Barcelona's top goalscorers of all time: Where does Lionel Messi rank?

Barcelona have had some of the greatest players in the history of football represent them.

The Catalan giants have lifted the La Liga title on 28 occasions, while they are also 32-time Copa del Rey winners, in addition to triumphing in the European Cup five times.

Many of the legends of the game have taken to the field for Barcelona, and a number of them are not on this list, but it would be fair to say that there are still plenty of recognisable names.

Lionel Messi sits at the top of the list, with the Argentine finding the back of the net on 672 occasions for Barcelona, and he will forever be remembered as one of the greats of the sport.

The 38-year-old is Barcelona's best-ever player and perhaps the game's greatest.

Here, Sports Mole provides a detailed list of the club's 10 highest scorers of all time; first place in the list is no shock, but there are perhaps some surprising names.

1. Lionel Messi (2004-2021)

Goals: 672

Appearances: 778

Ratio: 0.86 goals per game

League goals/appearances: 474 goals in 520 games (0.91 goals per game)

Copa del Rey goals/appearances: 56 goals in 80 games (0.70 goals per game)

European goals/appearances: 137 goals in 173 games (0.79 goals per game)

Highest-scoring season: 73 goals in 60 games (2011-12)

Hat-tricks: 48

First goal: May 1, 2005 (vs. Albacete)

Last goal: May 16, 2021 (vs. Celta Vigo)

Awards:

La Liga titles: 10 (2004-05, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19)
Copa del Rey: 7 (2008-09, 2011-12, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2020-21)
Spanish Super Cups: 7 (2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018)
Champions League: 4 (2005-06, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2014-15)
UEFA Super Cups: 3 (2009, 2011, 2015)
Club World Cups: 3 (2009, 2011, 2015)
Ballon d'Or: 8 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023)
European Golden Shoe: 6 (2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19)
Champions League top goalscorer: 6 (2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2014-15, 2018-19)
Pichichi Trophy: 8 (2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
La Liga Best Player: 9 (2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19)
Barcelona Top Goalscorer (league): 11 (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)

2. Cesar Rodriguez (1942-1955)

Goals: 232

Appearances: 351

Ratio: 0.66 goals per game

League goals/appearances: 190 in 287 games (0.66 goals per game)

Copa del Rey goals/appearances: 36 goals in 57 games (0.63 goals per game)

Highest-scoring season: 33 goals in 31 games (1948-49)

First goal: October 24, 1942 (vs. Real Betis)

Last goal: June 13, 1954 (vs. Real Madrid)

Awards:

La Liga titles: 5 (1944-45, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1951-52, 1952-53)
Copa del Generalisimo: 3 (1951, 1952, 1953)
Copa Eva Duarte: 3 (1948, 1952, 1953)
Latin Cups: 2 (1949, 1952)
Pichichi Trophy: 1 (1948-49)
Barcelona Top Goalscorer (league): 5 (1945-46, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1949-50, 1950-51)

3. Luis Suarez (2014-2020)

Goals: 198

Appearances: 283

Ratio: 0.70 goals per game

League goals/appearances: 144 in 191 games (0.75 goals per game)

Copa del Rey goals/appearances: 19 goals in 27 games (0.70 goals per game)

European goals/appearances: 26 goals in 56 games (0.46 goals per game)

Highest-scoring season: 59 goals in 53 games (2015-16)

First goal: November 25, 2014 (vs. APOEL Nicosia)

Last goal: August 14, 2020 (vs. Bayern Munich)

Awards:

La Liga titles: 4 (2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19)
Copa del Rey: 4 (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18)
Spanish Super Cups: 2 (2016, 2018)
Champions League: 1 (2014-15)
UEFA Super Cups: 1 (2015)
FIFA Club World Cups: 1 (2015)
European Golden Shoe: 1 (2015-16)
Pichichi Trophy: 1 (2015-16)
Barcelona Top Goalscorer (league): 1 (2015-16)

4. Laszlo Kubala (1950-1961)

Goals: 194

Appearances: 281

Ratio: 0.69 goals per game

League goals/appearances: 131 in 186 games (0.70 goals per game)

Copa del Rey goals/appearances: 49 goals in 48 games (1.02 goals per game)

European goals/appearances: Seven goals in 11 games (0.64 goals per game)

Highest-scoring season: 26 goals in 19 games (1951-52)

First goal: May 3, 1951 (vs. Sevilla)

Last goal: May 27, 1961 (vs. Espanyol)

Awards:

La Liga titles: 4 (1951-52, 1952-53, 1958-59, 1959-60)
Copa del Generalisimo: 5 (1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959)
Inter-Cities Fairs Cups: 2 (1955-58, 1958-60)
Latin Cups: 1 (1952)
Copa Eva Duarte: 2 (1952, 1953)
Barcelona Top Goalscorer (league): 3 (1951-52, 1953-54, 1955-56)

5. Josep Samitier (1919-1932)

Goals: 184

Appearances: 360

Ratio: 0.51 goals per game

League goals/appearances: 21 in 28 games (0.75 goals per game)

Copa del Rey goals/appearances: 63 goals in 73 games (0.86 goals per game)

Highest-scoring season: 21 goals in 15 games (1927-28)

Last goal: May 8, 1932 (vs. Valencia)

Awards:

La Liga titles: 1 (1928-29)
Copa del Rey: 5 (1920, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1928)
Catalan Championship: 12 (1918-19, 1919-20, 1920-21, 1921-22, 1923-24, 1924-25, 192-26, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32)
Barcelona Top Goalscorer (league): 1 (1931-32)

6. Josep Escola (1934-1949)

Goals: 167

Appearances: 236

Ratio: 0.71 goals per game

League goals/appearances: 55 in 115 games (0.48 goals per game)

Copa del Rey goals/appearances: 20 goals in 26 games (0.77 goals per game)

European goals/appearances: One goal in two games (0.50 goals per game)

Highest-scoring season: 19 goals in 29 games (1944-45)

First goal: December 1, 1934 (vs. Arenas de Guecho)

Last goal: November 2, 1947 (vs. Celta Vigo)

Awards:

La Liga titles: 2 (1944-45, 1947-48)
Copa del Rey: 1 (1942)
Spanish Super Cups: 1 (1945)
Catalan Championship: 2 (1934-35, 1935-36)
Barcelona Top Goalscorer (league): 3 (1934-35, 1935-36, 1944-45)

7. Paulino Alcantara (1912-1916 & 1918-1927)

Goals: 158

Appearances: 399

Ratio: 0.40 goals per game

League goals/appearances: 105 goals in 101 games (1.04 goals per game)

Copa del Rey goals/appearances: 35 goals in 37 games (0.95 goals per game)

Highest-scoring season: 29 goals in 15 games (1915-16)

Awards:

Catalan Championship: 10 (1912-13, 1915-1916, 1918-1919, 1919-1920, 1920-1921, 1921-1922, 1923-1924, 1924-1925, 1925-1926, 1926-1927)
Copa del Rey: 5 (1913, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926)
Pyrenees Cup: 2 (1912, 1913)