Pichichi Trophy

Pichichi Trophy
Lionel Messi has 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 awarded1929 (All top scorers from Spanish La Liga who preceded the award's creation were retroactively named Pichichi winners by Marca)
Currently held byUkraine Artem Dovbyk (1st award)
Most awardsArgentina Lionel Messi (8)
Websitewww.marca.com/en

In Spanish football, the Pichichi Trophy (Spanish: Trofeo Pichichi) is awarded by the sports newspaper Marca to the top goalscorer of each La Liga season. Named after the Athletic Bilbao striker Rafael "Pichichi" Moreno, the trophy has been awarded annually since the 1952–53 season.[2] All top scorers who preceded the award's creation were retroactively named Pichichi winners by Marca. Since the 2014–15 season, the top scorer of the women's Liga F is also awarded the Pichichi Trophy.[3]

The Pichichi is not officially recognised by the league's governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. As the award is based on Marca'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, see List of La Liga top scorers. The player with the record number of wins is Lionel Messi with eight, all with Barcelona.[4]

Winners

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

Statistics

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Athletic Bilbao striker Rafael "Pichichi" Moreno is the trophy's namesake.

Wins by player (multiple)

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Player Wins Seasons
Argentina Lionel Messi 8 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
Spain Telmo Zarra 6 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53
Argentina Alfredo Di Stéfano 5 1953–54, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59
Spain Quini 1973–74, 1975–76, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82
Mexico Hugo Sánchez 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90
Hungary Ferenc Puskás 4 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64
Spain Isidro Lángara 3 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36
Spain José Eulogio Gárate 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15
Spain Guillermo Gorostiza 2 1929–30, 1931–32
Spain Mundo 1941–42, 1943–44
Spain Pahiño 1947–48, 1951–52
Spain Amancio 1968–69, 1969–70
Argentina Mario Kempes 1976–77, 1977–78
Spain Raúl 1998–99, 2000–01
Brazil Ronaldo 1996–97, 2003–04
Uruguay Diego Forlán 2004–05, 2008–09

Consecutive wins

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Alfredo Di Stéfano and Hugo Sánchez both 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
Argentina Lionel Messi 5 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
Argentina Alfredo Di Stéfano 4 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59
Mexico Hugo Sánchez 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88
Spain Isidro Lángara 3 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36
Spain Telmo Zarra 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47
Spain José Eulogio Gárate 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71
Spain Quini 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82
Lionel Messi is 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
Community of Madrid Real Madrid 14 28
Catalonia Barcelona 12 20
Basque Country (autonomous community) Athletic Bilbao 6 12
Community of Madrid Atlético Madrid 8 10
Valencian Community Valencia 4 6
Asturias Oviedo 2 4
Asturias Sporting Gijón 1 3
Galicia (Spain) Deportivo La Coruña 3 3
Castile and León Valladolid 2 2
Basque Country (autonomous community) Real Sociedad 1 1
Galicia (Spain) Celta Vigo 1 1
Andalusia Sevilla 1 1
Aragon Zaragoza 1 1
Valencian Community Elche 1 1
Andalusia Granada 1 1
Andalusia Real Betis 1 1
Canary Islands Tenerife 1 1
Cantabria Racing Santander 1 1
Valencian Community Villarreal 1 1
Balearic Islands Mallorca 1 1
Catalonia 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 to Liga 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, Bata was 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 Aragonés was 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'o was joint top scorer with 25 goals; Marca credits 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". www.fcbarcelona.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Los discípulos de Pichichi" [Pichichi's disciples]. El Correo (in Spanish). 9 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. ^ Sonia Bermúdez and Adriana Martín shared the women's Pichichi Trophy Archived 13 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Marca (in Spanish), 8 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Messi wins seventh Pichichi of his career". MARCA in English. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo: un Pichichi de récord". Marca. 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
Other sources
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  • Pichichi, a history of the award and up to date Pichichi standings
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