Micky van de Ven Breaks Premier League Sprint Speed Record

Micky van de Ven set a new Premier League record when he hit a top speed of 37.38 kilometres per hour during Tottenham's 3-2 win over Brentford last month.

Micky van de Ven set a new Premier League record when he hit a top speed of 37.38 kilometres per hour during Tottenham Hotspur's 3-2 win over Brentford last month.

The Premier League only started recording players' sprint speeds at the beginning of the 2020/21 season.

Since then, just two players have reached speeds in excess of 37 km/h.

One is Spurs defender Van de Ven and the other is Manchester City right-back Kyle Walker, who clocked 37.31 km/h during a game against Everton last season.

Van de Ven's record-breaking display of pace against Brentford came in only his third game back following a lengthy spell on the sidelines with a hamstring injury.

The 22-year-old Dutchman had previously hit a top speed of 35.97 km/h while playing for Wolfsburg in Germany's Bundesliga last season.

Fastest sprint speeds recorded during Premier League games

Player	Game	Km/h
1. Micky van de Ven	SPURS 3-2 Brentford (Jan 2024)	37.38
2. Kyle Walker	Everton 0-3 MAN CITY (May 2023)	37.31
3. Chiedozie Ogbene	Fulham 1-0 LUTON (Sep 2023)	36.93
4. Pedro Neto	Luton 1-1 WOLVES (Sep 2023)	36.86
5. Dominik Szoboszlai	Wolves 1-3 LIVERPOOL (Sep 2023)	36.76
6. Dara O'Shea	BURNLEY 0-2 Crystal Palace (Nov 2023)	36.73
7. Antonio Rudiger	CHELSEA 1-1 Brighton (Dec 2021)	36.72
8. Brennan Johnson	NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-1 Man City (Feb 2023)	36.70
9. Anthony Gordon	NEWCASTLE 2-0 Burnley (Sep 2023)	36.68
10. Amadou Onana	Liverpool 2-0 EVERTON (Oct 2023)	36.65

Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven is officially the fastest player in the Premier League :: IMAGO/Sportimage/David Klein