Global InformationPichichi Trophy information
| Pichichi Trophy | |
|---|---|
 Lionel Messi has won the award a record eight times, the most of any La Liga player in history[1] | |
| Awarded for | Leading Goalscorer from every Spanish La Liga season |
| Presented by | Marca (1952–present) |
| First awarded | 1929 (All top scorers from Spanish La Liga who preceded the award's creation were retroactively named Pichichi winners by Marca) |
| Currently held by |  Robert Lewandowski (1st award) |
| Most awards |  Lionel Messi (8) |
| Website | www |
In Spanish football, the Trofeo Pichichi is awarded by the sports newspaper Marca to the top goalscorer of each La Liga season. Named after the Athletic Bilbao striker Rafael "Pichichi" Moreno, the trophy has been awarded annually since the 1952–53 season.[2] All top scorers who preceded the award's creation were retroactively named Pichichi winners by Marca. Since the 2014–15 season, the top scorer of the Liga Iberdrola is also awarded the Pichichi Trophy.[3]
The Pichichi is not officially recognised by the league's governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. As the award is based on Marca's subjective criteria, its data may differ from the official match delegate reports. For the top scorers in the Spanish football league according to LaLiga data, see List of La Liga top scorers. The player with the record number of wins is Lionel Messi with eight, all with Barcelona.[4]
- ^ "Leo Messi wins his seventh Pichichi, a LaLiga record". www.fcbarcelona.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Los discípulos de Pichichi" [Pichichi's disciples]. El Correo (in Spanish). 9 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ Sonia Bermúdez and Adriana Martín shared the women's Pichichi Trophy Archived 13 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Marca (in Spanish), 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Messi wins seventh Pichichi of his career". MARCA in English. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.