Article
17 January 2012
Realmadrid.com / Translation by Michael J. O'Donnell
Gonzalo Higuain continues breaking records at Real Madrid. His goal against Mallorca was his 83rd league strike for the team and allowed him to become the team's fifth foreign top scorer in the championship, joining the likes of Di Stefano, Hugo Sanchez, Puskas and his teammate Cristiano Ronaldo. It was also his 94th overall goal for the Whites, which makes him the club's 19th all-time top scorer.
| FOREIGN REAL MADRID TOP SCORERS IN LA LIGA | |||
| Player | Country | Goals | Games |
| 1st Di Stefano | Argentina | 216 | 282 |
| 2nd Hugo Sanchez | Mexico | 164 | 207 |
| 3rd Puskas | Hungary | 156 | 180 |
| 4th C. Ronaldo | Portugal | 87 | 81 |
| 5th Higuain | Argentina | 83 | 144 |
| .- Ronaldo | Brazil | 83 | 127 |
| HIGUAIN'S GOALS IN LA LIGA | ||
| Season | Goals | Games |
| 2006/07 | 2 | 19 |
| 2007/08 | 8 | 25 |
| 2008/09 | 22 | 34 |
| 2009/10 | 27 | 32 |
| 2010/11 | 10 | 17 |
| 2011/12 | 14 | 17 |
| TOTAL | 83 | 144 |