How tall is Granit Xhaka?

Granit Xhaka's listed height is 185 cm (6'1"). He is taller than about 83% of men in Switzerland.

Where 185 cm sits among men in Switzerland

Taller than about 83% of men in Switzerland born in 1992 (average 178.2 cm).

Xhaka next to his teammates

Yann Sommer is 2 cm shorter than Granit Xhaka (183 cm), teammate at Switzerland men's national football team from 2012 to 2024.

Ricardo Rodriguez is 5 cm shorter than Granit Xhaka (180 cm), teammate at Switzerland men's national football team since 2011.

Xherdan Shaqiri is 16 cm shorter than Granit Xhaka (169 cm), teammate at Switzerland men's national football team from 2011 to 2024.

About Granit Xhaka

Granit Xhaka is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. He was born on 27 September 1992 in Basel and captains the Switzerland national team. He began with Basel, won the Swiss Super League twice, then moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2012, where he was club captain from 2015.

Xhaka signed for Arsenal in 2016 for a fee in the region of 30 million pounds, made nearly 300 appearances over seven years and won two FA Cups. In 2023 he returned to the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen and won the club's first league title in his debut season. In 2025 he joined Sunderland. He won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup with Switzerland and made his senior debut in 2011. He is the national team's record appearance holder with 152 caps and has played at four FIFA World Cups.

At a listed 185 cm (6'1"), Xhaka is 2 cm taller than Yann Sommer, his teammate for the Switzerland men's national football team from 2012 to 2024, who is listed at 183 cm (6'0"). Xherdan Shaqiri, listed at 169 cm (5'7"), played alongside him for Switzerland from 2011 to 2024 and is 16 cm shorter than Xhaka.

Frequently asked

How tall is Granit Xhaka in feet and inches? Granit Xhaka is 6'1" tall, which is 185 cm, 72.8 inches or 1.85 m.

How tall is Granit Xhaka compared to Yann Sommer? Yann Sommer is 2 cm shorter than Granit Xhaka: 183 cm (6'0") vs 185 cm (6'1").

How tall is Granit Xhaka compared to Ricardo Rodriguez? Ricardo Rodriguez is 5 cm shorter than Granit Xhaka: 180 cm (5'11") vs 185 cm (6'1").

How tall is Granit Xhaka compared to Xherdan Shaqiri? Xherdan Shaqiri is 16 cm shorter than Granit Xhaka: 169 cm (5'7") vs 185 cm (6'1").

Is Granit Xhaka tall for men in Switzerland? At 185 cm he is taller than about 83% of men in Switzerland born in 1992, whose average height is 178.2 cm.

Sources

• Granit Xhaka on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Granit Xhaka on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 185 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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