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Taty Castellanos Scores NYCFC's Fastest-Ever Goal

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New York City FC’s trip to Dallas was one for the books. 


The match may have ended in a draw, but Taty Castellanos carved his name in City history by scoring NYCFC's fastest-ever goal.


Castellanos scored against FC Dallas just 39 seconds after first kick.


If you blinked, you likely missed it, but fear not we’ve got you covered...

The previous NYCFC player who held the record up until Sunday was Frank Lampard. 


Lampard set the record back in 2015 against D.C. United after scoring the first goal 45 seconds after kickoff. 



Pretty fast, right? But this league has seen faster...


The speediest goal in MLS to date was scored by Red Bulls’ Mike Grella in 2015 against Philadelphia Union. 


From seven seconds to 25 seconds, here are the fastest goals to date in Major League Soccer to date…



Many believe that the fastest goal in football history came courtesy of Al Hilal's Nawaf Al Abed when he scored in 2 seconds in 2009.



Away from these shores, Southhampton striker Shane Long also scored 7 seconds into a match against Watford last season.


He holds the title for fastest goal scored in the Premier League, claiming the record from Ledley King' who netted 10 seconds into Tottenham's game against Bradford in 2000. 

Meanwhile our sister club, Manchester City FC, has also seen some speedy action courtesy of Jesus Navas. 


Navas scored against Tottenham Hotspur FC 12 seconds after kickoff. 

The fastest goal in La Liga history only took seven seconds to find the back of the net, but it wasn’t from Leo Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. 


It was Joseba Llorente for Real Valladolid against Espanyol in 2008. It took him 7.2 seconds to be precise. 



The fastest goal in the FIFA World Cup finals came courtesy of Hakan Sukur just 10.8 seconds into the match on June 29, 2002 when Turkey defeated South Korea 3-2 in the Third Place Playoff.



In the women's game, Simone Magill owns the record. Magill currently plays for Everton, but when she was playing for Northern Ireland, it took her a mere 11 seconds to take the record. 


Here it is! Fastest goal 11 seconds. A goal I'll never forget #GAWApic.twitter.com/rI4f6SnMvz

— Simone Magill (@SimoneMagill) June 6, 2016

Now you know. 

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