How tall is Marta?

Marta's listed height is 163 cm (5'4"). She is taller than about 70% of women in Brazil.

Where 163 cm sits among women in Brazil

Taller than about 70% of women in Brazil born in 1986 (average 159.7 cm).

About Marta

Marta Vieira da Silva, known as Marta, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the National Women's Soccer League club Orlando Pride and captains the Brazil women's national team. She was born on 19 February 1986 in Dois Riachos. In Brazil she is nicknamed Rainha, meaning Queen.

Marta has been named FIFA World Player of the Year six times. As of 2025 she is Brazil's all-time top scorer with 122 goals and holds the record for most career goals in the Women's World Cup, with 17. She was the first footballer of any gender to score at five World Cups and at five consecutive Olympic Games, and she won silver medals with Brazil at the 2004, 2008 and 2024 Olympics. At club level she won the UEFA Women's Cup with Umeå IK in 2004 and seven Swedish league championships, and she helped Orlando Pride win their first National Women's Soccer League championship in 2024.

Marta has a listed height of 163 cm (5'4"). In 2019 she was appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations as a Sustainable Development Goals advocate.

Frequently asked

How tall is Marta in feet and inches? Marta is 5'4" tall, which is 163 cm, 64.2 inches or 1.63 m.

Is Marta tall for women in Brazil? At 163 cm she is taller than about 70% of women in Brazil born in 1986, whose average height is 159.7 cm.

Sources

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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