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December 30, 2025
Goals of the year 2025: dazzling skills, acrobatics and sublime strikes
From jaw-dropping tricks to scorpion kicks, flicks, solo efforts and more – enjoy our pick of 2025’s best goals
TL;DR
- James Edmondson scored a top-bins goal for Macclesfield Town against Slough Town.
- Kévin Rodrigues scored a dipping shot for Kasımpaşa against Rizespor.
- Jordyn Bugg scored from distance for Seattle Reign against North Carolina Courage.
- Ángel Di María scored a late free-kick winner for Rosario Central against Newell’s Old Boys.
- Kyra Cooney-Cross scored from 40 yards for Australia against Germany.
- Carlos Orrantía scored a thunderbolt into the top corner for Querétaro against Atlas.
- Mahmoud Al-Shalwi scored a 35-yard free-kick for Libya against Cape Verde.
- Declan Rice scored twice from 25 yards for Arsenal against an unnamed opponent in the Champions League.
- Kezang Dorji scored a howitzer for Paro FC in the Bhutan Premier League.
- Gustavo Scarpa scored for Atlético Mineiro.
- Kirsty Hanson scored a long-range screamer for Aston Villa.
- Vivianne Asseyi scored a long-range screamer for West Ham against Crystal Palace.
- Ally Sentnor scored a screamer on her international debut for the USA.
- Mariona Caldentey scored against Olympique Lyonnais.
- Jeremy Doku scored against Liverpool.
- Olivia Smith scored for Arsenal against London City.
- Scott McTominay scored a bicycle kick for Scotland against Denmark.
- Kieran Tierney scored a long ranger for Scotland against Denmark.
- Kenny McLean scored from inside his own half for Scotland against Denmark.
- Santiago Montiel scored a spectacular overhead kick for Club Atlético Independiente against Independiente Rivadavia.
- Felix Horn Myhre scored a bicycle kick with a double crossbar kiss for SK Brann against Vålerenga.
- David Rodríguez scored an 'icicle kick' for Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League final.
- Aldin Jakupovic scored in the Slovenian top flight.
- João Neves scored a 'chest-it-to-yourself-before-bicycle-kicking-it-into-the-top-corner' goal for PSG, completing his hat-trick.
- Ashley Cheatley scored an overhead kick for Brentford after juggling the ball.
- Lizbeth Ovalle scored a scorpion kick for Tigres against Guadalajara.
- Marko Lazetic scored a last-minute winner for Aberdeen against St Mirren.
- Luis Díaz scored for Bayern against Union Berlin.
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored a counter-attack goal.
- Vivianne Miedema scored a curling beauty for the Netherlands against Wales.
- Max Dowman scored by beating multiple defenders and pirouetting for Arsenal.
- Pedro de la Vega scored an outrageous side-footed volley for Seattle Sounders against Cruz Azul.
- Miguel Figueira scored a strike for East Bengal in India.
- Marcus Rashford scored a unique goal.
- Ronan Kratt did a Marco van Basten impression for Pacific FC.
- Marta scored a solo goal after picking up the ball in the centre-circle, beating two defenders and the goalkeeper.
- Micky van de Ven dribbled from one box to another to score for FC Copenhagen in the Champions League.
- Lucas Ribeiro dribbled through Borussia Dortmund's defence to score at the Club World Cup.
- Mexx Meerdink scored a volley after taking a lofted through ball.
- Sam Merson scored a whirlwind touch and volley goal for Hanworth Villa against Farnham Town.
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored after controlling the ball and holding off defenders for Everton.
- Ryan Gravenberch scored a hooked goal from a Mo Salah pass in the Merseyside derby.
- An own goal by Tottenham loanee Jamie Donley against Manchester City resulted from a shot from inside the half-way line.
- Nick Woltemade scored an own goal with a bullet header past his own keeper.
- Charlie Johnson scored an own goal with a misjudged backpass for Bishops Stortford.
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