Fastest Football Players: The game of football is always evolving and the players that are considered the fastest are always changing. In 2022, the title of fastest football player in the world will undoubtedly go to someone who is not only fast, but also agile and able to change direction quickly.
There are a few players who have the potential to be the world’s fastest in 2022. One is Kylian Mbappe of France. He is incredibly fast and has shown time and time again that he can outrun just about anyone. Another player who has the potential to be the world’s fastest is American player Christian Pulisic. He is also incredibly fast and has the ability to change direction quickly.
The title of fastest football player in the world is always up for grabs and it will be interesting to see who claims it in 2022. With this in mind, here are the top ten fastest footballers in 2022.
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Micky van de Ven – 35.87 km/h #10
Van de Ven started his career with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, making his debut in 2002. He went on to make over 100 appearances for the club, winning the Dutch title in 2005 and 2006. He also had a spell on loan at English club Fulham in 2007.
In 2010, van de Ven moved to Turkish club Kayserispor, where he spent two seasons. He then returned to PSV, before retiring from playing in 2013.
Van de Ven has also represented the Netherlands at youth level.
Born on 19 April 2001, Micky van de Ven is a Dutch footballer who plays for VfL Wolfsburg. He is 21 years old and stands 193 centimeters tall. He prefers to play with his left foot and wears the jersey number five. He is an excellent defender who is extremely talented.
His strong legs and good acceleration over shorter distances make him a good ball-playing defender. He uses his long stride to cover ground and can progress the ball into the opposition half. His calm approach to play with the ball is also a plus. He is a dependable player and can disrupt low block defensive lines when he has the ball in his feet. His long legs also make him explosive in one-on-one situations.
Ousmane Dembele – 35.9 km/h #9
Born in Vernon, Normandy, Dembele began his football career at Rennes before joining Dortmund for a then club-record fee of €15 million in 2016. He won the DFB-Pokal with Dortmund in his only season with the club, and was named in the Bundesliga Team of the Season. In August 2017, Barcelona met his buy-out clause of €105 million, making him the second most expensive footballer ever at the time, behind only Neymar.
Dembele made his senior debut for France in 2016, and represented his country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where they reached the final.
At the age of just 21, Ousmane Dembele has already established himself as one of the world’s most exciting young footballers.
A product of the Rennes youth academy, Dembele made his senior debut for the French club at the age of just 17. It didn’t take long for him to catch the eye of some of Europe’s biggest clubs, with Borussia Dortmund signing him in the summer of 2016 for.
Alphonso Davies – 35.97 km/h #8
Alphonso Davies is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Canada national team. Davies was the first overall pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft, and he signed with Bayern Munich in July 2018.
Davies was born in Buduburam, Ghana, and moved to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with his family at the age of five. He began playing soccer with Edmonton Internationals, and he later played for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 in the United Soccer League. In 2016, Davies made his MLS debut with the Whitecaps.
Davies has represented Canada at various youth levels. He made his senior debut for Canada in 2017, and he helped Canada qualify for the 2019 Gold Cup. In 2019, he was named the Canadian Men’s Soccer Player of the Year.
Davies is known for his speed and dribbling ability. He has been compared to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Sheraldo Becker – 35.97 km/h #7
Sheraldo Becker (born 25 April 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag.
Becker began his career with Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam, making his professional debut in 2012. He spent two seasons with Sparta before joining Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag in 2014. He has made over 100 appearances for ADO Den Haag, scoring 13 goals.
Becker has represented the Netherlands at youth level, including appearances at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Erling Haaland- 36 km/h #6
Erling Haaland is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a striker for German club Borussia Dortmund and the Norway national team. He is known for his physical strength, pace and finishing.
Haaland started his career with Norwegian club Bryne, before moving to Molde in 2017. He scored 29 goals in 27 games for Molde, earning a transfer to Dortmund in January 2020. He has continued his scoring form at Dortmund, becoming the first player in Bundesliga history to score in each of his first seven appearances.
Haaland has represented Norway at various youth levels, and made his senior debut in 2019. He was part of the Norwegian team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2020 UEFA European Championship.
At just 20 years of age, Erling Haaland is one of the most exciting young talents in world football. A powerful and pacey striker, he has already shown his lethal finishing ability at both club and international level.
After impressing in his native Norway with Molde, Haaland earned a big-money move to Borussia Dortmund in January 2020. He has continued to score goals at a remarkable rate in Germany, becoming the first player in Bundesliga history to score in each of his first seven appearances.
Kylian Mbappe 36.08 km/h #5
Kylian Mbappe is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Paris Saint-Germain. He is considered one of the best players in the world.
Kylian Mbappe was born on December 20, 1998, in Bondy, France. His parents are both athletes. His father, Wilfried Mbappé, is a cameraman and his mother, Fayza Lamari, is a former handball player. Kylian has two brothers, Jirès and Ethan.
He began his career with AS Bondy, before joining the youth academy of French club Monaco in 2013. Mbappe made his professional debut for Monaco in 2015, and helped the club win the Ligue 1 title in 2016–17. He made his senior international debut for France in 2017.
Mbappe scored 27 goals in his debut season with PSG, winning the Ligue 1 Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards. The following season, he helped PSG win a domestic treble of Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, and the Coupe de la Ligue. In 2020, he was named the African Footballer of the Year.
Achraf Hakimi – 36.48 km/h #4
Achraf Hakimi (born November 4, 1998) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for German club Borussia Dortmund, on loan from Real Madrid, and the Morocco national team.
Hakimi started his career with Atlético Madrid’s youth academy. In 2016, he was promoted to the senior team and made his professional debut. The following year, he was loaned out to Real Madrid, where he won the UEFA Champions League in his first season.
In 2018, Hakimi returned to Atlético Madrid and won the UEFA Europa League in his second season with the club. He was named the competition’s Player of the Tournament.
In 2020, Hakimi joined Borussia Dortmund on a two-year loan deal. He has quickly established himself as one of the best young players in the world and is considered one of the most promising prospects in football.
Mohamed Salah – 36.6 km/h #3
The 30-year-old Salah has been a key player in Liverpool’s history since his 2017 arrival. Salah’s right-wing position is untouchable and no other player has ever been able to match it.
He has been a phenomenon since joining the Reds, scoring 32 goals in his first season, a record that still stands. His lightning-fast speed on the right wing has made a significant difference in Liverpool’s game; he can outrun defenders with darting runs and dribbles. His quick feet allow him to outmanoeuvre defenders in tight spaces and overtake defenders in difficult situations.
Adama Traore – 36.6 km/h #2
Adama Traore is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Mali national team.
Traore was born in Lassa, Mali and began his career in his homeland with ASEC Mimosas. In 2013, he moved to Europe to join La Liga side Barcelona B. He made his first-team debut for Barcelona in 2015 and went on to make 27 appearances for the club. In August 2016, he joined English side Middlesbrough for a fee of £7 million. He spent two seasons with Middlesbrough, making 72 appearances and scoring five goals, before joining Wolves in 2018.
Antonio Rudiger- 36.7 km/h #1
Antonio Rudiger is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A club Roma and the German national team. He began his career at VfB Stuttgart, making his Bundesliga debut in 2013 and his senior debut for Germany in 2016.
Rudiger was born in Berlin to a German mother and a Sierra Leonean father. He started his career at VfB Stuttgart, making his Bundesliga debut in 2013. He was part of the Stuttgart team that won the Bundesliga 2 title in 2016, and he made his senior debut for Germany later that year.
Rudiger has made over 50 appearances for Roma since joining the club in 2017, and has also been a regular member of the German national team, making over 20 appearances.
