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Tallest Ever Premier League Players



Tallest Ever Premier League Players

Tallest Ever Premier League Players

The 2026/27 Premier League season is almost upon us, and this campaign will see a new giant take the field, standing at a whopping 6ft 9ins.

But where does he compare in the context of the Tallest Ever Premier League players?

Spreadex Sports look at that very question in more detail below.

 

 

 

 

Player Position Height Nationality PL apps* Bio (Clubs Represented, Career Highlights)
1. Kjell Scherpen* GK 6ft 9in / 2.06m Netherlands 0
  • Ipswich Town; set to become the PL's tallest-ever player in 2026/27
  • Began at FC Emmen; spells at Ajax, Brighton, Vitesse and Sturm Graz
  • Signed from Union Saint-Gilloise for an initial £8.5m in July 2026 after winning the Belgian Cup
2. Costel Pantilimon GK 6ft 8in / 2.03m Romania 54
  • Manchester City, Sunderland, Watford
  • Previously the PL's tallest-ever player
  • Won the 2011 FA Cup with City; part of the 2013/14 title-winning squad
  • 27 caps for Romania
3. Nikola Žigić ST 6ft 8in / 2.02m Serbia 30
  • Birmingham City; joined from Valencia in 2010
  • Scored the opener in the 2011 League Cup final upset of Arsenal
  • 36 goals in 159 games for the Blues; 50+ Serbia caps and a 2010 World Cup squad member
4. Stefan Maierhofer ST 6ft 8in / 2.02m Austria 9
  • Wolves; scored on his PL debut against Blackburn in 2009/10
  • Nicknamed "Der Turm" (The Tower)
  • Journeyman career including Bayern Munich's reserves and Rapid Vienna
5. Peter Crouch ST 6ft 7in / 2.02m England 468
  • Liverpool, Spurs, Stoke, Southampton, Aston Villa, Portsmouth, Burnley
  • 100+ PL goals; record holder for PL headed goals
  • 22 goals in 42 England caps; famed for the "robot" celebration, now an award-winning podcaster
6. Illan Meslier* GK 6ft 7in / 2.01m France 110
  • Leeds United; joined from Lorient in 2019
  • Helped Leeds win promotion in 2019/20
  • First choice while still a teenager; among the youngest keepers to reach 100 PL apps
7. Lorenzo Lucca ST 6ft 7in / 2.01m Italy 10
  • Nottingham Forest; on loan from Napoli since January 2026 with an option to buy
  • Scored on his debut against Leeds in 2025/26
  • 14 goals in a season for Udinese; first Italian to play for Ajax
8. Paul Onuachu ST 6ft 7in / 2.01m Nigeria 40
  • Southampton; joined in January 2023
  • Prolific at Genk, winning the Belgian Golden Boot with 33 goals in 2020/21
  • Nigerian international
9. Dan Burn* DEF 6ft 7in / 2.01m England 250
  • Newcastle United; tallest outfield player to be a PL regular
  • Rose from non-league via Fulham and Brighton before his 2022 move home
  • Scored in the 2025 Carabao Cup final win, Newcastle's first domestic trophy in 70 years; first England cap at 32
10. Thibaut Courtois GK 6ft 7in / 2.00m Belgium 154
  • Chelsea; two PL titles (2014/15, 2016/17) and the 2016/17 Golden Glove
  • Joined Real Madrid in 2018; Champions League winner
  • Man of the match in the 2022 Champions League final

* Active PL players, PL appearances accurate at time of writing

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