Who is the fastest player in the Premier League?

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The Independent

·17 October 2024

Who is the fastest player in the Premier League?

The fastest players in the Premier League so far this season have been revealed, with Tottenham centre-half Micky van de Ven again top of the charts.

The Dutchman hit the highest-recorded top speed in his first campaign in English football and has a maximum sprint speed of 37.1 km/h this season in data released by Opta.

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New Wolves recruit Carlos Forbs is his closest challenger, with Nottingham Forest’s Anthony Elanga, Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland all similarly speedy.

Van de Ven has competition at Spurs in the form of Timo Werner, who has clocked the same speed as Haaland (35.7 km/h).

While the sample size is relatively small, and those ranking highly are often determined by which players have opportunities to accelerate to full capacity, some familiar faces from lists in past seasons are notable absentees.