Cristiano Ronaldo has become the top scorer in Real Madrid history after 18 weeks of La Liga action. His 22 goals (1.22 per match) are more than the 21 scored by Puskas in 1960/61. Equally impressive, however, is the fact that the Portuguese international is only two goals shy of reaching the half-century mark and has a good chance of becoming the fastest Madridista to do so.
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14 January 2011
Ronaldo makes club history
No Madridista has ever scored 22 goals in the first 18 league matches played
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Cristiano Ronaldo has become the top scorer in Real Madrid history after 18 weeks of La Liga action. His 22 goals (1.22 per match) are more than the 21 scored by Puskas in 1960/61. Equally impressive, however, is the fact that the Portuguese international is only two goals shy of reaching the half-century mark and has a good chance of becoming the fastest Madridista to do so.
The Real Madrid forward is sitting on 22 goals after 18 matches played in La Liga this season. Puskas, meanwhile, only scored 21 within the same time frame 50 years ago. Rubio, Alday, Di Stefano and Hugo Sanchez each had 19 goals by Week 18.
| TOP REAL MADRID SCORERS BY WEEK 18 | ||
| SEASON | PLAYER | GOALS |
| 2010/11 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 22 |
| 1960/61 | Puskas | 21 |
| 1929/30 | Rubio | 19 |
| 1941/42 | Alday | 19 |
| 1956/57 | Di Stefano | 19 |
| 1989/90 | Hugo Sanchez | 19 |
| 1935/36 | Sañudo | 18 |
| 1950/51 | Pahiño | 18 |
| 1951/52 | Pahiño | 18 |
Ronaldo has tallied a grand total of 48 goals in 47 total league matches and is only two away from the half-century mark. Puskas needed 54 matches to reach 50, while Alfredo di Stefano reached the mark in 56 and Pahiño in 57.
| FASTEST TO 50 LEAGUE GOALS | |
| PLAYER | MATCHES |
| Puskas | 54 |
| Di Stefano | 56 |
| Pahiño | 57 |
| Pruden | 63 |
| Hugo Sanchez | 69 |
| Ronaldo | 71 |
| Barinaga | 79 |
| L. Regueiro | 82 |
| Molowny | 82 |
| Zamorano | 85 |
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