Free Kick Top Scorer. The former leeds left back scored nine in the english top flight and on top of that once scored five in a single championship season for reading. Brazilian legend juninho pernambucan is the best free kick taker of all time according to the stats.
He has scored 22 free kick goals in his career and even at 35 kolarov lining up a free kick is an exciting sight for any football fan. The former leeds left back scored nine in the english top flight and on top of that once scored five in a single championship season for reading. But despite breaking his half century of free kick net busters messi doesnt quite crack the top ten most prolific set pieces stars of all time.
The 45 year old was an absolute master from dead ball situations and scored a ridiculous 77 free kicks playing for lyon vasco da gama al gharafa and hometown club sports club do recife.
Ronaldo has scored 795 goals and counting and this free kick from 30 yards out against portsmouth in 2008 is right up there as one of his most iconic. Hes not even the top argentine. Victor legrottaglie 66 to sit above messi and maradona in the list of. Since august 2011 juan mata is the player that has scored more goals from free kick in the english competition 8 in total.