The free kick takers La Liga updated for season 2025/26!
Setpiecetakers.com analyses every free-kick taker of La Liga teams. Probably, you can name free-kick takers of Barcelona, Atletico Madrid or Real Sociedad. But, who free kicks for Cadiz, Getafe, or Mallorca?
You all know that free kicks are very important when one is a fan of La Liga. They may determine a game or even the winner of the championship. Therefore, you must be aware of the most accurate free kickers in the Spanish league and those likely in those incidents to score or assist.
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About Free Kick Takers La Liga
For most clubs, there is a designated taker. Here, we look at who they are, and what the pecking order looks like.
All updates will stem from who regularly takes set pieces for each team as time goes on. If the free kick taker changes or someone loses ownership of free kicks, it’ll be reflected in this list—helpful for you throughout the season.
Table: Free Kick Takers La Liga – Season 2025/26
| LaLiga | Total | 2903 | 4.3% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Player | Free Kicks | % of Team |
| Getafe | David Soria | 61 | 33.9% |
| Elche | Pedro Bigas | 50 | 27.8% |
| Getafe | Luis Milla | 49 | 27.2% |
| Athletic Club | Unai Simón | 47 | 23.9% |
| Alavés | Antonio Sivera | 43 | 26.9% |
| Mallorca | Leo Román | 38 | 26.2% |
| Betis | Giovani Lo Celso | 37 | 21.0% |
| Espanyol | Marko Dmitrović | 34 | 29.6% |
| Athletic Club | Álex Berenguer | 33 | 16.8% |
| Osasuna | Sergio Herrera | 30 | 23.6% |
| Valencia | Julen Agirrezabala | 29 | 19.1% |
| Celta Vigo | Ionuț Radu | 28 | 21.4% |
| Atlético Madrid | Jan Oblak | 28 | 22.4% |
| Athletic Club | Daniel Vivian | 27 | 13.7% |
| Barcelona | Pedri | 27 | 17.3% |
| Osasuna | Catena | 26 | 20.5% |
| Elche | Álvaro Núñez | 26 | 14.4% |
| Oviedo | Aarón Escandell | 25 | 21.4% |
| Mallorca | Antonio Raillo | 25 | 17.2% |
| Rayo Vallecano | Augusto Batalla | 25 | 21.7% |
| Celta Vigo | Hugo Sotelo | 24 | 18.3% |
| Barcelona | Pau Cubarsí | 24 | 15.4% |
| Sevilla | Odysseas Vlachodimos | 23 | 14.7% |
| Villarreal | Santiago Mouriño | 23 | 18.9% |
| Girona | Vitor Reis | 23 | 14.9% |
| Valencia | José Luis García Vayá | 22 | 14.5% |
| Celta Vigo | Marcos Alonso | 22 | 16.8% |
| Athletic Club | Mikel Jauregizar | 21 | 10.7% |
| Valencia | César Tárrega | 20 | 13.2% |
| Osasuna | Jon Moncayola | 20 | 15.7% |
| Betis | Pau López | 20 | 11.4% |
| Espanyol | Edu Expósito | 19 | 16.5% |
| Levante | Mathew Ryan | 19 | 15.6% |
| Elche | Matías Dituro | 19 | 10.6% |
| Real Sociedad | Sergio Gómez | 19 | 15.4% |
| Real Sociedad | Álex Remiro | 19 | 15.4% |
| Real Madrid | Arda Güler | 18 | 12.0% |
| Girona | Daley Blind | 18 | 11.7% |
| Rayo Vallecano | Florian Lejeune | 18 | 15.7% |
| Getafe | Iglesias | 18 | 10.0% |
| Betis | Marc Bartra | 18 | 10.2% |
| Rayo Vallecano | Unai López | 18 | 15.7% |
| Girona | Axel Witsel | 17 | 11.0% |
| Athletic Club | Aymeric Laporte | 17 | 8.6% |
| Elche | David Affengruber | 17 | 9.4% |
| Barcelona | Frenkie de Jong | 17 | 10.9% |
| Alavés | Jonny Castro | 17 | 10.6% |
| Espanyol | Leandro Cabrera | 17 | 14.8% |
| Atlético Madrid | Marcos Llorente | 17 | 13.6% |
| Betis | Pablo Fornals | 17 | 9.7% |
| Girona | Paulo Gazzaniga | 17 | 11.0% |
| Alavés | Carles Aleñá | 16 | 10.0% |
| Valencia | Copete | 16 | 10.5% |
| Sevilla | Gabriel Suazo | 16 | 10.3% |
| Real Sociedad | Igor Zubeldia | 16 | 13.0% |
| Mallorca | Martin Valjent | 16 | 11.0% |
| Real Madrid | Éder Militão | 16 | 10.7% |
| Levante | Adrián de la Fuente | 15 | 12.3% |
| Valencia | Baptiste Santamaria | 15 | 9.9% |
| Real Sociedad | Brais Méndez | 15 | 12.2% |
| Sevilla | César Azpilicueta | 15 | 9.6% |
| Elche | Iñaki Peña | 15 | 8.3% |
| Real Madrid | Thibaut Courtois | 15 | 10.0% |
| Elche | Víctor Chust | 15 | 8.3% |
| Athletic Club | Yuri Berchiche | 15 | 7.6% |
| Real Madrid | Álvaro Carreras | 15 | 10.0% |
| Barcelona | Andreas Christensen | 14 | 9.0% |
| Celta Vigo | Javi Rodríguez | 14 | 10.7% |
| Betis | Natan | 14 | 8.0% |
| Mallorca | Pablo Torre | 14 | 9.7% |
| Rayo Vallecano | Pathé Ciss | 14 | 12.2% |
| Mallorca | Sergi Darder | 14 | 9.7% |
| Alavés | Antonio Blanco | 13 | 8.1% |
| Real Madrid | Aurélien Tchouaméni | 13 | 8.7% |
| Oviedo | Dani Calvo | 13 | 11.1% |
| Villarreal | Daniel Parejo | 13 | 10.7% |
| Getafe | Domingos Duarte | 13 | 7.2% |
| Real Madrid | Federico Valverde | 13 | 8.7% |
| Real Sociedad | Jon Aramburu | 13 | 10.6% |
| Osasuna | Moi Gómez | 13 | 10.2% |
| Levante | Oriol Rey | 13 | 10.7% |
| Girona | Arnau Martinez | 12 | 7.8% |
| Sevilla | Carmona | 12 | 7.7% |
| Real Sociedad | Duje Ćaleta-Car | 12 | 9.8% |
| Alavés | Facundo Garcés | 12 | 7.5% |
| Villarreal | Renato Veiga | 12 | 9.8% |
| Osasuna | Enzo Boyomo | 11 | 8.7% |
| Rayo Vallecano | Isaac Palazón Camacho | 11 | 9.6% |
| Barcelona | Jules Koundé | 11 | 7.1% |
| Atlético Madrid | Koke | 11 | 8.8% |
| Levante | Pablo Martínez | 11 | 9.0% |
| Villarreal | Rafa Marín | 11 | 9.0% |
| Levante | Unai Vencedor Paris | 11 | 9.0% |
| Girona | Álex Moreno | 11 | 7.1% |
| Celta Vigo | Óscar Mingueza | 11 | 8.4% |
| Sevilla | Ørjan Nyland | 11 | 7.1% |
| Getafe | Abdel Abqar | 10 | 5.6% |
| Athletic Club | Aitor Paredes | 10 | 5.1% |
| Levante | Carlos Álvarez | 10 | 8.2% |
| Getafe | Diego Rico | 10 | 5.6% |
| Sevilla | Lucien Agoume | 10 | 6.4% |
| Mallorca | Manu Morlanes | 10 | 6.9% |
| Espanyol | Pol Lozano | 10 | 8.7% |
| Betis | Sergi Altimira | 10 | 5.7% |
| Girona | Alejandro Francés | 9 | 5.8% |
| Betis | Antony | 9 | 5.1% |
| Sevilla | Castrin | 9 | 5.8% |
| Oviedo | David Carmo | 9 | 7.7% |
| Atlético Madrid | Dávid Hancko | 9 | 7.2% |
| Real Sociedad | Jon Gorrotxategi | 9 | 7.3% |
| Alavés | Jon Pacheco | 9 | 5.6% |
| Valencia | Mouctar Diakhaby | 9 | 5.9% |
| Alavés | Nahuel Tenaglia | 9 | 5.6% |
| Alavés | Pablo Ibáñez | 9 | 5.6% |
| Rayo Vallecano | Pep Chavarría | 9 | 7.8% |
| Barcelona | Raphinha | 9 | 5.8% |
| Sevilla | Ruben Vargas | 9 | 5.8% |
| Osasuna | Rubén García | 9 | 7.1% |
| Oviedo | Santiago Colombatto | 9 | 7.7% |
| Betis | Sofyan Amrabat | 9 | 5.1% |
| Girona | Viktor Tsyhankov | 9 | 5.8% |
| Barcelona | Wojciech Szczęsny | 9 | 5.8% |
| Rayo Vallecano | Andrei Ratiu | 8 | 7.0% |
| Girona | Azzedine Ounahi | 8 | 5.2% |
| Real Madrid | Dani Ceballos | 8 | 5.3% |
| Oviedo | David Costas | 8 | 6.8% |
| Real Madrid | Dean Huijsen | 8 | 5.3% |
| Valencia | Dimitri Foulquier | 8 | 5.3% |
| Barcelona | Eric García | 8 | 5.1% |
| Levante | Jeremy Toljan | 8 | 6.6% |
| Athletic Club | Jesús Areso | 8 | 4.1% |
| Mallorca | Johan Mojica | 8 | 5.5% |
| Atlético Madrid | José María Giménez | 8 | 6.4% |
| Villarreal | Juan Foyth | 8 | 6.6% |
| Atlético Madrid | Julián Álvarez | 8 | 6.4% |
| Sevilla | Kike Salas | 8 | 5.1% |
| Valencia | Luis Rioja | 8 | 5.3% |
| Barcelona | Marc Casado | 8 | 5.1% |
| Sevilla | Nemanja Gudelj | 8 | 5.1% |
| Betis | Ricardo Rodríguez | 8 | 4.5% |
| Elche | Rodrigo Mendoza | 8 | 4.4% |
| Barcelona | Ronald Araújo | 8 | 5.1% |
| Villarreal | Sergi Cardona | 8 | 6.6% |
| Levante | Unai Elgezabal | 8 | 6.6% |
| Betis | Valentín Gómez | 8 | 4.5% |
| Alavés | Abde Rebbach | 7 | 4.4% |
| Oviedo | Alberto Reina | 7 | 6.0% |
| Atlético Madrid | Antoine Griezmann | 7 | 5.6% |
| Barcelona | Dani Olmo | 7 | 4.5% |
| Alavés | Denis Suárez | 7 | 4.4% |
| Real Madrid | Franco Mastantuono | 7 | 4.7% |
| Athletic Club | Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta | 7 | 3.6% |
| Oviedo | Leander Dendoncker | 7 | 6.0% |
| Espanyol | Omar El Hilali | 7 | 6.1% |
| Atlético Madrid | Pablo Barrios | 7 | 5.6% |
| Real Madrid | Raúl Asencio | 7 | 4.7% |
| Atlético Madrid | Robin Le Normand | 7 | 5.6% |
| Mallorca | Samu Costa | 7 | 4.8% |
| Oviedo | Santi Cazorla | 7 | 6.0% |
| Villarreal | Thomas Partey | 7 | 5.7% |
| Celta Vigo | Carlos Dominguez | 6 | 4.6% |
| Alavés | Carlos Vicente | 6 | 3.8% |
| Espanyol | Clemens Riedel | 6 | 5.2% |
| Getafe | Djené | 6 | 3.3% |
| Oviedo | Eric Bailly | 6 | 5.1% |
| Espanyol | Fernando Calero | 6 | 5.2% |
| Elche | Germán Valera | 6 | 3.3% |
| Osasuna | Juan Cruz Armada | 6 | 4.7% |
| Levante | Kervin Arriaga | 6 | 4.9% |
| Levante | Matias Moreno | 6 | 4.9% |
| Villarreal | Nicolas Pépé | 6 | 4.9% |
| Levante | Pablo Cuñat | 6 | 4.9% |
| Alavés | Ander Guevara | 5 | 3.1% |
| Villarreal | Arnau Tenas | 5 | 4.1% |
| Sevilla | Batista Mendy | 5 | 3.2% |
| Espanyol | Carlos Romero | 5 | 4.3% |
| Real Sociedad | Carlos Soler | 5 | 4.1% |
| Real Madrid | Dani Carvajal | 5 | 3.3% |
| Sevilla | Djibril Sow | 5 | 3.2% |
| Real Madrid | Eduardo Camavinga | 5 | 3.3% |
| Barcelona | Joan García | 5 | 3.2% |
| Oviedo | Josip Brekalo | 5 | 4.3% |
| Valencia | José Luis Gayà | 5 | 3.3% |
| Real Madrid | Jude Bellingham | 5 | 3.3% |
| Villarreal | Luiz Lúcio Reis Júnior | 5 | 4.1% |
| Oviedo | Luka Ilić | 5 | 4.3% |
| Celta Vigo | Manu Fernández | 5 | 3.8% |
| Elche | Marc Aguado | 5 | 2.8% |
| Betis | Marc Roca | 5 | 2.8% |
| Sevilla | Marcão | 5 | 3.2% |
| Oviedo | Nacho Vidal | 5 | 4.3% |
| Oviedo | Rahim Bonkano | 5 | 4.3% |
| Valencia | Thierry Correia | 5 | 3.3% |
| Girona | Vladyslav Krapyvtsov | 5 | 3.2% |
| Girona | Yaser Asprilla | 5 | 3.2% |
| Elche | Adrià Pedrosa | 4 | 2.2% |
| Getafe | Adrián Liso | 4 | 2.2% |
| Villarreal | Alberto Moleiro | 4 | 3.3% |
| Elche | Bambo Diaby | 4 | 2.2% |
| Atlético Madrid | Clément Lenglet | 4 | 3.2% |
| Real Madrid | David Alaba | 4 | 2.7% |
| Sevilla | Dodi Lukebakio | 4 | 2.6% |
| Celta Vigo | Iago Aspas | 4 | 3.1% |
| Celta Vigo | Ilaix Moriba | 4 | 3.1% |
| Girona | Iván Martín | 4 | 2.6% |
| Real Sociedad | Jon Martin | 4 | 3.3% |
| Getafe | Kiko Femenía | 4 | 2.2% |
| Levante | Manu Sánchez | 4 | 3.3% |
| Mallorca | Marash Kumbulla | 4 | 2.8% |
| Celta Vigo | Mihailo Ristić | 4 | 3.1% |
| Betis | Nelson Deossa | 4 | 2.3% |
| Villarreal | Pape Gueye | 4 | 3.3% |
| Sevilla | Peque | 4 | 2.6% |
| Girona | Thomas Lemar | 4 | 2.6% |
| Alavés | Youssef Lekhedim | 4 | 2.5% |
| Betis | Álvaro Vallés | 4 | 2.3% |
| Sevilla | Adnan Januzaj | 3 | 1.9% |
| Elche | Aleix Febas | 3 | 1.7% |
| Barcelona | Alejandro Balde | 3 | 1.9% |
| Atlético Madrid | Alex Baena | 3 | 2.4% |
| Mallorca | Antonio Sánchez | 3 | 2.1% |
| Real Sociedad | Beñat Turrientes | 3 | 2.4% |
| Atlético Madrid | Conor Gallagher | 3 | 2.4% |
| Valencia | Domingos André Ribeiro Almeida | 3 | 2.0% |
| Betis | Héctor Bellerín | 3 | 1.7% |
| Valencia | Javier Guerra | 3 | 2.0% |
| Rayo Vallecano | Jozhua Vertrouwd | 3 | 2.6% |
| Betis | Junior Firpo | 3 | 1.7% |
| Osasuna | Lucas Torró | 3 | 2.4% |
| Atlético Madrid | Matteo Ruggeri | 3 | 2.4% |
| Getafe | Mauro Arambarri | 3 | 1.7% |
| Oviedo | Ovie Ejaria | 3 | 2.6% |
| Villarreal | Santi Comesaña | 3 | 2.5% |
| Celta Vigo | Sergio Carreira | 3 | 2.3% |
| Villarreal | Tajon Buchanan | 3 | 2.5% |
| Sevilla | Tanguy Nianzou | 3 | 1.9% |
| Atlético Madrid | Thiago Almada | 3 | 2.4% |
| Espanyol | Tyrhys Dolan | 3 | 2.6% |
| Osasuna | Abel Bretones | 2 | 1.6% |
| Betis | Aitor Ruibal | 2 | 1.1% |
| Athletic Club | Alejandro Rego | 2 | 1.0% |
| Sevilla | Alexis Sánchez | 2 | 1.3% |
| Real Madrid | Antonio Rüdiger | 2 | 1.3% |
| Girona | Bryan Gil | 2 | 1.3% |
| Celta Vigo | Damián Rodríguez | 2 | 1.5% |
| Valencia | Dani Raba | 2 | 1.3% |
| Girona | David López | 2 | 1.3% |
| Valencia | Diego López | 2 | 1.3% |
| Valencia | Filip Ugrinic | 2 | 1.3% |
| Real Madrid | Fran Garcia | 2 | 1.3% |
| Barcelona | Gerard Martín | 2 | 1.3% |
| Atlético Madrid | Giuliano Simeone | 2 | 1.6% |
| Real Sociedad | Gonçalo Guedes | 2 | 1.6% |
| Elche | Grady Diangana | 2 | 1.1% |
| Girona | Hugo Rincón | 2 | 1.3% |
| Villarreal | Ilias Akhomach | 2 | 1.6% |
| Espanyol | Javi Puado | 2 | 1.7% |
| Valencia | Jesus Vazquez | 2 | 1.3% |
| Girona | Jhon Solis | 2 | 1.3% |
| Girona | Joel Roca | 2 | 1.3% |
| Elche | John Donald | 2 | 1.1% |
| Levante | Jorge Cabello | 2 | 1.6% |
| Osasuna | Jorge Herrando | 2 | 1.6% |
| Elche | Léo Pétrot | 2 | 1.1% |
| Villarreal | Manor Solomon | 2 | 1.6% |
| Barcelona | Marcus Rashford | 2 | 1.3% |
| Getafe | Mario Martín | 2 | 1.1% |
| Elche | Martim Neto | 2 | 1.1% |
| Real Sociedad | Mikel Oyarzabal | 2 | 1.6% |
| Athletic Club | Nico Williams | 2 | 1.0% |
| Atlético Madrid | Nicolás González | 2 | 1.6% |
| Rayo Vallecano | Nobel Mendy | 2 | 1.7% |
| Mallorca | Pablo Maffeo | 2 | 1.4% |
| Villarreal | Pau Navarro | 2 | 1.6% |
| Sevilla | Ramón Martínez | 2 | 1.3% |
| Real Madrid | Rodrygo | 2 | 1.3% |
| Espanyol | Rubén | 2 | 1.7% |
| Rayo Vallecano | Sergio Camello | 2 | 1.7% |
| Athletic Club | Unai Gómez | 2 | 1.0% |
| Osasuna | Valentin Rosier | 2 | 1.6% |
| Alavés | Victor Parada | 2 | 1.2% |
| Real Madrid | Vinicius Júnior | 2 | 1.3% |
| Real Sociedad | Yangel Herrera | 2 | 1.6% |
| Rayo Vallecano | Óscar Valentín | 2 | 1.7% |
| Betis | Abde Ezzalzouli | 1 | 0.6% |
| Athletic Club | Adama Boiro | 1 | 0.5% |
| Villarreal | Adrià Altimira | 1 | 0.8% |
| Real Sociedad | Aihen Muñoz | 1 | 0.8% |
| Osasuna | Aimar Oroz | 1 | 0.8% |
| Villarreal | Alfonso Pedraza | 1 | 0.8% |
| Real Sociedad | Ander Barrenetxea | 1 | 0.8% |
| Osasuna | Ante Budimir | 1 | 0.8% |
| Osasuna | Asier Osambela | 1 | 0.8% |
| Real Madrid | Brahim Díaz | 1 | 0.7% |
| Celta Vigo | Carl Starfelt | 1 | 0.8% |
| Espanyol | Charles Pickel | 1 | 0.9% |
| Mallorca | Dani Rodríguez | 1 | 0.7% |
| Betis | Diego Llorente | 1 | 0.6% |
| Betis | Ezequiel Ávila | 1 | 0.6% |
| Celta Vigo | Fran Beltrán | 1 | 0.8% |
| Sevilla | Fábio Cardoso | 1 | 0.6% |
| Barcelona | Gavi | 1 | 0.6% |
| Villarreal | Gerard Moreno | 1 | 0.8% |
| Atlético Madrid | Giacomo Raspadori | 1 | 0.8% |
| Athletic Club | Gorka Guruzeta | 1 | 0.5% |
| Levante | Iván Romero | 1 | 0.8% |
| Atlético Madrid | Johnny Cardoso | 1 | 0.8% |
| Celta Vigo | Joseph Aidoo | 1 | 0.8% |
| Sevilla | Juanlu Sánchez | 1 | 0.6% |
| Real Madrid | Kylian Mbappé | 1 | 0.7% |
| Barcelona | Lamine Yamal | 1 | 0.6% |
| Valencia | Largie Ramazani | 1 | 0.7% |
| Rayo Vallecano | Luiz Felipe | 1 | 0.9% |
| Atlético Madrid | Marc Pubill | 1 | 0.8% |
| Oviedo | Marco Esteban | 1 | 0.9% |
| Athletic Club | Maroan Sannadi | 1 | 0.5% |
| Mallorca | Mateo Joseph | 1 | 0.7% |
| Mallorca | Mateu Morey | 1 | 0.7% |
| Espanyol | Miguel Ángel Rubio | 1 | 0.9% |
| Alavés | Moussa Diarra | 1 | 0.6% |
| Athletic Club | Nicolás Serrano | 1 | 0.5% |
| Oviedo | Oier Luengo | 1 | 0.9% |
| Athletic Club | Oihan Sancet | 1 | 0.5% |
| Levante | Olasagasti | 1 | 0.8% |
| Rayo Vallecano | Pelayo Fernandez | 1 | 0.9% |
| Espanyol | Pere Milla | 1 | 0.9% |
| Girona | Portu | 1 | 0.6% |
| Athletic Club | Roberto Navarro | 1 | 0.5% |
| Betis | Rodrigo Riquelme | 1 | 0.6% |
| Oviedo | Salomón Rondón | 1 | 0.9% |
| Levante | Sergio Lozano | 1 | 0.8% |
| Real Madrid | Trent Alexander-Arnold | 1 | 0.7% |
| Espanyol | Urko González | 1 | 0.9% |
| Mallorca | Vedat Muriqi | 1 | 0.7% |
| Girona | Yangel Herrera | 1 | 0.6% |
| Villarreal | Yeremi Pino | 1 | 0.8% |
| Celta Vigo | Yoel Lago | 1 | 0.8% |
| Betis | Ángel Ortíz | 1 | 0.6% |
| Rayo Vallecano | Óscar Trejo | 1 | 0.9% |
| Last Updated: | 30/11/2025 |
As you can see, some teams have more than one free-kick taker, depending on the position and angle of the shot. For example, Barcelona has Raphinha on the left side and Gündogan on the right. Other teams have a clear specialist who takes most of the free kicks, such as Parejo for Villarreal or Oyarzabal for Sociedad.
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Who Takes La Liga Free Kicks in 2025/26? (Team-by-Team List)
Athletic Club
Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta now bends most dead-balls from 20-25 metres for the Lions. If he’s off the pitch, speedy winger Álex Berenguer usually steps up, keeping Ernesto Valverde’s side dangerous from either flank.
Atlético de Madrid
Diego Simeone still trusts Antoine Griezmann to whip and dip almost every free kick. When the captain rests, Rodrigo De Paul or veteran Koke fill the void with plenty of venom.
CA Osasuna
Left-footed Rubén García remains first choice around the D. Jon Moncayola takes anything that needs power, while Moi Gómez handles quick, short-ball routines.
CD Leganés
Promotion hero Juan Cruz keeps the role, curling inswingers from both wings. New arrival Óscar Rodríguez is the long-range wildcard fans are eager to see.
Deportivo Alavés
Summer signing Cristian Conechny lit up pre-season with two direct stunners. Winger Carlos Vicente shares wide-angle deliveries when Conechny drifts central.
FC Barcelona
With no Messi-style maestro, Barça lean on Raphinha for most efforts. When he rotates, Pedri tests keepers with right-footed finesse from closer angles.
Getafe CF
Set-piece obsessive José Bordalás lets Luis Milla whip the bulk of dead-balls. If Getafe chase a goal late on, Carles Aleñá may call his own number.
Girona FC
Right-footer Viktor Tsygankov headlines their armoury. Young left-back Miguel Gutiérrez offers outswing variety from the opposite side.
Rayo Vallecano
Freekick king Isi Palazón will shoot from anywhere inside 30 yards. Centre-back Florian Lejeune adds thunderbolts when range extends beyond that.
RC Celta
Club legend Iago Aspas is still the man from 18 or 28 yards. New winger Tahith Bamba (ex-PSV) could feature on rehearsed second-phase efforts.
RCD Espanyol
Back in the top flight, Javi Puado has the licence. Álvaro Aguado occasionally surprises opponents with deep, training-ground plays.
RCD Mallorca
Midfield engine Dani Rodríguez curls dangerous left-footers. Sergi Darder supplies right-footed precision whenever both share the pitch.
Real Betis
Manuel Pellegrini hands direct duties to Pablo Fornals. Should he rest, evergreen Isco or loanee Giovani Lo Celso split the chances.
Real Madrid
In the post-Kroos era, Rodrygo is undisputed No. 1 over the ball. Luka Modrić still sneaks the odd 25-yard clip, especially from the left channel.
Real Sociedad
Brais Méndez owns most dead-balls. Skipper Mikel Oyarzabal joins for left-footed curlers, while new signing Sergio Gómez tries his luck from distance.
Real Valladolid
Creative hub Iván Sánchez whips anything around the arc. Moroccan playmaker Selim Amallah pulls rank beyond 25 yards.
Sevilla FC
Explosive Argentine Valentín Barco looks set to inherit the mantle. Suso remains the crafty alternative for clever chips over the wall.
UD Las Palmas
Wonder-kid Alberto Moleiro curls left-footed strikes with swagger. Sandro or Kirian swing right-footers when the angle flips.
Valencia CF
Midfielder Pepelu takes everything central to the box. Captain José Gayà delivers from wider spots when overlapping down the left.
Villarreal CF
Nothing changes in Castellón. Dani Parejo dictates tempo and dead-balls alike, with Álex Baena ready whenever rotation hits the skipper.
Need corner-kick intel as well? Check our constantly updated La Liga corner-takers list.
Last updated: 24 July 2025 – roles monitored through pre-season friendlies and latest domestic reports.
Why Free Kicks Still Swing Fantasy & Betting Edges
Direct free kicks produced 47 La Liga goals last season (1.24 per GW) — a small share, but one that often tilts mini-league differentials and long-shot prop markets. Knowing who stands over dead-balls lets you:
- Value defenders who take them (e.g., Lejeune, Gayà) despite low expected-goal open-play tallies.
- Spot captain punts in single-match-day fantasy formats.
- Avoid false assumptions — Barcelona’s Lewandowski tops penalty charts but rarely touches FK’s.
Conclusion
We hope you enjoyed this blog post about free kick-takers La Liga 25/26. We’ll update this table throughout the season as new data becomes available. Feel free to comment below if you have any feedback or questions about this topic.
And don’t forget to check out our blog posts about set-piece takers in other leagues and competitions. You’ll find helpful information and tips that will help you improve your fantasy football or betting performance.
Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for more!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the best free-kick taker in La Liga right now?
Raphinha led the league with three direct FK goals in 2024/25, edging Parejo and Griezmann.
How often do roles change?
More than you think. Injuries, tactical tweaks (short-corner variants), and confidence streaks shift duties every few weeks. We update this tracker after each game-week.
Do left- and right-footed duties always split?
No. Several right-footed specialists (Griezmann, Parejo) take from both sides, especially when the set piece favours power over curl.
Where can I find penalty takers?
Head to our La Liga penalty takers page — updated in real time.
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