Luigi Riva (born November 7, 1944) was an Italian footballer, the all-time leading scorer for the Italian national team.

His career started in 1962 when he joined Legnano . He joined Cagliari the next season and was to stay there for the rest of his career, despite the attention of bigger clubs. He made his league debut for Cagliari on September 13, 1964, when the team lost 2-1 against Roma. He was Serie A top-scorer 3 times with Cagliari, in 1967, 1969 and 1970. His only Serie A title came in 1970.

He made his international debut on June 27, 1965 in a 2-1 defeat against Hungary. He would go on to become Italy's top-goalscorer of all-time, with 35 goals in just 42 matches and would win the 1968 European Championships.

In 1976, he was badly injured and, although he tried to play on, he never got back to playing again and eventually retired in 1978. He played 338 league games in his career, scoring 170 goals.