SUMMARY
- The Premier League has proven to be a fruitful hunting ground for players with a large physical presence.
- According to a recent stat, combining all Premier League sides, the league has an average height of 1.82m.
The Premier League has seen players in every shape and size over the years. From Peter Crouch to Costel Pantilimon, the English top flight has had some of the world’s tallest soccer stars in action.
The Premier League has proven to be a fruitful hunting ground for players with a large physical presence. From towering strikers to tough-tackling defenders, combative midfielders, and huge goalkeepers, these players have brought aerial dominance and physical prowess into play.
The 2023/24 season is no different. According to a recent stat, combining all Premier League sides, the league has an average height of 1.82m. Leading the tally of the average height of every Premier League squad is Sean Dyche’s Everton. The Merseyside-based club has an average height of 1.86m thanks to their no-nonsense defenders, Michael Keane, James Tarkowski, and Vitaliy Mykolenko.
Everton is closely followed by Nottingham Forest who have an average height of 1.86m as well. Forest has got players like Kiwi legend Chris Wood, Harry Toffolo, Joe Worrall, and Matt Turner in the goal who provide aerial presence for the English side.
The average height of every Premier League Squad 23/24 Season…
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The big six of the league other than Tottenham Hotspurs lag behind in this list. According to the list, Spurs have an average height of 1.85m which puts them in third place. Liverpool, on the other hand, has an average height of 1.83m and sits in sixth place. The two Manchester sides share the same average height of 1.82m each.
1. Everton (1.86m)
2. Nottingham Forest (1.86m)
3. Tottenham Hotspurs (1.85m)
4. Newcastle United (1.84m)
5. Crystal Palace (1.84m)
6. Liverpool (1.83m)
7. Luton Town (1.83m)
8. Fulham (1.83m)
9. Brentford (1.83m)
10. Arsenal (1.82m)
11. Aston Villa (1.82m)
12. Manchester City (1.81m)
13. Manchester United (1.81m)
14. Wolves (1.81m)
15. Bournemouth (1.8m)
16. Sheffield United (1.8m)
17. Burnley (1.79m)
18. West Ham United (1.78m)
19. Chelsea (1.78m)
20. Brighton (1.77m)
Who is the tallest player in the Premier League this season?
If we were to compile a list of the tallest players currently playing in the Premier League this season, the majority of the list would consist of goalkeepers. However, three players share the top spot in terms of height.
With the signing of Dan Burn, Newcastle now have the Premier League’s tallest outfield player in Burn (2.01m) and its shortest outfield player in Ryan Fraser (1.63m). @RichJolly
— Gav Does Data (@gavdoesdata) February 1, 2022
Tottenham Hotspur’s goalkeeper Fraser Forster and Luton Town’s stopper Matt Macey are joined by the only outfield player, Newcastle United’s Dan Burn. The three of them measure up at 2.01m (6ft 5in) and are currently the tallest players of the season.
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— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 31, 2022
Following them, the only forward in the top ten list is the Austrian International and Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Sasa Kalajdzic who measures 2.0m (6ft 4.5in). Other than Burn and Kalajdzic, there’s another outfield player in the top 10 list and he is Brentford’s Kristoffer Ayer who has a height of 1.98m (6ft 4in).
The list is mostly enjoyed by top goalkeepers in the league this season as Nick Pope, Arjanet Muric, Wayne Hennessey, and Radek Vitek have all made the list because of their towering presence.