How tall is Eljero Elia?

Eljero Elia's listed height is 176 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 18% of men in the Netherlands.

Where 176 cm sits among men in the Netherlands

Taller than about 18% of men in the Netherlands born in 1987 (average 182.6 cm).

Elia next to his teammates

Ryan Babel is 9 cm taller than Eljero Elia (185 cm), teammate at Netherlands national association football team from 2009 to 2018.

Daryl Janmaat is 9 cm taller than Eljero Elia (185 cm), teammate at Netherlands national association football team from 2012 to 2018.

Dirk Kuyt is 8 cm taller than Eljero Elia (184 cm), teammate at Netherlands national association football team from 2009 to 2014.

About Eljero Elia

Eljero George Rinaldo Elia is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger. He was born on 13 February 1987 in Voorburg. He turned professional at ADO Den Haag and then played for Twente.

Elia moved abroad to represent Hamburger SV, Juventus and Werder Bremen. In 2015 he returned to the Netherlands to play for Feyenoord, then moved to İstanbul Başakşehir in 2017. After three seasons in Turkey he played a season at Utrecht and another at his boyhood club ADO Den Haag, where he retired in 2022. He scored on his debut for the Netherlands in September 2009 and was part of the squad that reached the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

At a listed 176 cm (5'9"), Elia is 9 cm shorter than Ryan Babel, listed at 185 cm (6'1"), his teammate in the Netherlands national association football team from 2009 to 2018. Dirk Kuyt, listed at 184 cm (6'0"), was in the same side from 2009 to 2014 and is 8 cm taller than Elia.

Frequently asked

How tall is Eljero Elia in feet and inches? Eljero Elia is 5'9" tall, which is 176 cm, 69.3 inches or 1.76 m.

How tall is Eljero Elia compared to Ryan Babel? Ryan Babel is 9 cm taller than Eljero Elia: 185 cm (6'1") vs 176 cm (5'9").

How tall is Eljero Elia compared to Daryl Janmaat? Daryl Janmaat is 9 cm taller than Eljero Elia: 185 cm (6'1") vs 176 cm (5'9").

How tall is Eljero Elia compared to Dirk Kuyt? Dirk Kuyt is 8 cm taller than Eljero Elia: 184 cm (6'0") vs 176 cm (5'9").

Is Eljero Elia tall for men in the Netherlands? At 176 cm he is taller than about 18% of men in the Netherlands born in 1987, whose average height is 182.6 cm.

Sources

• Eljero Elia on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Eljero Elia on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 176 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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