Among the 10 players with the highest goal-to-match ratio in La Liga since 2000 are former Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, and Real Madrid athletes.

The objective of the game is to score goals, and without a doubt, La Liga has seen some of the most exceptional strikers throughout history.

From the year 2000 onwards, these are the top 10 players who have had the highest goals-to-games ratio in La Liga.

=9. Zlatan Ibrahimović – 0.55 goals per match

Considering that Barcelona Fans never witnessed the pinnacle of Ibrahimovic's abilities; it's remarkable enough that he has been included on this list.

Even though his tenure at Camp Nou was just for one season, he managed to net 16 goals in 29 league matches, which is quite impressive.

"Yes, I let myself down," Ibrahimovic stated to Canal Plus while reminiscing about his tenure in Spain.

I took a different approach this time. I gave careful consideration before taking action and ended up disappointing myself. In doing so, I lost touch with who I was. However, later on, I rediscovered my true self, which enabled me to achieve great success.

With a rate of 0.55 goals per match, he narrowly leads Karim Benzema for a spot within the top 10 on this ranking.

=Neymar – 0.55 goals average per match

During the 2015-16 season in La Liga, Neymar had his most fruitful campaign, netting 24 goals in 34 matches.

Throughout his time in Spain, he netted 68 league goals in 123 matches, resulting in an average of 0.55 goals per game.

Given that he wasn't always the primary option for Barcelona in attacking situations, those statistics are remarkably strong.

8. Gonzalo Higuaín – 0.56 goals per match

The Argentinian striker became a consistent presence in the team. Real Madrid XI He returned to scoring goals regularly starting from 2008–09.

In three out of his last five seasons at Santiago Bernabeu, he managed to score more than 20 league goals each season, with an average of 0.56 goals per match throughout his career in Spain.

7. Ronaldo Nazário – 0.65 goals per match

As this list considers only the period after 2000, Ronaldo's outstanding 1996–97 season at Barcelona does not contribute to his total here.

That season, he netted 34 league goals and maintained an average of 0.91 goals per match for the renowned Spanish club.

Although his average of 0.65 goals per match at Real Madrid doesn't stand out as much, it's still sufficient to secure him the seventh position on this ranking.

6. Artem Dovbyk – 0.67 goals per match

The Ukrainian striker spent just one season competing in Spain, yet it proved to be an incredible year.

He led Girona to qualify for the Champions League after scoring 24 goals in 36 matches during the 2023-24 season.

After making an impressive impact during his time in Spain, Roma signed him last summer, and Girona has found it difficult to achieve similar success without Dovbyk at the forefront.

5. Robert Lewandowski – 0.69 goals each match

Many players begin to slow down when they reach 36, but Lewandowski is an exception to this trend.

After transferring to Barcelona in 2022, the Polish striker has upheld the high standards established during his time in Germany, where he netted an impressive 67 league goals in only 98 matches.

"People are discussing my age... however, I am aware that I'm putting in the same amount of effort as usual. I aim to continue competing at the highest level for a few more years," Lewandowski recently stated to journalists.

I am feeling exceptionally well physically. There isn’t any noticeable difference between how I perform now compared to a few years back when looking at the statistics.

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4. Luis Suarez – 0.7 goals each match

During five out of his eight seasons in La Liga with Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, Suarez succeeded in scoring more than 20 league goals each season.

In the 2015-16 season, which was his most productive campaign, he managed to net 40 league goals in only 35 matches.

In his prime, he is possibly the most outstanding pure forward in La Liga's history, though his scoring rate of 0.7 goals per match places him at number four on this ranking.

3. Kylian Mbappé – 0.79 goals per match

Certainly, Mbappe is being evaluated based on an extremely limited number of performances relative to most players on this list, yet the initial indications have been quite encouraging for the French forward.

Following some initial setbacks during his first few months in Madrid, the 26-year-old has been performing exceptionally well since the new year began.

Should he continue maintaining this rate of scoring 0.79 goals per match for his whole La Liga tenure, he will be remembered as one of the greatest players ever at Real Madrid.

2. Lionel Messi – 0.91 goals each match

Messi leads the all-time La Liga scoring charts with 474 goals in 520 appearances. , but that isn't sufficient to secure his position at the top of this list.

Lionel Messi's brilliance was evident from his youth, yet he only emerged as a consistent goalscorer in Spain's top league during the 2008-09 campaign.

He boasts the highest tally of goals in a single La Liga campaign, largely due to his outstanding performance during the 2011-12 season where he netted an impressive 50 times in just 37 matches.

Between 2008 and 2021, he consistently scored over 20 goals for an impressive 13 successive seasons. Nevertheless, he has narrowly missed out on claiming the top position.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo – averages 1.07 goals per match

Following his transfer to Real Madrid in 2009, Ronaldo’s scoring rate skyrocketed.

During his nine seasons in Spain, CR7 netted an impressive 311 La Liga goals in only 292 matches, scoring at an astounding rate of 1.07 goals per match.

Although he secured just two La Liga trophies, nobody has scored goals more efficiently than Ronaldo throughout La Liga's history.

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