Bellarabi, Volland and the fastest goals in Bundesliga history
During the opening matchday of the 2014/15 campaign and the second of the 2015/16 term respectively, Karim Bellarabi and Kevin Volland set the record for the fastest goals in Bundesliga history as they each found the back after just nine seconds.
Beating Bayern Munich and Germany legend Manuel Neuer is easier said than done at the best of times, but Volland was in no mood to mess around when Hoffenheim hosted the Rekordmeister at the start of the 2015/16 term as he gave his side the lead in Bundesliga-record time. While the forward's goal was in vain - Die Kraichgauer ultimately fell to a 2-1 defeat - he remains a part of history, and it will surely take something special to remove him from the annals.
That strike came one year and one day after Bellarabi initially broke the record when he found the back of the net for Leverkusen away at Borussia Dortmund. Unlike Volland's Hoffenheim, Die Werkself went on to pick up all three points thanks to a 2-0 victory, making the Berlin native's day extra special.
Until that effort on August 23, 2014, the record stood at 11 seconds and was shared by Bundesliga veterans Ulf Kirsten, Giovane Elber and Paul Freier.
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Here are the top 10 fastest Bundesliga goals:
1.Kevin Volland | 9 seconds | TSG Hoffenheim - Bayern Munich | August 22, 2015
1. Karim Bellarabi | 9 seconds | Borussia Dortmund - Bayer Leverkusen | 08/23/2014
3. Ulf Kirsten | 11 seconds | Bayer Leverkusen - 1 FC Kaiserslautern | 03/30/2002
3. Giovane Elber | 11 seconds | Bayern Munich - Hamburger SV | 01/31/1998
3. Paul Freier | 11 seconds | Bochum - 1860 Munich | 05/24/2003
6. Adam Szalai | 12 seconds Mainz - Werder Bremen | 30.03.2013
6. Dirk Zander | 12 seconds | St Pauli - Karlsruher SC | 04/12/1991
8. Lothar Matthäus | 13 seconds | Bayern Munich - Borussia Monchengladbach | 04/26/1986
8. Leon Goretzka (own goal) | 13 seconds | Augsburg - Bayern Munich | 02/15/2019
10. Mohamed Zidan | 14 seconds | Werder Bremen - Mainz | 02/04/2006
10.Ronald Worm | 14 seconds | Duisburg - Hamburger SV | 10/12/1974
