How tall is Alex Iwobi?

Alex Iwobi's listed height is 180 cm (5'11"). He is taller than about 98% of men in Nigeria.

Where 180 cm sits among men in Nigeria

Taller than about 98% of men in Nigeria born in 1996 (average 165.9 cm).

Iwobi next to his teammates

Bernd Leno is 9 cm taller than Alex Iwobi (189 cm), teammate at Fulham F.C. since 2023.

Theo Walcott is 4 cm shorter than Alex Iwobi (176 cm), teammate at Arsenal F.C. from 2015 to 2018.

About Alex Iwobi

Alex Iwobi is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Fulham and the Nigeria national team. He was born on 3 May 1996 in Lagos and began his career at Arsenal.

At Arsenal, Iwobi won the FA Cup in 2017 and finished as runner-up in the EFL Cup in 2018 and the UEFA Europa League in 2019. He transferred to Everton in 2019 and joined Fulham in 2023. He represented England up to under-18 level, then made his senior international debut for Nigeria in October 2015. He was part of Nigeria's squads at the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019, when the team finished third, in 2021, in 2023, when it was runner-up, and in 2025, when it finished third.

At a listed 180 cm (5'11"), Iwobi is 4 cm taller than Theo Walcott, listed at 176 cm (5'9"), his teammate at Arsenal F.C. (2015 to 2018). Bernd Leno, listed at 189 cm (6'2"), has been his teammate at Fulham F.C. since 2023 and is 9 cm taller than Iwobi.

Frequently asked

How tall is Alex Iwobi in feet and inches? Alex Iwobi is 5'11" tall, which is 180 cm, 70.9 inches or 1.80 m.

How tall is Alex Iwobi compared to Bernd Leno? Bernd Leno is 9 cm taller than Alex Iwobi: 189 cm (6'2") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Alex Iwobi compared to Theo Walcott? Theo Walcott is 4 cm shorter than Alex Iwobi: 176 cm (5'9") vs 180 cm (5'11").

Is Alex Iwobi tall for men in Nigeria? At 180 cm he is taller than about 98% of men in Nigeria born in 1996, whose average height is 165.9 cm.

Sources

• Alex Iwobi on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Alex Iwobi on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 180 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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