Top 5 strikers who have truly excelled for FC Barcelona

#1 Laszlo Kubala (1951–1961)

The King; Kubala was the G.O.A.T before Messi's arrival on the scene

Before Messi became the peerless G.O.A.T (Greatest of all time) that he has become, a question to Culés about who had been the greatest player in the club’s history would have been met by one unanimous answer; Ladislao Kubala Stecz.

The Hungarian was Barca’s answer to Real Madrid’s Ferenc Puskas and in 1999, on the occasion of Barcelona’s centenary celebrations, he was voted the club’s greatest ever player.

Although not exactly a number 9 player (he was more of a second striker but was more than capable of playing on his own upfront), Kubala is on this list due to the rather exhausting number and range of goals he plundered while wearing Barcelona’s colours.

Some strikers are great goal scorers while some are scorers of great goals; the famous Barca number 9 was the best of both.

Renowned for his pace, dribbling ability, intelligence and a right foot that caused terror to many a goalkeeper; Kubala was persuaded to sign for the club by the then technical secretary, a certain Samitier.

The rest, as they say, is history and after plundering 281 goals in 357 games for the club and winning a host of titles including 4 La Liga titles, he left for Catalan rivals RCD Espanyol.