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#3 Ricardo Rodriguez (86.96%)
Every single player up to this point (and after Rodriguez) has been a midfielder or a striker (all relatively attacking players with the possible exception of Milivojevic). Yet, there are defenders who have been excellent from the spot throughout their careers.
Ricardo Rodriguez is probably the best of these defenders. The Swiss defender has scored 20 of 23 penalties for his career as he has been the designated penalty taker for AC Milan, Wolfsburg and of course, Switzerland.
Rodriguez was particularly excellent between October 2014 and February 2018, when he made 12 successive penalties. The interesting aspect about Rodriguez’s penalties is that they are rather predictable. His last four successful penalties have all been deposited in the right corner.
Yet due to their accuracy along with an effective pause, Rodriguez has been able to be extremely successful from the spot. Switzerland will be hoping that Rodriguez gets plenty of opportunities to improve this record.
