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Has any goalie scored a goal?
On 2 November 2013, Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begović scored a goal which was the fastest for a professional goalkeeper in football history (13 seconds).
Who scored the longest goal ever scored?
goalkeeper Tom King
🙌 NEW WORLD RECORD! 👊 Newport County goalkeeper Tom King has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest football goal at 96.01 metres! 👏 He beats the previous mark of 91.9m, set by Stoke’s Asmir Begovic in November 2013!
Has there ever been a goal kick scored?
The first recorded instance of a goalkeeper scoring a goal direct from a goal-kick was on April 14th 1900 when Manchester City’s Charlie Williams beat his opposite number, J.E. Doig, in the Sunderland goal.
Has a referee ever kicked the ball?
And back in 1986, disaster struck referee Ahmet Akçay when he found himself in the way of a late MKE Ankaragücü shot in their Turkish league clash with Besiktas. He turned it home, the goal stood, and Ankaragücü won 1-0.
Who was the second goalie to score a goal in hockey?
Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers became the second goalkeeper to score, and the first to score by taking a shot. Martin Brodeur has scored the most NHL goals by a goaltender, with two in the regular season and one in the playoffs.
How many goalies have scored 11 goals in NHL history?
On December 8th, 1987, former Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ron Hextall was the first goalie in NHL history to score a goal from an actual shot on goal. Nine different goalies have combined to score 11 NHL goals. Ron Hextall and Martin Brodeur are the only two who have accomplished the rare feat twice.
Can a goalie score a goal by shooting the puck into it?
The most recent goaltender to have scored a goal by deliberately shooting the puck into his opponents’ net was Mike Smith, in 2013. Of the fourteen goals scored by NHL goaltenders, seven were shot into the opposing team’s net by the goaltender. Two goaltenders have scored a goal and earned a shutout in the same game.
Who was the first goalie to score on a backhand shot?
Theodore’s shot was the only backhand of the eight. In addition to being the first goaltender to be credited with a goal, Billy Smith was the only goaltender to have scored in a game that he lost.