Tallest Players in the World!

Hello and welcome to the first ever "Football Top Ten..." Blog where we will be counting down the top 10 of anything and everything related to Football. All week we have been asking for your suggestions on Twitter and the people have spoken so here it is the top ten tallest footballers in the world.

Surprisingly some of the big name big men like Peter Crouch and Jan Koller did not make the cut. So here we go...(again on our own.)

10. Kjell Petter Opheim - 6'8

Kjell Petter Opheim (Left, obviously)

Ranking in at number 10 is Norwegian Goalkeeper Kjell Petter Opheim. The big man currently plays in the 3rd division in Norway with Stryn Football Club. So to answer the question on your mind, yes, he is crap. However it can't be to hard to play in goals considering he is nearly the same size as them!

9. Even Iversen - 6'8

Another Norwegian, Even Iversen takes our number 9 spot coming in at a mammoth 6'8. The defender will be 32 come January and currently plays for Hasle-Loren. Iversen played at the highest level in Norway with Bodø / Glimpses however after being relegated in 2005 he has been unable to reach those dizzy heights again.


8. Øyvind Hoås - 6'8

Would you believe it we have our third Norwegian, this country must be filled with giants! Anyway, Øyvind Hoås is a 30 year old attacker who in comparison with our last two playes actually has had some reasonable recognition within the game which includes having a trial for Luton Town, playing for the Norway U21s four times and spending most of his career in Norway's top league.



7. Tor Hogne Aaroy  - 6'8

Aaroy is known for his heading skills which must be
easy when you're a foot taller than everyone else

This cannot be right, guess where Tor Hogne Aaroy is from? Yeah, filppin' Norway! Don't worry the full list isn't just Norwegians but this lanky striker is our 4th already. He has actually had an ok career playing for Rosenberg in his younger days and scoring 90 goals for Aalesunds in 242 appearances during his first spell with the club. Aaroy also was called up to the Norway national team in 2009 but withdrew from the squad to be at the birth of his second child.

6. Yang Changpeng  - 6'8

At last our first non Norwegian player is Yang Changpeng who is also half and inch taller than our previous players. Born in 1989 he is one of  the youngest on the list and currently playing in the second tier in China. The striker may have a great advantage over his opponents when it comes to heading the ball but he hasn't made too much impact in China scoring just 4 career goals so far.

Pantilimon & Joe Hart. Joe Hart is 6'5 yet is dwarfed by
Pantilimon.

5. Costel Pantilimon - 6'8

There is a name you might recognize. The Manchester City goalkeeper made his first team debut for the club this season after a series of poor performances by Joe Hart. Pantilimon was born in Romania in 1987 and has played 16 matches for the National team. He is also currently the tallest player in the Premiership beating out Peter Crouch by an inch. Recently we have seen Hart reclaim his number one spot at Man City but I'm sure Pantilimon will be pushing for a place in the startiing 11 for the rest of the seaon.






4. Lacina Traore - 6'8

There has been a lot of buzz surrounding this young Ivory Coast international. At only 23 the forward has already scored in the Champions League, made his full national team debut and transferred to Anzhi Makhachkala for a reported €18 million. He ha shown great potential and hit the back of the net 4 times in 7 games for Ivory Coast. If you are a fan of Fifa then I would highly recommend checking him out.

3. Vanja Iveša - 6'9

The first man to break the 6'8 barrier, Vanja Iveša topples in at 6'9. The 36 year old Croatian Goalkeeper has not achieved a whole lot in his career most of which has been spent in his homeland. He did for a short time play in Australia for Sydney FC but that was just about the only time he got out of Croatia.

1. Tied between Paul Millar and Kristof van Hout - 6'10

Who would have thought it? The joint tallest football player in the world is Scotsman Paul Millar who plays with Elgin City and is actually the worlds tallest outfield player. His massive 6'10 frame has shown to be quite useful for Elgin when it comes to the aerial side of the game and the 25 year old actually is a fireman too.

Kristof van Hout the worlds tallest
goalkeeper.

Kristof van Hout is a 6'10 Belgian 'keeper currently playing for Belgian side Genk. The 26 year old has proven to have tremendous potential and plays for one of the biggest Belgian clubs in recent history, Genk.

Paul Millar (right) is the tallest outfield footballer
in the world.

So there you have it the ten tallest footballers in the world, pretty amazing, huh? Make sure to follow us on twitter @FootyWeekly10s and remember to give us your ideas on what we should do next.