How tall is Lukas Podolski?

Lukas Podolski's listed height is 182 cm (6'0"). He is taller than about 63% of men in Germany.

Where 182 cm sits among men in Germany

Taller than about 63% of men in Germany born in 1985 (average 179.6 cm).

Podolski next to his teammates

Mats Hummels is 9 cm taller than Lukas Podolski (191 cm), teammate at Germany men's national association football team from 2010 to 2017.

René Adler is 9 cm taller than Lukas Podolski (191 cm), teammate at Germany men's national association football team from 2008 to 2013.

Bastian Schweinsteiger is 1 cm taller than Lukas Podolski (183 cm), teammate at Germany men's national association football team from 2004 to 2016.

About Lukas Podolski

Lukas Podolski is a former professional footballer who played as a striker or left winger. He was born on 4 June 1985 in Gliwice, Poland, and played for the Germany national team. He joined 1. FC Köln in 1995 and made it into the first team in 2003, going on to make 81 appearances for the club.

Podolski moved to Bayern Munich, where he won the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double in 2008, and returned to 1. FC Köln in 2009. He signed for Arsenal in 2012 and won the FA Cup in 2014, then spent time on loan at Inter Milan before joining Galatasaray, where he won the Turkish Cup in 2016. He later played for Vissel Kobe, Antalyaspor and Górnik Zabrze. In May 2026 Górnik won the Polish Cup, and he became the club's majority owner and announced his retirement.

At a listed 182 cm (6'0"), Podolski is 9 cm shorter than Mats Hummels, listed at 191 cm (6'3"), who was his teammate with the Germany men's national association football team from 2010 to 2017. He is also 1 cm shorter than Bastian Schweinsteiger, listed at 183 cm (6'0"), who played alongside him for Germany from 2004 to 2016.

Frequently asked

How tall is Lukas Podolski in feet and inches? Lukas Podolski is 6'0" tall, which is 182 cm, 71.7 inches or 1.82 m.

How tall is Lukas Podolski compared to Mats Hummels? Mats Hummels is 9 cm taller than Lukas Podolski: 191 cm (6'3") vs 182 cm (6'0").

How tall is Lukas Podolski compared to René Adler? René Adler is 9 cm taller than Lukas Podolski: 191 cm (6'3") vs 182 cm (6'0").

How tall is Lukas Podolski compared to Bastian Schweinsteiger? Bastian Schweinsteiger is 1 cm taller than Lukas Podolski: 183 cm (6'0") vs 182 cm (6'0").

Is Lukas Podolski tall for men in Germany? At 182 cm he is taller than about 63% of men in Germany born in 1985, whose average height is 179.6 cm.

Sources

• Lukas Podolski on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Lukas Podolski on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 182 cm.
• Lukas Podolski on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

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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