How tall is Kengo Nakamura?

Kengo Nakamura's listed height is 175 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 73% of men in Japan.

Where 175 cm sits among men in Japan

Taller than about 73% of men in Japan born in 1980 (average 171.5 cm).

Nakamura next to his teammates

Yoshito Okubo is 5 cm shorter than Kengo Nakamura (170 cm), teammate at Japan men's national football team from 2006 to 2013.

Eiji Kawashima is 10 cm taller than Kengo Nakamura (185 cm), teammate at Japan men's national football team from 2008 to 2013.

Junichi Inamoto is 6 cm taller than Kengo Nakamura (181 cm), teammate at Japan men's national football team from 2006 to 2010.

About Kengo Nakamura

Kengo Nakamura is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was born on 31 October 1980 in Kodaira and spent his career with a single club, Kawasaki Frontale, which he signed with in 2003.

Nakamura helped Kawasaki earn promotion back to the top flight in 2004, and the club finished second in the J1 League in 2006, 2008 and 2009. He was named captain in 2012 and led the league in assists that season with 13. In 2016, at 36, he was named J League MVP and Japanese Footballer of the Year, the oldest recipient of either award. He won J1 League titles in 2017, 2018 and 2020 and retired after the 2020 season with over 500 appearances. He earned 68 caps and scored 6 goals for Japan and was in the squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

At a listed 175 cm (5'9"), Nakamura is 5 cm taller than Yoshito Okubo, his Japan teammate from 2006 to 2013, and 10 cm shorter than Eiji Kawashima, his Japan teammate from 2008 to 2013.

Frequently asked

How tall is Kengo Nakamura in feet and inches? Kengo Nakamura is 5'9" tall, which is 175 cm, 68.9 inches or 1.75 m.

How tall is Kengo Nakamura compared to Yoshito Okubo? Yoshito Okubo is 5 cm shorter than Kengo Nakamura: 170 cm (5'7") vs 175 cm (5'9").

How tall is Kengo Nakamura compared to Eiji Kawashima? Eiji Kawashima is 10 cm taller than Kengo Nakamura: 185 cm (6'1") vs 175 cm (5'9").

How tall is Kengo Nakamura compared to Junichi Inamoto? Junichi Inamoto is 6 cm taller than Kengo Nakamura: 181 cm (5'11") vs 175 cm (5'9").

Is Kengo Nakamura tall for men in Japan? At 175 cm he is taller than about 73% of men in Japan born in 1980, whose average height is 171.5 cm.

Sources

• Kengo Nakamura on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Kengo Nakamura on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 175 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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