Fastest Footballer In The World 2016 (Currently Active)
We often label players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Theo Walcott and
Garthe Bale to be lightning fast while some other players like Lionel
Messi and Brazilian Ronaldo were good at accelerating from standing
position to their top speed faster than anyone else but which footballer
is the fastest in the world ?. Well FIFA conducted a survey during 2014
World Cup in Brazil where they monitored players pace throughout the
competition and players speed and performance is often monitored in top
european leagues and according to statistics Antonio Valencia’s 35.1
km/h has been the fastest recorded speed of a footballer.
According to player physical performance statistics in La Liga published by “Marca” Gareth Bale’s 34.7 km/h top speed during that famous sprint against Barcelona resulted in goal was the fastest recorded by any player in Spain.
Arjan Robben tore spains defense apart during 2014 world cup
group game where Holland beat Spain by 5-1, he reached top speed of 33.9
kilometer per hour when he sprint pass Ramos and Jordi Alba to score
his second and Hollands 5th of the day.
During the 2014 World Cup in the game between Spain and Holland,
Arjan Robben sprint passed spains Sergio Ramos to score his teams 5th
goal of the match. In that one move Arjan Robben showcased blistering
pace and it was record at 33 km/h which was new record in the world cup.
Manchester United’ winger Antonio Valenciahit the 35 km/h mark in the
premier league game. Olympic gold medalist and sprint champion Usain
Bolt can cloack upto 44 km/h at his peak.
The numbers revealed by FIFA and other domestic league’s sprint speed statistics players like Ronaldo and Messi are nowhere near as fast as the the list below shows.
According to player physical performance statistics in La Liga published by “Marca” Gareth Bale’s 34.7 km/h top speed during that famous sprint against Barcelona resulted in goal was the fastest recorded by any player in Spain.
Remember that famous Gareth Bale goal against Barcelona ? He recorded a massive 34.7 km/h top speed in that sprint
Robben record top speed of 33.9 km/h against Spain during 2014 world cup making him one of the fastest footballers in the world
The numbers revealed by FIFA and other domestic league’s sprint speed statistics players like Ronaldo and Messi are nowhere near as fast as the the list below shows.
| NO# | FOOTBALLER | TOP SPEED |
| 1 | Antonio Valencia (Manchester United) | 35.2 km/h |
| 2 | Raheem Sterling (Liverpool) | 35.1 km/h |
| 3 | Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) | 34.7 km/h |
| 4 | Theo Walcott (Arsenal) | 34.3 km/h |
| 5 | Arjan Robben (Bayern Munich) | 33.9 km/h |
| 6 | Aaron Lennon (Everton) | 33.8 km/h |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) | 33.6 km/h |
| 8 | Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) | 33.3 kh/h |
| 9 | Ross Barkley (Everton) | 32.8 km/h |
| 10 | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) | 32.5 km/h |
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