How tall is Keita Balde?

Keita Balde's listed height is 178 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 75% of men in Senegal.

Where 178 cm sits among men in Senegal

Taller than about 75% of men in Senegal born in 1995 (average 173.3 cm).

Balde next to his teammates

Stefan de Vrij is 11 cm taller than Keita Balde (189 cm), teammate at SS Lazio from 2014 to 2017.

Antonio Candreva is 2 cm taller than Keita Balde (180 cm), teammate at SS Lazio from 2013 to 2016.

About Keita Balde

Keita Balde is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Serie A club Monza. He was born on 8 March 1995 in Arbúcies, Girona, Catalonia, to Senegalese parents, and plays for the Senegal national team.

Balde came up through the FC Barcelona youth academy. After a prank on a teammate on a youth trip, Barcelona sent him on loan to UE Cornellà, where he scored 47 goals for the youth side in a season. He turned down a return to Barcelona and, in the summer of 2011, signed for Lazio for a transfer fee of 300,000 euros. He then had to wait to receive Spanish citizenship and an EU passport before he could play official youth matches.

At a listed 178 cm (5'10"), Balde can be compared with Stefan de Vrij, listed at 189 cm (6'2"), who is 11 cm taller and was his teammate at SS Lazio from 2014 to 2017. Antonio Candreva, listed at 180 cm (5'11"), is 2 cm taller and was his teammate there from 2013 to 2016.

Frequently asked

How tall is Keita Balde in feet and inches? Keita Balde is 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.

How tall is Keita Balde compared to Stefan de Vrij? Stefan de Vrij is 11 cm taller than Keita Balde: 189 cm (6'2") vs 178 cm (5'10").

How tall is Keita Balde compared to Antonio Candreva? Antonio Candreva is 2 cm taller than Keita Balde: 180 cm (5'11") vs 178 cm (5'10").

Is Keita Balde tall for men in Senegal? At 178 cm he is taller than about 75% of men in Senegal born in 1995, whose average height is 173.3 cm.

Sources

• Keita Balde on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Keita Balde on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 178 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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