La Liga Top scorers - Spain 2008/2009
The winning top scorer in La Liga (Primera División), Spain during the season 2008/2009 was Diego Forlán with 32 goals scored. Below you find the list of the highest goal scorers during the season. You can also find all hat-tricks scored during the season.
La Liga has a break between two seasons right now. The next season is planned to start on 17 August 2025.
Primera División best goal scorers 2008/2009
Below is the final top scorer list for the La Liga 2008/2009, including the 21 players who scored the most goals during the season.
| # | Player, Team | Nationality | Age | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Diego Forlán Atlético Madrid |
Uruguay | 30 |
32
|
| 2. |
Samuel Eto'o Barcelona |
Cameroon | 28 |
30
|
| 3. |
David Villa Valencia |
Spain | 27 |
28
|
| 4. |
Lionel Messi Barcelona |
Argentina | 21 |
23
|
| 5. |
Gonzalo Higuaín Real Madrid |
Argentina | 21 |
22
|
| 6. |
Álvaro Negredo Sevilla/Almeria |
Spain | 23 |
19
|
|
Thierry Henry Barcelona |
France | 31 |
19
|
|
| 8. |
Frederic Kanouté Sevilla |
Mali | 31 |
18
|
|
Raúl Real Madrid |
Spain | 31 |
18
|
|
| 10. |
Sergio Agüero Atlético Madrid |
Argentina | 20 |
17
|
| 11. |
Joseba Llorente Villarreal |
Spain | 29 |
15
|
| 12. |
Fernando Llorente Athletic Bilbao |
Spain | 24 |
13
|
|
Nikola Zigic Racing Santander |
Serbia | 28 |
13
|
|
|
Roberto Soldado Getafe |
Spain | 24 |
13
|
|
| 15. |
Giuseppe Rossi Villarreal |
Italy | 22 |
12
|
|
José Javier Barkero Numancia |
Spain | 30 |
12
|
|
|
Mate Bilic Sporting Gijon |
Croatia | 28 |
12
|
|
| 18. |
Achille Emana Real Betis |
Cameroon | 26 |
11
|
|
Aritz Adúriz Mallorca |
Spain | 28 |
11
|
|
|
Juan Mata Valencia |
Spain | 21 |
11
|
|
|
Walter Pandiani Osasuna |
Uruguay | 33 |
11
|
The age of the players is when the season ended at 31 May 2009
Scored hat-tricks in La Liga, season 2008/2009
In total there were 11 scored hat-tricks during the season 2008/2009 in La Liga, Spain. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.
| Player, Team | Match | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|
| Raúl Tamudo Espanyol |
Espanyol - Málaga 3-0 Sun 31 may 2009 |
3 6', 44', 56' |
| Diego Forlán Atlético Madrid |
Athletic Bilbao - Atlético Madrid 1-4 Sat 23 may 2009 |
3 72', 77', 86' |
| Raúl Real Madrid |
Sevilla - Real Madrid 2-4 Sun 26 april 2009 |
3 45', 63', 66' |
| Frederic Kanouté Sevilla |
Sevilla - Real Valladolid 4-1 Sat 21 march 2009 |
3 7', 43', 70' |
| Roberto Soldado Getafe |
Getafe - Sporting Gijon 5-1 Sun 25 january 2009 |
3 15', 56', 72' |
| Thierry Henry Barcelona |
Barcelona - Valencia 4-0 Sat 6 december 2008 |
3 19', 27', 80' |
| Gonzalo Higuaín Real Madrid |
Real Madrid - Málaga 4-3 Sat 8 november 2008 |
4 8', 37', 71', 78' |
| Samuel Eto'o Barcelona |
Barcelona - Real Valladolid 6-0 Sat 8 november 2008 |
4 12', 30', 43', 44' |
 Racing Santander |
Valencia - Racing Santander 2-4 Sat 1 november 2008 |
3 23', 49', 79' |
| Samuel Eto'o Barcelona |
Barcelona - Almeria 5-0 Sat 25 october 2008 |
3 5', 20', 23' |
| Rafael Van der Vaart Real Madrid |
Real Madrid - Sporting Gijon 7-1 Wed 24 september 2008 |
3 17', 32', 46' |
The season start for La Liga 2008/2009 was 30 August 2008, the finishing round was being played 31 May 2009.