Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia is the fastest footballer among the top 10 list released by governing body FIFA, published in Spanish Newspaper Mundo Deportivo.
The 28-year-old Ecuadorian has reportedly reached a top most speed of 35.1 kmph. Whereas, Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale bags the second place with 34.7 kmph and Tottenham‘s Aaron Lenon is in third place with a record speed of 33.8 kmph.
According to the FIFA statistics, here is the complete List of Top 10 World’s Fastest Footballers:
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World’s Fastest Footballer 2014 |
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Rank |
Player name |
Club |
Top speed |
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1 |
Antonio Valencia |
35.1 km/h |
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2 |
Gareth Bale |
34.7 km/h |
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3 |
Aaron Lenon |
33.8 km/h |
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4 |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
33.6 km/h |
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5 |
Theo Walcott |
32.7 km/h |
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6 |
Lionel Messi |
32.5 km/h |
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7 |
Wayne Rooney |
31.2 km/h |
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8 |
Franck Ribery |
30.7 km/h |
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9 |
Arjen Robben |
30.4 km/h |
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10 |
Alexis Sanchez |
30.1 km/h |
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