In Spanishfootball,thePichichi Trophy(Spanish:Trofeo Pichichi) is awarded by the sports newspaperMarcato the top goalscorer of eachLa Ligaseason. Named after theAthletic BilbaostrikerRafael "Pichichi" Moreno,the trophy has been awarded annually since the1952–53 season.[2]All top scorers who preceded the award's creation were retroactively named Pichichi winners byMarca.Since the 2014–15 season, the top scorer of the women'sLiga Fis also awarded the Pichichi Trophy.[3]

Pichichi Trophy
Lionel Messihas won the award a record eight times, the most of any La Liga player in history[1]
Awarded forLeading Goalscorer from every Spanish La Liga season
Presented byMarca(1952–present)
First award1929 (All top scorers from Spanish La Liga who preceded the award's creation were retroactively named Pichichi winners byMarca)
Currently held byUkraineArtem Dovbyk(1st award)
Most winsArgentinaLionel Messi(8)
Websitewww.marca/en

The Pichichi is not officially recognised by the league's governing body, theLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional.As the award is based onMarca's subjective criteria, its data may differ from the official match delegate reports. For the top scorers in the Spanish football league according to La Liga data, seeList of La Liga top scorers.The player with the record number of wins isLionel Messiwith eight, all withBarcelona.[4]

Winners

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Telmo Zarrawon the inaugural Pichichi Trophy in 1953 and amassed a total of six. He remains the Spanish player who has won the award the most times.
Quiniwon Pichichi Trophies with two different clubs.
Girona's Ukraine strikerArtem Dovbykis the current winner, having secured his first Pichichi Trophy in the2023–24 campaign.
Key
Player also won theEuropean Golden Shoe(first awarded in 1968)
Season Player(s) Club(s) Apps Goals Ratio
1929 Paco Bienzobas Real Sociedad 18 14[a] 0.778
1929–30 Guillermo Gorostiza Athletic Bilbao 18 19[b] 1.056
1930–31 Bata Athletic Bilbao 17 27 1.588
1931–32 Guillermo Gorostiza(2) Athletic Bilbao 15 12[c] 0.8
1932–33 Manuel Olivares Real Madrid 14 16 1.143
1933–34 Isidro Lángara Oviedo 18 27[d] 1.5
1934–35 Isidro Lángara(2) Oviedo 22 26[e] 1.182
1935–36 Isidro Lángara(3) Oviedo 21 28[f] 1.333
1939–40 Victorio Unamuno Athletic Bilbao 22 20 0.909
1940–41 Pruden Atlético Madrid 22 30[g] 1.364
1941–42 Mundo Valencia 25 27 1.08
1942–43 Mariano Martín Barcelona 23 32[h] 1.391
1943–44 Mundo(2) Valencia 26 27[i] 1.038
1944–45 Telmo Zarra Athletic Bilbao 26 19[j] 0.731
1945–46 Telmo Zarra(2) Athletic Bilbao 18 24 1.333
1946–47 Telmo Zarra(3) Athletic Bilbao 24 34[k] 1.417
1947–48 Pahiño Celta Vigo 22 23[l] 1.045
1948–49 César Barcelona 24 28[m] 1.167
1949–50 Telmo Zarra(4) Athletic Bilbao 26 25[n] 0.962
1950–51 Telmo Zarra(5) Athletic Bilbao 30 38 1.267
1951–52 Pahiño(2) Real Madrid 27 28 1.037
1952–53 Telmo Zarra(6) Athletic Bilbao 29 24 0.828
1953–54 Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid 28 27 0.964
1954–55 Juan Arza Sevilla 29 28 0.966
1955–56 Alfredo Di Stéfano(2) Real Madrid 30 24 0.8
1956–57 Alfredo Di Stéfano(3) Real Madrid 30 31 1.033
1957–58 Ricardo Alós Valencia 29 19 0.655
Manuel Badenes Valladolid 29 19 0.655
Alfredo Di Stéfano(4) Real Madrid 30 19 0.633
1958–59 Alfredo Di Stéfano(5) Real Madrid 28 23 0.821
1959–60 Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid 24 26[o] 1.083
1960–61 Ferenc Puskás(2) Real Madrid 28 27[p] 0.964
1961–62 Juan Seminario Zaragoza 30 25 0.833
1962–63 Ferenc Puskás(3) Real Madrid 30 26 0.867
1963–64 Ferenc Puskás(4) Real Madrid 25 20[q] 0.8
1964–65 Cayetano Ré Barcelona 30 25[r] 0.833
1965–66 Vavá II Elche 30 19[s] 0.633
1966–67 Waldo Valencia 30 24 0.8
1967–68 Fidel Uriarte Athletic Bilbao 24 22 0.917
1968–69 Amancio Real Madrid 29 14 0.483
José Eulogio Gárate Atlético Madrid 30 14 0.467
1969–70 Amancio(2) Real Madrid 29 16 0.552
Luis Aragonés Atlético Madrid 30 16 0.533
José Eulogio Gárate(2) Atlético Madrid 30 16 0.533
1970–71 José Eulogio Gárate(3) Atlético Madrid 28 17 0.607
Carles Rexach Barcelona 28 17 0.607
1971–72 Enrique Porta Granada 31 20 0.645
1972–73 Marianín Oviedo 32 19 0.594
1973–74 Quini Sporting Gijón 34 20 0.588
1974–75 Carlos Athletic Bilbao 32 19 0.594
1975–76 Quini(2) Sporting Gijón 34 18[t] 0.529
1976–77 Mario Kempes Valencia 34 24 0.706
1977–78 Mario Kempes(2) Valencia 34 28 0.824
1978–79 Hans Krankl Barcelona 30 29 0.967
1979–80 Quini(3) Sporting Gijón 34 24 0.706
1980–81 Quini(4) Barcelona 30 20 0.667
1981–82 Quini(5) Barcelona 32 26[u] 0.813
1982–83 Poli Rincón Real Betis 30 20 0.667
1983–84 Jorge da Silva Valladolid 30 17 0.567
Juanito Real Madrid 31 17 0.548
1984–85 Hugo Sánchez Atlético Madrid 33 19 0.576
1985–86 Hugo Sánchez(2) Real Madrid 33 22 0.667
1986–87 Hugo Sánchez(3) Real Madrid 41 34 0.829
1987–88 Hugo Sánchez(4) Real Madrid 36 29 0.806
1988–89 Baltazar Atlético Madrid 36 35 0.972
1989–90 Hugo Sánchez(5) Real Madrid 35 38 1.086
1990–91 Emilio Butragueño Real Madrid 35 19 0.543
1991–92 Manolo Atlético Madrid 36 27 0.75
1992–93 Bebeto Deportivo La Coruña 37 29 0.784
1993–94 Romário Barcelona 33 30 0.909
1994–95 Iván Zamorano Real Madrid 38 28 0.737
1995–96 Juan Antonio Pizzi Tenerife 41 31 0.756
1996–97 Ronaldo Barcelona 37 34 0.919
1997–98 Christian Vieri Atlético Madrid 24 24 1
1998–99 Raúl Real Madrid 37 25 0.676
1999–2000 Salva Racing Santander 36 27 0.75
2000–01 Raúl(2) Real Madrid 36 24 0.667
2001–02 Diego Tristán Deportivo La Coruña 35 21[v] 0.6
2002–03 Roy Makaay Deportivo La Coruña 38 29 0.763
2003–04 Ronaldo(2) Real Madrid 32 25 0.781
2004–05 Diego Forlán Villarreal 38 25[w] 0.658
2005–06 Samuel Eto'o Barcelona 34 26 0.765
2006–07 Ruud van Nistelrooy Real Madrid 37 25 0.676
2007–08 Dani Güiza Mallorca 37 27 0.73
2008–09 Diego Forlán(2) Atlético Madrid 33 32 0.97
2009–10 Lionel Messi Barcelona 35 34 0.971
2010–11 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 34 40[5][x] 1.206
2011–12 Lionel Messi(2) Barcelona 37 50 1.351
2012–13 Lionel Messi(3) Barcelona 32 46 1.438
2013–14 Cristiano Ronaldo(2) Real Madrid 30 31 1.033
2014–15 Cristiano Ronaldo(3) Real Madrid 35 48 1.371
2015–16 Luis Suárez Barcelona 35 40 1.143
2016–17 Lionel Messi(4) Barcelona 34 37 1.088
2017–18 Lionel Messi(5) Barcelona 36 34 0.944
2018–19 Lionel Messi(6) Barcelona 34 36 1.059
2019–20 Lionel Messi(7) Barcelona 33 25 0.758
2020–21 Lionel Messi(8) Barcelona 35 30 0.857
2021–22 Karim Benzema Real Madrid 32 27 0.844
2022–23 Robert Lewandowski Barcelona 34 23 0.676
2023–24 Artem Dovbyk Girona 36 24 0.667

Statistics

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Athletic BilbaostrikerRafael "Pichichi" Morenois the trophy's namesake.

Wins by player (multiple)

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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

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Alfredo Di StéfanoandHugo Sánchezboth 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 Messiis 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

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Club Players Total
Real Madrid 14 28
Barcelona 12 20
Athletic Bilbao 6 12
Atlético Madrid 8 10
Valencia 4 6
Oviedo 2 4
Sporting Gijón 1 3
Deportivo La Coruña 3 3
Valladolid 2 2
Real Sociedad 1 1
Celta Vigo 1 1
Sevilla 1 1
Zaragoza 1 1
Elche 1 1
Granada 1 1
Real Betis 1 1
Tenerife 1 1
Racing Santander 1 1
Villarreal 1 1
Mallorca 1 1
Girona 1 1

Wins by country

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Country Players Total
Spain 33 51
Argentina 3 15
Brazil 5 6
Mexico 1 5
Hungary 1 4
Uruguay 3 4
Portugal 1 3
Netherlands 2 2
Austria 1 1
Cameroon 1 1
Chile 1 1
Italy 1 1
France 1 1
Paraguay 1 1
Peru 1 1
Poland 1 1
Ukraine 1 1

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^According toLiga de Fútbol Profesional(LFP) match delegate reports, Bienzobas scored 17 goals.
  2. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Gorostiza scored 20 goals.
  3. ^According to LFP match delegate reports,Batawas top scorer with 13 goals.
  4. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Lángara scored 26 goals.
  5. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Lángara scored 27 goals.
  6. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Lángara scored 28 goals.
  7. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Pruden scored 33 goals.
  8. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Martín scored 30 goals.
  9. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Mundo scored 28 goals.
  10. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Zarra scored 20 goals.
  11. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Zarra scored 33 goals.
  12. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Pahiño scored 20 goals.
  13. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, César scored 27 goals.
  14. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Zarra scored 24 goals.
  15. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Puskás scored 25 goals.
  16. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Puskás scored 28 goals.
  17. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Puskás scored 21 goals.
  18. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Ré scored 26 goals.
  19. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Vavá scored 15 goals;Luis Aragonéswas top scorer with 18 goals.
  20. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Quini scored 21 goals.
  21. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Quini scored 27 goals.
  22. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Tristán scored 20 goals.
  23. ^According to LFP match delegate reports,Samuel Eto'owas joint top scorer with 25 goals;Marcacredits Eto'o with 24 goals.
  24. ^According to LFP match delegate reports, Ronaldo scored 40 goals.

References

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  1. ^"Leo Messi wins his seventh Pichichi, a LaLiga record".fcbarcelona.Archivedfrom the original on 21 May 2023.Retrieved19 July2020.
  2. ^"Los discípulos de Pichichi"[Pichichi's disciples].El Correo(in Spanish). 9 October 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 8 November 2016.Retrieved23 September2017.
  3. ^Sonia Bermúdez and Adriana Martín shared the women's Pichichi TrophyArchived13 August 2018 at theWayback Machine.Marca(in Spanish), 8 February 2016.
  4. ^"Messi wins seventh Pichichi of his career".MARCA in English.19 July 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 19 July 2020.Retrieved19 July2020.
  5. ^"Cristiano Ronaldo: un Pichichi de récord".Marca.24 May 2011.Archivedfrom the original on 23 January 2016.Retrieved18 March2016.
Other sources
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  • Pichichi,a history of the award and up to date Pichichi standings