Lionel Messi La Liga goalscoring record: Barcelona will play Eibar in the La Liga later tonight, where Messi will look to smash another record.
Barcelona are currently first in the La Liga table. The side is five points ahead of second-placed Atletico Madrid, and will meet Eibar later tonight.
Lionel Messi is the highest goalscorer in the La Liga so far, with 16 goals in as many games.
The Barca star has been the highest goalscorer in the overall history of La Liga since 2014, when he overtook Spain’s forward Telmo Zarra, who played most of his career for Athletic Bilbao.
When the Argentine star takes the field against Eibar tonight, he’ll eye another major goalscoring record.
Lionel Messi La Liga goalscoring record:
Messi has scored 399 goals in La Liga in 434 games so far. He opened his first ever goal in La Liga against Albacete in 2005.
If he scores one past Eibar tonight, Messi will become the first player in the competition’s history to score 400 goals.
In the 399 goals he has scored in La Liga, Messi has 230 goals in 217 games at Camp Nou. With the second-best goals/match ratio of 0.92 (Cristiano Ronaldo being the first with 1.07), he is at the top of the La Liga goalscoring record.
The former Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo stands second with 311 goals in 292 games.
Messi has scored the most goals in La Liga against Atletico Madrid and Valencia. (25)
Here’s the list of top-five highest goalscorers in La Liga’s history:
- Lionel Messi (Argentina): 434 matches, 399 goals
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal): 292 matches, 311 goals
- Telmo Zarra (Spain): 278 matches, 251 goals
- Hugo Sanchez (Mexico): 347 matches, 234 goals
- Raul (Spain): 550 matches, 228 goals
Here’s a detailed look at Lionel Messi’s record in La Liga.
- Matches: 434
- Goals: 399
- Goals/Match ratio: 0.92
- Wins: 325
- Losses: 39
- Draws: 70
Among active goalscorers in La Liga, 37-year-old Aritz Aduriz trails Lionel Messi at second place, with 157 goals.
Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, who joined the club with Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009, ranks third with 134 goals, while Antoine Griezmann and Messi’s teammate Luis Suarez complete the top five.
