It is hard, if not impossible, to find a player shorter than Lisandro Martinez, who has gone on to flourish as a centre back in the Premier League.
The cultured Ajax defender is the subject of a £43M bid from Manchester United, but while he is celebrated for his skill on the ball and reading of the game, unsurprisingly, questions have been asked about his height.
At five-foot nine-inches, (or 175cm), Martinez will be the shortest central defender in the English top flight next season, should he follow his former manager, Erik ten Hag, from the Johan Cruyff Stadium in Amsterdam to Old Trafford.