12 fattest soccer player in the world

In all forms of the football world, not every football star is lucky to have an ideal body like Cristiano Ronaldo. In other words, some football stars always come out with quite large and massive bodies. They are overweight and always show difficulty in competing. These names leave a bad impression in the eyes of fans. It is worth mentioning that they do not seem to intend to lose weight. If you’re still wondering who ad Kingsoccertips refers to? Let’s take a look at the 12 fattest soccer player in the world below.

Top 12 fattest soccer player all on time

1/ Adebayo Akinfenwa

Adebayo Akinfenwa deserves to be named the fattest player in the world when his weight is always at 100kg. With a height of 1m80, this Nigerian-born striker looks more like an American rugby player or wrestler than an expert in goal hunting on the pitch.

Although the 39-year-old is not too prominent in terms of professional ability, Wycombe Wanderers enjoy the “fragrance” of his famous weight. Recently, Akinfenwa made the British media mention him again. Akinfenwa was dubbed the “Beast” for his appearance, and this could be his last season of play. Last year, the striker confirmed he was in talks to join WWE wrestling after retiring.

2/ Neil Ruddock – Fattest soccer player

Neil “Razor” Ruddock is an English former professional footballer and television personality who was the club director at Enfield. As a player, he was a centre-back from 1986 to 2003, and was voted the 17th “hardest working player of all time”.

With his burly physique, Neil Ruddock, a former center-back for Southampton and Liverpool, once ranked 17th on the list of toughest defenders to beat. However, towards the end of his career, Ruddock was even dismissed by Swindon Town (English League Two) for reportedly refusing to fit into the club’s playing shorts properly!

3/ Ronaldo de Lima – Fattest soccer player

To distinguish from Cristiano Ronaldo, people often call Ronaldo de Lima with a familiar nickname, Ronaldo… fatty. In terms of talent on the pitch, he is second to none. As for drinking, he wasn’t outdone. All-night parties since switching to Real have made the “alien” no longer in shape.

The story of Ronaldo’s decline is somewhat similar to Ronaldinho’s. After the 2002 World Cup, the striker nicknamed “the alien” proved so permissive in eating that he soon received a new name: “fat guy”. In his four-and-a-half years playing for Real Madrid, Ronaldo was a shadow of his prime and could not fulfil his dream of winning the Champions League.

4/ Jan Molby

Molby is really a fanatic of traditional pastries of his native Denmark. There is an anecdote that, when he was playing for Liverpool, the former player once skimmed to catch a flight home just in time for the opening of a local food festival. For such an avid eater, his laziness to move on the field is also completely understandable.

Molby’s career began to take a different turn when he was injured in a 2 – 2 draw with Man Utd in 1992. Since then, Molby has gained so much weight that he can’t train normally again after recovering. His weight loss efforts only saw him briefly play for Liverpool before moving on to Barnsley and Norwich.

5/ Aílton Gonçalves – Fattest soccer player

Aílton Gonçalves da Silva, also known as Kugelblitz, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. As a practitioner, Aílton began his career in Brazil, where he played for Ypiranga, Internacional, Mogi Mirim, Santa Cruz and Guarani.

It is surprising that in his oversized body, Ailton was once a one-time assassin of Werder Bremen as well as the Bundesliga. During his time with the “Bremen musicians”, the Brazilian striker had 88 goals in 169 appearances. He is also one of 4 foreign stars to score more than 100 goals in Germany’s number one league.

6/ Jeroen Verhoeven – Fattest soccer player

eroen Verhoeven is a Dutch former footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for ASV De Dijk in Hoofdklasse Netherlands. He has also played for RKC Waalwijk, FC Volendam, AFC Ajax and FC Utrecht during his 17-year career as a professional goalkeeper in the Netherlands.

During his time at Ajax, there were many questions surrounding the 33-year-old goalkeeper’s weight but he only asserted: “It is useless to have to explain to the scrutinizers. People think I like to drive straight to the McDonald’s counter after every training session, but that’s not the case.”

7/ Neville Southall

Neville Southall MBE is a former Welsh international footballer. He is described as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation and won the FWA Player of the Year award in 1985. Looking at his record of nearly 600 catches for Everton, few people think that Neville Southall has a much bigger body than a professional sportsman.

In fact, the excess weight does not adversely affect the blocking ability of this goalkeeper. Until his retirement in 2002, Southall made 710 appearances and 92 caps for Wales. Since retiring as a player, Southall has had a brief spell managing Dover Athletic, Hastings United and Margate, while also coaching in numerous clubs as well as Wales national youth teams.

8/ Paul Gascoigne – Fattest soccer player

Paul John Gascoigne, also known as Gazza, is a retired English football midfielder. He was a player with keen observation skills on the field and is considered one of the most talented midfielders of his generation. Gascoigne is one of the rare footballers who managed to maintain peak performance despite gaining weight.

This midfielder often found himself overweight when returning to his club to prepare for the new season but was still valued for his playmaking abilities. Gascoigne reached the pinnacle of his career for many years, including appearances in the semi-finals of the 1990 World Cup and Euro 1996.

9/ Diego Maradona – Fattest soccer player

Who loves football and doesn’t know Diego Armando Maradona? “The Golden Boy” not only dazzled the world with his extraordinary football skills but also with his extravagant lifestyle off the field. Alcohol, women, and especially drugs destroyed his career and turned Maradona into a “square” figure as he is today (standing at 1.65 meters tall but weighing over 100 kilograms).

Thanks to his innate technique, Maradona still played remarkably well even when overweight. This former player frequently took to the field and scored goals for Boca Juniors in the final years of his career. The Argentine legend remains an unforgettable “memory” in the minds of football fans.

10/ John Barnes

John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE is an English former footballer, rapper and coach of Jamaican and Trinidad and Tobago descent, currently working as a commentator for ESPN and SuperSport. In 2006, in a poll of Liverpool fans’ favourite players, Barnes came in fifth place; a year later, FourFourTwo magazine named him Liverpool’s best player of all time.

The former Liverpool player once admitted that he was a fast food addict even when he was about to step on the pitch. Barnes’ favorite is Mars’ chocolate bars labeled “Topic.” Seeing his dressed body, many joked that, just by giving Barnes a “Topic” chocolate bar, he would be ready to go on TV commercials for Mars for free.

11/ Adriano – Fattest soccer player

With powerful left-footed strikes and exceptional physical strength, Adriano was once the dream of many top European clubs. However, since leaving Parma to join Inter in 2004, the former Brazilian international’s penchant for partying and indulgence gradually led him to lose his ideal physique.

Adriano was renowned for his thunderous left-footed shots, rivaling those of Roberto Carlos, and he boasted a record of 27 goals in 48 matches for the Brazilian national team. But since 2010, when Adriano was just 28 years old, his career achievements took a downward turn along with his weight gain.

12/ Tomas Brolin

Per Tomas Brolin is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker or midfielder. At club level, he had a successful period with A.C. Parma throughout the early 1990s, winning the 1992 Coppa Italia, the 1993 Champions Cup, the 1993 UEFA Super Cup and the 1995 UEFA Cup.

Brolin was famous for leading Sweden to the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup and his brilliant form in AC Parma. But that glorious career suddenly went downhill when the midfielder moved to England to play for Leeds United. Along with the weight gain, Brolin became increasingly poor and had to move to Crystal Palace.

Conclude

Players can have different weights and shapes depending on many factors such as height, body, and athletic performance. Historically, there have been players with such a chubby physique as Ronaldo Nazário in the final stages of his career. There are also names mentioned in this article. Remember to stay healthy and practice sports to have the right body like Ronaldo.

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