How tall is Hwang Hee-chan?

Hwang Hee-chan's listed height is 177 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 63% of men in South Korea.

Where 177 cm sits among men in South Korea

Taller than about 63% of men in South Korea born in 1996 (average 174.9 cm).

Hee-chan next to his teammates

Konrad Laimer is 2 cm taller than Hwang Hee-chan (179 cm), teammate at FC Red Bull Salzburg from 2015 to 2017.

Dayot Upamecano is 9 cm taller than Hwang Hee-chan (186 cm), teammate at FC Red Bull Salzburg from 2015 to 2017.

Kim Min-jae is 13 cm taller than Hwang Hee-chan (190 cm), teammate at South Korea men's national football team since 2017.

About Hwang Hee-chan

Hwang Hee-chan is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward. He was born on 26 January 1996 in Chuncheon, and his family moved to Bucheon soon after. He is nicknamed Hwangso, the Korean word for bull, because of his aggressive playing style and his surname.

Hwang started playing at Uijeongbu Singok Elementary School. In 2008 he scored the most goals at both the Hwarangdaegi Tournament and the Dongwon Youth Cup. With the South Korean under-12 team he scored 22 goals at the Kanga Cup, a new tournament record, and he received the grand prize of the Cha Bum-kun Football Award for the best young footballers in the country. After primary school he entered Pohang Jecheol Middle School and began playing for the Pohang Steelers youth system. He now plays for Schalke 04 on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers, and for the South Korea national team.

At a listed 177 cm (5'10"), Hwang is 2 cm shorter than Konrad Laimer, listed at 179 cm (5'10"), his teammate at FC Red Bull Salzburg from 2015 to 2017. Dayot Upamecano, listed at 186 cm (6'1"), played alongside him at Salzburg in the same years and is 9 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Hwang Hee-chan in feet and inches? Hwang Hee-chan is 5'10" tall, which is 177 cm, 69.7 inches or 1.77 m.

How tall is Hwang Hee-chan compared to Konrad Laimer? Konrad Laimer is 2 cm taller than Hwang Hee-chan: 179 cm (5'10") vs 177 cm (5'10").

How tall is Hwang Hee-chan compared to Dayot Upamecano? Dayot Upamecano is 9 cm taller than Hwang Hee-chan: 186 cm (6'1") vs 177 cm (5'10").

How tall is Hwang Hee-chan compared to Kim Min-jae? Kim Min-jae is 13 cm taller than Hwang Hee-chan: 190 cm (6'3") vs 177 cm (5'10").

Is Hwang Hee-chan tall for men in South Korea? At 177 cm he is taller than about 63% of men in South Korea born in 1996, whose average height is 174.9 cm.

Sources

• Hwang Hee-chan on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Hwang Hee-chan on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 177 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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