Ranking 5 non-Spanish players with the most goals in El Clasico history
El Clasico is a match against two La Liga giants, Real Madrid and Barcelona. The rivalry between the two clubs over the decades makes it a highly-anticipated match.
Statistics have proven that the El Clasico is among the most football matches watched in the world annually, with a viewership average of around 75 to 100 million.
What most fans fail to notice is the sudden rise of non-Spanish players partaking in the El Clasico. Back in the day, the list of goalscorers in El Clasico rarely had players from outside Spain but lately that has not been the case.
Based on that, let's take a look at the five non-Spanish players with the most goals in El Clasico history.
#5 Luis Suarez – 11 goals
Luis Suarez is regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation. He has won nineteen trophies in his career, including the Champions League and Copa America.
The Uruguayan ace joined Barcelona from Liverpool in the summer of 2014. It wasn't until October that Suarez made his debut for Barcelona — he served an eight-match ban after he bit Giorgio Chiellini at the 2014 World Cup — in an away 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid where he ushered in an assist.
Suarez eventually scored his first El Clasico goal in his next meeting against Real Madrid in a 2-1 home win in March of 2015. He followed it up with two more goals the following season in an away victory of 4-0.
He scored his first and only Clasico hat trick in October 2018 in a 5-1 win. The last time Suarez scored against Madrid was in February of 2019 when he scored twice in the second leg of the Copa Del Rey semi-finals.
Suarez currently plays for Atletico Madrid.
#4 Karim Benzema – 11 goals
Karim Benzema is also regarded as one of the greatest strikers of his generation. He was won 27 trophies including the UEFA Nations League and four Champions League titles.
Benzema joined Real Madrid from Lyon in 2009. However, it took him three seasons to score his first El Clasico goal in the Super Copa in August of 2011. He assisted Ronaldo's goal that canceled out Andres Iniesta's opener and scored to equalize following Lionel Messi's goal.
The match eventually ended in a 3-2 defeat. In October of 2011, the Frenchman opened the scoreline within the first minute only for the match to end in a 3-1 defeat. Benzema scored his third goal in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa Del Rey in a 2-2 draw in January of 2012.
The French international's only brace against Barcelona came in a nail-biting match in March 2014, which ended in a 4-3 home defeat. Benzema's last Clasico goal came in January of 2022 in the Super Copa semi-finals, which his side won after extra time in 3-2. He also did register an assist in the match.