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Is Diego Maradona taller than Neymar?

No. Neymar is taller than Diego Maradona by 4 in (10 cm).

Diego Maradona: shorter than about 90 in 100 US men. Neymar: shorter than about 51 in 100 US men.

Neymar is taller than Diego Maradona by 4 in (10 cm).Diego Maradona: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm). Neymar: 5 ft 9 in (175 cm).

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These rounded published listings give an approximate gap. They do not account for shoes or posture in a photograph.

Where these heights come from

Diego Maradona is commonly listed at 5 ft 5 in (165 cm). See all of Diego Maradona’s listed heights.

Neymar is commonly listed at 5 ft 9 in (175 cm). See all of Neymar’s listed heights.

Photos: Diego Maradona by Unknown author, Public domain; Neymar by Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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APAHeightvs. (2026, October 17). Is Maradona taller than Neymar? No, 4 in shorter. https://heightvs.com/compare/diego-maradona-vs-neymar
MLA“Is Maradona Taller Than Neymar? No, 4 in Shorter.” Heightvs, 17 Oct. 2026, heightvs.com/compare/diego-maradona-vs-neymar.
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Diego Maradona, 5 ft 5 in (165 cm), and Neymar, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline