How tall is Gaël Kakuta?

Gaël Kakuta's listed height is 173 cm (5'8"). He is taller than about 18% of men in France.

Where 173 cm sits among men in France

Taller than about 18% of men in France born in 1991 (average 179.4 cm).

Kakuta next to his teammates

Alexandre Lacazette is 2 cm taller than Gaël Kakuta (175 cm), teammate at France national under-17 association football team from 2007 to 2008.

Francis Coquelin is 5 cm taller than Gaël Kakuta (178 cm), teammate at France national under-17 association football team from 2007 to 2008.

Cédric Bakambu is 10 cm taller than Gaël Kakuta (183 cm), teammate at France national under-19 association football team from 2009 to 2010.

About Gaël Kakuta

Gaël Roméo Kakuta Mambenga is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. He was born on 21 June 1991 in Lille and holds French and Congolese heritage. He was a youth product of RC Lens before moving to Chelsea in 2007 in a controversial transfer.

Kakuta was rarely used at Chelsea and was loaned to six teams in five countries before leaving for Sevilla when his contract expired in 2015. He was a French youth international and represented France at every age group from under-16 to under-21 levels. In 2017 he switched allegiance to the DR Congo national team, and he represented that nation at senior level.

At a listed 173 cm (5'8"), Kakuta is 2 cm shorter than Alexandre Lacazette, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), and 5 cm shorter than Francis Coquelin, listed at 178 cm (5'10"). Both were his teammates in the France national under-17 association football team from 2007 to 2008. Cédric Bakambu, listed at 183 cm (6'0"), played with him in the France national under-19 association football team from 2009 to 2010 and is 10 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Gaël Kakuta in feet and inches? Gaël Kakuta is 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.

How tall is Gaël Kakuta compared to Alexandre Lacazette? Alexandre Lacazette is 2 cm taller than Gaël Kakuta: 175 cm (5'9") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Gaël Kakuta compared to Francis Coquelin? Francis Coquelin is 5 cm taller than Gaël Kakuta: 178 cm (5'10") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Gaël Kakuta compared to Cédric Bakambu? Cédric Bakambu is 10 cm taller than Gaël Kakuta: 183 cm (6'0") vs 173 cm (5'8").

Is Gaël Kakuta tall for men in France? At 173 cm he is taller than about 18% of men in France born in 1991, whose average height is 179.4 cm.

Sources

• Gaël Kakuta on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Gaël Kakuta on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 173 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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