How tall is Alexis Sánchez?

Alexis Sánchez's listed height is 168 cm (5'6"). He is taller than about 31% of men in Chile.

Where 168 cm sits among men in Chile

Taller than about 31% of men in Chile born in 1988 (average 171.4 cm).

Sánchez next to his teammates

Arturo Vidal is 12 cm taller than Alexis Sánchez (180 cm), teammate at Chile men's national football team since 2007.

Mauricio Isla is 8 cm taller than Alexis Sánchez (176 cm), teammate at Chile men's national football team from 2007 to 2025.

Gonzalo Jara is 10 cm taller than Alexis Sánchez (178 cm), teammate at Chile men's national football team from 2006 to 2019.

About Alexis Sánchez

Alexis Sánchez is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a winger or a striker for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal and the Chile national team. He was born on 19 December 1988 in Tocopilla and is also known simply as Alexis. He began his senior club career with Cobreloa aged 15 and signed with Udinese in 2006, aged 18.

He signed for Barcelona in 2011 in a record transfer worth 37.5 million euros, and won six trophies there, including a La Liga title and a Copa del Rey. He joined Arsenal in 2014. He later played for Manchester United, Inter Milan, where he won a Serie A title and a Coppa Italia, and Marseille, before returning to Inter and winning a second Serie A title in 2023 to 2024. He made his senior debut for Chile in 2006 at age 18.

At a listed 168 cm (5'6"), Sánchez is 12 cm shorter than Arturo Vidal, listed at 180 cm (5'11"), his teammate in the Chile men's national football team since 2007. Mauricio Isla, listed at 176 cm (5'9"), is 8 cm taller and played with him from 2007 to 2025.

Frequently asked

How tall is Alexis Sánchez in feet and inches? Alexis Sánchez is 5'6" tall, which is 168 cm, 66.1 inches or 1.68 m.

How tall is Alexis Sánchez compared to Arturo Vidal? Arturo Vidal is 12 cm taller than Alexis Sánchez: 180 cm (5'11") vs 168 cm (5'6").

How tall is Alexis Sánchez compared to Mauricio Isla? Mauricio Isla is 8 cm taller than Alexis Sánchez: 176 cm (5'9") vs 168 cm (5'6").

How tall is Alexis Sánchez compared to Gonzalo Jara? Gonzalo Jara is 10 cm taller than Alexis Sánchez: 178 cm (5'10") vs 168 cm (5'6").

Is Alexis Sánchez tall for men in Chile? At 168 cm he is taller than about 31% of men in Chile born in 1988, whose average height is 171.4 cm.

Sources

• Alexis Sánchez on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Alexis Sánchez on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 168 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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