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Top 10 Spain Men’s All Time Goal Scorers

The Spanish football team has seen some incredible players in history play for them. The nation is credited with changing football time and time again, and many fans agree that they play the best football out there. Spain has had some incredibly dominant teams in their history, and these teams have seen some of the best footballers in history play in it. This article talks about the best goal scorers in Spain’s history and the players who have managed to get themselves on the list of the top 10 goal scorers in the history of Spanish football.

Who Are Spain’s Top 10 Goal Scorers?

9. Sergio Ramos – 23 Goals

Sergio Ramos is regarded as one of the best defenders of all time. He represented the Spanish football team between 2005 and 2021, making 180 appearances for them, the most of any other player in Spain’s history. Despite being a defender, Ramos finds himself on this list due to his longevity and knack for scoring goals. He scored 23 goals in 180 appearances for Spain, ending his international career with a goals-per-game ratio of 0.13.

9. Alfredo Di Stefano – 23 Goals

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Alfredo Di Stefano played for three national teams during his career. He switched from Argentina, to Colombia to Spain. He scored 6 in 6 appearances for Barcelona and 23 in 31 for Spain but he has never played in the world cup. pic.twitter.com/vBlZwXYAbg

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Alfredo Di Stefano is a fabulous forward who has played for three separate international teams throughout his career. He started off by representing the Argentina football team before deciding to represent Colombia. Finally, he decided to settle with Spain as his international country in 1957. Di Stefano represented the Spanish football team from 1957 to 1961, scoring 23 goals in just 31 appearances, which puts his goals-per-game ratio at an impressive 0.74, more than anyone on this list.

8. Emilio Butragueno – 26 Goals

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Emilio Butragueno played as a striker for the Spain football team from 1984 to 1992. He scored 26 goals for his country in 69 games at a goals-per-game ratio of 0.38. Butragueno was a Real Madrid legend and spent nearly the entirety of his career playing for them. He made a total of 460 appearances for Real Madrid’s first team and won several honours with them, including six La Liga titles and two UEFA cups.

7. Fernando Morientes – 27 Goals

Fernando Morientes
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Fernando Morientes is another legendary Spanish striker who has made his way onto this list due to his brilliant goal-scoring abilities. Morientes represented his country from 1998 to 2007, making 47 appearances and scoring 27 goals in the process. He ended his international career with a goals-per-game ratio of 057. Fernando Morientes played for a lot of clubs in his domestic career, but like most players on this list, the majority of his club career was spent representing Real Madrid.

6. Fernando Hierro – 29 Goals

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Fernando Hierro is the second and final player on this list who is not an attacking player. Like Sergio Ramos, Hierro’s primary job was to prevent his opposition from scoring, but his intuition helped him get in the correct places and score goals as well. Hierro is another Real Madrid legend who spent most of his career with the Los Blancos. The defender played for Spain from 1989 to 2002, scoring 29 goals in 89 appearances at a goals-per-game ratio of 0.33.

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5. David Silva – 35 Goals

David Silva announced retirement for Spain:

🇪🇸 Games: 125
⚽️ Goals: 35
🎯 Assists: 31
🏆 EURO's: 2008, 2012
🏆 World Cup: 2010

Legend. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/Xcot18YM96

— Football Factly (@FootballFactly) August 14, 2018

David Siva is an attacking midfielder who represented the Spanish football team from 2006 to 2018. Despite primarily being the playmaker and creator, Silva managed to find his name on the scoresheet quite regularly. David Silva scored 35 goals in 125 appearances for Spain, ending his international career with a goals-per-game ratio of 0.28. He was also a key part of the talented Spanish squad, which won the 2010 FIFA World Cup alongside the 2008 and 2012 UEFA Euros.

4. Alvaro Morata – 37 Goals

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Alvaro Morata is the only player on this list who is yet active for the Spanish football team. The striker still has time to overtake some people on this list and is just one goal away from levelling Fernando Torres’ record and entering the top three. Morata has been representing Spain since 2014 and has played 84 games so far, scoring 37 goals in the process. This puts his goals-per-game ratio at 0.44, behind only Fernando Morientes, David Villa and Alfredo Di Stefano.

3. Fernando Torres – 38 Goals

Fernando Torres is widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation. His goal-scoring ability was second to none, and his finishing was impeccable. Fernando Torres played for some of the best clubs in the world, with most of his time being divided between Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, and Chelsea. He represented the Spanish football team from 2003 to 2014, scoring 38 goals in 110 matches at a goals-per-game ratio of 0.35.

2. Raul – 44 Goals

Happy 40th birthday to Raúl.

Real Madrid: 323 goals in 741 games ⚪️⚪️
Spain: 44 goals in 102 caps 🇪🇸

A legend of the game. pic.twitter.com/p8sBxLjayk

— Squawka (@Squawka) June 27, 2017

Raul is another Spanish footballer on this list who is also a Real Madrid legend. He spent almost the entirety of his career representing Real Madrid, making a total of 741 appearances for them in all competitions. Raul was a prolific goal scorer whose goal-scoring abilities were second to none. He represented his country from 1996 to 2006, scoring 44 goals in 102 appearances at a goals-per-game ratio of 0.43.

1. David Villa – 59 Goals

David Villa is the highest goal-scorer in Spanish football’s history. The striker is very underrated, and many fans around the world think that he does not get the credit he deserves. David Villa represented Spain from 2005 to 2017 and helped them win the 2010 FIFA World Cup as well as the 2008 UEFA Euros. He scored a total of 59 goals in his career, 15 more than Raul in second place. Villa managed to achieve this feat in just 98 games, putting his goals-per-game ratio at an impressive 0.60.

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