Little-known Brazilian is responsible for 'hardest shot in football history' that even Hulk can't compete with

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.

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 39^th 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).