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#15 Carlos Bacca (77.14%)
The highest Colombian player in these rankings is rather unexpected, as most were likely expecting Falcao or James Rodriguez. The former’s record has already been covered while the latter hasn’t taken enough penalties over the last five league seasons to have qualified for such a list.
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Instead, it is the experienced Villareal striker Carlos Bacca (on loan from AC Milan). The Colombian became a regular penalty-taker for a Europa-League winning Sevilla side as he scored 7 out of 9 from the spot.
Since then, the Colombian has established himself at the spot while playing for AC Milan and Villareal. However, his overall percentage still leaves much to be desired as he ranks 15th out of 19 players.
This is mainly due to Bacca’s low strikes coming at a comfortable height for goalkeepers (similar to Messi’s issues). Nonetheless considering Bacca’s position in these rankings as compared to Falcao, he (along with possibly James) should be the one taking spot-kicks for Colombia.
