document_title: Fastest goals in association football

question_text: fastest goal in the history of the premier league

text: Fastest goals in association football

text: This article lists goals which have been considered among the fastest ever scored in association football matches. The records concerning the fastest goals are disputed for a number of reasons. Ray Spiller of the Association of Football Statisticians has argued that as there is no official system for recognizing the timing of goals there are always going to be disputes concerning these records.[1]

text: In addition, many of the goals listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as being among the fasted were not filmed preventing the precise timing of goals from being assessed.[1] The status of Nawaf Al Abed's goal which is credited as being scored after two seconds is also disputed given that the match was later declared void due to ineligible players, when several players over the age of 23 were found to have played in the age restricted game.

text: Marc Burrows' goal has also been considered the fastest ever but it was scored in an amateur reserve game. As there is no standard size for a football pitch some of the goals listed benefit from being played on smaller pitches that require the ball to travel a shorter distance before reaching the goal. Furthermore, many of the records listed come from English language publications and reflect a bias towards English football within the sources.

text: Under The Laws of the Game, specifically Law 8, goals may be scored directly from the kick-off. Some of the fastest goals on the list below are shots taken directly from the kick-off. [2]

text: Goals[edit]

text: The following is a list of 49 goals scored by any kind of players, including juniors, amateurs, semi-professionals, professionals, women football, in any football league, cup or other competition around the world.

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Player
Year
Match
Result
Time
Ref.
Notes

Nawaf Al Abed
2017
v Al Shoalah
4–0
2 sec
[3][4]
This match was later declared void as ineligible players had been fielded. As such the status of this goal as the fastest ever has been disputed.

Gavin Stokes
2017
Maryhill v Clydebank
3–0
2.1 sec
[5][6]
This match was a junior football match (non-league) involving two teams from the West of Scotland Super League First Division in Scottish football.

Vuk Bakic
2012
GSP Polet v FK Dorćol
4–1
2.2 sec
[7]
[8]
This match was a junior match of the Serbian 2. League. Immediately after the referee whistled the beginning of the meeting, Vuk Bakic sent the ball into the goal. Distance from the centre and goal was approximately 50 meters.

Marc Burrows
2004
Cowes Sports Res. v Eastleigh Res.
5–3
2.56 sec
[9]
[10]
This match was an amateur match but the record has been recognised by The Football Association. Eye-witness reports state the goal was aided by a particularly strong following wind.

Ricardo Olivera
1998
Rio Negro Capital v Soriano Interior
1–1
2.8 sec
[11][12]
The goal was listed in the Guinness World Records prior to 2004.

Cheung Sai Ho
1993
Portsmouth Cup

2.8 sec
[13]
Cheung scored for the Hong Kong youth team 2.8 seconds after the start of a match in the Portsmouth Cup in 1993. It was the world record in 1993.

Carlos Almeida
2011
Oliveira do Hospital v Associação Atlética de Arganil
3–0
3 sec
[14]
[15]
Occurred during a match in the first tier of Coimbra Football Association, the fourth tier of Portuguese football.

Frederico Chaves
2003
América Mineiro v Vila Nova
1–5
3.17 sec
[10][16]
Fastest Goal in Brazilian Football.

Colin Cowperthwaite
1979
Barrow v Kettering Town
0-4
3.55 sec
[17]
Fastest Goal in association football at the time.

Richard Wetton
2017
Oakwood FC v Lingfield FC
2-6
3.57 sec
[18]
Not only a fast goal but also a contender for the TWO fastest goals from Kick Off! The equalizer coming on just 40 seconds into the match. 22nd August 2017 in the Peter Bentley Challenge Cup. Both teams play in the Southern Combination Football League Division One.

Bart van der Veer
2014
LTC v Oeverzwaluwen
2–4
3.6 sec
[19]
[20]
Occurred during a match in the Saturdays 1e Klasse, the fifth tier of Dutch football and the third tier of Dutch amateur football. It was Van der Veer's last match for Oeverzwaluwen before his retirement.

Damian Mori
1995
Adelaide City v Sydney United
2–2
3.69 sec
[21]
[22]
According to the Guinness Book of Records, Mori held the record from 1995 to 1998 when Ricardo Olivera scored a goal in 2.8 sec.

Yael Averbuch
2006
North Carolina v Yale Bulldogs
4–0
3.9 sec
[23][24]
Goal occurred in a women's college football match.

Jim Fryatt
1964
Bradford Park Avenue v Tranmere
4–2
4 sec
[25]
[26]
[21]
According to the sources some onlookers say that this goal took closer to 10 seconds. However, there is no film evidence to contradict the assessment of the referee Bob Simons who said: "I blew my whistle for the start and still had my stopwatch in my hand when the ball entered the net. The scoring time is exactly four seconds – no question of it."

Gareth Morris
2001
Ashton United v Skelmersdale United
4–2
4 sec
[27]
[21]
This goal is likely to be the fastest ever scored in the FA Cup although the lack of records dating back to the formation of the competition make this impossible to verify.

Gustavo Ramírez
2014
Mineros de Zacatecas v Club Necaxa
2–0
4 sec
[28]
Goal occurred in the first match of the season in Ascenso MX.

Albert Mundy
1958
Aldershot Town v Hartlepool United
3–0
6 sec
[1][29]
Fastest Goal in association football at the time.

Barrie Jones
1962
Notts County v Torquay United
2–0
6 sec
[1]
[30]
[31]
[32]
Jones kicked the match off, tapping the ball to a teammate. He set off, running diagonally to the right, towards the centre of the 18 yard box. Bob Forrest had received the ball by now and he rolled it perfectly into Jones's path. The Torquay keeper was out to the edge of his box but he hit it under him with his first touch, helping the ball on from the direction of Forrest's pass.

Keith Smith
1964
Crystal Palace v Derby County
3–3
6 sec
[1][33]

Tommy Langley
1980
QPR v Bolton Wanderers
3–1
6 sec
[1][34]

Alexandros Zafeiris
1980
Irodotos v Kifisia
3–1
6 sec
[35]
Fastest goal scored in the third tier of Greek Football League 2.

Lukas Podolski
2013
Germany v Ecuador
4–2
6 sec
[36][37]
Fastest goal ever scored in an international match.

Ghazi ayedi
2017
Club Africain vs CS Sfaxien
2-1
6 sec

Fastest goal ever scored in Tunisien super ligue

Ji Xiang
2012
Jiangsu Sainty v Guangzhou Evergrande
1–1
7 sec
[38]
Fastest goal ever scored in Chinese Super League.

Andreas Labropoulos
2013
Olympiacos v OFI Crete
5–1
7 sec
[39]
Fastest goal ever scored in Greek Super League.

Jerome Martelli
2014
Leyton U18 v Dagenham & Redbridge U18
4–1
7 sec
[40]
Fastest goal ever scored in an U18 Association football game.

Mike Grella
2015
New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union
4–1
7 sec
[41]
Fastest goal ever scored in Major League Soccer.

Joseba Llorente
2008
Real Valladolid v Espanyol
2–1
7.22 sec
[42]
Fastest goal ever scored in La Liga.

Roman Yaremchuk
2016
Vorskla Poltava v Oleksandriya
2–2
7.27 sec
[43][44]
Fastest goal ever scored in the Ukrainian Premier League.

Carlos Aguiar
2010
Huachipato v Universidad de Chile
1–2
7.3 sec
[45][46]
Fastest goal ever scored in the Chilean Primera División.

Miroslav Manolov
2012
Cherno More Varna v Montana
3–1
7.42 sec
[47]
Fastest goal ever scored in Bulgarian A Football Group.

Seydou Keita
2014
Valencia CF v UD Almería
2–2
7.66 sec
[42]

Gholamreza Rezaei
2012
Persepolis v Fajr Sepasi
2–0
8 sec
[48]
Fastest goal ever scored in Persian Gulf Pro League.

Tim Cahill
2013
Houston Dynamo v New York Red Bulls
0–3
8 sec
[49]
Second fastest goal ever scored in Major League Soccer.

Zaur Sadayev
2014
Lech Poznań v Jagiellonia Białystok
4–2
8 sec
[50]
Fastest goal ever scored in Polish Cup.

Marco Tavares
2017
Maribor v Domžale
1–0
8 sec
[51]
Fastest goal ever scored in Slovenian FirstLeague.

Tom Morgan
2014
Turton v Lytham
4–1
8 sec
[52]
[53]
[54]
West Lancashire Football League Division One – Level 12 – The kick off was quickly taken with a pass intended for a Turton player hitting a Lytham player hard on the shin and bobbling up. Tom Morgan struck the ball in the air about 45 metres from goal and the ball cannoned in off the underside of the crossbar. The referee, Simon Robinson timed the goal at exactly eight seconds.

Paolo Poggi
2001
Piacenza v Fiorentina
3–1
8.1 sec
[55]
Fastest goal ever scored in Serie A.

Christian Benteke
2016
Gibraltar v Belgium
0–6
8.1 sec
[56]
Fastest goal ever scored in FIFA World Cup game.

Davide Gualtieri
1993
San Marino v England
1–7
8.3 sec
[36][57]

Hisato Satō
2006
Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Cerezo Osaka
1–1
8.7 sec
[58]
Fastest goal ever scored in J.League Division 1.

Kevin Volland
2015
TSG Hoffenheim v Bayern München
1–2
9 sec
[59]

Karim Bellarabi
2014
Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen
0–2
9 sec
[60][61]
Fastest goal scored in the history of the Bundesliga.

Ledley King
2000
Tottenham Hotspur v Bradford City
3–3
9.9 sec
[62]
Fastest goal ever scored in the Premier League.

Uroš Đurđević
2016
Čukarički v Partizan
1–3
10 sec
[63]
Fastest goal scored in the history of the Serbian SuperLiga

Julian Kristoffersen
2016
FC Copenhagen U19 v Leicester City U19
3–2
10 sec
[64]
UEFA Youth League

Justin Meram
2015
Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls
2–0
10 sec
[65]
Fastest goal ever scored in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Roy Makaay
2007
Bayern München v Real Madrid
3–2
10.1 sec
[66]
Fastest goal ever scored in the UEFA Champions League.

Hakan Şükür
2002
Korea Republic v Turkey
2–3
10.8 sec
[67]
Fastest goal ever scored in the FIFA World Cup finals.

Diego Souza
2017
Brazil v Australia
1-0
11 sec
[68]

Simone Magill
2016
Northern Ireland v Georgia
4-0
11 sec
[69]
Fastest goal ever scored in Women's International History.

Christian Eriksen
2017
Tottenham v Manchester United
2-0
11 sec

Juan Cazares
2016
Atletico Mineiro v Botafogo
5–3
12 sec

Fastest Atlético Mineiro goal in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Ahmad Fakri Saarani
2015
Kelantan v Terengganu
1–2
12 sec

Fastest goal ever scored in Malaysia Super League

Ian Bogie
1996
Port Vale v Stoke City
1–0
12 sec
[70][71]

I. M. Vijayan
1999
India v Bhutan
3–0
12 sec
[72][73]
Scored in the group stage of the football competition in the 8th South Asian Federation Games, 1999.

Maheta Molango
2004
Reading v Brighton & Hove Albion
3–2
12 sec
[74][75]
Fastest goal ever scored from Offside.

Stevan Račić
2014
Partizani Tirana v Elbasani
1–0
12 sec
[76][77]
Fastest goal ever scored in the history of Albanian Superliga.

Asmir Begović
2013
Stoke City v Southampton
1–1
13 sec
[78]
Begović scored against Southampton at a distance of 97.5 yards, after his long kick downfield deceived Artur Boruc. His goal against earned him a place in the Guinness World Records for the longest goal scored in football.

Neymar
2014
Brazil v Honduras
6–0
14 sec
[79][80]
Fastest goal ever scored in the history of Olympic Football Competition.