PSG’s Achraf Hakimi Tops Champions League Speed Rankings at 36.5 km/h

18 November 2024 – bySaid@Bladi · 2 min read

Achraf Hakimi, the right-back of Paris Saint-Germain and the Moroccan international, was clocked at 36.5 km/h during the Champions League matches, making him the fastest player in the competition this season.

The Spanish newspaper Marca published the ranking of the 20 fastest players, and Hakimi surpasses big names like Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid), who comes in fourth place with a speed of 35.7 km/h.

In this top 20, we also find other PSG players: Nuno Mendes (15th) and Bradley Barcola (16th). The podium is completed by the German Nikolas Kühn (Celtic) and the Belgian-Moroccan Shamseddine Talbi (Club Brugge), both at 35.9 km/h.

We note the presence of many players playing in the Bundesliga: Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich), Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), Josha Vagnoman (Stuttgart) and Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen).

• 1 - The Moroccan Achraf Hakimi, player of Paris Saint-Germain (France): 36.5 kilometers per hour.
• 2 - The German Nicolas Kühn, player of Celtic (Scotland): 35.9 kilometers per hour.
• 3 - The Belgian-Moroccan Shamseddine Talbi, player of Club Brugge (Belgium): 35.9 kilometers per hour.
• 4 - The Frenchman Kylian Mbappé, player of Real Madrid (Spain): 35.7 kilometers per hour.
• 5 - The Canadian Alphonso Davies, player of Bayern Munich (Germany): 35.6 kilometers per hour.
• 6 - The Ghanaian Ibrahim Osman, player of Feyenoord Rotterdam (Netherlands): 35.6 kilometers per hour.
• 7 - The Portuguese Rafael Leão, player of AC Milan (Italy): 35.6 kilometers per hour.
• 8 - The Brazilian Pedro Henrique, player of Shakhtar Donetsk: 35.6 kilometers per hour.
• 9 - The Brazilian Vinícius Júnior, player of Real Madrid: 35.5 kilometers per hour.
• 10 - The Belgian Loïs Openda, player of RB Leipzig (Germany): 35.5 kilometers per hour.
• 11 - The German Josha Vagnoman, player of Stuttgart (Germany): 35.5 kilometers per hour.
• 12 - The Portuguese Matheus Nunes, player of Manchester City (England): 35.4 kilometers per hour.
• 13 - The Japanese Daizen Maeda, player of Celtic (Scotland): 35.4 kilometers per hour.
• 14 - The Dutchman Jeremie Frimpong, player of Bayer Leverkusen (Germany): 35.4 kilometers per hour.
• 15 - The Portuguese Nuno Mendes, player of Paris Saint-Germain (France): 35.4 kilometers per hour.