A little-known Brazilian footballer tipped some world-class players to the top of the fastest shots ever recorded list.
From the school playground to the very elite level of the game, having a hard/fast shot is a huge benefit to a footballer.
Certain players instantly come to mind when imagining the hardest shots.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Cristiano Ronaldo, Arjen Robben and Roberto Carlos are just a few names that have stunned several goalkeepers with the sheer ferocity and velocity of their strikes over the past two decades.
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But one man arguably has a more powerful shot than all the names mentioned, and that man was former Porto, Zenit St Petersburg, and current Atletico Mineiro forward Hulk, 38.
Hulk – formerly Givanildo Vieira de Sousa – clocked a mind-blowing speed of 108km/h when he scored a stunning long-range effort against Benfica back in 2012.
And despite approaching his 39th birthday, his shot power is still very much a huge part of his game, as Tombense discovered when he scored a stunning 35-yard free kick against them in the Campeonato Mineiro semi-final first leg on February 15.
However, Hulk may not have the world’s most powerful shot after all.
Back in November 2006, a little-known Brazilian named Ronny Heberson reportedly registered the fastest shot of all time, according to GiveMeSport.
Heberson, 38, was playing for Sporting CP when he struck a shot which returned a speed of 210km/h.
His free kick stunned Pedro Taborda, Naval’s goalkeeper, who somehow managed to get a fingertip on the strike.
Sporting won 1-0 in front of 2,577 spectators at the Estadio Municipal Jose Bento Pessoa, who were lucky enough to witness a piece of history.
Fastest shots of all-time (km/h)
1) Ronny Heberson - 210
2) Arjen Robben - 190
3) Steven Reid - 189
4) Ronald Koeman - 188
5) David Hirst - 183
6) Ibrahim Sangare - 170
7) David Beckham - 157.5
8) David Trezeguet - 154.4
9) Ritchie Humphreys - 154
10) Tony Yeboah - 153
11) Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 150
12) Matt Le Tissier - 140
13) Alan Shearer - 138
14) Roberto Carlos - 138
15) Tugay - 135.5
16) Obafemi Martins - 135
(List as per GiveMeSport).
Topics: Football, Brazil, Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Luke Davies