10 of the greatest Barcelona goalscorers of all time

#6 Paulino Alcantara

Paulino Alcantara is only bested by Leo Messi in the goal-scoring department, with the Spaniard scoring a total of 369 goals during his Barcelona career. He comes in at 6^th on this list because only 142 of those were recorded in an official capacity.

Having made his debut at the tender age of 15, Alcantara remains the youngest player to play and score for the Spanish outfit. He was also the first Asian player to wear their shirt. The former forward began his Barcelona career in 1912, but his parents would move to the Philippines in 1916 and take him along.

He returned in 1918, and carried on a further nine years. During his time at the club, Alcantara won the Catalan Football Championship 10 times. And upon his retirement at the age of 31, he became a doctor.

He passed away in 1964 aged 67, but will always be remembered as one of Barcelona’s most deadly strikers.

Legendary Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman once referred to him as “A ruthless striker, with gunpowder in his feet.” adding “He does things with the ball we haven’t seen over here.”