In Spanishfootball, thePichichi Trophy (Spanish:Trofeo Pichichi) is awarded by the sports newspaperMarca to the top goalscorer of eachLa Liga season. Named after theAthletic Bilbao strikerRafael "Pichichi" Moreno, the trophy has been awarded annually since the1952–53 season.[2] All top scorers who preceded the award's creation were retroactively named Pichichi winners byMarca. Since the 2014–15 season, the top scorer of the women'sLiga F is also awarded the Pichichi Trophy.[3]
The Pichichi is not officially recognised by the league's governing body, theLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. As the award is based onMarca's subjective criteria, its data may differ from the official match delegate reports. For the top scorers in the Spanish football league according to La Liga data, seeList of La Liga top scorers. The player with the record number of wins isLionel Messi with eight, all withBarcelona.[4]
Telmo Zarra won the inaugural Pichichi Trophy in 1953 and amassed a total of six. He remains the Spanish player who has won the award the most times.Quini won Pichichi Trophies with two different clubs.Real Madrid strikerKylian Mbappé is the current winner, having secured his first Pichichi Trophy in the2024–25 campaign. He also won theEuropean Golden Shoe at the end of the season.
Alfredo Di Stéfano andHugo Sánchez both won four successive Pichichis. Di Stéfano represented Real Madrid, while Sánchez played his first season for Atlético Madrid and the next three for Real Madrid.
^"Los discípulos de Pichichi" [Pichichi's disciples].El Correo (in Spanish). 9 October 2015.Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved23 September 2017.