According to UEFA, by all accounts, Ivan Krstanvic never missed a penalty in his career, as he told UEFA.com that “It's at least 30 goals” from the pot for the Croatian. The forward spent majority of his career playing for clubs in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The accolade for the most penalties taken with a 100% success rate is held by former Manchester City midfielder and dominant powerhouse, Yaya Touré. The Ivorian star might have lost his cool about not being given a birthday cake for his 31st birthday, but he certainly held a cool temperament from the penalty spot.
The Southampton Legend Matt Le Tissier has to be the best ever penalty taker of all time. He had an incredible record and still remains one of the greatest penalty record in the history of football. He had a conversion rate of over 95% which was truly remarkable.
Total penalties missed - 3.
Total penalties missed - 3.
Cristiano Ronaldo – 27
He has always been the top penalty taker for each team he has played for. However, more chances also bring more misses, and Ronaldo has been no exception. He has missed a total of 27 penalties out of 162 attempts.
Many are curious to know Who Is Penalty King In Football? The best penalty taker in the World is Cristiano Ronaldo, converting 144 penalties successfully with the Manchester United star.
Juninho is considered the greatest free-kick taker of all time. He was also the inventor of the knuckle-ball technique shoots as well.
Apart from being regarded by many as the greatest player in football history, Pele is also recognized as one of the most skillful players the sport has witnessed.
The AC Milan striker possesses one of European football's best records from the spot having scored 27 of his 29 penalties (93.1%).
Gary Lineker never received a yellow or red card. It's one of those amazing statistics in football that you struggle to believe is real, but alas, the legendary England striker managed to stay out of the referee's book across a professional career spanning 1978 to 1994.
Washington 25-24 Bedlington - 2022
The record for the longest penalty shootout was actually only broken in 2022 and was done so in the United Kingdom. 54 penalties were needed to separate non-league sides Washington and Bedlington in the Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup.
The 24-year-old forward achieved the rare feat by sending goalkeeper Sage Stephens the wrong way three times in the space of 11 minutes either side of half-time.
England have lost all three FIFA World Cup penalty shoot-outs in which they have taken part: against West Germany in 1990, Argentina in 1998 and Portugal in 2006. Italy are the only other nation to have lost three shoot-outs, although they did win the final of the 2006 World Cup on penalties.
According to Guinness World Records Pelé has scored the most hat-tricks in history, but based on RSSSF's data the record belongs to Erwin Helmchen with at least 141.
Ronny Heberson - 210km/h
Who? Heberson is responsible for the hardest shot in football history when he scored an unstoppable free-kick for Sporting Lisbon.
Ronaldo actually repeated the feat of scoring two free-kicks in one game at Real Madrid, doing so on two separate occasions.
#1 Lionel Messi — 42 hat tricks
Over the course of his illustrious career, Messi has netted a staggering 42 non-penalty hat tricks.
Who is better Messi Or Ronaldo? Ronaldo has scored a record number of international goals and appearances, but Messi has won more Ballon d'Or awards (7). Messi has spent most of his playing career in Spain and France, while Ronaldo has played in Portugal, England, Spain, and Italy.
In association football, the panenka is a technique used while taking a penalty kick in which the taker, instead of kicking the ball to the left or right of the goalkeeper, gives a light touch underneath the ball, causing it to rise and fall within the centre of the goal, deceiving the goalkeeper who most likely will ...
Samir Handanovic
He tops the list of the most penalty saves by goalkeepers. The Inter Milan star and captain has saved a record 38 penalties during his professional career and this is not the end.