How tall is Florian Thauvin?

Florian Thauvin's listed height is 179 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 47% of men in France.

Where 179 cm sits among men in France

Taller than about 47% of men in France born in 1993 (average 179.5 cm).

Thauvin next to his teammates

Alphonse Areola is 16 cm taller than Florian Thauvin (195 cm), teammate at France men's national association football team since 2018.

Benjamin Mendy is 6 cm taller than Florian Thauvin (185 cm), teammate at France men's national association football team from 2017 to 2019.

Samuel Umtiti is 3 cm taller than Florian Thauvin (182 cm), teammate at France men's national association football team from 2017 to 2019.

About Florian Thauvin

Florian Thauvin is a French professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ligue 1 club Lens, whom he captains, and the France national team. He was born Florian Tristan Mariano Thauvin on 26 January 1993 in Orléans. He made his professional debut for Grenoble in 2011.

Thauvin moved on to Bastia, where he won the Ligue 2 title in his first season and was named Young Player of the Year a year later. He moved to Marseille for €15 million in 2017, making over 281 appearances and scoring 86 goals across two spells, with a brief time at Newcastle United between them. He won the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup with France, made his senior debut in June 2017 and was part of the squad that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He was recalled to the squad in October 2025.

At a listed 179 cm (5'10"), Thauvin is 3 cm shorter than Samuel Umtiti, who is listed at 182 cm (6'0") and was his teammate with the France men's national association football team from 2017 to 2019. Alphonse Areola, listed at 195 cm (6'5"), is 16 cm taller, and has played with him for France since 2018.

Frequently asked

How tall is Florian Thauvin in feet and inches? Florian Thauvin is 5'10" tall, which is 179 cm, 70.5 inches or 1.79 m.

How tall is Florian Thauvin compared to Alphonse Areola? Alphonse Areola is 16 cm taller than Florian Thauvin: 195 cm (6'5") vs 179 cm (5'10").

How tall is Florian Thauvin compared to Benjamin Mendy? Benjamin Mendy is 6 cm taller than Florian Thauvin: 185 cm (6'1") vs 179 cm (5'10").

How tall is Florian Thauvin compared to Samuel Umtiti? Samuel Umtiti is 3 cm taller than Florian Thauvin: 182 cm (6'0") vs 179 cm (5'10").

Is Florian Thauvin tall for men in France? At 179 cm he is taller than about 47% of men in France born in 1993, whose average height is 179.5 cm.

Sources

• Florian Thauvin on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Florian Thauvin on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 179 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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