Top 5 shortest popular footballers in the world

Football is one of the most popular sports in the world.

It is for everyone, tall, short, slim, overweight, and it knows no race, nationality nor sex.

In fact, it has now got a rich history of shorter players who have proved their technical abilities in the game. So that leaves us with accepting the fact that height and strong built does not matter. All that counts is the technical skills a footballer possesses. And some of the shortest football players proved it absolutely right through their immense success in competitive soccer matches.

Here are the Top 5 shortest footballers in the world:

5. Lionel Messi

This legend does not need any introduction. I mean, it’s MESSI.

It feels strange not to see him on the top of any football list, but that is exactly the point here. Luckily for the 170 cm tall superstar, there are other players who are ever shorter than him. In addition, the Argentine’s height did not stop him from winning the Ballon D’or a record five times.

4. Alexis Sanchez

With a height of 169 cm, Alexis plays for one of the richest soccer clubs Manchester United is amazing at what he does and is a successful footballer as of now.

He joined the Spanish giants Barcelona in 2011 and became the shortest soccer player in La Liga. His low centre of gravity enables him to move gracefully with seamless ease.

3. Marco Verratti

The best Italian midfielder in the world today, Marco Verratti has been hailed as Andrea Pirlo’s heir in the Italian national team by some.

A brilliant passer of the ball, with great vision and technique, and unlike Pirlo, he doesn’t mind running around a bit too. With his height of 165 cm, he is placed exactly in the middle of our list.

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2. Sebastian Giovinco

Giovinco, with his height of 164 cm, didn’t earn the nickname the “Atomic Ant” without good reason. An outstanding free-kick taker, Giovinco had enjoyed mixed form during his time in Italy, but was a huge hit in the MLS.

A technically proficient confidence player, the 32-year-old is exactly 31 cm shorter than recent MLS’s star player Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

1. Lorenzo Insigne

Italian international Lorenzo Insigne is Naples born and bred, and he has been with the club since the age of 15.

His height of 163 cm has been a hot topic for discussion on social media on couple of occasions, as Insigne frequently gets paired up with the tallest mascots while stepping on to the pitch. He is easily one of the best forwards in the world and has proved once again that height does not really matter.