The Fastest Player of EURO 2024
From the Quarter-Final match against Portugal, where he sprinted at a speed of 36.5 kilometers per hour, according to official UEFA statistics, Frenchman Kylian Mbappé has emerged as the fastest player of the EURO 2024. Ahead of their match against Spain, Mbappé leads the speed charts, followed by Spain's Ferran Torres, who clocked in at 36 kilometers per hour.
These two players are the only ones who have reached or surpassed 36 kilometers per hour in the tournament. Previously, Slovenian Benjamin Sesko was the fastest during the first 36 group stage matches with a top speed of 35.9 kilometers per hour, maintaining this position through the Round of 16 until Mbappé and Ferran Torres surpassed him.
Sesko now holds the third position. The fourth spot is shared by German Leroy Sané and Romanian Valentin Mihaila, both reaching 35.8 kilometers per hour. Among the top ten, another French player appears: left-back Theo Hernández, with the sixth best speed of 35.7 kilometers per hour.