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Few clubs in the world are as elite and glamorous as Real Madrid.
The Spanish side's rich history and supreme wealth has made them every young player's dream destination.
And why not? The prospect of joining legendary names such as Alfredo di Stefano, Ferenc Puskas, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and Luis Figo etc. in the club's player list is one too hard to give a miss.
Los Blancos in particular have a reputation for signing as well as cultivating homegrown attacking talent throughout their history.
These players, with their imperious scoring record, have brought tremendous success to the club, and in turn, attracted more players in that position.
Real Madrid's modern history is also replete with some of the world's most notable attackers. But in the last 10 years, these Galacticos have accumulated the most goals in all competitions:
#5 Gonzalo Higuain - 44 goals
You weren't expecting this, were you? Gonzalo Higuain left the club so long back that it's easy to forget he was even a Real Madrid player.
But the record books have his name etched in gold, for the Argentine striker played a starring role for the Spanish outfit during his heyday, netting 121 times in 264 games across seven years.
So impressive are his figures that Higuain enters the list of Real Madrid's top-scorers of the last decade despite leaving the Santiago Bernabeu in 2013 - let that sink in!
He bagged 26 goals during the 2011-12 season, including 22 in La Liga as Los Blancos became La Liga champions, followed by another 18 in the following campaign, his last in the Spanish capital.
#4 Isco - 51 goals
Real Madrid have had some really talented young players on their books in the last decade. Isco was certainly among them.
His promising displays at Malaga convinced Los Blancos to sign him in 2013 and the Spaniard, then 21, was proving to be a vital addition.
However, in more recent times, Isco's value to the club has hit an all-time low, and now, reports suggest he's on his way out of the Santiago Bernabeu.
Nevertheless, he'd still leave with 51 goals in eight seasons, fourth-most by a player in the last decade, a testament to his contributions.
#3 Gareth Bale - 105 goals
The first member of Real Madrid's holy trinity 'BBC' on the list, Gareth Bale is currently looking to reverse his fortunes at the club, having returned from a liberating loan spell with old side Tottenham Hotspur last season.
The Welshman appeared to have no future in the Spanish capital until recently, as a lack of first-team chances under Zinedine Zidane, injury concerns and poor on-field performances left his career at a crossroads.
But it wasn't always like that. Bale, during his initial years at the Santiago Bernabeu, was every bit the player who tore defenses apart in the Premier League, even playing a starring role in Madrid's La Decima success in his very first season.
Since becoming a Galactico, he's scored 105 goals for Real Madrid in all competitions, including 80 in La Liga, which puts him third on this list, and 17th on the club's all-time record.
#2 Karim Benzema - 244 goals
Arguably the most underrated player of his generation. Karim Benzema is currently the longest-serving player left in the squad after only Marcelo and will surely go down in Real Madrid's history as their all-time great.
He's almost never in the reckoning for the best strikers, or at least well behind in the pecking order, but his stats are as impressive as they could get - 279 goals and 144 assists in 559 games for the Spanish giants since arriving from Lyon in 2009!
In the last decade, he's played alongside some more glamorous stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, and Gonzalo Higuain, but still managed to make a mark of his own and score 244 times in all competitions.
His goals have not only played a key role in domestic success, but also in clinching Europe's biggest prize, the Champions League too, as Benzema was a big part of the four titles between 2014 and 2018, even scoring once in the finals of the latter.
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo - 364 goals
Once in a generation, there comes a player who makes so much impact on the club that he defines a whole era. Cristiano Ronaldo is that player for Real Madrid.
Signed for (only) $80 million from Manchester United in 2009, the Portuguese ace scripted the most historic nine years by any player in the club's history.
With 450 goals in all competitions, he's their all-time top-scorer, and despite leaving the Santiago Bernabeu three years ago, the sheer difference in the number of goals between him and number two, says everything about Ronaldo and his accomplishments.
