Adeyemi: I'm The Quickest Man In Football But Not Bolt

Adeyemi: I'm The Quickest Man In Football But Not Bolt

Ibraheem Lateef

Karim Adeyemi is faster than Usain Bolt over 30 meters, but the Nigeria-born Borussia Dortmund star is not planning a trip to the 2024 Olympic Games, BSNSports.com.ng has sourced.

The fleet-footed 21-year-old forward, who moved to Signal Iduna Park from Red Bull Salzburg in the summer of 2022, has been clocked at 3.60 seconds over 30m.

In comparison, Jamaican sprint king Bolt covered the same distance in 3.78 seconds when breaking the 100m world record in 2009.

Adeyemi believes nobody in football circles gets close to him when it comes to speed over the field, but he has ruled out a bid to grace the track in Paris next summer.

Adeyemi has told Sky Sports when asked if he is the quickest man in football: “Yes, I think so. I am very confident about that. Is there anybody close? Maybe. But not faster.”

Quizzed on whether he could represent his country at the Olympics, Germany international added: “No, I don't think so. I cannot. I am focusing on football.”