List of Real Madrid Best Strikers

Real Madrid has been host to many prominent strikers from Europe and across. The likes of Ronaldo, Raul, and Christiano Ronaldo are some of the big names that have played at the Santiago Bernabeu.  

As a club, Real Madrid is the most successful in Europe - given the number of European trophies won over the decades.

Ronaldo was one of the best attackers in Real Madrid. The former Brazilian attacker joined Los Blancos in 2002 and almost immediately, adopted to the club's playing style. 

Ronaldo of Brazil won the 2002 Balon D’or award with Madrid - a deserving one after the attacker was exclusively electrifying at Santiago Bernabeu. He spent 5 years at the club; scoring 104 goals from 177 match appearances.

 

Nicknamed "Juanito", Juan Gomez was incredibly skilful and talented. In spite boosting an average goal scoring record, Juanito was motivating forwarder.

He was particularly involved in come back games and was admired for his " never give up attitude" by Los Blancos fans.

Karim Benzema is a professional France central attacker that is currently playing for Real Madrid. Having joined the club in 2009, it took him time to adopt to Madrid's style of football - a factor that was also influenced by strong competitions within the squad.

Later on, Benzema formed a Union named BBC with Bale and Christiano Ronaldo and the triple threat shipped in a good number of goals. In over 500 appearances for the club, he has scored more than 240 goals.

Francisco ‘Paco’ Gento is one of the best strikers that has ever won Real Madrid's Jersey. He is currently the President of the club but that alone does not tell his full story. 

Gento was a pacy attacker who operated from the wing side. Having spent 18 years with the club, he captured an incredible 12 La Liga trophies, 5 European Cup among a host of others. In total, the retired attacker won 23 trophies with the Club.

Hugo Sánchez is not just one of Real Madrid's top highest goal scorers of all time, he is also one of Mexico's greatest footballers of all time. Having played for Athletico Madrid for four (4) years, he switched to Real Madrid due to his stellar form.

The move paid off as the Mexican went on to capture 3 Supercopa de España, 1 UEFA Cup, 5 consecutive La Liga trophies, and 1 Copa del Rey. During the 5 consecutive league winning campaigns, Hugo also won the Pichichi award for those five seasons.

Emilio Butragueno is one of the greatest attackers in the history of Real Madrid football. The retired striker and his comrades led Madrid to a record  5 La Liga crowns between 1985-1990. 

Known as "the Vulture" by fans, he featured in 463 matches scoring 171 goals along the process.

Ferenc Puskas is arguable "the greatest Hungarian footballer of all time". The retired attacker 4 Pichichi award and was marked by his intelligent style of play.

Raul spent more than three-fourths of his professional football career with Real Madrid.

Having started playing for the club at age 17, he won 3 Champions League trophies and 6 La Liga crowns among others.

With 308 goals scored across all competitions, Alfredo Di Stéfano was a goal scoring machine at the core. The retired Real Madrid attacker was a silver lining; leading Los Blancos to win 5 consecutive European Cups. 

He was known for his seemingly easy goal scoring technique and ranked as the third-highest goal scorer in the history of Real Madrid football.

More so, the retired Argentine attacker won 2 Balon D’or, 8 La Liga titles, 1 Intercontinental Cup, and 5 European Cups among others.

When it comes to the best Real Madrid striker, Christiano Ronaldo comfortably sits at the top. The goal-scoring Portuguese machine is a rare talent in football history and has made records in clubs he played for. 

Having started his career in Sporting, the attacker joined Manchester United and won the prestigious Balon D’or award. He also added an additional four (4) while at Real Madrid.

This is driven by his commitment to the club on and off the pitch. As a Real Madrid player, Christiano Ronaldo scored a massive 450 goals in across competitions in just a meagre 438 match appearances - the most by any Los Blancos Player since inception. 

Within this period, the great footballer has won several trophies with Los Blancos including 3 FIFA Club World Cups, 4 UEFA Champions League, 2 La Liga titles, and 2 UEFA Super Cups.

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