While both are incredibly fast, Darwin Núñez generally edges out Mohamed Salah in top speed, often hitting higher peak velocities (e.g., 36.5 km/h vs. Salah's ~34.5 km/h in some reports), though Salah was the fastest in prior seasons and maintains elite pace, making them very close rivals for speed at Liverpool.
Liverpool FC's Jeremie Frimpong recorded the fastest top speed (36.1km/h) in the opening round of the 2025/26 Premier League season 🏃♂️💨
The 23-year-old clocked a top speed of 23.61 miles per hour as the Reds sealed a 1-0 victory over West Ham, setting a new record in the top-flight.
Key stats
Running Speed: ✅ Top Speed: Ronaldo can reach running speeds of around 32-33.9 km/h. ✅ Match Record: In one match, he was recorded running 96 meters in 10 seconds on the grass field wearing football boots, an impressive record for a football player.
'It has to be him' - the case for Haaland
In comparison, Haaland has five goals and his underlying numbers are equally as impressive. He has had 19 attempts, nine of which were big chances. and a non-penalty xG of 5.74 - more than 18 times higher than Salah's.
If you're picking a greatest XI, or a world XI, or a European XI, you pick Cristiano Ronaldo over Mo Salah. But in any of those contexts, you are selecting Ronaldo as a striker. If we are talking pure Premier League, Ronaldo doesn't even enter the conversation ahead of the Egyptian King.
🇧🇷 Vinicius ranked as the 2nd fastest player in LaLiga in 2025, reaching a top speed of 36 km/h.
yes, Cristiano would beat him right now.
It's way more straightforward. Bolt is retired. Cristiano is still training like a machine. Bolt hung up his spikes in 2017; Cristiano, at 40, maintains one of the most elite physiques in sports and follows a daily routine that borders on military discipline.
Speed Metrics and Comparisons
Tyreek Hill has been recorded running over 23 mph on the football field, while Kylian Mbappé has been clocked at over 22.4 mph during soccer matches. At first glance, it might seem like Hill is faster, but it's essential to consider the context.
Maradona had arguably the Greatest Prime but CR7 has longevity and consistency…
Liverpool won the match 9–0, recording their biggest ever top-flight win, and inflicting Palace's heaviest ever defeat. Eight different players scored for Liverpool, the first time this has happened for the same club in English football history.
Ronaldo needs 47 to reach 1,000 career goals. With a recent average of around 45 goals a year and a role built for finishing, he is statistically well-placed to cross the mark if he stays on the pitch until 2027.
Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland have had similarly sensational starts to the 2025-26 season. Based on goal contributions alone, Mbappe has the edge — with his 25 goals and four assists in 21 matches for Real Madrid ahead of Haaland's 20 and three in 20 games with Manchester City.
FC Bayern München's Kane has a 128 km/h shot speed 🫨 #Bundesliga | #BundesligaMatchFacts | Amazon Web Services.
Gareth Bale (Los Angeles FC): 36.90 km/h ⚽ Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain): 36.70 km/h ⚽
Salah's output is better and more consistent, and he's proving to have much better longevity. Hazard helps teams with creativity given his superior ball carries and progressive passes, but Salah's output (G+As) is consistently higher.
Harry Kane will not break Robert Lewandowski's Bundesliga record and will only score seven more goals for Bayern Munich this season, predicts Dietmar Hamann.