Fellhauer, Bellarabi, Volland and the fastest goals in Bundesliga history
After Robin Fellhauer found the net against Bayern Munich in under nine seconds on Matchday 5 of the 2026/27 season, we take a look at the fastest goals in Bundesliga history.
Fellhauer set the new record on 10 October 2026. Bayern kicked off in Augsburg, with Harry Kane playing the ball straight back to Manuel Neuer.
His attempt to skip past the onrushing Fellhauer backfired, as the midfielder intercepted the ball and raced through to tap into the empty net - not even nine seconds had been played at that point.
His effort surpassed the previous record, which was jointly held by Karim Bellarabi and Kevin Volland, who each scored within nine seconds during the opening matchday of the 2014/15 campaign and the second of the 2015/16 term respectively.
Beating Bayern and Germany legend 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. The forward's goal was ultimatley in vain tough, as Die Kraichgauer fell to a 2-1 defeat.
Volland's 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 23 August 2014, the record stood at 11 seconds and was shared by Bundesliga veterans Ulf Kirsten, Giovane Élber and Paul Freier.
The fastest goals in Bundesliga history:
1) Robin Fellhauer | Under 9 seconds | Augsburg vs. Bayern | 10/10/2026
=2) Kevin Volland | 9 seconds | Hoffenheim vs. Bayern | 22/08/2015
=2) Karim Bellarabi | 9 seconds | Borussia Dortmund vs. Leverkusen | 08/23/2014
=4) Ulf Kirsten | 11 seconds | Leverkusen vs. 1 FC Kaiserslautern | 03/30/2002
=4) Giovane Elber | 11 seconds | Bayern vs. Hamburger SV | 01/31/1998
=4) Paul Freier | 11 seconds | Bochum vs. 1860 Munich | 05/24/2003
=7) Adam Szalai | 12 seconds Mainz vs. Werder Bremen | 30/03/2013
=7) Dirk Zander | 12 seconds | St Pauli vs. Karlsruher SC | 04/12/1991
=9) Lothar Matthäus | 13 seconds | Bayern vs. Borussia Monchengladbach | 04/26/1986
=9) Leon Goretzka (own goal) | 13 seconds | Augsburg vs. Bayern | 02/15/2019
=11) Mohamed Zidan | 14 seconds | Werder Bremen vs. Mainz | 02/04/2006
=11) Ronald Worm | 14 seconds | Duisburg vs. Hamburger SV | 10/12/1974
13) Jamal Musiala | 15 seconds | Holstein Kiel vs. Bayern | 14/09/2024
