La Liga top goal scorers 2022/23: Updated Pichichi table for Golden Boot in Spain as Lewandowski leads.
La Liga top goal scorers 2022/23: Updated Pichichi table for Golden Boot in Spain as Lewandowski leads.
La Liga top goal scorers 2022/23: Golden boot rankings in Spain

Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski (18 goals) is four goals ahead with seven matches remaining after adding a consolation goal in a 2-1 loss at Rayo Vallecano.

The Poland international added to his lead in the race for the Pichichi award, since Karim Benzema (14 goals), the winner of the 2021/22 Golden Boot, sat out his team's midweek match against Girona, and before that went three league games without scoring. The 35-year-old Benzema will likely be saving his energies for the UEFA Champions League semifinals against Manchester City.

Getafe's Turkey international Enes Unal hasn't scored since March 19, but still maintains his place in third on 13 goals.

A foursome of players, including three veteran Spaniards, follow on 12 goals, while a stunning four-goal outburst against Real Madrid lifted Girona forward Valentin 'Taty' Castellanos (11 goals) inside the top 10.

Below is the updated top scorers table in La Liga, as the stars vie for the prestigious Pichichi trophy at the end of the season. Assists and minutes played are the tiebreakers as is the case for major international tournaments.

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La Liga Top Scorers Table (2022-2023)

The table below is updated after each matchday of the 2022/23 season with the ranking of La Liga's top goal scorers. The campaign wraps up on June 4, 2023.

Updated as of Wednesday, April 26, 2023.

Rank Player Club Goals
(pens)
Assists Matches Minutes
1. Robert Lewandowski Barcelona 18 (0) 6 27 2221
2. Karim Benzema Real Madrid 14 (5) 3 20 1700
3. Enes Unal Getafe 13 (4) 3 31 2712
4. Borja Iglesias Real Betis 12 (5) 3 29 2079
  Iago Aspas Celta Vigo 12 (2) 3 31 2644
  Joselu Espanyol 12 (3) 2 27 2359
  Vedat Muriqi Mallorca 12 (3) 2 28 2371
8. Antoine Griezmann Atletico Madrid 11 (0) 10 31 2230
  Alvaro Morata Atletico Madrid 11 (0) 2 31 1629
  Valentin Castellanos Atletico Madrid 11 (1) 0 29 2224
11. Vinicius Jr Real Madrid 10 (0) 8 29 2541
  Alexander Sorloth Real Sociedad 10 (0) 1 27 1940
13. Gabri Veiga Celta Vigo 9 (0) 4 29 1797
  Martin Braithwaite Espanyol 9 (0) 1 25 2089
15. Marci Asensio Real Madrid 8 (0) 6 25 1130
  Isi Palazon Rayo Vallecano 8 (1) 5 30 2428
  Oihan Sancet Athletic Club 8 (1) 2 29 2023
  Inaki Williams Athletic Club 8 (0) 2 28 2178
  Borja Mayoral Getafe 8 (0) 2 31 2582
  Youssef En-Nesyri Sevilla 8 (0) 0 26 1334

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La Liga odds to win Golden Boot

Who do the sportsbooks think is the frontrunner for the top scorer title in Spain? It's understandable that Lewandowski is way ahead of the pack, but he has company at the top the list.

Most sportsbooks have Benzema as the next most likely to win behind Lewandowski, but the Polish hitman scoring at least 30 league goals in five of the last seven Bundesliga seasons at Bayern Munich makes him a firm favourite.

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Odds as of March 3, 2023

Player (Club) SkyBet Bet MGM
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) 1/9 -769
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 2/1 +500
Borja Iglesias (Real Betis) 40/1 +8000
Joselu (Espanyol) 50/1 N/A
Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) 66/1 +6600

All-time La Liga Golden Boot (Pichichi)

Below are the top scorers in each season of La Liga since 1995, when the league adopted the modern calculation of three points for a victory.

Year Player Team Goals
2021-22 Karim Benzema Real Madrid 27
2020-21 Lionel Messi Barcelona 30
2019-20 Lionel Messi Barcelona 25
2018-19 Lionel Messi Barcelona 36
2017-18 Lionel Messi Barcelona 34
2016-17 Lionel Messi Barcelona 37
2015-16 Luis Suarez Barcelona 40
2014-15 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 48
2013-14 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 31
2012-13 Lionel Messi Barcelona 46
2011-12 Lionel Messi Barcelona 50
2010-11 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 40
2009-10 Lionel Messi Barcelona 34
2008-09 Diego Forlan Atletico Madrid 32
2007-08 Daniel Guiza Mallorca 27
2006-07 Ruud van Nistelrooy Real Madrid 25
2005-06 Samuel Eto'o Barcelona 26
2004-05 Samuel Eto'o Barcelona 25
  Diego Forlan Villarreal 25
2003-04 Ronaldo Real Madrid 24
2002-03 Roy Makaay Deportivo La Coruna 29
2001-02 Diego Tristan Deportivo La Coruna 20
2000-01 Raul Real Madrid 24
1999-00 Salva Ballesta Racing Santander 27
1998-99 Raul Real Madrid 24
1997-98 Christian Vieri Atletico Madrid 24
1996-97 Ronaldo Barcelona 34
1995-96 Juan Antonio Pizzi Tenerife 31

La Liga Pichichi Trophy 2021/22

While Karim Benzema may have competition for the top of the table this coming season, nobody can take away his incredible 2021/22 campaign.

The season to remember likely pushed the Frenchman towards his first-ever Ballon d'Or, finishing with nine more goals than anyone else and also collecting one fewer assist than the league leader. The season's assist leader, Vinicius Jr., led the way largely thanks to Benzema, who was on the receiving end of eight of Vinicius's 13 assists.

La Liga top scorer 2021/22 table

Rank Player Club Goals (PKs) Assists Matches Mins
1. Karim Benzema Real Madrid 27 (7) 12 32 2,603
2. Iago Aspas Celta Vigo 18 (3) 6 37 3,095
3. Vinicius Jr. Real Madrid 17 (0) 13 35 2,699
  Raul de Tomas Espanyol 17 (5) 3 34 2,927
5. Juanmi Real Betis 16 (0) 5 33 2,146
  Enes Unal Getafe 16 (2) 1 37 2,813
7. Joselu Alaves 14 (6) 5 37 3,125
8. Jose Luis Morales Levante 13 (3) 7 35 2,726
9. Angel Correa Atletico Madrid 12 (0) 5 36 1,855
  Memphis Depay Barcelona 12 (2) 2 27 1,829

Note: There were also 23 own goals among the total of 951 goals scored in the 2021/22 La Liga season.

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