Top 10 penalty takers in football right now

There are some amazing penalty takers in world football at the moment
There are some amazing penalty takers in world football at the moment

#7 Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)

Sergio Ramos has been one of Real Madrid's top scorers this season
Sergio Ramos has been one of Real Madrid's top scorers this season

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos is next on the list. After registering double figures in the league from a centre-back position in Real Madrid's La Liga title-winning campaign, the veteran will be on cloud nine right now.

Ramos has been Real Madrid's designated penalty taker since Cristiano Ronaldo left for Juventus. He has had an incredible record from the spot as well. Ramos last missed a penalty in May 2018 and has scored 19 straight penalties ever since.

In his club career, Sergio Ramos has converted 26 of his 29 penalties.


#6 James Milner (Liverpool)

James Milner
James Milner

The Liverpool veteran is as reliable as they come as far as spot-kicks are concerned. Milner puts all his experience and technical ability on show whenever Liverpool win a foul in the box.

Milner's last penalty miss came in November of 2018, in the Champions League. He has had an impeccable record ever since. Milner has converted 30 out of his 35 penalties and his recent record shows that he is one of the best in the business when it comes to disturbing the net from the spot.


#5 Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)

Bruno Fernandes sending Lloris the wrong way
Bruno Fernandes sending Lloris the wrong way

Identical to Jorginho when given the spot kick responsibilities, Bruno Fernandes often resorts to the big hop right before striking the ball and thanks to his technical prowess, it is not a hard thing for him to stroke the ball into the net once the goalkeeper has gone the other way.

Bruno Fernandes has not only improved Manchester United as a team but since his arrival, United have not missed a penalty either. Bruno's last penalty miss came in October 2018. The one before that came in April 2016. The way he is going, a goal is almost a surety when Bruno Fernandes lines up to take the kick from the spot.

Bruno has scored 26 out of 28 penalties in his career.


#4 Jorginho (Chelsea)

Jorginho's little hop before the kick
Jorginho's little hop before the kick

Jorginho might be a divisive figure at West London right now with him not fitting the configuration of the archetypal Premier League defensive midfielder. However, the fact that Jorginho is one of the best technical players in Europe is not even up for debate.

This lends to his ability from the spot as well. The Italian has a near perfect record from the spot. He runs up to the ball and does a little hop which sends the goalkeeper leaning to one side and then Jorginho just strokes the ball to the other and seals the deal.

Jorginho has taken 21 penalties in his club career and he has only missed once. That was in the 2017/18 season with Napoli.

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