How tall is Mikel Arteta?

Mikel Arteta's listed height is 175 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 45% of men in Spain.

Where 175 cm sits among men in Spain

Taller than about 45% of men in Spain born in 1982 (average 175.8 cm).

Arteta next to his teammates

Pepe Reina is 8 cm taller than Mikel Arteta (183 cm), teammate at Spain national under-21 association football team from 2002 to 2003.

Xabi Alonso is 8 cm taller than Mikel Arteta (183 cm), teammate at Antiguoko from 1991 to 1997.

Xavi is 5 cm shorter than Mikel Arteta (170 cm), teammate at FC Barcelona from 1998 to 1999.

About Mikel Arteta

Mikel Arteta is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Premier League club Arsenal. He was born on 26 March 1982 in San Sebastián and played as a midfielder.

Arteta began his senior club career at Barcelona in 1999 and moved on loan to Paris Saint-Germain in 2001, where he won the UEFA Intertoto Cup. He joined Rangers in 2002 and won the league and league cup in his first season. After a brief return to Real Sociedad, he signed for Everton in 2005 and was named the club's Player of the Season twice. He joined Arsenal in 2011 and won two FA Cups before retiring in 2016. He became an assistant coach to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City in 2016 and returned to Arsenal as manager in 2019, winning the FA Cup that season and the Premier League title in 2026.

At a listed 175 cm (5'9"), Arteta is 8 cm shorter than Pepe Reina, his teammate for the Spain national under-21 association football team from 2002 to 2003, and 5 cm taller than Xavi, his teammate at FC Barcelona from 1998 to 1999.

Frequently asked

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

How tall is Mikel Arteta compared to Pepe Reina? Pepe Reina is 8 cm taller than Mikel Arteta: 183 cm (6'0") vs 175 cm (5'9").

How tall is Mikel Arteta compared to Xabi Alonso? Xabi Alonso is 8 cm taller than Mikel Arteta: 183 cm (6'0") vs 175 cm (5'9").

How tall is Mikel Arteta compared to Xavi? Xavi is 5 cm shorter than Mikel Arteta: 170 cm (5'7") vs 175 cm (5'9").

Is Mikel Arteta tall for men in Spain? At 175 cm he is taller than about 45% of men in Spain born in 1982, whose average height is 175.8 cm.

Sources

• Mikel Arteta on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Mikel Arteta on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 175 cm.
• Mikel Arteta 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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