Van De Ven's Solo Run And More - The 10 Greatest Goals Ever Scored By Defenders In Football History
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Van De Ven's Solo Run And More - The 10 Greatest Goals Ever Scored By Defenders In Football History

Van De Ven's Solo Run And More - The 10 Greatest Goals Ever Scored By Defenders In Football History

Defenders are never typical goal scorers, however every so often the normality is broken by something sensational. Defenders have took to the world's biggest stages and done the spectacular, so in turn there is plenty of footage of some of the games greatest ever defenders whacking it top bins and taking on the whole team. All of this is perfectly for you to set up and enjoy as we delve into some bangers.

10 - Screamers Specialty

Real Madrid 4-2 AS Roma 2004

Roberto Carlos is well known for his free kick ability, as well as his multiple screamers, and his strike vs Roma in 2004 is one of his greatest in the sport. While this isn't a standalone clip of the goal, it involves the beautiful strike into the top corner from the Brazilian left back. This won't be his last goal on the list...

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9 - Free Kick To Win The Cup!

Barcelona 1-0 Sampdoria 1992

Ronald Koeman is one of Histories most notorious free kick takers, with a catalogue of banger after banger. This freekick is perfection. The lay off, the strike is all perfect and to make it even better this goal won Barcelona the 1992 European Cup! Scenes!

8 - A Knuckleball Thunderbolt!

Chelsea 4-4 Liverpool 2009

A Free kick from a defender can only mean one thing, a thunderbolt. This one from Brazillian defender Alex in 2009 is an absolute beauty, the pinnacle of what a knuckleball is. Everyone's favourite technique to try at the local park is the knuckleball, and here is the perfect example of a knuckleball screamer!

7 - A Touch Of Class

PSG 7-1 Celtic 2017

Dani Alves is one of the most decorated footballers ever, with more trophies than the majority of football clubs, his goal catalogue ain't too bad either. This beauty in a 7-1 thrashing is unreal. Just a cool touch on the edge of the box and then the most effortless strike into the far corner. What a beauty!

6 - A Brazilian Powerhouse

Fulham 0-3 Chelsea 2013

David Luiz has scored his fair share of long range goals in his time, but this one vs Fulham in the Premier League takes the plaudits as his best. He smashes it right into the top corner from over 30 yards out to put his team into the lead.

5 - An Insane Solo Run

Tottenham 4-0 FC Copenhagen

Micky Van De Ven is the latest defender to get into the this conversation, with his recent goal vs FC Copenhagen a definite contender for the greatest goal from a defender. He picks it up from the edge of his own box and takes it past one, two, three players and smashes it into the near post, a strike a seasoned goalscorer would be proud of, not many can say they have scored a goal like this.

4 - A Title Winning Strike!

Leicester 0-1 Manchester City 2019

Vincent Kompany is one of the Premier League's greatest ever defenders, and more recently, performing magnificently as manager for Bayern Munich. His screamer vs Leicester City in 2019 was a thunder strike which gave his team the 1-0 win in the final stages of the season, which in the end proved massive for Man City as they beat Liverpool to the Premier League title by only one point! Talk about fine margins!

3 - The Volley Of Dreams!

France 4-3 Argentina 2018

Wow Wow Wow, that's all we have to say about this Volley from Benjamin Pavard in the 2018 World Cup. The arc on this strike is something that can't be recreated, it is simply one of the greatest strikes in football history. you just have to watch and take this one in.

2 - Oh the Audacity!

Uruguay 2-3 Netherlands 2010

No one in their right mind would even think about shooting here. Giovanni van Bronckhorst however clearly wasn't in his right mind! He picks up the ball so far out and just decides to hit one of the sweetest strikes ever seen in football. A screamer straight into the top corner, it didn't matter how much time the keeper had to watch the ball, there was no chance he was saving this wonder strike.

1 - The Free kick Of All Free Kicks

France 1-1 Brazil 1997

Was there any other goal that was going to be first? Everyone thought of this goal instantly, potentially the most known goal in football. That doesn't take away a single thing from the beauty of this free kick from Roberto Carlos, his second entry on the list! 40 Yards out, about a 10 yard run up, and an outside of the boot strike which is still spoke about nearly every day in the footballing world. He really had talent that no one else could replicate, this goal will never be replicated.

Benji Kosartiyer
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Freddie Butler

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