Knowing who takes penalties for national teams matters — whether you’re tracking tournament xG, building fantasy squads, or settling arguments at the pub. Roles often change between club and country (and even within a cycle) due to squad selection, seniority, or coach preference. Below is a clean, up-to-date table for the current international window with confidence ratings and concise notes. If we’re not certain, we say TBD
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Discover the Penalty Takers for National Teams
Here at Setpiecetakers.com, we look into the world of penalty specialists, analyzing the ice-veined assassins entrusted with this crucial responsibility.
Table of Contents
We’ve analyzed all the top spot-kick specialists to bring you the ultimate, comprehensive guide to every team’s penalty-takers for this summer’s European Championships: your cheat sheet for the inevitable penalty kick drama.
Complete list of Penalty Takers
Here’s a list of the penalty takers for all nations sides in 2025.
| Team | Taker(s) | Backup(s) | Confidence (1–5) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Kai Havertz | İlkay Gündoğan | 4 |
| Spain | Rodri | Ferran Torres, Álvaro Morata | 4 |
| France | Kylian Mbappé | Antoine Griezmann | 5 |
| England | Harry Kane | Bukayo Saka, Cole Palmer | 5 |
| Belgium | Romelu Lukaku | Kevin De Bruyne, Yannick Carrasco | 4 |
| Austria | Marcel Sabitzer | Marko Arnautović | 3 |
| Croatia | Luka Modrić | Andrej Kramarić, Bruno Petković | 4 |
| Czechia | Patrik Schick | Tomáš Souček | 4 |
| Denmark | Christian Eriksen | Rasmus Højlund | 4 |
| Hungary | Dominik Szoboszlai | Roland Sallai | 4 |
| Albania | Sokol Cikalleshi | Kristjan Asllani | 3 |
| Slovenia | Benjamin Šeško | Andraž Šporar | 4 |
| Netherlands | Memphis Depay | Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo | 3 |
| Poland | Robert Lewandowski | Piotr Zieliński | 5 |
| Portugal | Cristiano Ronaldo | Bruno Fernandes | 5 |
| Romania | Răzvan Marin | Nicolae Stanciu | 3 |
| Scotland | Ryan Christie | John McGinn | 3 |
| Serbia | Aleksandar Mitrović | Dušan Vlahović, Dušan Tadić | 4 |
| Slovakia | Ondrej Duda | Juraj Kucka | 4 |
| Switzerland | Xherdan Shaqiri | Ricardo Rodríguez | 4 |
| Türkiye | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | Yusuf Yazıcı | 4 |
| Ukraine | Artem Dovbyk | Viktor Tsyhankov | 3 |
| Georgia | Georges Mikautadze | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | 5 |
| Italy | Giacomo Raspadori | Gianluca Scamacca (Jorginho falls im Kader) | 3 |
| Last updated | 03/09 |
Penalty Takers Euro 2024
This table lists the expected penalty takers for each European side. They are based on a mix of information gathered from last season’s matches, pre-season friendlies and also the player’s role at previous clubs and predicted role at new sides.
The list will be updated constantly as new information becomes available on assigned set-piece takers. It will also be refreshed throughout the tournament as roles chop and change.
Regional snapshots for Penalty Takers
UEFA (Europe)
Most elite sides are stable (Mbappé, Kane, Lewandowski, Ronaldo). A few are fluid — Netherlands (Depay/VVD), Italy (post-Jorginho group) — so check the matchday XI. Switzerland transitioned after Shaqiri’s NT retirement; Ricardo Rodríguez is the safe read.
CONMEBOL (South America)
Argentina remain Messi-centric despite his Copa 2024 shootout miss; Colombia used both James and Díaz from 12 yards this summer. Uruguay’s order is fit-dependent, with Núñez usually first.
CAF (Africa)
Salah, Mané and Osimhen headline stable hierarchies. Morocco’s Hakimi is trusted in key moments, though he missed at AFCON R16.
AFC (Asia)
Son leads Korea but Hwang has taken; Japan typically leans Minamino; Iran defaults to Taremi. Australia’s duty has split between Boyle and Yengi.
CONCACAF (North America)
Pulisic still takes for the USMNT in crunch moments; Mexico used Pineda at Copa 2024. Depth options (Balogun, Giménez) may step in when starters are off the pitch.
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