Many early goals shocked and also delighted the fans across the country over the years in the Hero Indian Super League. Here is the list of the 5 fastest goals in the Indian Super League:
List of the 5 fastest goals in the Indian Super League are:
5.Mohammad Rafi – 48 seconds (2015)
Mohammad Rafi had scored a very vital goal for the Tuskers against FC Pune City. Rafi’s fabulous strike bulged the net, leaving the opponent goalkeeper Steve Simonsen in shock. Rafi scored another one in the 30th minute to cap off a brilliant performance. However, it was not enough for the Kerela Blasters as FC Pune City came back to win 3-2 through a brace from Kalu Uche and another goal by Tuncay Sanli.
4.Chris Dagnall – 29 seconds (2015)
The English striker scored from Kerela Blasters’ first move of the match against Northeast United. Antonio German with his blistering pace down the left channel before squaring a world-class pass for the English striker and It was just the start of a dominating win for the Tuskers in an otherwise forgettable season where they finished at the bottom of the points table.
3. Cleiton Silva – 25 seconds (2020-21)
The Brazilian’s brace set Bengaluru off to an extremely important and timely win against former champions Mumbai City FC. He managed to score the second-fastest goal ever in the league. When he netted a perfectly placed cross from the right-wing.
2.Jerry Mawihmingthanga – 23 seconds (2017-18)
The former Jamshedpur FC attacker scored the fastest ever goal in the history of ISL on 17th January 2018. Where he took just 23 seconds to find the net in a 2-1 victory against Kerela Blasters. It went on to be only Jamshedpur’s third victory of that season. They eventually finished 5th that season and missed out on qualifying for the playoffs by a whisker.
1.David Williams – 13 seconds (2021-22)
Australian striker David Willaims scored from a fantastic long ranger against Hyderabad FC. A quick change of passing, between Hugo Boumous and David Williams, led to the world-class goal within 13 seconds of the match. Till now it is the fastest goal scored ever in the history of Hero ISL.
| Number | Name | Scored for | Scored against | Time |
| 1 | David Williams | ATK Mohun Bagan | Hyderabad FC | 13 seconds |
| 2 | Jerry Mawihmingthanga | Jamshedpur FC | Kerela Blasters | 23seconds |
| 3 | Cleiton Silva | Bengaluru FC | Mumbai City FC | 25 seconds |
| 4 | Chris Dagnall | Kerela Blasters | Northeast United FC | 29 seconds |
| 5 | Mohammad Rafi | Kerela Blasters | FC Pune City | 48 seconds |
