Top 5 Fastest Wingers in the World 2026

Speed has always been one of the most exciting things about football. When a winger gets the ball with space in front of him and starts running, defenders panic, crowds rise, and something special usually happens. In 2026, there are five wingers who are doing exactly that at the very highest level, and we have the GPS-tracked numbers to back it up.

This is not a list based on highlights or reputation. These are real speeds, recorded in real matches, by some of the most exciting wide players on the planet right now.

5. Ousmane Dembélé — PSG | 36.6 km/h

Born: May 15, 1997 | Age: 28 | From: Vernon, Normandy, France

Dembélé was born in Vernon, France, to a Mauritanian-Senegalese mother and Malian father.According to Wikipedia, His career at Barcelona was frustrating, injuries, controversy, wasted potential. Nobody expected what happened next. Since joining PSG in 2023, he has been completely reborn. In 2024–25, he scored 33 goals and 15 assists in 49 appearances as PSG won a continental treble, earning him both the UCL Player of the Season award and the Ligue 1 Player of the Year. He then won the 2025 Ballon d’Or.

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This season he already has 10 goals and 5 assists in just 17 Ligue 1 appearances. Genuinely ambidextrous, fast, and now clinical. Dembélé at 28 is the most complete version of himself we have ever seen.

2025/26 Stats: 10 goals | 5 assists | Avg rating: 7.53

4. Pedro Neto — Chelsea | 36.86 km/h

Born: March 9, 2000 | Age: 26 | From: Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Pedro Neto grew up in a small town in northern Portugal where his first sporting love was actually roller hockey, his father was a professional player, and Pedro was on skates at age three. He only started playing organised football at eight. That hockey background explains his low centre of gravity and sharp change of direction, traits that make him so hard to stop at full speed.

He joined Chelsea in August 2024 and immediately won the Conference League and Club World Cup in his first season. This year in the Premier League he has 5 goals and 4 assists in 30 appearances. At 36.86 km/h, he is one of England’s fastest wide players, and unlike most speedsters, he reaches those speeds with the ball glued to his feet.

2025/26 Stats: 5 goals | 4 assists | Avg rating: 7.07

3. Anthony Elanga — Newcastle United | 36.90 km/h

Born: April 27, 2002 | Age: 23 | From: Malmö, Sweden

Elanga was born in Malmö when his father Joseph who played for Cameroon at the 1998 World Cup was turning out for Malmö FF. The family later moved to Manchester, where Anthony joined Manchester United’s academy at 12. He came through quietly, but the pace and directness were always obvious.

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After leaving United for Nottingham Forest, he truly found his feet with 6 goals and 11 assists in his final Forest season earned him a £55 million move to Newcastle in 2025. At Newcastle, he is used to stretch games wide open, and once he hits full pace, defenders are usually left chasing shadows. Tips.GG Still only 23, his best years are clearly ahead of him.

2025/26 Stats: 0 goals | 1 assist | UCL: 2 goals

2. Karim Adeyemi — Borussia Dortmund | 37.12 km/h

Born: January 18, 2002 | Age: 24 | From: Munich, Germany

Adeyemi was born in Munich to a Nigerian father and Romanian mother. He started at Bayern Munich’s academy as a child but left after a dispute, eventually finding his path through Red Bull Salzburg, where he scored 19 goals in 29 games in his final season before Dortmund paid £27 million to bring him to the Bundesliga in 2022.

Off the pitch, he runs the Karim Adeyemi Foundation in his father’s hometown of Ibadan, Nigeria, aiming to educate students and develop young footballers. On it, he plays with fearless aggression. He was recorded as the Bundesliga’s fastest player during a match against Freiburg in February 2023, and his current top speed of 37.12 km/h keeps him right at the top of this list. This season, 7 goals and 3 assists in the Bundesliga plus 3 Champions League goals show he has the end product to match the pace.

2025/26 Stats: 7 goals | 3 assists | UCL: 3 goals

1. Kylian Mbappé — Real Madrid | 38 km/h

Born: December 20, 1998 | Age: 27 | From: Paris, France

Mbappé was born in Paris and raised in Bondy, a suburb in the northeast of the city. His father Wilfrid is a Cameroonian football coach, and his mother Fayza, who is also his agent is of Algerian descent and a former handball player. Real Madrid invited him to train with their under-12s when he was just 11. He made his professional debut at 16, won a league title at 17, and by 18 was the most expensive teenage transfer in football history.

In September 2025, he became France’s all-time top scorer, overtaking Thierry Henry, and became the youngest player to score 400 career goals since Pelé in 1964. This season across all competitions, he has played 39 matches, scoring 40 goals and providing 3 assists in 3,248 minutes. At 38 km/h he is the fastest winger on this list, and unlike the others, he is doing it while being the best player in the world at the same time. Nobody combines speed and quality the way Mbappé does. Nobody even comes close.

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2025/26 Stats (All Comps): 40 goals | 3 assists

Speed Comparison Table

Rank	Player	Club	Top Speed	Age
1	Kylian Mbappé	Real Madrid	38.0 km/h	27
2	Karim Adeyemi	Borussia Dortmund	37.12 km/h	24
3	Anthony Elanga	Newcastle United	36.90 km/h	23
4	Pedro Neto	Chelsea	36.86 km/h	26
5	Ousmane Dembélé	PSG	36.60 km/h	28

Who Just Missed the List?

Vinícius Jr, Alphonso Davies, and Bryan Mbeumo all deserve mentions. Vinicius in particular is knocking on this door every season, and if his speed data is verified at the same level as this list in the coming months, he may well feature in a future update. Keep an eye on this page at alltimescores.com for updates.

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