Martin said on 12/Jun/12
I have noticed that Manchester City is a club of giants. Everyone seems to be around the 6'2 mark...which I find hard to believe. Seems like they are a bit over billed.
ANDREA[ITA] said on 12/Jun/12
Rob, are you sure o_o? On the net, there are some pics with Beckham and he has at least 2 inches on him! He towers over Mourinho, he's much taller than Cassano in the pics Jack posted and doesnt look much shorter than legit 191-192 Buffon! Maybe 6'1.25? 6' seems too low for him...
Editor Rob
yeah 6ft flat is likely to be low - as I said, he could just be generalising and he's a bit taller.
Jack said on 12/Jun/12
Click Here here with 5'9" Cassano and 6'3" Buffon Balotelli really looks in 6'2"(188 cm) range.
ANDREA[ITA] said on 11/Jun/12
Rob, I imagine you know Balotelli. He's listed everywhere at 189, you think he's that tall? To me, he looks a bit shorter, maybe 186-188 range?
Editor Rob
Mario said he was 6ft in an interview. There's a chance he's a bit over 6ft and was just saying he can take care of himself cos he's 6ft, but not a chance in hell he's 189cm
lol93 said on 10/Jun/12
Rob what about Cesc fabregas? in todays match with Italy a display listed him as 5'9 tall.here is with messi
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Click Here what do you think?
Editor Rob
somewhere in 5ft 9 range is possible for him, not anywhere near 5ft 11, 5ft 9-9.5 maybe.
TrT said on 10/Jun/12
A lot of players look bigger and taller on TV than in person:
David Beckham is realistically 5'10" next to President Obama.
Messi could be debated as 5'5"...or even shorter.
Cristiano Ronaldo is probably 5'11" considering he's an inch shorter than his 6'0" tall teammate Pepe.
SAK said on 10/Jun/12
How tall is Fabregas? The Euro 2012 stats, list him as 5ft9/175cm. But online he is listed as 5ft11-5ft10.
Jack said on 10/Jun/12
Rob how tall could be Robin Van Persie? He's often listed at 183 or 188 cm. Now he's listed at 186 cm. Which one could be closer to the truth?
Editor Rob
I think he's a lanky looking guy who can appear taller than he is. Maybe nearly 6ft 1, I don't think he looks 188cm anyway.
1.85 m, 83 kg said on 14/Feb/12
de Gea - 6'1" (Thin physique and mounds of hair have noobs describing him as 6'4".)
Carrick - 6'1 1/2" (Very difficult to pin down, always slouching.)
Puyol - 5'9 1/2"
Berbatov - 6'2" (The reference player.)
Evra - 5'7 1/2"
van Persie - 6'1" (Again, very difficult. Can look anywhere between 6'-6'2".)
Crouch - 6'7" (Has a physique that makes him look 6'9". 11-12 stones, now that's saying something. There are taller players, some even in England.)
Henry - 6'2" (Solid estimate)
Jones - 6'
WalkingTall 6 ft 3.25 said on 10/Feb/12
Hey Rob what do you think about Gareth Bale,how tall is he,could he be 185 cm ???
Editor Rob
not seen enough, although I remember harry calling him 6ft 2. That's maybe a bit much.
Terry Chan said on 6/Feb/12
Dea gea sure not in the 6'3 to 6'4 range as listed, but the guy is obviously taller than those six-footers (e.g. Phil Jones). I would bet him 186cm - 187cm, no more no less
lol93 said on 31/Jan/12
hey rob how about david villa how much tall do you think he is around 5'9?
Editor Rob
yeah he might be 174-5 range.
oregon said on 28/Jan/12
hey rob! i was always wondering how tall are aaron lennon and shaun wright phillips? my guess for aaron is 5ft 4in and for shaun 5ft 3.75in
Editor Rob
5ft 5 maybe
Zach said on 28/Jan/12
Watching the liverpool v manu match today, De Gea looked like a shrimp next to the genuine 6'3-4ers. I dont think he's any more than 6'1. Here he is next to 6'2 Carrick:
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Ras said on 26/Jan/12
Puyol should be 176.5cm 5'9.5"
The tallest one in the spanish national team is 6'4" Fernando Llorente followed by 190.5cm Gerard Pique. Anyone agrees that the tallest soccer player alive is 6'7.5" Peter Crouch?
Zach said on 24/Jan/12
Patrice Evra can't be taller than 5'7, but he's listed as 5'9 (1.75m) almost everywhere.
Jack said on 23/Jan/12
I think Van Persie could be in 6'2"(188 cm)range not 6"(183 cm) as listed.
chilean said on 20/Jan/12
carrick is 6'2 ( an inch taller than berbatov) im pretty sure
Jack said on 10/Jan/12
Rob, how tall could be Thierry henry?
Godred said on 4/Jan/12
Thanks Josh,interesting.I`m very suspicious of the 6`1 listing for Jones as he was billed consistently as 5`11,then again he is still quite young so it`s possible,but I think the 5`11 listing is the correct one.I did think the 6`2 listing for Berbatov was untouchable but recently he looked smaller than Carrick.Anyone else want to make a guess?
Josh (170-12) said on 1/Jan/12
De Gea 6'3"
Macheda 6.05"
Carrick 6'1"
Fletcher 5'11.5"
Welbeck 5'11.5"
Jones 5'10.5"
Berbatov 6'1"
ralph said on 27/Dec/11
Pique is probaly around 6'2.5 to 6'3 looks just a little bit taller than busquets
Godred said on 27/Dec/11
Their listed heights keep getting changed - usually bumped up, but can people inc. Rob give their current height estimates for -
De Gea
Macheda
Carrick
Fletcher
Welbeck
Phil Jones
Berbatov
Jack said on 18/Dec/11
5'10" range for Ronaldo? Wow ,I thought he looked like a proper 182 cm guy...And what about Robin Van Persie Rob? He looks 6'0 1/2(184 cm) to me. Am I right?
Editor Rob
I must have read it too fast as my mind was thinking of Rhonaldino as being in the 5ft 10 range :)
Zach said on 17/Dec/11
Come on, 5'10 for Brazilian Ronaldo? The guy was a solid 6ft.
Here he is next to 5'11 Figo and 6'1 Zidane
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Jack said on 16/Dec/11
Rob is there a chence that Casillas is as short as 5'10"? He looks it with daniel Craig in this pic...
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Jack said on 13/Dec/11
Rob how tall are brazilian Ronaldo and Cesc Fabregas?
Editor Rob
5ft 10/10.5 range for ronaldo maybe, fabregas I am not sure, I think he looks average range
Adz said on 9/Dec/11
Rob, is 'soccer' commonly used in Scotland?
Editor Rob
not really
Dean 5ft 9.25 said on 7/Dec/11
Dean 5ft 9.25 says on 7/Dec/11
Rob how tall do you think the late Gary Speed was? you should make a page for him.legend and a sad loss RIP!
[Editor Rob: from tv matches, maybe above average, but not over 5ft 11]
I agree exactly was thinking 5'10-5'11 range.
What a sad loss though, just goes to show you how unimportant little things like height are.
Dean 5ft 9.25 said on 7/Dec/11
Rob how tall do you think the late Gary Speed was? you should make a page for him.legend and a sad loss RIP!
Editor Rob
from tv matches, maybe above average, but not over 5ft 11
Dean 5ft 9.25 said on 5/Dec/11
Rooney could be 176cm but thats the MAX he is 174-176cm is likely for Rooney.
As for Mourinho he appears 173-175cm Id say. Rob had him 177cm but I dont think hes ever taller than a flat 5'9 MAX.
Rob also what height would you think Steven Gerrard is? People say he could be 184-185cm range but for me hes no more than 183cm and possibly 182cm range? what do you think?
Jack said on 3/Dec/11
Rob how tall could be Jose Mourinho? 174 cm?
Editor Rob
when he had a page here I thought 5ft 9 range, but he may indeed be nearer 174 range.
Josh (170-12) said on 24/Nov/11
Just realised that Rooney is listed at 176 cm in most places now, rather that the 178 cm he used to be
Jack said on 21/Nov/11
Rob how tall is Gerard pique in your book? He looks more than 6'3" to me..
Editor Rob
yeah, big Gerard looks like a guy in 6ft 4 range more than just 6ft 3
MD said on 14/Nov/11
Rob,
You got a picture of him standing beside Ronaldo? Yeah, I do think he's slightly less than 5'7".
Editor Rob
in the past I've seen him with Ronaldo, not to hand though.
MD said on 13/Nov/11
Is Wesley Sneijder really 5'7"? He doesn't seem ridiculously overlisted, or anything, but he does look slightly less than that, to me.
Editor Rob
when he stands beside ronaldo 5ft 6.5 might be his range
linke said on 13/Nov/11
Rob,I'm not into soccer but here is messi with Bollywood actor,Ranbir kapoor who claims 6'0.If messi is 169 cms as listed on various sites,how tall does that make ranbir?
Click HereEditor Rob
he don't look 6ft with messi, maybe in the 5ft 10-11 range, maybe Messi has thicker soccer boots to give little advantage.
Anon said on 11/Nov/11
Hey Rob what do you think is the height of Javier Hernandez chicharito?
Editor Rob
possibly near 5ft 8
Dean 5ft 9.25 said on 20/Oct/11
@ Zach - No Lampard is no taller than 182cm IMO and Gerrard 183cm.
Zach said on 5/Oct/11
Yeah John Terry's prob 6'1.5 I remember Ballack and Terry squaring up once when the former was playing for Bayern and Ballack had an inch on Terry.
Lampard and Gerrard are both between 6'0-6'1, Gerrard may look a little taller cos he's slimmer.
miko said on 4/Oct/11
I'd put John Terry at his mostly listed 6'1.5 height. Lampard seems a solid 6'0 to me.
SAK said on 3/Oct/11
Thanx for football(soccer) page great addition.
In general footballer height listings are pretty inaccurate, rugby seems to be more accurate in comparison. And it's not always upgrading there's alot downgrading aswell in footballer height listings.
Imo Ferdinand is 6ft3.5.
I am not sure on John Terry or Lampard.
Zach said on 3/Oct/11
6'3.5 for Rio sounds lot more accurate.
Also is Andy Carrol really 'only' 6'3? He keeps getting referred to as a 'giant' but there are plenty of 6'3 strikers around.
Zach said on 30/Sep/11
Thanks Rob.
I agree Josh. Messi is NOT the 5'7 he keeps getting quoted.
Also, Rio Ferdinand keeps getting listed as 6'2 - this guy is 6'4 at least!
Editor Rob
ferdinand as I mentioned elsewhere, I can't find it but I read a quote where I'm sure he said 6ft 3.5 as his height
miko said on 30/Sep/11
Messi does look around that height. A few inches taller than Maradona.
Josh (170-12) said on 29/Sep/11
Good page Rob. Hopefully people will use this!
I'll get this party started by saying I believe Messi to 5'6"