Barcelona may have been edged in the race for Liga honours, but once again there was personal glory for Lionel Messi after he ended Europe-wide top scorer
Lionel Messi , but has finished as the top scorer in Europe's top domestic leagues for 2016/17.
Messi's tally of 37 goals from 34 Liga outings proved to be insurmountable. Edinson Cavani and Bas Dost came second and third respectively, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Robert Lewandowski the only other players to hit 30 or more.
The leading eight scorers (seven nationalities) all ply their trade in one of Europe's top seven leagues according to . Yet the most prolific striker of the 2016/17 season was found in Gibraltar, where Spanish youngster Kike Gómez netted 27 in 16 appearances for Europa – a return of 1.7 goals per game.
Overall top scorers in Europe
Goals Matches Player Club 37 34 
35 36 
34 31 
31 32 
30 33 
29 30 
29 35 29 37 
| Goals | Matches | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 34 | | |
| 35 | 36 | | |
| 34 | 31 | | |
| 31 | 32 | | |
| 30 | 33 | | |
| 29 | 30 | | |
| 29 | 35 | | |
| 29 | 37 | |
Goals Matches Player Club 37 34 29 35 25 29 
19 32 
16 32 16 36 
15 26 14 30 
13 30 13 35 
13 37 
| Goals | Matches | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 34 | | |
| 29 | 35 | | |
| 25 | 29 | | |
| 19 | 32 | | |
| 16 | 32 | ||
| 16 | 36 | | |
| 15 | 26 | | |
| 14 | 30 | | |
| 13 | 30 | | |
| 13 | 35 | | |
| 13 | 37 | |
Goals Matches Player Club 31 32 30 33 25 34 
21 31 
16 33 
15 23 
15 34 
13 26 12 32 
| Goals | Matches | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 32 | | |
| 30 | 33 | | |
| 25 | 34 | | |
| 21 | 31 | | |
| 16 | 33 | | |
| 15 | 23 | | |
| 15 | 34 | | |
| 13 | 26 | | |
| 12 | 32 | |
Goals Matches Player Club 29 30 25 37 
24 38 
20 31 
20 35 
18 37 17 28 
16 36 
16 36 15 33 
15 36 
15 37 
| Goals | Matches | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 30 | | |
| 25 | 37 | | |
| 24 | 38 | | |
| 20 | 31 | | |
| 20 | 35 | | |
| 18 | 37 | | |
| 17 | 28 | | |
| 16 | 36 | | |
| 16 | 36 | | |
| 15 | 33 | | |
| 15 | 36 | | |
| 15 | 37 | |
Goals Matches Players Club 29 37 28 35 
26 35 
24 34 
24 38 
23 36 
18 37 16 31 16 36 
16 37 
15 31 15 32 
| Goals | Matches | Players | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 37 | | |
| 28 | 35 | | |
| 26 | 35 | | |
| 24 | 34 | | |
| 24 | 38 | | |
| 23 | 36 | | |
| 18 | 37 | | |
| 16 | 31 | | |
| 16 | 36 | | |
| 16 | 37 | | |
| 15 | 31 | | |
| 15 | 32 | |
Goals Matches Player Club 35 36 28 30 
21 29 
20 31 
15 23 
15 29 15 34 
15 38 14 30 Nicolas de Preville 
14 35
| Goals | Matches | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 36 | | |
| 28 | 30 | | |
| 21 | 29 | | |
| 20 | 31 | | |
| 15 | 23 | | |
| 15 | 29 | | |
| 15 | 34 | | |
| 15 | 38 | | |
| 14 | 30 | Nicolas de Preville | |
| 14 | 35 |
Goals Matches Player Club 18 22 
13 26 
12 26 
10 20 9 26 
9 26 
8 25 8 26 
8 28
| Goals | Matches | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 22 | | |
| 13 | 26 | | |
| 12 | 26 | | |
| 10 | 20 | | |
| 9 | 26 | | |
| 9 | 26 | | |
| 8 | 25 | | |
| 8 | 26 | | |
| 8 | 28 | |
Goals Matches Players Club 34 31 19 31 
16 28 
16 32 13 19 13 25 
11 26 11 28 Welthon Fiel Sampaio 
10 33
| Goals | Matches | Players | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 31 | | |
| 19 | 31 | | |
| 16 | 28 | | |
| 16 | 32 | | |
| 13 | 19 | | |
| 13 | 25 | | |
| 11 | 26 | ||
| 11 | 28 | Welthon Fiel Sampaio | |
| 10 | 33 | |
Goals Matches Player Club 15 28 
13 20 
11 28 10 16 9 22 9 25 8 29 
7 22 
7 26 
7 27 
7 28
| Goals | Matches | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 28 | | |
| 13 | 20 | | |
| 11 | 28 | ||
| 10 | 16 | | |
| 9 | 22 | | |
| 9 | 25 | | |
| 8 | 29 | | |
| 7 | 22 | | |
| 7 | 26 | | |
| 7 | 27 | | |
| 7 | 28 | |
Other European leagues (25+ goals)
Goals Matches Player Club 28 35 Pero Pejić 
27 16 Kike Gómez 27 - Otto John 27 - Marco Martini 26 25 Omar Er Rafik 
25 35 Andrew Mitchell
| Goals | Matches | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 35 | Pero Pejić | |
| 27 | 16 | Kike Gómez | |
| 27 | - | Otto John | |
| 27 | - | Marco Martini | |
| 26 | 25 | Omar Er Rafik | |
| 25 | 35 | Andrew Mitchell |
