1. Name - Paul Millar

Height: - 2.08 metres (6ft 10in)

Country – Scotland

Position – Striker

Paul Millar is a 25-year-old British Third division striker who plays for Elgin City FC. He is also a full time fireman who works at the RAF Kinloss base at Moray in the Highland areas of Scotland.

And he is 6ft 10in tall!

To give you an idea of how tall he is, let us tell you about what Elgin City FC had to do. While walking onto the pitch, Millar kept cracking his head against the entrance of the door. So, the club staff had to heighten the entrance to the door so that Millar could walk easily.

That is how exceptionally tall Millar is.

With 66 appearances and 15 goals for Elgin City so far, Millar is doing exceptionally good for a part-time football player.

2. Name - Yang Changpeng

Height – 2.05m (6ft 8.5in)

Position – Striker

Country – China

Yang currently plays for Henan Jianye in China Super League. In 2006, during his one month trial in England, he was dubbed as China’s Peter Crouch by British Media due to his extremely high stature. He began his career for Wuhan Optics Valley.

In 2008 during a league game against Beijing Guoan, a brawl broke out, and Wuhan was given punishment by the Chinese Football Association. The club did not accept the punishment and decided to quit the league. As a result, there was a fine imposed on the team, which caused the players to be either loaned or sold off.

Yang was sold to CTGU. Likewise, he moved to many other teams as his record was not impressive. In 2010, Yang was transferred to a second-tier club, Chengdu Blades. In 2017, he moved to Super League side Henan Jianye.

3. Name - Lacina Traore

Height – 2.03m (6ft 8in)

Position – Striker

Country – Ivory Coast

Nickname – The Big Tree

Lacina Traore is an Ivorian footballer that plays for Hungarian professional football club Újpest, as a striker , he is known as the Gentle Giant for his height and performance , He stands at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in). He previously played for AS Monaco, Everton, CSKA Moscow and Sporting Gijon.

4. Name - Even Iversen

Height – 2.03m (6ft 8in)

Position – Defender

Country – Norway

Norwegian defender Even Iversen never played outside of Norway throughout his professional career. He started his footballing journey while playing for Oslo East and Flakstad IL during his childhood days. He currently plays for the Norwegian club Hasle-Løren Idrettslag since his joining in 2013.

The only pinnacle of his professional soccer career came when he played for the Norwegian League Champions Bode/Glimt in 2006-2007. With an unmatched height of 6.8 feet, Iverson is the 9th tallest Footballer in football history.

5. Name - Mikkel Mena Qvist

Height – 2.03m (6ft 8in)

Position – Left Midfielder

Country – Denmark

Qvist started his career at IF Lyseng , before joining ASA fodbold. As a U10-player, he joined AGF, where he played until he was 19 years old. He started playing as a left winger, until he was U13-player. After his team needed a left back, he began playing the role as left back.

Mikkel Mena is currently playing for Icelandic team KA as a left midfielder. He started his career at IF Lyseng from 2011-2017. In 2017, he moved to AC Horsens in which he made 67 appearances and scored 3 goals for the club. He was loaned out to the Icelandic team KA in 2020. He is one of the tallest football player ever featured in a football game.

6. Name - Tor Hogne Aaroy

Height: 6ft 8in (2.03 metres)

Country – Norway

Position – Striker

Hogne Aaroy is 36 years old and is an active footballer.

Aaroy is not only tall, he is beastly and quick. Despite his sharp finishing and classy first touch, Aaroy is highly underrated.

After beginning his career with Spjelkavik IL and having a couple of fruitless seasons with Frigg, Tor Hogne Aaroy moved to the most successful Norwegian Team, Rosenborg BK in 1999. He stayed there only for years and his stay was marred by a series of successive injuries.

Then he moved to Aalesunds FK in 2011. At Aalesunds, he established himself as a prime goal scorer. He stayed with the club for nearly a decade till 2011, making 242 appearances and scoring 90 times. He established himself as an Aalesund legend, leaving the club in 2011.

Aaroy then moved to a second division team in Japan, JEF United for a year but has now moved back to Aalesund FC during the start of this season.

7. Name – Øyvind Hoås

Height: 6ft 8in (2.03 metres)

Country – Norway

Position – Striker

Øyvind Hoås (born 28 October 1983) is a Norwegian

football striker who currently plays for Kristiansund

He previously played for Fredrikstad , but left in 2008. He joined Fredrikstad from Molde FK in 2003. Ahead of the 2007–08 season, he was on a trial with English League One side Luton Town.

At 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), Hoås is one of the tallest outfield top-flight footballers in Europe.

He is a former under-21 international with Norway, scoring one goal in four appearances.

He scored the last league goal to be scored in Fredrikstad's old ground and the first goal in their new stadium as well.

8. Name - Ebere Paul Onuachu

Height - 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in).

Country - Nigeria

Position - Striker

Ebere Paul Onuachu (born 28 May 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Belgium club Genk Fc , as a striker. Onuachu moved to Danish club FC Midtjylland in 2012, on a scholarship, from their affiliate team in Nigeria, Ebedei. He was a prolific scorer for their youth team, and made his first-team debut in the Cup later that year, before making his league debut in December 2012. In June 2013 he signed a new three-year contract with the club, before extending it for a further three-years in August 2015. In early 2015 he was loaned to Vejle BK, before returning to FC Midtjylland ahead of the 2015–16 season. In February 2015 he was called up to the Nigerian under-23 national team.

He also score the fastest goal in a friendly match between Nigeria vs Egypt which set him as the fastest goals scorers in Nigeria football history also in the world.