La Liga top scorers - Spain 2016/2017
The leading goalscorers in La Liga (Primera División) in the 2016/2017 season, as well as the players with the most assists and all hat-tricks.
Quick overview
- Top scorer list winner: Lionel Messi, Barcelona - 37 goals
- Most assists: Luis Suárez, Barcelona - 13 assists
- Number of hat-tricks: 10
La Liga has a break between two seasons right now. The next season is planned to start on 16 August 2026.
Primera División best goalscorers 2016/2017
Below is the final top scorer list for the La Liga 2016/2017, including the 26 players who scored the most goals during the season. If you want to see each players' goal progression per round during the season you can find it here.
| # | Player, Team | Nationality | Age | % team's goals | Min/goal | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Lionel Messi Barcelona |
Argentina | 29 | 31.9% | 76 | |
| 2. |
Luis Suárez Barcelona |
Uruguay | 30 | 25.0% | 98 | |
| 3. |
Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid |
Portugal | 32 | 23.6% | 101 | |
| 4. |
Iago Aspas Celta Vigo |
Spain | 29 | 35.8% | 122 | |
| 5. |
Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid |
France | 26 | 22.9% | 191 | |
|
Aritz Adúriz Athletic Bilbao |
Spain | 36 | 30.2% | 151 | ||
| 7. |
Álvaro Morata Real Madrid |
Spain | 24 | 14.2% | 88 | |
| 8. |
Sandro Ramirez Málaga |
Spain | 21 | 28.6% | 165 | |
| 9. |
Gerard Moreno Espanyol |
Spain | 25 | 26.5% | 252 | |
|
Neymar Barcelona |
Brazil | 25 | 11.2% | 204 | ||
|
Rubén Castro Real Betis |
Spain | 35 | 31.7% | 214 | ||
| 12. |
Florin Andone Deportivo La Coruña |
Romania | 24 | 27.9% | 241 | |
|
Kevin Gameiro Atlético Madrid |
France | 30 | 17.1% | 143 | ||
|
Willian José Real Sociedad |
Brazil | 25 | 20.3% | 173 | ||
| 15. |
Cédric Bakambu Villarreal |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 26 | 19.6% | 142 | |
|
Juanmi Real Sociedad |
Spain | 24 | 18.6% | 166 | ||
|
Karim Benzema Real Madrid |
France | 29 | 10.4% | 173 | ||
|
Sergi Enrich Eibar |
Spain | 27 | 19.6% | 257 | ||
|
Wissam Ben Yedder Sevilla |
France | 26 | 15.9% | 151 | ||
| 20. |
Isco Real Madrid |
Spain | 25 | 9.4% | 163 | |
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Kevin-Prince Boateng Las Palmas |
Ghana | 30 | 18.9% | 198 | ||
|
Pablo Piatti Espanyol |
Argentina | 28 | 20.4% | 235 | ||
|
Pedro Leon Eibar |
Spain | 30 | 17.9% | 300 | ||
|
Raúl Garcia Athletic Bilbao |
Spain | 30 | 18.9% | 288 | ||
|
Sergio León Osasuna |
Spain | 28 | 25.0% | 240 | ||
|
Yannick Ferreira Carrasco Atlético Madrid |
Belgium | 23 | 14.3% | 226 |
TIP! Click on the number of goals to see the matches in which the player scored.
- Sources: Historical statistics are based on data from our providers and checked against archived season records when needed. Read more in our About Us section.
- Methodology: We count league goals, including knockout rounds when they are part of the same competition. Qualification, promotion and relegation playoffs are not included.
The age of the players is when the season ended at 21 May 2017
Most assists in the La Liga 2016/2017
This is the list of the players that assisted to most goals the La Liga during the 2016/2017 season.
| # | Player, team | Nationality | Age | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Luis Suárez
Barcelona |
Uruguay | 30 | 13 |
| 2. |
Toni Kroos
Real Madrid |
Germany | 27 | 12 |
| 3. |
Neymar
Barcelona |
Brazil | 25 | 11 |
| 4. |
Marcelo
Real Madrid |
Brazil | 29 | 10 |
|
Pablo Piatti
Espanyol |
Argentina | 28 | 10 |
|
| 6. |
Lionel Messi
Barcelona |
Argentina | 29 | 9 |
|
Isco
Real Madrid |
Spain | 25 | 9 |
|
| 8. |
Pablo Sarabia
Sevilla |
Spain | 25 | 8 |
|
Koke
Atlético Madrid |
Spain | 25 | 8 |
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Ángel Correa
Atlético Madrid |
Argentina | 22 | 8 |
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Antoine Griezmann
Atlético Madrid |
France | 26 | 8 |
Scored hat-tricks in La Liga, season 2016/2017
In total there were 10 scored hat-tricks during the season 2016/2017 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Neymar Barcelona |
Las Palmas - Barcelona 1-4 Sun 14 May 2017 |
3 25', 67', 71' |
| Álvaro Morata Real Madrid |
Leganés - Real Madrid 2-4 Wed 5 April 2017 |
3 18', 23', 48' |
| Giuseppe Rossi Celta Vigo |
Celta Vigo - Las Palmas 3-1 Mon 3 April 2017 |
3 12', 36', 57' |
| Kevin Gameiro Atlético Madrid |
Sporting Gijon - Atlético Madrid 1-4 Sat 18 February 2017 |
3 80', 81', 85' |
| Wissam Ben Yedder Sevilla |
Real Sociedad - Sevilla 0-4 Sat 7 January 2017 |
3 25', 29', 83' |
| Vicente Iborra Sevilla |
Celta Vigo - Sevilla 0-3 Sun 11 December 2016 |
3 51', 84', 90+2' |
| Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid |
Atlético Madrid - Real Madrid 0-3 Sat 19 November 2016 |
3 23', 71', 77' |
| Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid |
Alavés - Real Madrid 1-4 Sat 29 October 2016 |
3 17', 33', 88' |
| Yannick Ferreira Carrasco Atlético Madrid |
Atlético Madrid - Granada 7-1 Sat 15 October 2016 |
3 34', 45', 61' |
| Luis Suárez Barcelona |
Barcelona - Real Betis 6-2 Sat 20 August 2016 |
3 42', 56', 82' |
The first game in La Liga the season 2016/2017 was played 19 August 2016, and the season ended 21 May 2017.