Cristiano Ronaldo is the most successful player when it comes to scoring from the penalty spot in the 21st century. Out of the 803 goals, the Manchester United player scored so far in his career, 114 came from penalties.
Ronaldo is followed by his close rival Lionel Messi and AS Roma and Italy legend Francesco Totti. Both the players netted 75 times from the penalty spot.
Other than Ronaldo and Messi, the other two active players to feature in the list of highest goalscorers from penalties are Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani.
Let us take a look at the ten highest goalscorers from penalties in the 21st century.
Goals: 41
Teams: Indipendiente, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, FC Barcelona, Argentina.
Tenure: 2003-2021
Goals: 44
Teams: Gremio, PSG, Barcelona, AC Milan, Flamengo, Atletico Mineiro, Querétaro, Fluminense, Brazil.
Tenure: 1998-2015
Goals: 44
Teams: Padova, Juventus, Sydney FC, Delhi Dynamos, Italy
Tenure: 1991-2014
Goals: 46
Teams: Liverpool. LA Galaxy, England.
Tenure: 1998-2016
Goals: 48
Teams: Danubio, Palermo, Napoli, PSG, Manchester United, Uruguay.
Tenure: 2005-present
Goals: 50
Teams: West Ham United, Swansea City, Chelsea, Manchester City, New York City, England.
Tenure: 1995-2016
Goals: 64
Teams: Malmo, Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, PSG, Manchester United, LA Galaxy, Sweden.
Tenure: 1999-present
Goals: 75
Teams: Barcelona, PSG, Argentina.
Tenure: 2004-present
Goals: 75
Teams: AS Roma, Italy.
Tenure: 1992-2017
Goals: 114
Teams: Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, Portugal.
Tenure: 2002-present
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