How tall is Manuel Akanji?

Manuel Akanji's listed height is 187 cm (6'2"). He is taller than about 99% of men in Nigeria.

Where 187 cm sits among men in Nigeria

Taller than about 99% of men in Nigeria born in 1995 (average 166.1 cm).

Akanji next to his teammates

Breel Embolo is 2 cm shorter than Manuel Akanji (185 cm), teammate at Switzerland men's national football team since 2017.

Yann Sommer is 4 cm shorter than Manuel Akanji (183 cm), teammate at Switzerland men's national football team from 2017 to 2024.

Gregor Kobel is 7 cm taller than Manuel Akanji (194 cm), teammate at Switzerland men's national football team since 2021.

About Manuel Akanji

Manuel Akanji is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Serie A club Inter Milan and the Switzerland national team. He was born on 19 July 1995 in Neftenbach and is a graduate of the FC Winterthur academy.

Akanji's professional career began in 2014 with Winterthur. He moved to FC Basel in 2015 and won consecutive league titles. He was sold to Borussia Dortmund in the winter transfer window of 2018, and there he helped win the 2019 DFL-Supercup and the 2020 to 2021 DFB-Pokal. He joined Manchester City in 2022 and won a continental treble in his first season, plus another Premier League title in 2023 to 2024. He made his senior debut for Switzerland in 2017.

At a listed 187 cm (6'2"), Akanji is 2 cm taller than Breel Embolo, listed at 185 cm (6'1"), his teammate in the Switzerland men's national football team since 2017. He is 7 cm shorter than Gregor Kobel, listed at 194 cm (6'4"), who has played with him for Switzerland since 2021.

Frequently asked

How tall is Manuel Akanji in feet and inches? Manuel Akanji is 6'2" tall, which is 187 cm, 73.6 inches or 1.87 m.

How tall is Manuel Akanji compared to Breel Embolo? Breel Embolo is 2 cm shorter than Manuel Akanji: 185 cm (6'1") vs 187 cm (6'2").

How tall is Manuel Akanji compared to Yann Sommer? Yann Sommer is 4 cm shorter than Manuel Akanji: 183 cm (6'0") vs 187 cm (6'2").

How tall is Manuel Akanji compared to Gregor Kobel? Gregor Kobel is 7 cm taller than Manuel Akanji: 194 cm (6'4") vs 187 cm (6'2").

Is Manuel Akanji tall for men in Nigeria? At 187 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in Nigeria born in 1995, whose average height is 166.1 cm.

Sources

• Manuel Akanji on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Manuel Akanji on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 186 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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