<P> Under The Laws of the Game, specifically Law 8, goals may be scored directly from the kick - off . Some of the fastest goals on the list below are shots taken directly from the kick - off . </P> <P> The following is a list of 49 goals scored by any kind of players, including juniors, amateurs, semi-professionals, professionals, women football, in any football league, cup or other competition around the world . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Match </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Time </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nawaf Al Abed </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> v Al Shoalah </Td> <Td> 4--0 </Td> <Td> 2 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> This match was later declared void as ineligible players had been fielded . As such the status of this goal as the fastest ever has been disputed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gavin Stokes </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Maryhill v Clydebank </Td> <Td> 3--0 </Td> <Td> 2.1 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> This match was a junior football match (non-league) involving two teams from the West of Scotland Super League First Division in Scottish football . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vuk Bakic </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> GSP Polet v FK Dorćol </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> 2.2 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> This match was a junior match of the Serbian 2 . League . Immediately after the referee whistled the beginning of the meeting, Vuk Bakic sent the ball into the goal . Distance from the centre and goal was approximately 50 meters . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marc Burrows </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cowes Sports Res . v Eastleigh Res . </Td> <Td> 5--3 </Td> <Td> 2.56 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> This match was an amateur match but the record has been recognised by The Football Association . Eye - witness reports state the goal was aided by a particularly strong following wind . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ricardo Olivera </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Rio Negro Capital v Soriano Interior </Td> <Td> 1--1 </Td> <Td> 2.8 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The goal was listed in the Guinness World Records prior to 2004 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cheung Sai Ho </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> Portsmouth Cup </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2.8 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cheung scored for the Hong Kong youth team 2.8 seconds after the start of a match in the Portsmouth Cup in 1993 . It was the world record in 1993 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carlos Almeida </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Oliveira do Hospital v Associação Atlética de Arganil </Td> <Td> 3--0 </Td> <Td> 3 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Occurred during a match in the first tier of Coimbra Football Association, the fourth tier of Portuguese football . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Frederico Chaves </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> América Mineiro v Vila Nova </Td> <Td> 1--5 </Td> <Td> 3.17 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest Goal in Brazilian Football . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colin Cowperthwaite </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Barrow v Kettering Town </Td> <Td> 0 - 4 </Td> <Td> 3.55 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest Goal in association football at the time . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Richard Wetton </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Oakwood FC v Lingfield FC </Td> <Td> 2 - 6 </Td> <Td> 3.57 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Not only a fast goal but also a contender for the TWO fastest goals from Kick Off! The equalizer coming on just 40 seconds into the match . 22nd August 2017 in the Peter Bentley Challenge Cup . Both teams play in the Southern Combination Football League Division One . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bart van der Veer </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> LTC v Oeverzwaluwen </Td> <Td> 2--4 </Td> <Td> 3.6 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Occurred during a match in the Saturdays 1e Klasse, the fifth tier of Dutch football and the third tier of Dutch amateur football . It was Van der Veer's last match for Oeverzwaluwen before his retirement . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Damian Mori </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Adelaide City v Sydney United </Td> <Td> 2--2 </Td> <Td> 3.69 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> According to the Guinness Book of Records, Mori held the record from 1995 to 1998 when Ricardo Olivera scored a goal in 2.8 sec . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yael Averbuch </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> North Carolina v Yale Bulldogs </Td> <Td> 4--0 </Td> <Td> 3.9 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Goal occurred in a women's college football match . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jim Fryatt </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> Bradford Park Avenue v Tranmere </Td> <Td> 4--2 </Td> <Td> 4 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> According to the sources some onlookers say that this goal took closer to 10 seconds . However, there is no film evidence to contradict the assessment of the referee Bob Simons who said: "I blew my whistle for the start and still had my stopwatch in my hand when the ball entered the net . The scoring time is exactly four seconds--no question of it ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gareth Morris </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> Ashton United v Skelmersdale United </Td> <Td> 4--2 </Td> <Td> 4 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> This goal is likely to be the fastest ever scored in the FA Cup although the lack of records dating back to the formation of the competition make this impossible to verify . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gustavo Ramírez </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Mineros de Zacatecas v Club Necaxa </Td> <Td> 2--0 </Td> <Td> 4 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Goal occurred in the first match of the season in Ascenso MX . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albert Mundy </Td> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> Aldershot Town v Hartlepool United </Td> <Td> 3--0 </Td> <Td> 6 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest Goal in association football at the time . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barrie Jones </Td> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> Notts County v Torquay United </Td> <Td> 2--0 </Td> <Td> 6 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jones kicked the match off, tapping the ball to a teammate . He set off, running diagonally to the right, towards the centre of the 18 yard box . Bob Forrest had received the ball by now and he rolled it perfectly into Jones's path . The Torquay keeper was out to the edge of his box but he hit it under him with his first touch, helping the ball on from the direction of Forrest's pass . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Keith Smith </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> Crystal Palace v Derby County </Td> <Td> 3--3 </Td> <Td> 6 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tommy Langley </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> QPR v Bolton Wanderers </Td> <Td> 3--1 </Td> <Td> 6 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alexandros Zafeiris </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> Irodotos v Kifisia </Td> <Td> 3--1 </Td> <Td> 6 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal scored in the third tier of Greek Football League 2 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lukas Podolski </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Germany v Ecuador </Td> <Td> 4--2 </Td> <Td> 6 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in an international match . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ghazi ayedi </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Club Africain vs CS Sfaxien </Td> <Td> 2 - 1 </Td> <Td> 6 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in Tunisien super ligue </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ji Xiang </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Jiangsu Sainty v Guangzhou Evergrande </Td> <Td> 1--1 </Td> <Td> 7 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in Chinese Super League . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andreas Labropoulos </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Olympiacos v OFI Crete </Td> <Td> 5--1 </Td> <Td> 7 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in Greek Super League . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jerome Martelli </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Leyton U18 v Dagenham & Redbridge U18 </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> 7 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in an U18 Association football game . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mike Grella </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> 7 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in Major League Soccer . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joseba Llorente </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Real Valladolid v Espanyol </Td> <Td> 2--1 </Td> <Td> 7.22 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in La Liga . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roman Yaremchuk </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Vorskla Poltava v Oleksandriya </Td> <Td> 2--2 </Td> <Td> 7.27 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in the Ukrainian Premier League . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carlos Aguiar </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Huachipato v Universidad de Chile </Td> <Td> 1--2 </Td> <Td> 7.3 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in the Chilean Primera División . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miroslav Manolov </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Cherno More Varna v Montana </Td> <Td> 3--1 </Td> <Td> 7.42 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in Bulgarian A Football Group . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seydou Keita </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Valencia CF v UD Almería </Td> <Td> 2--2 </Td> <Td> 7.66 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gholamreza Rezaei </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Persepolis v Fajr Sepasi </Td> <Td> 2--0 </Td> <Td> 8 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in Persian Gulf Pro League . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tim Cahill </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Houston Dynamo v New York Red Bulls </Td> <Td> 0--3 </Td> <Td> 8 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Second fastest goal ever scored in Major League Soccer . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zaur Sadayev </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Lech Poznań v Jagiellonia Białystok </Td> <Td> 4--2 </Td> <Td> 8 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in Polish Cup . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marco Tavares </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Maribor v Domžale </Td> <Td> 1--0 </Td> <Td> 8 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in Slovenian FirstLeague . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tom Morgan </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Turton v Lytham </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> 8 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> West Lancashire Football League Division One--Level 12--The kick off was quickly taken with a pass intended for a Turton player hitting a Lytham player hard on the shin and bobbling up . Tom Morgan struck the ball in the air about 45 metres from goal and the ball cannoned in off the underside of the crossbar . The referee, Simon Robinson timed the goal at exactly eight seconds . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paolo Poggi </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> Piacenza v Fiorentina </Td> <Td> 3--1 </Td> <Td> 8.1 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in Serie A . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Christian Benteke </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Gibraltar v Belgium </Td> <Td> 0--6 </Td> <Td> 8.1 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in FIFA World Cup game . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Davide Gualtieri </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> San Marino v England </Td> <Td> 1--7 </Td> <Td> 8.3 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hisato Satō </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Cerezo Osaka </Td> <Td> 1--1 </Td> <Td> 8.7 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in J. League Division 1 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kevin Volland </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> TSG Hoffenheim v Bayern München </Td> <Td> 1--2 </Td> <Td> 9 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Karim Bellarabi </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen </Td> <Td> 0--2 </Td> <Td> 9 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal scored in the history of the Bundesliga . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ledley King </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Tottenham Hotspur v Bradford City </Td> <Td> 3--3 </Td> <Td> 9.9 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in the Premier League . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uroš Đurđević </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Čukarički v Partizan </Td> <Td> 1--3 </Td> <Td> 10 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal scored in the history of the Serbian SuperLiga </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Julian Kristoffersen </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> FC Copenhagen U19 v Leicester City U19 </Td> <Td> 3--2 </Td> <Td> 10 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> UEFA Youth League </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Justin Meram </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Columbus Crew v New York Red Bulls </Td> <Td> 2--0 </Td> <Td> 10 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in the MLS Cup Playoffs . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Roy Makaay </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> Bayern München v Real Madrid </Td> <Td> 3--2 </Td> <Td> 10.1 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in the UEFA Champions League . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hakan Şükür </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Korea Republic v Turkey </Td> <Td> 2--3 </Td> <Td> 10.8 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in the FIFA World Cup finals . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Diego Souza </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Brazil v Australia </Td> <Td> 1 - 0 </Td> <Td> 11 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Simone Magill </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Northern Ireland v Georgia </Td> <Td> 4 - 0 </Td> <Td> 11 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in Women's International History . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Christian Eriksen </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Tottenham v Manchester United </Td> <Td> 2 - 0 </Td> <Td> 11 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Juan Cazares </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Atletico Mineiro v Botafogo </Td> <Td> 5--3 </Td> <Td> 12 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest Atlético Mineiro goal in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ahmad Fakri Saarani </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Kelantan v Terengganu </Td> <Td> 1--2 </Td> <Td> 12 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in Malaysia Super League </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ian Bogie </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Port Vale v Stoke City </Td> <Td> 1--0 </Td> <Td> 12 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> I.M. Vijayan </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> India v Bhutan </Td> <Td> 3--0 </Td> <Td> 12 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Scored in the group stage of the football competition in the 8th South Asian Federation Games, 1999 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maheta Molango </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Reading v Brighton & Hove Albion </Td> <Td> 3--2 </Td> <Td> 12 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored from Offside . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stevan Račić </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Partizani Tirana v Elbasani </Td> <Td> 1--0 </Td> <Td> 12 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in the history of Albanian Superliga . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Asmir Begović </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Stoke City v Southampton </Td> <Td> 1--1 </Td> <Td> 13 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Begović scored against Southampton at a distance of 97.5 yards, after his long kick downfield deceived Artur Boruc . His goal against earned him a place in the Guinness World Records for the longest goal scored in football . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Neymar </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Brazil v Honduras </Td> <Td> 6--0 </Td> <Td> 14 sec </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fastest goal ever scored in the history of Olympic Football Competition . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Match </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Time </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

Fastest goal in the history of the premier league