How tall is Jermain Defoe?

Jermain Defoe's listed height is 171 cm (5'7"). He is taller than about 17% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 171 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 17% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1982 (average 177.6 cm).

Defoe next to his teammates

Michael Carrick is 17 cm taller than Jermain Defoe (188 cm), teammate at England men's national association football team from 2004 to 2013.

Peter Crouch is 30 cm taller than Jermain Defoe (201 cm), teammate at England men's national association football team from 2005 to 2010.

Joe Cole is 4 cm taller than Jermain Defoe (175 cm), teammate at England men's national association football team from 2004 to 2010.

About Jermain Defoe

Jermain Defoe is an English football coach and former professional player, born on 7 October 1982 in Beckton. His full name is Jermain Colin Defoe OBE, and he was most recently the manager of National League club Woking. A striker, he began with Charlton Athletic, joining their youth team aged 14, before moving to West Ham United aged 16 and making his first-team debut in 2000.

After a loan at AFC Bournemouth, Defoe established himself at West Ham, then moved to Tottenham Hotspur in January 2004. He joined Portsmouth in 2008 and returned to Tottenham a year later, then played for Toronto FC, Sunderland, Bournemouth and Rangers, winning the 2020 to 2021 league title aged 38. He scored 162 Premier League goals and earned 57 England caps, scoring 20 goals.

At a listed 171 cm (5'7"), Defoe is 17 cm shorter than Michael Carrick, a listed 188 cm (6'2"), his England teammate from 2004 to 2013. Peter Crouch, a listed 201 cm (6'7"), played with him for England from 2005 to 2010 and is 30 cm taller. Joe Cole, a listed 175 cm (5'9"), was a teammate from 2004 to 2010 and is 4 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Jermain Defoe in feet and inches? Jermain Defoe is 5'7" tall, which is 171 cm, 67.3 inches or 1.71 m.

How tall is Jermain Defoe compared to Michael Carrick? Michael Carrick is 17 cm taller than Jermain Defoe: 188 cm (6'2") vs 171 cm (5'7").

How tall is Jermain Defoe compared to Peter Crouch? Peter Crouch is 30 cm taller than Jermain Defoe: 201 cm (6'7") vs 171 cm (5'7").

How tall is Jermain Defoe compared to Joe Cole? Joe Cole is 4 cm taller than Jermain Defoe: 175 cm (5'9") vs 171 cm (5'7").

Is Jermain Defoe tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 171 cm he is taller than about 17% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1982, whose average height is 177.6 cm.

Sources

• Jermain Defoe on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Jermain Defoe on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 171 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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