Kylian Mbappé leads La Liga scoring charts with 7 goals through 6 matchdays

Kylian Mbappé sits atop La Liga’s scoring charts with 7 goals through just 6 matchdays of the 2026/27 season. For a player who has already claimed the league’s top scorer award in each of his first two seasons at Real Madrid, the early pace is less a surprise and more a continuation of what’s starting to look like routine brilliance. The Frenchman’s latest contribution came on September 12, when he put two past Rayo Vallecano, one from the penalty spot, and added an assist for good measure in a 4-1 home victory. That performance alone was enough to pull him level with or ahead of every other attacker in Spain’s top flight, including Barcelona’s Raphinha and Lamine Yamal, along with Sergio Camello. A scoring pace that echoes Benzema’s best His brace against Rayo Vallecano matched a club-era benchmark previously set by Karim Benzema. Two Pichichi trophies and counting Mbappé’s arrival from Paris Saint-Germain was one of the most anticipated transfers in recent memory. In his debut 2024/25 campaign, Mbappé claimed the Pichichi Trophy with 31 goals. He followed it up with 25 goals in the 2025/26 season, enough for a second consecutive Pichichi despite a slightly lower total. Real Madri...