How tall is Giorgian de Arrascaeta?

Giorgian de Arrascaeta's listed height is 172 cm (5'8"). He is taller than about 21% of men in Italy.

Where 172 cm sits among men in Italy

Taller than about 21% of men in Italy born in 1994 (average 177.7 cm).

Arrascaeta next to his teammates

Guillermo Varela is 1 cm shorter than Giorgian de Arrascaeta (171 cm), teammate at Uruguay men's national football team since 2016.

Diego Walter is 6 cm taller than Giorgian de Arrascaeta (178 cm), teammate at Uruguay men's national football team from 2016 to 2019.

About Giorgian de Arrascaeta

Giorgian de Arrascaeta is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Uruguay national team. He was born on 1 June 1994 in Nuevo Berlín. He started his career in Uruguay with Defensor Sporting, making his professional debut in 2012.

He joined Brazilian club Cruzeiro in 2015 and, after three seasons there, joined Flamengo, where he has won the Série A three times and the Copa Libertadores three times. For 2025 he was named the South American Footballer of the Year and the best player of the Copa Libertadores. After appearing for Uruguay at under-20 level, he made his senior debut in 2014, and he has represented his nation at four Copa Américas between 2015 and 2024 and three successive FIFA World Cups between 2018 and 2026.

At a listed 172 cm (5'8"), Arrascaeta is 1 cm taller than Guillermo Varela, listed at 171 cm (5'7"), his Uruguay teammate since 2016. Diego Walter, listed at 178 cm (5'10"), played with him for Uruguay from 2016 to 2019 and is 6 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Giorgian de Arrascaeta in feet and inches? Giorgian de Arrascaeta is 5'8" tall, which is 172 cm, 67.7 inches or 1.72 m.

How tall is Giorgian de Arrascaeta compared to Guillermo Varela? Guillermo Varela is 1 cm shorter than Giorgian de Arrascaeta: 171 cm (5'7") vs 172 cm (5'8").

How tall is Giorgian de Arrascaeta compared to Diego Walter? Diego Walter is 6 cm taller than Giorgian de Arrascaeta: 178 cm (5'10") vs 172 cm (5'8").

Is Giorgian de Arrascaeta tall for men in Italy? At 172 cm he is taller than about 21% of men in Italy born in 1994, whose average height is 177.7 cm.

Sources

• Giorgian de Arrascaeta on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Giorgian de Arrascaeta on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 172 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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