Throughout its history, Real Madrid has produced some truly spectacular goal scorers, with the club’s all-time top scorers list featuring some of football’s greatest names.
From Raul and Alfredo Di Stefano to Cristiano Ronaldo, take a look at Madrid’s greatest-ever scorers and discover who tops the list.
Of course, Cristiano Ronaldo is unsurprisingly at the top of the list, with his incredible haul of 451 goals in just 438 appearances making him Madrid’s all-time top scorer and one of the greatest strikers in footballing history.
His record-breaking stint between 2009 and 2018 saw him lift four Champions League titles as well as being crowned Pichichi – the La Liga’s top scorer award – three times.
However, how many goals did the Portuguese superstar score for Los Blancos during his time there?
NaijNara will reveal all of that and more in this article about Real Madrid top scorers of all time.
Top 10 Real Madrid top scorers all time
Who are the greatest scorers in Real Madrid’s history? Take a look at profiles for each one, beginning with Di Stefano and ending with the current top scorer, in our top 10 rankings.
10. Emilio Butragueño – Spain
Butragueño started his professional career at Real Madrid and played there for 11 years winning 16 trophies including 6 La Liga titles and 2 UEFA Cups. Emilio scored 171 goals in 463 appearances for them.
9. Pirri – Spain
Pirri started his professional career at Granada in 1963 and joined Real Madrid one year later. The Spanish International played for Los Blancos for 16 years winning 15 trophies including 10 La Liga titles and 1 European Cup. He scored 172 goals in 561 games for Los Blancos.
8. Francisco Gento – Spain
Gento started his professional career at Racing Santander in 1952 and then moved to Real Madrid in 1953. He played for Los Blancos for 18 seasons winning 24 trophies including 12 La Liga titles and 6 European Cups. Francisco scored 182 goals in 601 matches for Real Madrid.
7. Hugo Sánchez – Mexico
Sánchez played for both UNAM and Atlético Madrid before joining Real Madrid in 1985. He played there for 7 years winning 10 trophies including 5 La Liga titles and 1 UEFA Cup. Hugo scored 208 goals in 282 appearances for Los Blancos.
6. Ferenc Puskás – Hungary/Spain
Puskás started his professional career at Budapest Honved where he played for 13 years before joining Real Madrid in 1958. He played for Los Blancos for 8 seasons winning 10 trophies including 5 La Liga titles and 3 European Cups. Ferenc scored 242 goals in 262 games for Real Madrid.
5. Santillana – Spain
Santillana started his professional career at Racing Santander in 1970 before joining Real Madrid in 1971 where he played for 17 years winning 16 trophies including 9 La Liga titles and 2 UEFA Cups. He scored 290 goals in 645 games for Real Madrid.
4. Alfredo Di Stéfano – Argentina/Spain
Di Stéfano played for both River Plate and Millonarios before joining Real Madrid in 1953 where he played for 11 seasons winning 18 trophies including 8 La Liga titles and 5 European Cups. Alfredo scored 308 goals in 396 matches for Los Blancos.
3. Raúl – Spain
Raúl started his career at Real Madrid in 1994 and played for them for 16 years till 2010 winning 16 trophies including 6 La Liga titles and 3 UEFA Champions League titles. He scored 323 goals in 741 games for Los Blancos.
2. Karim Benzema – France
Benzema started his career at Lyon in 2004 and moved to Real Madrid in 2009 where he still plays presently. Karim has won 23 trophies with Los Blancos so far including 4 La Liga titles and 5 UEFA Champions League titles. The Frenchman has 327 goals in 611 matches so far with Real Madrid.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo – Portugal
The Portuguese forward joined Real Madrid in 2009 for a world-record transfer fee of £80 million (€94 million). Ronaldo remains Real Madrid’s all-time top scorer with 450 goals from 438 matches, which gives him a 1.03 goal ratio.
Concluding Real Madrid top scorers all time
You have now known who has made it into our top 10 list of Real Madrid top scorers of all time as well as finding out players who lay claim to being amongst the greats.
Article updated 2 months ago. Content is written and modified by multiple authors.
