How many penalties have there been at EURO final tournaments?

How many penalties have there been at EURO final tournaments?

THURSDAY JUL 11,2024

How successful have teams been from the spot at UEFA European Championships?


Slovenia's Jan Oblak saves the 100th penalty in EURO history, taken by Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo

All-time EURO penalties

101 penalties awarded
70 scored
23 saved
8 missed

Most penalties at one EURO

17 EURO 2020
13 EURO 2000
12 EURO 2016
12 EURO 2024

Players

Most EURO penalties converted

Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal (2020)
2 Frank Arnesen, Denmark (1984)
Kai Havertz, Germany (2024)
2
 Gaizka Mendieta, Spain (2000)
2 Georges Mikautadze, Georgia (2024)
2 Alan Shearer, England (1996, 2000) 
2 Bogdan Stancu, Romania (2016)
2 Zinédine Zidane, France (2000, 2004)

Most EURO penalties faced

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2004: Spot-on France beat England

6 Hugo Lloris, France (2012, 2016, 2020) 5 conceded, 1 saved
5
 Fabien Barthez, France (2000, 2004) 3 conceded, 1 saved, 1 missed
3 Kasper Schmeichel, Denmark (2020, 2024) 2 conceded, 1 saved
3 Manuel Neuer, Germany (2012, 2016*) 3 conceded
3 Martin Dúbravka, Slovakia (2020, 2024) 2 conceded, 1 saved
3 Harald Schumacher, West Germany (1980, 1984) 2 conceded, 1 saved
3 Gianluigi Buffon, Italy (2004, 2008, 2012) 2 conceded, 1 saved

*data only for tournaments in which he faced a penalty 

Most penalties in one EURO game

2 Dani, Spain 1-2 England, 18/06/1980 (1 scored, 1 saved)
2 Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal 2-2 France, 23/06/2020 (2 scored)

Penalties in successive EURO games

2 Frank Arnesen, Denmark vs Yugoslavia (scored, 16/06/1984), Belgium (scored, 19/06/1984)
2 Gaizka Mendieta, Spain vs Yugoslavia (scored, 21/06/2000), France (scored, 25/06/2000)
2 Bogdan Stancu, Romania vs France (scored, 10/07/2016), Switzerland (scored, 15/07/2016)
2 Georges Mikautadze, Georgia vs Czechia (scored, 22/06/2024), vs Portugal (scored, 26/06/2024)

Youngest EURO penalty taker

19 years 108 days Dragan Stojković, France 2-1 Yugoslavia (scored, 19/06/1984)
22 years 205 days Tomas Brolin, Sweden 2-3 Germany (scored, 21/06/1992)
22 years 233 days Patrik Berger, Czech Republic 1-2 Germany (scored, 30/06/1996)

Oldest EURO penalty taker

39 years 147 days Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal 0-0 Slovenia, aet, Portugal win 3-0 on pens (saved, 01/07/2024)
38 years 289 days
 Luka Modrić, Croatia 1-1 Italy (saved, 24/06/2024)
38 years 257 days Ivica Vastic, Austria 1-1 Poland (scored, 12/06/2008)
36 years 130 days Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal 3-0 Hungary (scored, 15/06/2021)

Luka Modrić steps up for Croatia

Earliest EURO penalty

2 mins Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland 1-2 France, 26/06/2016)

Most penalties in one EURO game

Portugal 2-2 France, 23/06/2020

Teams

Most EURO penalties awarded

TeamScoredMissedSaved
12 Spain525
Netherlands611
Germany501
France600
England402
Romania401
Croatia302
Portugal311

Most EURO penalties conceded

TeamScoredMissedSaved
14 France1112
11 Germany902
Denmark502
Italy313
Portugal501
England402

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