Bernard Tekpetey, two other Ghanaians named in TOP 20 fastest players in Bundesliga

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Fortuna Dusseldorf winger Bernard Tekpetey is among three players of Ghanaian descent to have been named in the top 20 fastest players in the 2019/20 Bundesliga season.

Bernard Tekpetey – who is on loan from Schalke 04 placed 10th on the list with a speed of [35,30 km/h ] while SC Paderbon and Black Stars player Christopher Antwi-Adjei also placed 14th on the list.

Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies who has close ties with Ghana,having lived in the West African country for years as a refugee is also on the list.

Borussia Dortmund full-back Achraf Hakimi was named as the fastest Bundesliga player in the 2019/20 season so far, according to Transfermarkt. 

Having clocked a top speed of 36,49 km/h, the Real Madrid loanee tops the list in front of Bayer Leverkusen’s Moussa Diaby and Kingsley Ehzibue from FC Köln. 

Below is the full list.

Achraf Hakimi (Dortmund), 36,49 km/h

Moussa Diaby (Leverkusen), 35,95 km/h

Kingsley Ehzibue (FC Köln), 35,85 km/h

Kingsley Coman (Bayern München), 35,66 km/h

Marcus Thuram (Gladbach), 35,60 km/h

Jeremiah St. Juste (Mainz), 35,60 km/h

Ihlas Bebou (Hoffenheim), 35,57 km/h

Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin), 35,43 km/h

Breel Embolo (Gladbach), 35,31 km/h

Bernard Tekpetey (Fortuna Düsseldorf), 35,30 km/h

Alphonso Davies (Bayern München), 35,29 km/h

Lukas Klostermann (RB Leipzig), 35,10 km/h

André Hahn (Augsburg), 35,10 km/h

Christopher Antwi-Adjei (Paderborn), 35,08 km/h

Christian Günter (Freiburg), 35,06 km/h

Gerrit Holtmann (Paderborn), 35,05 km/h

Jacob Bruun Larsen (Hoffenheim), 35,02 km/h

Karim Bellarabi (Leverkusen), 35,01 km/h

Timo Werner (RB Leipzig), 34,97 km/h

Rabbi Matondo (Schalke 04), 34,95 km/h