Top 3 Tallest Soccer Players - Football News

First in line for the Top 3 tallest football players in the world is Simon Bloch J�rgensen. He is 2.1m in Height which breaks the record for the tallest soccer player. He is a Danish professional football player and plays in England for the Club of Dulwich Hamlet as a goalkeeper. Originally born in Germany, Flensburg in 1st September 1992 and spent his early career as a goalkeeper with Frem and FC Copenhagen.

Second tallest football player is Kristof Van Hout with a height of 2.08m, born on 9th Febuary 1987 in Lommel, Belgium. He plays also as a goalkeeper with Westerlo in the Belgian Pro League and began his early career as a professional football player with Willem II in 2004.

Third tallest goalkeeper is Yang Changpeng with a height of 2.05m. Born on 1st of May 1989 and is a Chinese professional Football player which currently plays for Henan Jianye in the China Super League.

Why Tall Players can influence the football game?

Football is not like basketball, all the played game is played on the ground. However height can influence your position on the pitch.

Its biggest impact is in goal. If the goalkeeper is short, you’ll have to find a work-around and it may restrict how far you go. At the end of the day, it seems skill continues to be a bigger factor to focus on than height.

Why Height is not everything for a football goalkeeper?

Mental, physical and technical attributes for a football goalkeeper are part of the goalkeeper package which make a better one. Height cannot be the “only” factor to be a successful goalkeeper.

A successful goalkeeper should be able to stop the shots, make the right decision at the right team, and should know how to control the batter. These few attributes are more important than the height.