Footballers compete in one of the most grueling sports in the world and strong legs are one of the necessary conditions for the success of their career. All famous football players can boast of a fairly powerful kick, but some of them can hit the ball so hard that it will fly at the speed of a car speeding along the highway - 150 kilometers per hour or even faster.

Get your feet comfortable and we'll tell you who owns the biggest kick in football.

The owner of the most powerful kick in football

When the coach of the Brazilian national team was asked what forward Hulk adds to the team, he answered briefly and succinctly: “ Strength».  « He gives us more power“,” added Mano Menezes with a grin about the man named after the comic book superhero. 

Although Givanildo Vieira de Sousa, 31, is not one of Brazil's most popular soccer stars, he continues to work hard to silence his critics and prove his worth to his fans.

« He received the nickname “Hulk” while still a child. As the football player explains, he really liked this superhero, and his father still calls him by this nickname. I'm big and strong “, says the Hulk himself, who looks more like a rugby player or an NFL quarterback. "».

And I use that power when I'm on the field to help my team. The hardest hit in football history

Hulk committed while playing for the Portuguese club Porto against the Donetsk team Shakhtar. In September 2011, during a Champions League match, the Brazilian hit the ball so hard that at one point it was flying at a speed of 214 km/h. And all this from a distance of just 34 meters.

Shakhtar's goal was defended by the goalkeeper of the Ukrainian national team Andriy Pyatov. But what could he do against such a shot, which almost knocked out the goal net?

The incredible Hulk scored another cosmic goal while playing for the Russian club Zenit. In the match against Amkar, the ball sent by the Brazilian into the opponents' goal accelerated to 176 km/h.

The Brazilian currently plays for Chinese team Shanghai SIPG and earns around $21.4 million per year. The amount of his transfer from Zenit to the Chinese club was 55.8 million euros. This is a record for the Russian Premier League.

1. Hulk (Shanghai SIPG club) - 214 km/h.
2. Ronnie Eberson (Fortaleza) - 210 km/h
3. Lukasz Podolski (retired) - 202 km/h.
4. Roberto Carlos (retired) - 198 km/h.
5. Stephen Reid (retired) - 189 km/h
6. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - 186 km/h.
7. Wayne Rooney (Everton) - 180 km/h.
8. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - 179 km/h.
9. Paul Scholes (retired) - 170 km/h.
10. Alex Rodrigo Diaz da Costa (retired) - 165 km/h.

Although the most powerful shot in football so far belongs to the Hulk, the longest shot in football was not scored by the mighty Brazilian. This achievement belongs to Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic. During a match in the English Premier League (2013-2014 season), the ball sent by Asmir Begovic covered a distance of 91.9 meters and flew into the Southampton goal.

And the most spectacular and beautiful shots were made by Roberto Carlos. His free kick at the 1997 World Cup in the Brazil-France match became one of the legends of the sport. Fabien Barthez, the goalkeeper of the French national team, simply stood and watched as the ball flew into his goal in an unimaginable arc.

Each of the famous football players has their own secrets and their own characteristics when delivering a crushing blow to the enemy’s goal. So Cristiano Ronaldo usually places his legs wide before taking a run, David Beckham arched his body in a special way, Roberto Carlos quickly minced his feet.

Measuring the impact force itself is far from easy. In addition, information of this kind is not always systematized and analyzed. However, Roberto Carlos went down in football history as a master of incredible long- and mid-range strikes. His unrivaled qualities allowed him to become a free-kick master. Almost half of the free kicks taken by Carlos resulted in goals.

But the main highlight of his shots was the unpredictable trajectory of the ball. Scientific luminaries have tried many times to explain the essence of this miracle, but each time they agreed that the reason was turbulence and gravity.

As for the speed of the ball, Carlos usually achieved an average speed of 136 km/h.

The best of the best

In 2010, the star of Lukasz Podolski, of Polish origin, rose. His result, recorded in the match between the national teams of Germany and Austria, amazed everyone in football.
201 km/h! And this is at a distance of only sixteen meters!

David Beckham for a long time was the owner of the strongest hit on the ball. He, like Carlos, was considered a master of free kicks. Main feature they had sniper precision, but could hit incredibly hard if necessary. In this case, the opposing goalkeeper had no chance to save the goal. In 1997, after being hit by Beckham, the ball flew at a speed of 156 km/h and ended up in the goal of London's Chelsea.

Ritchie John Hamreys became famous on his debut against Aston Villa in Birmingham by sending the ball into the net at 154 km/h.

Alan Shearer, well known in England, is a Newcastle and England footballer. His shot, from a distance of 23 meters and a speed of 136 km/h, easily reached the Leicester City goal.

It is not for nothing that Cristiano Ronaldo is considered one of the best football players of our time. The Golden Ball he received at the end of 2013 is proof of this.

Today the rating of football players with the strongest blow looks like in the following way: Lukasz Podolski (Germany), Roberto Carlos (Brazil), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Wayne Rooney (England), Paul Scholes (England), Alex (Brazil), David Beckham (England), Steven Gerrard (England), Jon- Arne Riise (Norway), Hamit Altintop (Turkey).

TOP 5 Most powerful hits in football

Oursoccer. ru presents to all football fans the TOP 5 most powerful hits on the ball in football. Of course, the power of a kick in football is not the most important thing, you also need to beat the goalkeeper and get into the goal, but the football players who are in the TOP amaze with the power of their kicks. Below is a list of football players who made their name in history by sending the ball the fastest.

5. David Beckham.

Englishman David Beckham opens the top five. While playing for Manchester United in 1997 in a match against London's Chelsea, David struck at a speed of 156 km/h. The English midfielder is rightfully one of the five players with the strongest shot.

4. Cristiano Ronaldo

According to unofficial information, the ball after the Portuguese strikes reaches a speed of 185 km/h. Well, free kicks became his business card. The Ballon d'Or winner is rightfully included in this list.

3. Roberto Carlos

The top three among football players who hit the ball the hardest is the Brazilian Roberto Carlos. After his hits, the ball reached a speed of 198 km/h. And although many people remember his free kick against the French team, at that moment the ball was flying only at a speed of 136 km/h.

2. Lukas Podolski

At the World Championships in South Africa, a German of Polish origin set a record for the speed of a ball, sending a round ball into the goal of the Australian team at a speed of 201 km/h. The ball was sent from a distance of 16 meters, and although the goalkeeper was close to the ball, he was unable to cope with the blow at such speed.

In modern football, one of the main components is accuracy and force of impact. After all, without good, delivered blow fail to achieve the main goal - scoring a goal. Many fans are interested in who has the most powerful “gun.” Popular players create for themselves a unique style of hitting, as well as behavior on the field. For example, David Beckham, one of the most popular football players in Great Britain, arched his body before taking a free kick.

Roberto Carlos, one of the best left-backs of the late 20th century, quickly shuffled his feet before the shot, and the winner of four Golden Balls, the Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo, spreads his legs wide before the run.

The hardest kick in football

A good football player is distinguished by the power of his impact, which is essentially not so easy to measure. However, many specialists and statistics enthusiasts study various aspects of football players’ play, impact strength being one of them. Next, a small top list of football players with the strongest blow has been compiled.

Alan Shearer

The first on our list and the first football player whose “shot” was studied and measured is Alan Shearer. Many fans of the England national team and Newcastle Football Club remembered Alan Shearer as a guy with a very powerful shot. In March 1994, in a match against Leicester City, Alan shot at goal from a distance of 24 m. After a powerful hit, the ball hit the opponent's goal at a speed of 137 km/h.

Ritchie John Hamreys

Next comes another British footballer, Richie John Hamreys, who broke Alan Shearer's record in the fall of 1995. Throughout his career, Ritchie played for his home club Sheffield Wednesday. In 1995, his home club entered the Premier League and in the first match, Richie scored a goal against Aston Villa. Before hitting the net, the ball flew at a speed of 154 km/h.

David Beckham

Richie's record from Sheffield did not last long, and already in 1997 the legendary football midfielder of Manchester United and the England national team David Beckham scored a goal against Chelsea from North London. Before hitting the goal net, the ball flew at a speed of 157 km/h. The goal was phenomenal and received the prestigious “goal of the year” award in England. The Chelsea goalkeeper didn't even move or try to parry the ball flying at such speed. David Beckham is one of the most technical footballers and has scored a huge number of beautiful goals during his career for Manchester United, Real Madrid and PSG.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo is an active football player and collects every year a large number of trophies, both personal and team. Cristiano is the captain of Real Madrid and the Portuguese national team. The football player is considered one of the most technical and fastest football players of our time and scores an average of 1.1 goals per match. Therefore, it is not surprising that Ronaldo is on this list. In the Spanish Championship match against Valencia, Cristiano hit a volley and the speed of the ball was approximately 186 km/h.

Roberto Carlos

Roberto Carlos scored a masterpiece goal of incredible power at the 1997 Confederations Cup against France. Football fans admire this creation, and coaches sports schools and academies are used as clear example. The blow was struck outside feet from a distance of 35 m. Then, after the French defender violated the rules, a penalty was awarded. The wall consisted of several players, and the ball was closer to the right post from Roberto Carlos. Roberto made a very long run-up and struck with the outside of his foot, his working left leg. The goalkeeper of the French national team, Fabien Barthez, one of the best goalkeepers at that time, only glanced at the ball without having time to jump to the side.

Then the goal was discussed from the point of view of the ball's flight path, and not from the point of view of force. And only after some time with the help computer equipment, determined the flight speed, which was 198 km/h.

The Carlos phenomenon from the point of view of scientists.

The speed of the ball, as well as its trajectory, forced some scientists to study the kicks of football players. Many eventually agreed that in order to repeat the blow, it is necessary to impart torque, as well as the corresponding centripetal energy, to the ball. Experts spoke about how gravity, as well as air turbulence, affects the flight of the ball and that the flight path follows the physical laws of increasing curvature. This means that if the gravity of the earth did not act on the ball, then it would simply fly in a circle.

Lukas Podolski

Carlos's record lasted 13 years and was broken by German football players Lukas Podolski, who hit the ball into the Australian team's goal at a speed of 202 km/h. This happened at the World Cup in South Africa. The goal was not as colorful as that of the above-mentioned players, because it was scored from the center of the penalty area from a distance of 7 m. According to computer calculations, Lucas set a record for the force of a blow.

Givanildo Vieira de Souza or simply the Hulk

The moment of truth has come to find out the football player with the strongest kick. We want to present a player who was able to beat the achievements of Ronaldo, David Beckham, Roberto Carlos, as well as the German Lukas Podolski. This football player is a Brazilian named Hulk (former player of St. Petersburg Zenit) who plays for Porto and scored a goal at a speed of 214 km/h. This happened in 2011 in a Champions League match against Donetsk Shakhtar, whose goal was defended by the goalkeeper of the Ukrainian national team Andrey Pyatov. The record still stands to this day.

Practicing a strong blow

Nowadays, many novice football players are interested in the topic of how to place a kick and make it stronger. It has long been proven that a number of factors influence the force of impact:

Top list of the Gunners

Approximate list of players in the history of football with the strongest kick.

1. Hulk - 214 km/h.
2. Lukasz Podolski - 202 km/h.
3. Roberto Carlos - 198 km/h.
4. Cristiano Ronaldo - 186 km/h.
5. Wayne Rooney - 180 km/h.
6. Lionel Messi - 179 km/h.
7. Paul Scholes - 170 km/h.
8. Alex - 165 km/h.
9. David Beckham - 157 km/h.
10. David Villa 155 km/h.
11. Hamit Altintop - 153 km/h.

Most football players are players of popular clubs that have their own statistical department. The list can go on for a long time and no one can say how accurate it is, because there are many football players from different clubs and countries who will forever be remembered by fans for their powerful strikes. The list is approximate because it is impossible to track the impact of a player, for example, from a club in Serie C1, the fifth strongest regional league in Italy.

Every professional football player, especially those from the attacking line and midfield, must have an accurate and at the same time powerful strike. Those who have both the first and the second very often score beautiful goals that are admired by millions. In our article today we will tell you which player has the most powerful strike in history.

Which player has the hardest kick in football?

Throughout the history of football, there have been many cannon strikes that reached their goal. We have collected information about the 5 football players with the most powerful kick.

David Beckham

Back in 1997, the legendary Manchester United and England midfielder scored a goal against London's Chelsea, which hit the net at a speed of approximately 156 km/h. It was a phenomenal goal. The Chelsea goalkeeper simply did not have enough reaction to parry the ball flying at such speed. It is worth noting that during his football career, Beckham scored many beautiful goals from free kicks, and despite the phenomenon that had happened, he was more famous for the accuracy of his strikes than for his strength.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo has not yet completed his career, but has already managed to collect a lot of individual and club trophies. He scored hundreds of goals, is considered one of the most technical football players of our time, and also managed to distinguish himself with one of the most powerful shots in football. Just like Beckham, Ronaldo is considered a master of free kicks, but the Portuguese sent his fastest ball into the goal from the field. According to approximate data, the ball after being hit by Ronaldo flew at a speed of 185 km/h.

Roberto Carlos

The Brazilian is the long-time title holder with the most powerful shot in football history. He scored a masterpiece of incredible power against the French team at the Confederations Cup. This creation is admired to this day, and sports school coaches use it as a clear example of striking with the “outside of the foot.”

The goal was scored like this: the goal was about 35 meters away, the penalty kick was taken closer to the right post from the kicking player, there was a wall of several players, Roberto Carlos made a long run-up and hit the ball with the outside of his left foot. The goalkeeper of the French national team did not even have time to jump towards the ball, but only followed it with his eyes. Then this blow was discussed more not from the side of strength, but from the side of the ball’s flight path.

Lukas Podolski

Roberto Carlos's record stood until 2010, when Lukas Podolski hit the ball at a speed of 202 km/h against the Australian team at the World Cup in South Africa. This goal was not as colorful as those of the other people listed above, since it was scored from the penalty area and flew into the net very quickly. But still, then Lucas set a new record for impact force.

Hulk

Well, the moment of truth has come. We present to your attention the player who owns the most powerful kick in football. The Brazilian managed to beat the achievements of Beckham, Ronaldo, Carlos and Podolski. This football player almost tore the net of the goal in which Shakhtar Donetsk goalkeeper Andrey Pyatov stood. After the Hulk hit, the ball flew at a speed of 214 km/h, and this figure became a new world record that still stands to this day.

Let's hope that new masters of strong, accurate and beautiful shots will appear in football, who will delight the fans.