5 footballers who can become sprinters

#2 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Aubameyang’s pace is his chief threat

The Borussia Dortmund striker is the leading goal scorer for his team with 17 goals to his credit so far in this season. But, the fact that distinguishes him from his counterparts is his incredible pace on the football field.

The French-Gabonese striker once covered 30 metres in a mere 3.7 seconds. That run was faster than what Usain Bolt ran at the start of his record-breaking 100m dash in Berlin in 2009. Such is his prowess that in December of 2016 he even challenged the Jamaican sprinter to a 30m run, when speaking to CNN in an interview, "I'm waiting for you man. I hope to see you one day, and let's do this challenge!"

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It takes guts to race against the world's fastest man and Aubameyang did just that! Bolt, however, remained unfazed and replied with confidence that he can win, "People are always trying to call me out. He knows I am going to win."