Written on 30-Apr-2023
Have you ever wondered, "Who is the shortest football player in the world?"
Football is a sport where even shorter players can excel, as demonstrated by Lionel Messi, who has won the Ballon d'Or 7 times and stands at 169cm tall, making him one of the smaller players in the sport.
However, physical attributes do play an important role in football, and height is one of them. So, how many short players are there in the world of football?
In this article, we have compiled a top 10 ranking of the shortest football players in history from around the world.
Reference：https://sportsbrowser.net/shortest-football-players/
10th Madson Formagini Caridade 160ｃｍ
Image:https://www.wikiwand.com/pt/Madson_Formagini_Caridade
Nationality：Brazil
Position：MF
Most played club：Al-Ahli Saudi FC (Qatar)
9th Levi Porter 160ｃｍ
Nationality：England
Position：FW
Most played club：Leicester City (England)
8th Maximiliano Moralez 160ｃｍ
Nationality：Argentina
Position：MF
Most played club： New York City FC (USA)
7th Luís Carlos Soares 160ｃｍ
Image:https://www.zerozero.pt/player_photos.php?id=11514&page=2
Nationality：Portugal
Position：MF
Most played club：FC Porto (Portugal)
6th Chanathip Songkrasin 158ｃｍ
Image:https://www.footballista.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_1511.jpeg
Nationality：Thailand
Position：MF
Most played club：Police Tero F.C.(Thailand)
5th Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari 155ｃｍ
Image:https://alchetron.com/Jafal-Rashed-Al-Kuwari
Nationality：Qatar
Position：MF
Most played club：Al Sadd SC(Qatar)
4th Marcin Garus 155ｃｍ
Image:http://sport.lca.pl/legnica,news,84901,Ostatni_mecz_sezonu_i_koniec_marze_o_awansie.html
Nationality：Poland
Position：MF
Most played club：Miedź Legnica(Poland)
3rd Hiroto Nakagawa 155ｃｍ
Nationality：Japan
Position：MF
Most played club：Kashiwa Reysol(Japan)
2nd Daniel Alberto Villalva Barrios 154ｃｍ
Nationality：Argentina
Position：MF
Most played club：Veracruz(Mexico)
1st Euton José Xavier Gomes 154ｃｍ
Image:Élton José Xavier Gomes - Google 検索
Nationality：Brazi
Position：MF
Most played club：Al Fateh SC(Saudi Arabia)
■Summarize
| Rank | Name | Height | Nationality | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Euton José Xavier Gomes | 154cm | Brazi | MF |
| 2 | Daniel Alberto Villalva Barrios | 154cm | Argentina | MF |
| 3 | Hiroto Nakagawa | 155cm | Japan | MF |
| 4 | Marcin Garus | 155cm | Poland | MF |
| 5 | Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari | 155cm | Qatar | MF |
| 6 | Chanathip Songkrasin | 158cm | Thailand | MF |
| 7 | Luís Carlos Soares | 160cm | Portugal | MF |
| 8 | Maximiliano Moralez | 160cm | Argentina | MF |
| 9 | Levi Porter | 160cm | England | FW |
| 10 | Madson Formagini Caridade | 160cm | Brazil | MF |
That's All.
