Speed kills in nearly any sport and nearly any sports game, and Football Manager 26 is no different. To find the deadliest speedsters, we ran our largest database with no masking to identify the true quickest players available. These players can cause havoc with their physical tools while also often possessing some pretty elite technical skills, too, making them a real handful.
The 10 Fastest Players In Football Manager 26
Fast players can transform the way your team plays. These are the ten fastest players we turned up in our search for you to consider:
10) Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy, AM RL)
19 Pace, 16 Acceleration
A moment of thought for poor Joseph Paintsil, who finds himself here in the top ten fastest players in the game, and yet not the fastest player on his own team, as an even speedier player is below. Still, 19 Pace and 16 Acceleration on the wing is dangerous when paired with strong Dribbling and Crossing abilities.
9) Erling Haaland (Manchester City, ST)
19 Pace, 17 Acceleration
There is seemingly nothing to do with putting the ball in the goal that Erling Haaland can’t do, and that includes leaving defenders in the dust. Combined with his elite mental and technical skills, Haaland’s high-end speed on a physical bruiser of a body makes it easy to understand why the entire City project seems to go or not based on how Haaland does on a given day.
8) Nassar Nassar (Al-Ansar, D/WB R)
19 Pace, 18 Acceleration
Not a lot of players on this list are plying their trade in one of the top leagues. As it turns out, being unplayably fast is a recipe for progressing well in football. There are also not a lot of speed merchants in their 30s, and yet Nassar Nassar fits both those criteria. It’s probably no surprise that his Lebanese side has him listed as not available for sale when the database begins.
7) Ricky-Jade Jones (FC St. Pauli, ST, AM L)
18 Pace, 18 Acceleration
St. Pauli made a successful return to the Bundesliga last season, and while things are a little rough of late currently sit outside the relegation zone yet again. A player like Jones, capable of blowing past defenders to create scoring opportunities, can be a critical part of helping them stay there when the dust settles in May.
6) Adama Traore (Fulham, AM R)
19 Pace, 19 Acceleration
One of the most unique players in the world, Traore is a mass of muscle that can also fly when he gets his legs turning over. Think DK Metcalf if you’re more familiar with the other football. It’s just not normal to see someone so big be so quick, too, and that intrigue has seen Traore make it all the way to Barca, even if he ultimately settled back in the Premier League midtable.
5) Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich, D/WB L)
19 Pace, 19 Acceleration
Moving on to a player who has firmly established himself at a top club, Canadian Alphonso Davies is not just one of his nation’s best players ever, but also plays for a Bayern side making a strong claim for being the best in the world this season on early returns.
4) Kyllian Mbappe (Real Madrid, ST, AM RL)
19 Pace, 19 Acceleration
Another massive star of world football claims their spot just off the podium, as Mbappe has nearly perfect speed stats. While the players above him may be able to just about pip him to the finish, none can match him for skills, making Mbappe the arguable best of all speed demons.
3) Emiro Garces (LA Galaxy, DC)
20 Pace, 14 Acceleration
We mentioned Paintsil having an even faster teammate, and it’s Emiro Garces, one of just three players to come back with a 20 Pace rating. While he struggles a little to get out of the blocks relative to his other speedy stars, 14 is still a handful for a lot of defenders, and nobody can outpace him at top speed.
2) Micky van de Ven (Tottenham, DC)
20 Pace, 16 Acceleration
Speed is often considered a tool more common to the attacking side of the game, but if you want to stop those types of players, having a defender who is just as quick can go a long way. Van de Ven combines elite speed with elite defensive skills for a nasty combination.
1) Olokunle Olusegun (Pari NN; ST, AM LR)
20 Pace, 17 Acceleration
The fastest player title goes to Olokunle Olusegun, who maxes out Pace while having the best Acceleration of his fellow 20s. He’s ready to terrorize opposing backlines with those physical tools, particularly below the upper leagues.
