'When I hit it, I had no doubt' - Fatawu on stunning goal

Γνώμη/Editorial • Από: PROBET Editorial • Δημοσιεύτηκε: 15/12/2025 10:30

'When I hit it, I had no doubt' - Fatawu on stunning goal

Abdul Fatawu says he knew he scored the best goal of his career as soon as he launched his shot from inside Leicester's own half against Ipswich.

The Ghanaian took three touches to evade the attention of two Ipswich players before looking up to spot visiting goalkeeper Christian Walton a long way off his line.

Fatawu let the ball roll ahead of him before powering into a run and shot from the edge of the centre circle.

Walton was on the top of his penalty area 50 yards ahead of Fatawu when he turned to scramble back to try to make a save, but the ball cleared the bemused goalkeeper and bounced once before coming to rest in the back of the net.

The audacious strike sent the King Power Stadium into a daze of celebrations, putting Leicester 2-0 up and on their way to a comprehensive 3-1 victory over the Tractor Boys.

"I always try this from long range," Fatawu told BBC Radio Leicester.

"It's good that it went in today and I feel amazing.

"When I hit it, I didn't have any doubts."

From 65.2m out - which makes Fatawu's finish the longest-range goal scored in the Championship since Opta began compiling records in 2013-14 - the only thing the winger was concerned about was when he could start celebrating.

"I was just waiting for it," he said.

"I have scored a couple [of long-range goals] but this is different. I think this is the best one."

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Like any goal scored from such a distance, Fatawu's strike was quickly compared to David Beckham's effort for Manchester United against Wimbledon at the start of the 1996-97 season.

It went down as the Premier League goal of the season and is among the most famous of goals of its kind.

Fatawu's finish made this strike an instant viral internet hit and will be the strike to beat for Championship goal of the season.

For Fatawu, however, it is what the goal means to the Foxes - a side that has stuttered on their return to the Championship after Premier League relegation - that he is most concerned about.

"It'll give more confidence for my team-mates and I'm just just happy about it and hope we can keep going for more wins," he said.