Ra\u00fal Jim\u00e9nez this week converted his 11th penalty in as many Premier League attempts, drawing level with Yaya Tour\u00e9 as the competition\u2019s most efficient spot-kick taker. Jim\u00e9nez\u2019s run of 11 successful penalties from 11 attempts is the mark that now places him alongside Tour\u00e9 at the top of Opta\u2019s list.<\/p>\n
Cole Palmer previously opened his Premier League penalty account with 12 consecutive successes but saw that streak end with a miss against Leeds United in March. The Opta table also shows other high conversion rates, with Matthew Le Tissier, Danny Murphy and Callum Wilson among the names close behind.<\/p>\n
Jim\u00e9nez\u2019s penalty form has been a significant component of a broader Premier League record. His 62 Premier League goals place him as the eighth highest-scoring Latin American in the competition, one goal shy of Alexis S\u00e1nchez. He also surpassed Javier \u201cChicharito\u201d Hern\u00e1ndez to become the most prolific Mexican scorer in Premier League history.<\/p>\n
Across seven-plus seasons in England, Jim\u00e9nez became Wolverhampton Wanderers\u2019 all-time leading Premier League goalscorer with 40 goals. He later added more than 20 Premier League goals during his time at Craven Cottage. A Club Am\u00e9rica academy graduate, he has cemented a reputation as the leading Mexican player to have featured in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
Jim\u00e9nez has scored 42 of 44 career penalties for club and country, a conversion rate quoted in the original data as over 95 percent. He has missed twice: once when Fernando Muslera saved a second-half penalty in a friendly between Mexico and Uruguay in September 2018, and once in the 2019\u201320 UEFA Europa League quarterfinal against Sevilla. His career has also featured high-pressure conversions, including in the Liga MX Clausura 2013 final and the 2025 Concacaf Nations League final.<\/p>\n
All penalty statistics referenced are via Opta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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