The same can't be said for Barcelona's other midfielders. Ivan Rakitic has been the slowest outfield player, reaching a top speed of 30.66km/h. Veteran captain Andres Iniesta has been the next slowest, but at 31.62km/h has still run noticeably quicker than his Croatian colleague.
Having clocked a top speed of 36 km/h, Erling Haaland has emerged as one of the quickest strikers in the history of the game.
Ferland Mendy is one of the fastest Real Madrid players
Mendy was signed by Real Madrid in 2019 for an initial fee of €48 million, potentially rising to €53 million with add-ons. The 23-year-old defender has been vital for Los Blancos. He plays as a left-back and is quick in his area.
17 Apr / autty. PSG's Kylian Mbappe has been ranked as the fastest footballer in the world according to data from French newspaper Le Figaro. Clocking in at an impressive top speed of 36km/h, the French forward has come out ahead of well-known speedsters such as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Leroy Sane.
– 95 pace. Real Madrid's promising youngster Vinicius Junior is next with a pace rating of 95.
Neymar is faster than Cristiano Ronaldo, but only just! Ronaldo's highest measured top speed is 21.1 mph (34 km/h). This is only 0.5 mph (0.8 km/h) slower than Neymar's highest top speed of 21.6 mph (34.8 km/h).
Alphonso Davies – 36.20 km/h.
Lionel Messi is one of the world's most talented footballers and his top speed is said to be around 45 miles per hour (72 kilometers per hour).
Not only is Kylian Mbappé the fastest player in the game but he is also tied for the highest-rated, with a rating of 91.
Real Madrid speedster Gareth Bale has record the fastest sprint in football ever clocking 39.9 km / h against Villareal in 2013.
He recorded a blistering top speed of 35.81kmh earlier in the campaign. Every aspect of Rashford's game has been taken to the next level.
According to Goal.com, Adama Traore is the second-fastest FIFA player, with a pace rating of 96. He follows Kylian Mbappe, whose pace rating is 97.
The Canadian was clocked at 36.51 km/h, a new best-mark in the German top tier since detailed data collection began in 2013/14. Dortmund's Achraf Hakimi was the second-fastest player at 36.49 km/h. Kingsley Coman (35.66) was the second-fastest Bayern pro, with Robert Lewandowski (34.79) third.
Pelé was physically fitter than any footballer today. He ran the 100m in 11 seconds, faster than 99% of today's footballers, a playing heart rate of 56bpm, the average pro is around 95bpm & a vertical leap measured at 48 inches = to Michael Jordan.
How fast was Thierry Henry? Thierry Henry holds the record for one of the fastest top speeds ever recorded in a major league, clocking in at 39.2km/h in 1998.
According to data presented by Sports Lens, Sulemana ranked as the fastest player in the 2022 FIFA World Cup when playing for Ghana against Uruguay, with a speed of 35.7 kilometres per hour. This made him faster than France's Kylian Mbappe, who was actually ninth in the rankings on 35.3 kilometres per hour.
Maradona's immortal 11-second dash.
But in terms of pure leg-blurring pace, Mbappe is the speedier of the two. Though Mbappe would win that 100m race, if the track was littered with obstacles and they had to dribble their way to the finish line, I would back Messi.
With an earth-shattering top speed of 37.787 km/h, Traore has gone down as the third-quickest player in Premier League history.
1) Karim Adeyemi – 36.65 km/h
On February 4th, 2023, during a match against Freiburg, Adeyemi recorded an impressive speed of 36.65 km/h, which is now the fastest speed ever recorded by a player in the history of the Bundesliga.
Davies' burst is still a ways away from Usain Bolt's top speed of 27.8 mph (44.72 km/h), but we'll give him a pass—it illustrates the athletic prowess that the 19-year-old has wielded all season as he has torn up and down the wing. His nickname “Roadrunner,” bestowed by teammate Thomas Müller, is well earned.
He is 35-year-old but still has a top speed of 21.5 mph, which is incredible! The Portuguese international still has the body of a 25-year-old according to his team physio, which allows him to still play at the highest level.
The defender managed to reach the speed of 33 km/h during one of his runs in our last La Liga outing against Sevilla, breaking the previous one that was 3 km/h less. He also was the fastest player on the pitch that evening.