Eden Hazard is Europe's best penalty taker in the last 10 years, and we have statistical proof

Eden Hazard prepares to take yet another penalty.

Chelsea’s Eden Hazard is the best penalty taker from the top five leagues in Europe and his successful conversion rate of 100% is the proof.

Hazard has taken a total of 17 penalties in domestic football throughout his career and has managed to tuck the ball in every single time. However, it is worth mentioning that the Chelsea star had missed one against Nordsjalland in the UEFA Champions League.

Everton’s Leighton Baines' 100 percent record saw a dent when his shot from the spot was saved by Manchester United’s David De Gea.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Lionel Messi have scored the most from the penalty spot, but their conversion rate is less than that of Hazard and others ahead of them.

Here is the full list:

Player	Club	Penalties taken	Penalties scored	Percentage (%)
Eden Hazard	Chelsea	17	17	100
Diego Castro	Getafe	16	15	93.8
Xabi Prieto	Real Sociedad	16	15	93.8
Leighton Baines	Everton	15	14	93.3
Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	57	52	91.2
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	Paris Saint-Germain	40	36	90
Mikel Arteta	Arsenal	19	17	89.5
Lionel Messi	Barcelona	36	32	88.9
Radamel Falcao	Manchester United	18	16	88.9
Carlos Tevez	Juventus	18	16	88.9

EDIT: Funny how Hazard misses a penalty the day we publish this article. His record in the domestic level still stays intact as his miss came game against Maribor in the UEFA Champions League during their 1-1 draw in an away encounter. His overall record now stands at 27 penalties converted from 30 attempts.