{"id":26010,"date":"2026-03-14T14:04:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/a-statistic-that-raises-questions-about-vinicius-as-real-madrids-penalty-taker-should-he-continue\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T14:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T14:04:42","slug":"a-statistic-that-raises-questions-about-vinicius-as-real-madrids-penalty-taker-should-he-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/a-statistic-that-raises-questions-about-vinicius-as-real-madrids-penalty-taker-should-he-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"A statistic that raises questions about Vinicius as Real Madrid&#8217;s penalty taker: should he continue?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">R<\/span>Real Madrid, and Federico Valverde in particular, had a dream night in the Champions League, winning 3-0 against Manchester City in a new Cl\u00e1sico in European competition.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite having a huge advantage, Vinicius was not without criticism after missing another penalty. It was a shot that meant it was 4-0, effectively tying the score for Arbeloa&#8217;s team. As a result of this new failure, statistics have been published that cast doubt on whether the Brazilian should continue to steal the ball every time a penalty is awarded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Vinicius tells Bernabeu fans he&#8217;s too noisy after failing dribble<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Vinicius Jr. PK success rate<\/h2>\n<p>Vinicius Junior&#8217;s talent is undeniable: his speed, dribbling, excellent long-range shooting, and personality that grows in important moments. However, his long list of skills does not include ability from the penalty spot.<\/p>\n<p>According to data compiled by the Spanish sports newspaper, the Brazilian has missed four of the 14 penalties he has taken for the club. This gave him a success rate of 71.43%, the lowest of any Real Madrid player to have taken at least 10 penalties in the 21st century.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Who is Real Madrid&#8217;s best penalty taker?<\/h2>\n<p>Sergio Ramos has the highest efficiency rate from the penalty spot for this club, converting 22 out of 23 attempts for an efficiency of 95.65%, a percentage that is even higher than CR7, although it is worth noting that he takes significantly fewer penalty kicks.<\/p>\n<p>The player who scored the most penalty goals for the Merengue team was Cristiano Ronaldo, with a success rate of 87.78% from 90 attempts, followed by Karim Benzema in third place with a success rate of 86.49% from 37 attempts. Compared to these numbers, Vinicius&#8217; record is clearly below par.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Who is Real Madrid&#8217;s official penalty taker?<\/h2>\n<p>Currently, the official penalty taker is Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, whose record does not match the proportions of the legends mentioned above, but is better than Vinicius&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The French forward has also missed four penalties for the club, although he has taken more attempts. With a total of 23 attempts, his success rate is only 82.61%.<\/p>\n<p>Penalties aside, Vinicius has had a great season, there&#8217;s no doubt about that. The attacker not only contributes goals and assists as a left winger, but also in more central attacking positions.<\/p>\n<p>And although he is not yet at the level that would bring him that close to winning his first Ballon d&#8217;Or, he has already scored 13 goals and provided 11 assists in 40 games in all competitions, a number that makes it hard to deny that he is one of the most decisive players in the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/spanish-football\/2026\/03\/14\/69b55450e2704ed1328b45ae.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RReal Madrid, and Federico Valverde in particular, had a dream night in the Champions League, winning 3-0 against Manchester City in a new Cl\u00e1sico in European competition. However, despite having a huge advantage, Vinicius was not without criticism after missing another penalty. It was a shot that meant it was 4-0, effectively tying the score<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-26010","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A statistic that raises questions about Vinicius as Real Madrid&#039;s penalty taker: should he continue? - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/a-statistic-that-raises-questions-about-vinicius-as-real-madrids-penalty-taker-should-he-continue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A statistic that raises questions about Vinicius as Real Madrid&#039;s penalty taker: should he continue? - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"RReal Madrid, and Federico Valverde in particular, had a dream night in the Champions League, winning 3-0 against Manchester City in a new Cl\u00e1sico in European competition. 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