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La Liga Top 10 Goal Scorers of All-Time: Will Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo Pass Barcelona's Lionel Messi? [VOTE]



By Sylvester call 08064987190 | Jan 02, 2015



Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid has 202 career goals ranking ninth all-time. Lionel Messi of Barcelona has the most career La Liga goals with 258. Ronaldo has 25 goals this season, and may break the single season record. We list the top 10 goal scorers in La Liga history. Do you think Ronaldo will break Messi's all-time scoring record? (Photo : Getty)

Ask anyone in the world who the best soccer player is, and odds are, they will tell you either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.

You really can't go wrong with either player. Both Ronaldo and Messi have represented their country in the FIFA World Cup, broken numerous records and are in the prime of their careers.

However, Ronaldo may have a slight edge over Messi in the near future. Ronaldo has scored an unbelievable 25 goals in Real Madrid's first 15 games. If he continues that pace, he will break Messi's 50-goal record set back in the 2011-12 La Liga season.

On top of that, Ronaldo may even edge out Messi for career goals.

Although Ronaldo played a very large portion of his career at Manchester United, he has scored 202 goals as a member of Real Madrid since 2009. During that exact time span, Messi has scored 204 La Liga goals. Messi recently broke Telmo Zarra's all-time scoring record, and now has 258 career goals.

Having said that, Ronaldo is on a goal scoring pace like we have never seen before. Of the top 30 all- time La Liga goal scorers, Ronaldo is the only player to average more than a goal per game. Ronaldo has scored 202 goals in just 179 Spanish Soccer League games, averaging 1.12 goals per game.

Ronaldo is the only Portuguese player with more than 200 career goals. Hugo Sanchez has the most career goals (234) by a Mexican or any North American born player. And, of course, Messi of Argentina has the most career goals of any South American born player. Every other player in the top 10 hails from Spain.

Raul currently holds the franchise record for most career goals by a Real Madrid player, 228. For Ronaldo to surpass him, he would have to score 26 goals with just 23 games remaining this season. A hard task, but not an impossibility.

Ronaldo and Messi are the only active players in the all-time top 10 scoring list. (See Below)

But, not all is lost for Messi. Messi may have 10 less goals than Ronaldo this season, but he has a few factors on his side. One, age. Messi is two and a half years younger than Ronaldo. That's not to say that Ronaldo is getting slower or past his prime, but Messi is showing no signs of slowing down. Messi is still just 27 years old, and there's a good chance he will finish his incredible career with more than 400 career goals. Another factor that can't be ignored is Messi has a five-year advantage over Ronaldo. Messi has played his entire career with Barcelona dating back to 2004. Ronaldo didn't begin with Real Madrid until 2009.

Ronaldo and Messi are the two best players in the world, and there's a good chance we could see both of them end their incredible careers with more than 400 career goals. Ronaldo is slowly catching up to the Barcelona striker, but Messi's age and consistency may keep him on top for a very long time.

Most Career La Liga Goals:

1. Lionel Messi: 258

2. Telmo Zarra: 251

3. Hugo Sanchez: 234

4. Raul: 228

5. Alfredo Di Stéfano: 227

6. César Rodríguez: 223

7. Quini: 219

8. Pahiño: 210

9. Cristiano Ronaldo: 202

10. Edmundo Suárez: 195

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