Soccer has always been about athletics. A good player has an innate understanding of the game and an impressive physique and can regularly reach top speed on the pitch. That way, he can help the team play fast football. And while the world’s highest-rated players have all of that, none of them qualified as the fastest player at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
According to the data presented by Sports Lens, with a speed of 35.7 kilometers per hour, Ghana’s Kamaldeen Sulemana ranked as the fastest player in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Kamaldeen Sulemana is 2.4mph faster than Kylian Mbappe
According to official FIFA data, the Ghanaian Kamaldeen Sulemana reached a maximum speed of 35.7 kilometers per hour in the match against Uruguay. The 2022 tournament represented Ghana’s fourth World Cup, with their best ever result being the quarterfinal stage. Before the World Cup, Sulemana began his professional career with Danish side FC Nordsjælland before moving to Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais in 2021.
With a top speed of 35.6 km/h displayed in the match between Canada and Croatia, Alphonso Davies qualified as the second fastest player in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Bayern Munich left-back is the fastest player of the club, and his speed can change the rhythm of the team and stretch the game.
Spaniard Nico Williams took third place, also with a top speed of 35.6 km/h. The 20-year-old right winger joined Athletic Bilbao in June 2021 and is currently valued at €25.00m. His maximum speed was demonstrated in the match between Spain and Germany.
German David Raum and Welshman Daniel James complete the top five club, with the highest speed of 35.4 km/h each. Statistics show the world’s most valuable footballer, Frenchman Kylian Mbappé, ranked as the ninth fastest player in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. His top speed, displayed in a match between France and Poland, was 35.3km /h, or 2.4 km/h less than the leader Kamaldeen.
Kamaldeen is worth ten times less than Kylian Mbappé and four times less than Alphonso Davies
TransferMarkt data showed that the fastest footballer at the 2022 FIFA World Cup also has one of the lowest market values ​​of any player on the list. With a market value of €18 million, the Ghana national team player is worth ten times less than ninth-ranked Kylian Mbappé and four times less than second-placed Alphonso Davies.
Behind Kylian Mbappé and Alphonso Davies, Moroccan Achraf Hakimi ranked as the third highest rated player on this list. Like Davies, the Paris Saint-Germain right-back is also valued at €70m.
