La Liga: Most Number of Goals by a Player in a Season

La Liga is the top flight football division in Spain. Let’s now have a look at the players who hold the record for most goals in a single La Liga season.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in a file photo, Credit: Twitter/@LaLiga
By annirudh bhalla | May 25, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

La Liga is the top flight football division in Spain. It is one of the top five leagues in European football. Formed in 1929, La Liga has been the home to spectacular teams, players and matches over the years. Possibly the two biggest clubs in the world, Real Madrid and Barcelona have been the spearheads of the league for decades. La Liga has also seen itself being the most successfully represented league in European Competitions. No wonder La Liga has been the dream destination of the most successful players and coaches. With its rich tradition and history to back itself along with the potential to grow even more, the future of La Liga looks bright for many years to come.

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Over the years, several great personalities and individuals have blessed La Liga. Great players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho have come to Spain and displayed their amazing qualities. While great tacticians and readers including Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, and Johan Cruyff have taken the game to the next level and assembled supremely talented squads in La Liga. Initially commenced as a 10-team tournament, La Liga currently is contested by 20 teams much alike most of the European Leagues.

The 2021/22 La Liga season was another splendid Spanish campaign. The most successful side in the competition, Real Madrid once again emerged triumphant winning their 35th title amassing 86 points in the process. Carlo Ancelotti’s side were the most consistent team in the land and rightly reaped the results for it. Their fiercest rivals, Barcelona came second after a complete reversal in fortunes under Xavi. Atletico Madrid and Sevilla filled the other two Champions League spots. Granada, Levante and Alaves on the other hand found themselves at the relegation spots.

La Liga: Most number of goals by a player in a season

The key to any team’s success is the individual ability transformed to collective effort guided by a manager. Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Raul, Luis Suarez, and Alfredo Di Stefano among many have been the prolific forwards to have played the best years of their careers in La Liga. La Liga perhaps has the highest ceiling amongst all the top European Leagues when it comes to the attacking culture it possesses. From the glory days of Di Stefano to the historic annual battles between Ronaldo and Messi, the Spanish League has seen it all. Let’s now have a look at the players who hold the record for most goals in a single La Liga season.

S.NoPlayerClubGoals ScoredAppearancesSeason
1.Lionel MessiBarcelona50372011-12
2.Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid48352014-15
3.Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid46382011-12
4.Lionel MessiBarcelona46322012-13
5.Lionel MessiBarcelona43382014-15
6.Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid40342010-11
7.Luis SuarezBarcelona40352015-16
8.Telmo ZarraAthletic Bilbao38301950-51
9.Hugo SanchezReal Madrid38351989-90
10.Lionel MessiBarcelona37342016-17