Who is The King of Football Speed?

There’s no debate on who is the king of football speed as we all know that the Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe is the fastest footballer in the world. The French superstar had set the record for the top speed of 38 km/h against his former team AS Monaco in the 2019-20 Ligue 1 season. 

Mbappe is not the only one to achieve this level of speed as Wolverhampton Wanderers’ famous winger Adama Traore who is currently on loan at FC Barcelona, also striked the same speed of 38 km/h in a game in 2019-20 UEFA Champions League quarter final for Wolves against La Liga side Sevilla. 

Surprisingly, Mbappe and Adama Traore with their top speed of 38 km/h left the Olympic champion Usain Bolt behind who marked the top speed of 37.58 km/h in the 100m event in 2009. 

However, it has never been determined who is going to remain the fastest Footballer on the earth or who is the King of football. For now, Kylian Mbappe and Adama Traore secure the place but there are so many other players ready to kick them out of the scene and replace them as the king of football speed. Let’s take a look at those fastest footballers who have put all their efforts to make it here. 

Top 10 Fastest Footballers in the world

Who is the king of football speed?

When we talk about speed, strength or goals, it’s hard to determine who is the king because these positions are replaceable. However, there is not one, two or three but several kings of Football speed with no clue of who could come on the top by when. 

1. Kylian Mbappe

As we already mentioned, Kylian Mbappe is the fastest Footballer of all time in the world although he is replaceable. Widely known for his speed, the popular French giant is ranked first among the pool of fastest footballers with a speed of 38 km/h. The great forward is becoming more popular and a significant part of world Football. His name would be written in history. 

Kylian Mbappe is now regarded as one of the best footballers in the world and the perfect display of his speed and skills is the one shot he gave for PSG against AS Monaco in 2019-20 Ligue 1 match. Well, he scored in the PSG’s half during defence. What happened afterwards was incredible attention grabbing as the striker went past Monaco with a speed of 38 km/h to reach the opponents’ D-box. In that match, Mbappe scored a hattrick (three consecutive goals in a game). 

2. Adama Traore

Another widely known superstar who has claimed the same speed as Mbappe. Adama Traore, the Wolverhampton wanderers’ supreme athlete has now become one of the fastest as well as Greatest players in the world with a speed of 38 km/h. He, along with Mbappe is known to defeat the Olympic champion Usain Bolt whose highest speed was 37.5 km/h. 

Traore left a long lasting impact on the rest of the players in Wolverhampton while his speed’s impact was greatly felt by everyone during Wolves’ UEFA Champions League match against Sevilla where he went past Sevilla defenders at his top speed and get info the penalty box before he was turned down. Unfortunately, his teammate and Wolves forward Raul Jimenez couldn’t convert the spot which ultimately resulted into the elimination of the team from the quarterfinals. 

3. Alphonso Davies

Alphonso Davies, regarded as one of the best players of Bayern Munich, has become one of the top ten fastest footballers in the World. Davies is considered the fastest footballer in germen league Bundesliga with a top speed mark of 36.51 km/h. Davies did a perfect display of his unprecedented speed on the snowy evening during the Bayern Munich vs Armenia match. 

It was shocking for everyone to see the world class full back who was highly dependent on his speed to score runs or goals. He ran past everything at a speed of 36.51 km/h to put the ball out of opponent’s threat. Seeing him running at such an insane speed on snow covered grass was inconceivable. 

4. Romelu Lukaku

The former Manchester United forward has been one of the top fastest players of the club. In 2019, under the guidance of Jose Mourinho, a list of top speed record settlers got leaked. In this list of top speed results, Romelu Lukaku sat at the top with a top speed of 36.25 km/h followed by Daniel James and Luke Shaw at a speed of 35.35 km/h and 31.03 km/h respectively. 

The bulky Belgian forward has always been seen as a target-man who would win headers and long balls. The infamous centre forward had displayed his pace many times including the most remarkable one during the 2019 FIFA World Cup. Since he parted from Manchester United, the club relied on some heavy handed players like Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Jaden Sancho and more to get the job done.

5. Erling Haaland

Considering as one of the best footballers in the world, Erling Haaland is widely known for his impeccable combination of strength and speed. The ninth top fastest Footballer is a former professional of Borussia Dortmund where he is the top fastest player with a 36 km/h mark. 

It’s quite interesting as well as unbelievable that a 6ft 4inch star can run at such high speed while maintaining his composure and strength in front of goal. Haaland scored his top speed goal in Borussia Dortmund’s 3-2 victory over Vfv Stuttgart in a Bundesliga match. Haaland’s inresistible speed remains a beneficial attribute in his Arsenal.