Top 5 most unusual football records in history

Was it luck, skill, or a bit of both? Check it out here as we give you the Top 5 most unusual records ever seen throughout football history.

Football records never tend to last very long in a sport as unpredictable as this one. Only a rare few last in such a competitive profession, where everyone hopes to make their mark.

Most footballers normally have two big aims to achieve in their respective careers. First of all, they hope to be a success for the team by ideally winning silverware. Then it’s about building a legacy that will withstand time, no matter what. And there’s no better way to fulfill this aim than smashing a few records.

So with this in mind, the Ace Football team gives you the five most unusual football records ever seen in the game.

Longest-headed goal – Jone Samuelsen

It’s often pointed out that heading is a dying art in the beautiful game. To some extent, that’s true as there are a lot fewer headed goals in football nowadays. Although we do occasionally still see a screamer, like Cristiano Ronaldo’s one against Sampdoria in December 2019.

If you play football even casually, you’ll appreciate just how difficult that header was to pull off.

But Jone Samuelsen’s insane 190ft header for Norwegian side Odd Grenland in 2011 will take some beating. It won his team the match against Tromso and sent him straight into the football record books.

While luck was obviously a factor in this one, it’s still a brilliant feat for any player. Chances are that this one will never be beaten.

Most hat-tricks in a row – Masashi Nakayama

You undoubtedly have seen Ronaldo and Messi bag countless hat tricks over the years like they’re nothing. But we can guarantee that what Masashi Nakayama achieved in 1998 is beyond those two.

The former Japanese forward scored an incredible 16 goals in four consecutive J1 league matches, which all included hat-tricks. Not even the greatest players of all time have matched this feat.

Nakayama set this football record from April 15 to 21 in 1998 with Japanese club Jubilo Iwata.

He later became the first Japanese player to score in the World Cup during the same year in France and is the world’s fastest hat-trick scorer at international level.

Most Red Cards in a single match – Damian Rubino

For anyone who’s seen a derby in action, then red cards will be almost expected to them every time one is played. There is nothing quite like a hotly contested brawl between two local teams. It always gives us something to talk about, no matter how boring the game may end up as.

But 36 RED CARDS in ONE GAME is a bit too much, right? You’d think this would be impossible?

But credit to referee Damian Rubino for proving us all wrong by sending off ALL the players, substitutes, and technical staff in a match between Claypole and Arenas in Argentina in 2011.

A supporter running out onto the field caused an almighty uproar, with the players even raising their own fists. Therefore, Rubino had no choice but to dismiss everyone and probably become Argentina’s most unpopular citizen.

World’s quickest hat-trick – Magnus Arvidsson

After reading Masashi Nakayama’s exploits in Japan, you may think he also bagged the fastest hat trick for a football record as well.

But this time around the honor went to a now-retired Swedish forward called Magnus Arvidsson from 1995. He did it playing for IFK Hässleholm in his homeland, where he struck a treble in precisely 1 minute and 29 seconds against BolS. That one may never be beaten.

Then again, we didn’t think anyone would break Tommy Ross’ original record of scoring a treble in 90 seconds either.

Most goals from a goalkeeper – Rogerio Ceni

Goalkeepers are supposed to do one thing keeping the ball out of their net at all costs, nothing else.

Yet, there has come a time in the past when one has stood out for not just being an ace at producing saves but scoring goals as well. Among these exceptional players is Jose Luis Chilavert, who scored a sensational 67 goals.

But even the Paraguay legend’s brilliant tally pales in comparison to Rogerio Ceni, who scored 131 goals in his career. While quite a few were penalties, the Sao Paulo icon also scored some brilliant free-kicks.

It’s a shame we never got to see Ceni in Europe as he spent his entire career in Sao Paulo between 1993 and 2015.