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Per Mertesacker

How tall is Per Mertesacker?

Per Mertesacker is commonly listed at 6 ft 6 in (198 cm).

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Per Mertesacker’s 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Per Mertesacker is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 2.5 in (36.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Per Mertesacker: 6 ft 6 in (198 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Per Mertesacker is taller than the average US man by 9 in (22.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Per Mertesacker is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 2.5 in (36.8 cm).Per Mertesacker is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 2.5 in (36.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Per Mertesacker: 6 ft 6 in (198 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Per Mertesacker is taller than the average US man by 9 in (22.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Per Mertesacker is taller than the average US woman by 1 ft 2.5 in (36.8 cm).

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Per Mertesacker beside others

Per Mertesacker is one of the taller association football players we have heights for: Jan Koller (6 ft 7.5 in) stands 1.5 in (4 cm) taller and Chanathip Songkrasin (5 ft 2 in) is 1 ft 3.5 in (40 cm) shorter. All 207 ranked, tallest first.

  • Kai Havertz: 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), 2 in (5 cm) shorter than Per Mertesacker.
  • Manuel Neuer: 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), 2 in (5 cm) shorter than Per Mertesacker.
  • Patrick Vieira: 6 ft 3.5 in (192 cm), 2.5 in (6 cm) shorter than Per Mertesacker.

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Where this height comes from

6 ft 6 in (198 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: Michael Kranewitter, CC BY 3.0 at, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

Compared with Per Mertesacker

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APAHeightvs. (2026, November 3). Per Mertesacker height: 6 ft 6 in (198 cm), drawn beside you. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/per-mertesacker
MLA“Per Mertesacker Height: 6 ft 6 in (198 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs, 3 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/per-mertesacker.
Chicago“Per Mertesacker Height: 6 ft 6 in (198 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs. Last modified November 3, 2026. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/per-mertesacker.
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Per Mertesacker, 6 ft 6 in (198 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)