Top 50 players with the most penalties scored in the 21st century

Who is the world’s best penalty-taker? Check out what the stats say as we go through the 50 players with the most penalties scored in the 21st century.

Scoring penalties isn’t for the faint of heart. It can be the loneliest feeling in football standing 12 yards out from the net with all eyes on you, knowing that failure isn’t an option.

To ace these 50-50 situations, where you either score or miss, you need to possess nerves of absolute steal and obviously a talent for scoring from the spot.

If there is one player that everyone wants to take penalties in their team it’s Cristiano Ronaldo. He never loses his cool in decisive moments and is arguably the greatest penalty-taker ever.

So it’s not surprising to see Ronaldo finish top of Transfermarkt’s list of most penalties scored in the 21st century on 114.

The Juventus star may have scored 39 more times than any other player, but he deserves praise for this one. It’s an extraordinary record and proves he’s the man for the big moments.

Lionel Messi, meanwhile, is level with Francesco Totti in second-place on 75 penalties. However, he’ll probably move ahead of the Roma legend in the upcoming months.

The 50 players with the most penalties scored

Pos	Player	Penalties
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	114
2	Francesco Totti	75
3	Lionel Messi	75
4	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	64
5	Frank Lampard	50
6	Edinson Cavani	48
7	Steven Gerrard	46
8	Alessandro Del Piero	44
9	Ronaldinho	44
10	Sergio Aguero	41
11	Antonio Di Natale	41
12	Robert Lewandowski	39
13	Ruud van Nistelrooy	39
14	David Villa	37
15	Eden Hazard	36
16	Ciro Immobile	35
17	Aritz Aduriz	35
18	Fabio Quagliarella	34
19	Diego Milito	33
20	Luis Figo	33
21	Mario Balotelli	32
22	Giuseppe Rossi	32
23	Mark Noble	31
24	Sejad Salihovic	31
25	Dani Parejo	31
26	Wayne Rooney	31
27	Kaka	29
28	Danny Murphy	28
29	James Milner	28
30	Alvaro Negredo	28
31	Giampaolo Pazzini	27
32	Alan Shearer	27
33	Oliver Monterrubio	27
34	Pauleta	26
35	Andriy Shevchenko	26
36	Leighton Baines	26
37	Iago Aspas	26
38	Thierry Henry	26
39	Alexandre Lacazette	26
40	Harry Kane	26
41	Cristiano Lucarelli	26
42	Samuel Eto’o	26
43	Neymar	26
44	Raul Tamudo	26
45	Arturo Vidal	25
46	Domenico Berardi	25
47	Thomas Muller	25
48	Mikel Arteta	24
49	Adrian Mutu	24
50	Robin van Persie	24