How tall is Dries Mertens?

Dries Mertens's listed height is 169 cm (5'7"). He is taller than about 5% of men in Belgium.

Where 169 cm sits among men in Belgium

Taller than about 5% of men in Belgium born in 1987 (average 180.7 cm).

Mertens next to his teammates

Nacer Chadli is 18 cm taller than Dries Mertens (187 cm), teammate at Belgium men's national football team from 2011 to 2021.

Michy Batshuayi is 16 cm taller than Dries Mertens (185 cm), teammate at Belgium men's national football team from 2015 to 2022.

Nicolas Lombaerts is 19 cm taller than Dries Mertens (188 cm), teammate at Belgium men's national football team from 2011 to 2016.

About Dries Mertens

Dries Mertens is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger. He was born on 6 May 1987 in Leuven and is nicknamed Ciro. As a youth he played for Stade Leuven, Anderlecht and Gent, and he made his debut on loan to Eendracht Aalst in the Belgian Third Division.

In 2006 Mertens moved to Dutch Eerste Divisie club AGOVV Apeldoorn, then to Utrecht, and later to PSV Eindhoven, where he won the KNVB Cup and Johan Cruyff Shield in 2012. He signed for Napoli in 2013 and made nearly 400 appearances, winning the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana in 2014. In 2022 he joined Galatasaray and won three consecutive Süper Lig titles. He made over 100 appearances for Belgium, helping the team to third place at the 2018 World Cup, and was named Belgian Footballer of the Year in 2016.

At a listed 169 cm (5'7"), Mertens is 18 cm shorter than Nacer Chadli, listed at 187 cm (6'2"), his teammate in the Belgium men's national football team from 2011 to 2021. Michy Batshuayi, listed at 185 cm (6'1"), is 16 cm taller and played alongside him from 2015 to 2022.

Frequently asked

How tall is Dries Mertens in feet and inches? Dries Mertens is 5'7" tall, which is 169 cm, 66.5 inches or 1.69 m.

How tall is Dries Mertens compared to Nacer Chadli? Nacer Chadli is 18 cm taller than Dries Mertens: 187 cm (6'2") vs 169 cm (5'7").

How tall is Dries Mertens compared to Michy Batshuayi? Michy Batshuayi is 16 cm taller than Dries Mertens: 185 cm (6'1") vs 169 cm (5'7").

How tall is Dries Mertens compared to Nicolas Lombaerts? Nicolas Lombaerts is 19 cm taller than Dries Mertens: 188 cm (6'2") vs 169 cm (5'7").

Is Dries Mertens tall for men in Belgium? At 169 cm he is taller than about 5% of men in Belgium born in 1987, whose average height is 180.7 cm.

Sources

• Dries Mertens on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Dries Mertens on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 169 cm.
• Dries Mertens on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

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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