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Diego Maradona

How tall was Diego Maradona?

Diego Maradona is commonly listed at 5 ft 5 in (165 cm).

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Diego Maradona’s 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) is short for a US man: about 10 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Side by side with Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar

The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Diego Maradona: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm). The average US man is taller than Diego Maradona by 4 in (10.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Diego Maradona: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm). The average US man is taller than Diego Maradona by 4 in (10.1 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). The average US man is taller than the average US woman by 5.5 in (13.9 cm).

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Diego Maradona beside others

Diego Maradona is one of the shorter association football players we have heights for: Jan Koller (6 ft 7.5 in) stands 1 ft 2.5 in (37 cm) taller and Chanathip Songkrasin (5 ft 2 in) is 3 in (7 cm) shorter. All 207 ranked, tallest first.

  • Romário: 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm), 1 in (2 cm) taller than Diego Maradona.
  • Edgar Davids: 5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm), 1.5 in (4 cm) taller than Diego Maradona.
  • Julián Alvarez: 5 ft 7 in (170 cm), 2 in (5 cm) taller than Diego Maradona.

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Where this height comes from

5 ft 5 in (165 cm)

A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Source: Wikipedia

Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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APAHeightvs. (2026, November 3). How tall was Maradona? Diego Maradona: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm). https://heightvs.com/how-tall/diego-maradona
MLA“How Tall Was Maradona? Diego Maradona: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm).” Heightvs, 3 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/diego-maradona.
Chicago“How Tall Was Maradona? Diego Maradona: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm).” Heightvs. Last modified November 3, 2026. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/diego-maradona.
Link<a href="https://heightvs.com/how-tall/diego-maradona">How tall was Maradona? Diego Maradona: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) (Heightvs)</a>

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Diego Maradona, 5 ft 5 in (165 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)