Sergio Ramos broke new ground on Sunday when he scored the opening goal in Real Madrid's 2-1 win at Real Sociedad.
By converting from the penalty spot five minutes after half-time, Ramos officially went out in front as the highest-scoring defender in the entire 91-year history of La Liga, with 68 career league goals to his name.
The veteran centre-back's seventh goal of the season saw him move him one goal ahead of Barcelona legend Ronald Koeman in the all-time list, breaking a record set by the Dutchman back in 1995.
However, Koeman's tally still stands a single-club record for the time being, as only 66 of Ramos' goals have come for Real, with the first two dating from his early days at Sevilla.
Fernando Hierro scored 105 league goals for Real during his long and distinguished career, but only 51 came while playing at the back rather than in midfield.
Ramos now joins some incredibly esteemed names as one of the highest-scoring defenders across Europe's top five leagues and the continent's biggest clubs.
Chelsea stalwart John Terry is the top-scoring defender in Premier League history with 41 goals -- mostly a mix of towering and/or thumping headers but with the odd deft scissor volley thrown in for good measure.
Ashley Young has actually scored more Premier League goals than Terry (48) but the former Watford, Aston Villa and Manchester United man only became a full-back later in his career, having spent the majority of his early career out on the wing.