Crouch, Burn, Zigic and more! Tallest Premier League players

09 Jul 2024

Feature

After Nottingham Forest signed a 6ft 5in centre-back, we look at past and present players massive in height

New Nottingham Forest signing Nikola Milenkovic could be one the tallest players in the 2024/25 Premier League! The Serbian centre-back stands at 1.95m, or 6ft 5in tall.

Remarkably, that's taller than Erling Haaland, and nearly the same height as Dan Burn.

Milenkovic's arrival is the second player that Forest have brought in who is also incredibly tall. Earlier this summer the club signed Brazilian goalkeeper Carlos Miguel, who stands at 2.04m, or 6ft 8in tall.

Here, we look at some memorable tall players in the Premier League.

Nikola Milenkovic
Peter Crouch
Costel Pantilimon
Carlos Miguel
Nikola Zigic
Dan Burn
Stefan Maierhofer
Thibaut Courtois
Erling Haaland
Lucas Bergstrom
Kjell Scherpen

Nikola Milenkovic

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Forest say that their new Serbian centre-back stands at 1.5m/6ft 5in

Peter Crouch

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Arguably the Premier League's most-known tall player, Peter Crouch is believed to be 2.01m tall, or 6ft 7in

Costel Pantilimon

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Costel Pantilimon, centre, played for Man City, Sunderland and Watford he reportedly stands at 2.03m/6ft 8in. Another memorable tall player, Per Mertesacker, can be seen in the background

Carlos Miguel

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Nottingham Forest say their new signing, Carlos Miguel, stands at 2.04m, or 6ft 8in, tall

Nikola Zigic

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Remember Nikola Zigic? The former Birmingham player is believed to be 2.02m tall, or just over 6ft 7in

Dan Burn

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Newcastle defender Dan Burn towers high at a reported height of 1.98m/6ft 6in

Stefan Maierhofer

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Stefan Maierhofer played nine times for Wolves. He is a reported height of 2.02m/6ft 8in

Thibaut Courtois

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Thibaut Courtois, the former Chelsea goalkeeper and PL champion, is reportedly 2.00m tall, or 6ft 7in

Erling Haaland

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The back-to-back Golden Boot winner, Erling Haaland, is a reported height of 1.94m/6ft 4in, making him one of the tallest current Premier League players

Lucas Bergstrom

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Lucas Bergstrom, the 21-year-old Chelsea goalkeeper, is a reported height of 2.05m/6ft 9in. He has been capped by Finland but never played a Premier League match

Kjell Scherpen

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Kjell Scherpen is a Brighton goalkeeper on loan at Sturm Graz. He is reportedly 2.06m/6ft 9in tall

Tall players in the Premier League