<P> La Liga 's all - time top goalscorer is FC Barcelona 's Lionel Messi , who also holds the record for most goals scored in a season with 50 goals in 2011 - 12 . Athletic Bilbao 's Telmo Zarra , who was the competition 's all - time top scorer until 2014 , was top scorer in six seasons between 1945 and 1953 . Four other players -- Lionel Messi , Real Madrid 's Alfredo Di Stéfano , Quini of Sporting de Gijón and Barcelona , and Hugo Sánchez of Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid -- each finished as top scorer in five seasons . </P>
<P> La Liga 's all - time top goalscorer is FC Barcelona 's Lionel Messi , who also holds the record for most goals scored in a season with 50 goals in 2011 - 12 . Athletic Bilbao 's Telmo Zarra , who was the competition 's all - time top scorer until 2014 , was top scorer in six seasons between 1945 and 1953 . Four other players -- Lionel Messi , Real Madrid 's Alfredo Di Stéfano , Quini of Sporting de Gijón and Barcelona , and Hugo Sánchez of Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid -- each finished as top scorer in five seasons . </P>
highest goal scorer in one season in la liga
highest goal scorer in one season in la liga
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi