21 of the best bicycle kicks of all time: Ronaldo, Rooney, Zlatan…

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Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo scores a bicycle kick in their Champions League victory away to Juventus, Allianz Stadium, Turin, 03 April 2018

Planet Football
3rd April 2022

Pretty much every football fan will have a memory of a great bicycle kick, but what has been the best one you’ve ever seen scored?

Before we get into this, it’s worth pointing out we’re well aware of the differences between a bicycle kick, an overhead kick and a scissor kick. But that’s far too long to fit in a headline so just enjoy these great goals and save your hate for someone else.

And be sure let us know on Twitter @planetfutebol if we’ve forgotten a classic you want adding to the list.

Cristiano Ronaldo

OH. MY. WORD! 😱

Cristiano Ronaldo with an outrageous overhead kick!

Insane! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/PYtT0uRTQ9

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 3, 2018

Wayne Rooney

.@WayneRooney likes to ride his bicycle 🚴#PL25 pic.twitter.com/VZe6HgO9GF

— Premier League USA (@PLinUSA) August 16, 2017

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

#OnThisDay in 2012, Zlatan Ibrahimovic did something which, let's face it, only he can do. That thirty-odd yard overhead kick against England. Sizzled Joe Hart's brain in his head like it was a fried egg. Sensational. pic.twitter.com/Wj7vmmBB8n

— MUNDIAL (@MundialMag) November 14, 2020

Rivaldo

Trevor Sinclair

22 years since Trevor Sinclair scored one of the great FA Cup goals for @QPR. pic.twitter.com/SD9Jkx4h5S

— MUNDIAL (@MundialMag) January 25, 2019

Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale’s worldie v Liverpool has not been nominated for UEFA’s 17/18 Goal of the Season award….

😳#FootballINDEX #FICommunity pic.twitter.com/7FH3mskJeA

— Football Index (@FootballIndex) August 15, 2018

Philippe Mexes

📅 OTD in 2012…

Philippe Mexès scored one of the most incredible bicycle kicks the Champions League has ever seen 😳👏

⚠️ Reminder: He was a centre-back! pic.twitter.com/qKxHRyNYHL

— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) November 21, 2018

Ronaldinho

Marco van Basten

ON THIS DAY: In 1986, Marco van Basten scored *this* bicycle kick for Ajax.

What a strike. pic.twitter.com/MNESRfNmdA

— Squawka (@Squawka) November 9, 2018

Xherdan Shaqiri

Emre Can

We'll never get sick of this Emre Can bicycle kick 😍pic.twitter.com/wl6oOEyZzA

— GOAL (@goal) December 23, 2019

Stan Collymore

📽️ Who can possibly forget this bicycle kick scored by Stan Collymore against Leeds United back in the @premierleague days of October 2000?

🚲🌍 Special, special goal this one! #BCAFC pic.twitter.com/SQwlQUJaAU

— Bradford City AFC (@officialbantams) April 4, 2018

Eidur Gudjohnsen

Peter Crouch

Peter Crouch scoring a bicycle kick will forever be poetry in motion. Here's arguably his best one, scored against Galatasaray in the Champions League, back in 2006.#GoodMorningGoals pic.twitter.com/7gAx4f4P8q

— The Set Pieces (@thesetpieces) October 8, 2021

Dimitar Berbatov

✅ Overhead kick
✅ In off the bar
✅ Against your rivals

✨ Dimitar Berbatov #GoalOfTheDay @ManUtd pic.twitter.com/dXqvtWTlW2

— Premier League (@premierleague) December 2, 2019

Christian Benteke

Benito Carbone

Fancy a 🚲 kick to get your week started?

Enter Benito Carbone…#GoalOfTheDay @SWFC pic.twitter.com/jPFswwZEXN

— Premier League (@premierleague) November 14, 2016

Andy Carroll

That Andy Carroll bicycle kick! 🚲😱

@BassetGold #GoldMoments pic.twitter.com/1lMyujdPwz

— West Ham United (@WestHam) December 8, 2018

Rory Delap

Scissor kick or bicycle kick? 🤔

Serious air-time for Rory Delap against #THFC at St Mary's in 2004! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/NAWwM2qD8a

— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) March 7, 2019

Dean Ashton

Ricky Drury

Ricky Drury of 9th tier side Holbeach United scoring a fantastic volley against a Worcester City team three divisions above them, in the 2015/16 FA Cup.

Thanks to @RyanDeeney2194 for this one.pic.twitter.com/cVnSM3JCzs

— GoalScorer Challenge ⚽️ (@GoalscorerC) May 17, 2021

Oscarine Masaluke

ON THIS DAY
😯 ⚽️ This goal was nominated for a FIFA Puskas Award.
👏 🙌 An injury-time bicycle kick by a goalkeeper.
We celebrate Oscarine Masuluke's moment of magic. pic.twitter.com/GeRhS1YrhF

— SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) November 30, 2017