Barcelona has traditionally always been known as a side that has the most remarkable attacking talent.
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Lately, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Thierry Henry, Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi are just a few world-class talents who have donned the famous Barça jersey.
Obviously, a player has broken almost every record in the club’s history – we’ll get to him a little – but let’s take a look at many of the other leading scorers in Catalonia.
#OnThisDay 1998, former Barcelona player (1939-48) Mariano Martín dies at the age of 78 in Cabrils. pic.twitter.com/Yxn75n629r
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Mariano made his debut for Barcelona in 1939, just 20 years old, and went on to collect 128 goals in 150 appearances during a productive nine-year stint with the club. His impressive mood only creeps him into the top ten, ahead of club legends Patrick Kluivert and Hristo Stoichkov.
The Spaniard would be further up the list but for a debilitating knee injury he suffered in 1944 from which he could not fully recover. After scoring 114 goals in five seasons before the injury hit, Mariano managed just 14 nets over the next four seasons in a sad end to his Barcelona career.
Rivaldo in action during a legend game / AFP Contributor / GettyImages
Rivaldo was welcomed to the Camp Nou in 1997, with the Brazilian dazzling fans for a five-year period in Catalonia. He had great pace and dribbling ability, combined with a freakly devastating command of the death penalty, which allowed him to collect 130 goals for the club.
After loving himself to the fans by scoring a wonderful goal after a wonderful goal, Rivaldo left the club in 2002 under controversial circumstances when Louis Van Gaal returned to Barcelona and quickly released the Brazilian from his contract.
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Eto’o’s impressive form for Mallorca gave him a € 24 million move to Camp Nou in 2004. During his spell with Barcelona, Eto’o established himself as one of the deadliest strikers on the planet, scoring an incredible 130 goals in just 199 appearances. .
The Cameroonian had a well-decorated formula with Barça, which included three La Liga titles and two Champions League triumphs, before moving to Serie A and joining Inter in 2009 for the sum of € 46 million.
Part-time soldier.
Part-time football player.
FC Barcelona’s first ever superstar, Paulino Alcántara. pic.twitter.com/5k5As9w82Y
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Alcantara rose to fame by hitting a hat-trick on his debut during a 9-0 victory over Catala SC as early as 1914. He is still Barcelona’s youngest player ever to score in an official match at the age of 15, 4 months.
After a two-year spell from the club, Alcantara returned to Barcelona in 1918 when he cemented his legacy. He scored 143 official goals during a decorated nine-year spell in Catalonia, with the striker receiving 17 major awards before hanging up his boots in 1927 to become a doctor.
Born #OnThisDay 1914, Josep Escolà. Made 235 matches in two spells in the club and scored 163 goals. pic.twitter.com/5oXsnkGpnh
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In sixth place is the Spanish striker Escola, who began his famous career with Barcelona in 1934. Known as the “professor” for controlling his teammates’ emotions on the pitch, Escola collected 167 goals under two spells with the club before he also had his career cut short. injuries.
Escola suffered from hip and knee problems that forced him to retire at the age of 34, but not before he won two La Liga titles.
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Samitier was nicknamed ‘The Grasshopper’ because of his position that created the role ‘box-to-box’. Of course, a midfielder, the Spaniard netted 184 official goals for the club and placed him in fourth place in Barcelona’s list of leading goal scorers of all time.
Samitier controversially left the club in 1932 to join Real Madrid, but will always be remembered as a legend that the club returned to manage Barcelona and won the La Liga title in 1945.
Kubala with the ball on a string / STAFF / GettyImages
After joining Barcelona in 1950, Kubala wasted no time in showing off his great talents at the Camp Nou. He enjoyed a fantastic first season and scored 26 goals in 19 games, including seven in a game against Sporting Gijon – a La Liga record that remains the most goals in a game.
His goal-scoring prowess showed no signs of slowing down during the ten years he spent in Barcelona when Kubala collected an incredible 194 goals before retiring shortly to become the club’s youth coach.
Suarez left Barcelona 2020 / David Aliaga / MB Media / Getty Images
Suarez left Barça on a disappointing disappointment in 2020 and had to join league rivals Atletico Madrid. He proved his worth during his first season in the Spanish capital when Atleti won La Liga, but he will first and foremost go down in history as a Barça legend.
After a difficult first season, Suarez enjoyed a wonderful second period when he played 59 times over all competitions during his best campaign ever. He never looked back and stopped in goal after goal during a successful period at Camp Nou.
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In second place after holding the crown for a while is Rodriguez. The Spaniard scored 232 goals in 351 games, making him the club’s leading scorer in an impressive five decades.
After making his debut as a 19-year-old, Cesar, like so many before him, had a famous career in Barcelona when he scored goals for fun and contributed to five La Liga titles during a 16-year period at the club.
The greatest thing that ever made it? / JOSEP LAGO / GettyImages
No surprises who’s leading the way, it’s Lionel Messi. Probably the greatest player to ever walk the planet, Messi is a phenomenon whose talents may never be replicated.
His record speaks for itself. Messi has scored 672 goals in 778 games for the club. After coming through the famous La Masia Academy, the Argentine has broken almost all records in the book; most goals (577), most hat-tricks (48), most goals in a calendar year (84), the list goes on.
After winning the Ballon d’Or a record six times, Messi will always be remembered as one of the greats.
* Lionel Messi points per publication date.
