aritz Aduriz	Athletic Bilbao – Valencia	157	442	192
21. Ferenc Puskás	Real Madrid	156	180	104