Pichichi Trophy
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trophy named in honour of the above awarded to the top goalscorer in Spain's La Liga each season
Key facts
- Awarded for
- Leading goalscorer from each La Liga season
- Presented by
- Marca (1952–present)
- Currently held by
- Men: Kylian Mbappé (2nd award) Women: Claudia Pina (1st award)
- Most wins
- Men: Lionel Messi (8) Women: Jenni Hermoso (5)
- Website
- www .marca .com /en
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
In Spanish football, the Pichichi Trophy (Spanish: Trofeo Pichichi) is awarded by the sport 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. 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 women's Liga F is also awarded the Pichichi Trophy.
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 La Liga data, see List of La Liga top scorers. The player with the most Pichichi wins is Lionel Messi with eight, all with Barcelona.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pichichi Trophy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.