A leading member of the attacking ranks at Real Betis achieved a faster sprint speed than any other player across Europe’s top-5 leagues this season.
That’s according to TransferRoom, as cited by Mundo Deportivo, who point towards Ez Abde as the player in question.
Wide-man Abde for his part managed a top speed of 35.5km/h earlier this season, good enough to secure for the Moroccan the title of the continent’s fastest player thus far in 2024/25.
2nd on the list comes Paris Saint-Germain star Bradley Barcola, who recorded a speed of 35.3km/h.
And rounding out the podium places is another La Liga star, namely Rayo Vallecano Andrei Rațiu, who clocked in at 35.1km/h.
Check out the top-10 fastest players in Europe’s top-5 leagues (minimum five games) this season, in full, below:
- Ez Abe (Real Betis)
- Bradley Barcola (PSG)
- Andrei Rațiu (Rayo Vallecano)
- Diego Moreira (Strasbourg)
- Emanuel Emehga (Strasbourg)
- Antonee Robinson (Fulham)
- Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
- Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest)
- Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham)
- Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta)
Conor Laird – GSFN
