Due to the physical nature of football, teams often tend to sign taller and stronger players. The English football pyramid is filled with many examples of players who were told they were "too small" to succeed at the highest level. However, many short players have become household names thanks to their natural ability, with Lionel Messi the most successful short player in football history.
Shonan Bellmare duo Kazuki Yamaguchi and Hiroto Nakagawa are the shortest players in FIFA 20 at 5 ft 1 in or 1.55m. The Japanese attacking players are just one centimetre shorter than San Lorenzo winger Nahuel Barrios, who also measures 5 ft 1 in.