Among football fans there is no such person who at least once wonders: “And who is the fastest football player in the history of football?” The question remains always interesting and relevant, because every year we learn more and more names, among which are runners. In our memory there are many phenomenal soccer players who have high speed. But which of them is really the fastest football player in the world? Judging by the one-time recorded cases, the fastest is Gareth Bale, who in 2014 scored a speed of 36.9 km / h. And if you look for the fastest at the moment, then this, as you know, Hector Bellerin. It should be understood that this is not athletics, where each race is fixed by distance and has a single trajectory. Everything is blurry and spontaneous here: they fix the maximum speed of a football player at different distances (someone has 20 meters, and someone has 60). Therefore, determining the best, we will limit ourselves to the maximum speeds that were in the 2017/2018 season.
We bring to your attention the top 10 fastest players of the 2017/2018 season among the milestones of the leading European premier leagues.
Alex Oxlade Chamberlain
The list of sprinters this season opens the pupil of Southampton, who recently moved to Liverpool from the London Arsenal. He plays the position of a winger, sometimes moves to the position of a pure forward. For several years now, the Englishman has been considered a promising footballer, but he is still far from the status of a superstar. Alex is able to accelerate to 32.5 kilometers per hour, which is much faster than any player from the CIS Premier League. But Oxlade-Chamberlain, frankly, is a slow snail compared to the following soccer sprinters.
Antoine Griezmann
For several years now, the French striker has been a member of Madrid Atletico. In this eminent club, phenomenal strikers have always been revealed, who have become real leaders. For the "mattresses" were played by such talents as Kun Aguero, Radamel Falcao, Diego Costa, Fernando Torres and a number of amazing football players. It was difficult for everyone to resist the temptation to go to a more expensive club, in which they promise yet another zero to the salary figure . Antoine is just not one of those mercantile athletes. In 2017, clubs like Manchester United, Chelsea and Bayern Munich wanted to sign it. The Frenchman remained faithful to the "red-white". Antoine is able to help achieve great heights, both in the domestic championship and in the international arena. The maximum speed of a football player is 32.8 km / h. Experts say that the striker is capable of more.
Douglas Costa
It is impossible to argue with the fact that Donetsk Shakhtar has highly qualified football players on its staff. In almost every season, a young soccer player (mainly a Brazilian) appears in the club, who reveals the defense of any opponent from the Premier League. In 2010, the Pitmen's scouts spotted a talented 20-year-old Brazilian from Gremio, who was signed for 8 million euros. Douglas Costa quickly adapted in the team and began to appear regularly at the base. In 2015, the Brazilian moved to the German “Bavaria Munich” for 30 million euros, where in the first half of the season he became the Bundesliga's best midfielder. Douglas demonstrated the best dispatch quality and amazed at its speed of 33.3 km / h. Currently, the Brazilian spends the season on loan from the Italian Juventus and continues to work wonders.
Jesse Rodriguez
In this guy’s career, there was one mistake - this is the transition to Real Madrid. Not to say that the Spaniard plays football badly, just as part of the “creamy” there is a lot of competition for each position, so Hese often sat on the bench. Competing with such masters as Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema is not a rational undertaking, so the Spanish winger had to change the club. Currently, Jesse Rodriguez is a player in the French PSG, but he spends the season on loan from Stoke City. It’s hard to “push” with the defenders of the submarine, but Hese can always run around them, because his sprint can reach speeds of 33.6 km / h.
Lazar Markovich
In 2014, Liverpool acquired a young Serbian talent for £ 20 million, who spent a chic season with Benfica. The guy has an incredible speed, which he demonstrated at the age of 22 - 33.8 km / h. And this despite the fact that he plays in the position of a drawn forward, in which sprinting qualities are a rarity. As part of the “Merseysides” Lazar Markovich held only 19 official meetings and scored two years. Due to the young age and lack of game practice (Liverpool also has crazy competition for a position), the player was forced to sign a lease agreement with Hull City.
Pierre-Emerick Obameyang
This Franco-Gabon runner surprised the football community back in 2012, when he played as part of the French Saint Etienne. The striker struck with his technique, position selection, powerful blow and, of course, speed. Speaking for the “Borussia Dortmund”, he accelerated his body to 33.9 km / h, scoring a record number of goals in the Bundesliga. On January 31, 2018, Pierre-Emerick Obameyang transferred to the London Arsenal for 64 million euros. This transfer was a record in the history of the “Gunners”.
Mohammed Salah
The best Egyptian footballer of the 21st century, the best African footballer of 2017, the fastest winger of Liverpool is Mohammed Salah. In the 2014/15 season, he had a chance to work with Jose Mourinho, when both of them were united by the London Chelsea. This story is yet another proof of how a Portuguese coach can view the potential of young players. As part of the “pensioners” Salah showed up on the field too little, so he had to change the club and go on loan to “Fiorentina”, then there were great two seasons at “Roma”, finally, transfer to “Liverpool” for 42 million euros. The Egyptian winger shows excellent football and surprises the defenders of the Premier League at its speed of 34.3 km / h.
Juan Cuadrado
This Colombian winger managed to play in such eminent clubs as Udinese, Fiorentina and Chelsea. The story of Juan Cuadrad is identical with Mohammed Salah - it’s to blame for Jose Mourinho, who did not find a basis for these two, preferring experienced and, frankly, slow footballers (Radamel Falcao is an obvious example). Now the Colombian stands for Juventus, in which he revealed all his talents. It is impossible to keep up with Cuadrado when he runs on the right edge, because his sprint can reach 34.7 km / h. We could witness an incredible sight if Cuadrado and Salah played on the flanks as part of Chelsea.
Gareth Bale
This player does not need to be introduced, because in 2013 he was the most expensive football player in the world, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo himself. The Welsh flank striker knows what it means to “push the gas.” Remember how he ran in the match against Barcelona, throwing the ball behind Mark Bartra and completing the attack with a goal? The Welshman ran 36.9 km / h. After this race, the Welshman was recognized as the fastest player in the world.
At the moment, the speed of Gareth Bale is 35.1 km / h.
Hector Bellerin
This is a Spanish young talent, a graduate of the Catalan “Barcelona”, acting in the London “Arsenal” in the position of right-back in 2011. Hector Bellerin is the fastest soccer player in the world at the moment.
Its speed is 35.2 kilometers per hour. Just look at how he catches up with the striker, who is about to put the ball into the net.
Is there some more?
In addition to the listed sprinters, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Mesi, Aaron Lenon, Theo Walcott, Antonio Valencia and many others can also be included in the top fastest players. All of them once showed high speeds, not inferior to the above. But at present, these players have lost their sprinting abilities a bit, so today they are passing by.