Micky van de Ven once again showed why he is the Premier League’s fastest player in history after recording a stunning assist in Tottenham’s win over Everton.
The centre-back covered approximately 78 metres in roughly nine seconds before setting up skipper Heung-min Son’s second goal of the 4-0 win.
Van de Ven, who clocked a top speed of 37.38km/h last season to break the top-flight record, turned defence into attack in rapid fashion.
With Spurs leading 3-0, the Dutch defender reacted quickly to capitalise on a poor pass from Toffees winger Dwight McNeil.
Picking up the ball on the edge of his box, he then charged down the middle of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium pitch carrying the ball.
The 23-year-old then proceeded to slot Son in after approaching Everton’s penalty box after breezing past the Merseyside outfit.
Son then made no mistake to fire through Jordan Pickford’s legs as Spurs picked up their first win of the new season, following Monday’s 1-1 draw with Leicester.
But it was all the work of Van de Ven, who rivalled Olympic gold medallist Noah Lyles’ 100m pace he set at Paris 2024.
The American sprinter took just 9.79 seconds to come home in first place in the 100m final.
Breaking his time down, he would have reached 80m at around 7.8 seconds, just two seconds quicker than what Van de Ven is estimated to have run.
While Spurs may have eased past Everton, it was Van de Ven’s stunning speed that proved to be the big talking point on social media.
Taking to X, one fan said: “Not a single other centre-back in the world can do this.”
Another messaged: “Hope this gives him the confidence to make those runs more often.”
A third added: “That’s a fantastic display of athleticism and teamwork from Micky van de Ven!”
This fan then commented: “Micky van de Ven you are f****** insane.”
One then posted: “Micky van de Ven is a joke man. That is insane.”
Meanwhile this supporter simply stated: “Assist of the season.”
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