Top 10 set-piece takers in Europe

#2 Hakan Calhanoglu

Calhanoglu has scored some amazing free-kick goals in his career

There are very few players who are known exclusively for their free-kick skills. Legendary Lyon and Brazil star Juninho was one, AC Milan star Hakan Calhanoglu is another. The 23-year-old can almost make the ball listen to his will and is a true master in the art of taking set pieces.

Citing Cristiano Ronaldo and Juninho as inspirations, Calhanoglu has arguably already passed the Portuguese superstar in terms of free-taking abilities. While the Turkish international is a supreme playmaker in his own right, he is almost always only talked about for his excellent set-piece abilities.

Both his club and country’s designated set-piece taker, Calhanoglu is quite clearly one of the best exponents of the dead ball in world football at the moment. Here are his best free-kick goals from the Bundesliga.

AC Milan will be hoping for some special goals from the Turkish playmaker this season.