Oliver Burke Becomes Second Fastest Player in Bundesliga History

Scottish forward Oliver Burke, representing Union Berlin, has made a sensational leap to second place on the all-time Bundesliga top-ten fastest player chart. During the 1-1 draw with St. Pauli on Easter Sunday, Burke was clocked at an incredible 37 km/h (22.99 mph). This remarkable sprint not only secures his place among the fastest in league history but also makes him the first player to enter the top-ten during the current 2025/26 campaign.

Interestingly, despite this Bundesliga season featuring impressive displays of speed from notoriously quick players like St. Pauli’s Ricky Jade Jones and RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande, no new entrants had previously cracked the top-ten list. This contrasts sharply with the previous year, which saw five players significantly alter the speed rankings.

Burke's blistering pace therefore marks him as the sole 2025/26 Bundesliga footballer to date to redefine the league's speed hierarchy.

The Top Ten Fastest Players in Bundesliga History

• 10. Nathan Ngoumou (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
  36.53 km/hr (22.69 mph) on September 21st, 2024.
• 9. Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
  36.53 km/hr (22.69 mph) on April 8th, 2023.
• 8. Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin)
  36.57 km/hr (22.72 mph) on May 13th, 2023.
• 7. Jeremiah St. Juste (Mainz)
  36.63 km/hr (22.76 mph) on October 3rd, 2021.
• 6. Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund)
  36.65 km/hr (22.77 mph) on February 4th, 2023.
• 5. Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum)
  36.74 km/hr (22.83 mph) on November 2nd, 2024.
• 4. Sirlord Conteh (Heidenheim)
  36.83 km/hr (22.88 mph) on December 7th, 2024.
• 3. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig)
  36.84 km/hr (22.89 mph) on May 3rd, 2025.
• 2. Oliver Burke (Union Berlin)
  37.0 km/hr (22.99 mph) on April 5th, 2026.
• 1. Jean-Matteo Bahoya (Eintracht Frankfurt)
  37.16 km/hr (23.09 mph) on March 15th, 2025.