Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Saturday, December 27, 2025, 09:06 / Updated Saturday, December 27, 2025 09:10
The Marca newspaper has made the ranking of the fastest players in La Liga this season, after 17 rounds have passed.
Like last season, Andrei Rațiu is now also on the podium of the hierarchy of La Liga speedsters. The daily Marca writes that the right-back from Rayo Vallecano reached a speed of 35.77 km/h in 2025-2026 and thus climbed to first place!
Andrei Rațiu was second in Spain and third in Europe last year
Last year, in November, Ratiu was on 2nd place in Spain and 3rd in Europe! With a top sprint speed of 35.1 kilometers per hour, he was only surpassed by Betis' Abde Ezzalzouli (35.5 km/h) and PSG's Bradley Barcola (35.5 km/h). That's how he earned the nickname “Sonic”.
As a parenthesis, the biggest profile daily in Spain recalls that the Romanian international extended his contract with Rayo until 2030 and that he also obtained a substantial salary increase on this occasion.
A teammate of Ionuț Radu is in 3rd place in the hierarchy of La Liga speedsters
Cedric Bakambu is in second place in the hierarchy of La Liga's speedsters. The Betis player clocked just 65 minutes in 7 league matches but managed to reach 35.56 km/h. He is currently at the Africa Cup of Nations with the DR Congo representative.
The podium is completed by two players. One of them is Jones El-Abdellaoui, Ionuț Radu's teammate at Celta Vigo. Arriving in Vigo in 2024, from Valerenga, it reached a speed of 35.45 km/h in 2025 – 2026. On par with him is Victor Munoz, player transferred by Osasuna from Real Madrid, in exchange for 5 million euros.
Kylian Mbappe, at the bottom of the “arrows” ranking in La Liga
The big surprise is the presence of Kylian Mbappe, recognized as an extremely fast striker, only on the 9th place in the ranking. The fastest speed achieved by Real Madrid's super goalscorer this season was 35.24 km/h.
However, the French international has scored 18 goals in the 18 games played with the white team so far in La Liga. On average, one per game.
