Tallest footballers

77 footballers on Codexery, ranked by height: Edwin van der Sar leads at 1.98 m, and the list runs down to Aitana Bonmatí at 1.62 m. Every figure comes from the entry's cited source article, and each name links to its full Codexery page.

77 entries from 3 codexes · Last updated 2026-11-10 · Click a column heading to sort

				Source
1	Edwin van der Sar Legendary Players	1.98 m	1970	source
2	Gianluigi Buffon Legendary Players & Icons	1.92 m	1978	source
3	Patrick Vieira Legendary Players & Icons	1.92 m	1976	source
4	Ruud Gullit Legendary Players & Icons	1.91 m	1962	source
5	David Trezeguet Legendary Players & Icons	1.90 m	1977	source
6	Frank Rijkaard Legendary Players	1.90 m	1962	source
7	Lev Yashin Legendary Players & Icons	1.89 m	1929	source
8	Marco van Basten Legendary Players	1.88 m	1964	source
9	Oliver Kahn Legendary Players & Icons	1.88 m	1969	source
10	Thierry Henry Legendary Players & Icons	1.88 m	1977	source
11	Rivaldo Legendary Players & Icons	1.87 m	1972	source
12	Wim Jonk Legendary Players	1.87 m	1966	source
13	Kaká Legendary Players & Icons	1.86 m	1982	source
14	Paolo Maldini Legendary Players & Icons	1.86 m	1968	source
15	Lilian Thuram Legendary Players & Icons	1.85 m	1972	source
16	Zinedine Zidane Legendary Players & Icons	1.85 m	1972	source
17	Giuseppe Bergomi Legendary Players & Icons	1.84 m	1963	source
18	Miroslav Klose Legendary Players & Icons	1.84 m	1978	source
19	Dino Zoff Legendary Players & Icons	1.82 m	1942	source
20	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Legendary Players & Icons	1.82 m	1955	source
21	Ronaldinho Legendary Players & Icons	1.82 m	1980	source
22	Franz Beckenbauer Legendary Players & Icons	1.81 m	1945	source
23	Jurgen Klinsmann Legendary Players & Icons	1.81 m	1964	source
24	Ronald Koeman Legendary Players	1.81 m	1963	source
25	Wim Suurbier Legendary Players	1.81 m	1945	source
26	Carlos Alberto Torres Legendary Players & Icons	1.80 m	1944	source
27	Diego Forlán Legendary Players & Icons	1.80 m	1979	source
28	Ronald de Boer Legendary Players	1.80 m	1970	source
29	Taffarel Legendary Players & Icons	1.80 m	1966	source
30	Birgit Prinz Soccer Superstars	1.79 m	1977	source
31	Frank de Boer Legendary Players	1.79 m	1970	source
32	Michel Platini Legendary Players & Icons	1.79 m	1955	source
33	Hristo Stoichkov Legendary Players & Icons	1.78 m	1966	source
34	Johan Cruyff Soccer Superstars	1.78 m	1947	source
35	Johan Neeskens Legendary Players	1.78 m	1951	source
36	Mbappé Legendary Players & Icons	1.78 m	1998	source
37	Michael Reiziger Legendary Players	1.78 m	1973	source
38	Andrea Pirlo Legendary Players & Icons	1.77 m	1979	source
39	Gary Lineker Legendary Players & Icons	1.77 m	1960	source
40	Pavel Nedved Legendary Players & Icons	1.77 m	1972	source
41	Sándor Kocsis Legendary Players & Icons	1.77 m	1929	source
42	Cafu Legendary Players & Icons	1.76 m	1970	source
43	Dunga Legendary Players & Icons	1.76 m	1963	source
44	Fabio Cannavaro Legendary Players & Icons	1.76 m	1973	source
45	Gerd Müller Legendary Players & Icons	1.76 m	1945	source
46	Paul Breitner Legendary Players & Icons	1.76 m	1951	source
47	Rafael van der Vaart Legendary Players	1.76 m	1983	source
48	Christine Sinclair Soccer Superstars	1.75 m	1983	source
49	Eusebio Legendary Players & Icons	1.75 m	1942	source
50	Neymar Legendary Players & Icons	1.75 m	1992	source
51	Piet Keizer Legendary Players	1.75 m	1943	source
52	Abedi Pele Soccer Superstars	1.74 m	1964	source
53	Alessandro Del Piero Legendary Players & Icons	1.74 m	1974	source
54	Just Fontaine Legendary Players & Icons	1.74 m	1933	source
55	Lothar Matthäus Legendary Players & Icons	1.74 m	1961	source
56	Paolo Rossi Legendary Players & Icons	1.74 m	1956	source
57	Roberto Baggio Legendary Players & Icons	1.74 m	1967	source
58	Sjaak Swart Legendary Players	1.74 m	1938	source
59	Alexia Putellas Soccer Superstars	1.73 m	1994	source
60	Jairzinho Legendary Players & Icons	1.73 m	1944	source
61	Marc Overmars Legendary Players	1.73 m	1973	source
62	Pelé Legendary Players & Icons	1.73 m	–	source
63	Didi Legendary Players & Icons	1.72 m	1928	source
64	Ferenc Puskás Legendary Players & Icons	1.72 m	1927	source
65	Andres Iniesta Legendary Players & Icons	1.71 m	1984	source
66	Dzsenifer Marozsán Soccer Superstars	1.71 m	1992	source
67	Alex Morgan Soccer Superstars	1.70 m	1989	source
68	Lionel Messi Legendary Players & Icons	1.70 m	1987	source
69	Philipp Lahm Legendary Players & Icons	1.70 m	1983	source
70	Uwe Seeler Legendary Players & Icons	1.70 m	1936	source
71	Edgar Davids Legendary Players	1.69 m	1973	source
72	Garrincha Legendary Players & Icons	1.69 m	1933	source
73	Javier Saviola Legendary Players & Icons	1.68 m	1981	source
74	Roberto Carlos Legendary Players & Icons	1.68 m	1973	source
75	Diego Maradona Legendary Players & Icons	1.65 m	1960	source
76	Wim Jansen Legendary Players	1.65 m	1946	source
77	Aitana Bonmatí Soccer Superstars	1.62 m	1998	source

How this list is made

Includes footballers from Codexery codexes where at least 70% of entries are sourced and carry this field; an entry is listed only when the value shown appears in its own cited source article. Entries without a verifiable height are left out rather than estimated. Values are copied from structured data already on each Codexery page and re-checked against the linked source; nothing on this page is estimated or written by a model. Spot an error? Use “Suggest an edit” on the entry’s page.

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