The fastest player in the EPL this season is Son Heung-min's teammate, and then the slowest?

Mar 23, 2025

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The fastest player in the English Premier League (EPL) this season is Mickey van der Penn. According to the statistics company Opta on the 23rd (Korea time), Van der Penn is the only player to exceed 37 km/h this season. The record for the Pan de Pen is 37.1 km/h. Van der Penn has previously boasted speed beyond the top wingers called Narro. Tottenham use a defensive tactic that lifts the line closely, because they believe in the speed of Van der Penn.

Next up is Mateus Nunes of Manchester City. He boasted a speed of 36.7km/h. Brentford's Brian Mbormo (36.6km/h), Brighton's Yankuba Minte (36.4km/h) and Nottingham's Antony Elanga (36.2km/h) are also among the EPL's fastest top five this season.

Then, who is the slowest player.

It's Bernardu Silva from Manchester City. He had the lowest speed of 29.4 km/h. Silva is a much faster player in the head than in physical speed. This is why he is classified as a top player despite his slow speed. Wolverhampton's Craig Dawson followed with 29.6 km/h.

The remaining 3rd and 5th were all defensive midfielders. Arsenal's Mikel Merino recorded 29.8km/h, Manchester United's Casemiro recorded 30.2km/h, and West Ham's Thomas Soucek recorded 30.2km/h.

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Opta also revealed the most active player, with Tottenham's Dejan Kulusevski at the top. As of 90 minutes, he ran an average of 12.3 kilometers, ranking first in this category. Kulusevski has been active this season, playing the position before the attack. Second place was Suchek at 12.2 km, followed by Sandro Tonali at Newcastle (12.2 km). In fourth place was Silva, who was 11.9 km. Soucek and Silva covered the slow speed with a lot of activity.

On the other hand, the player who played the least amount of activity was Murilu of Nottingham. He only ran 8.5 kilometers per race on average. It was followed by Virgil van Dijk (8.9 km) and Ibrahima Konate (9.0 km) of Liverpool.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

The fastest player in the EPL this season is Son Heung-min's teammate, and then the slowest?

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