How tall is Mohamed Elneny?

Mohamed Elneny's listed height is 179 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 95% of men in Egypt.

Where 179 cm sits among men in Egypt

Taller than about 95% of men in Egypt born in 1992 (average 167.6 cm).

Elneny next to his teammates

Mohamed Salah is 4 cm shorter than Mohamed Elneny (175 cm), teammate at Egypt men's national football team since 2011.

About Mohamed Elneny

Mohamed Elneny, full name Mohamed Naser Elsayed Elneny, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Super League Greece club Levadiakos and the Egypt national team. He was born on 11 July 1992 in El Mahalla El Kubra.

Elneny began his senior career in the Egyptian Premier League before moving to the Swiss club Basel in January 2013, where he won eight honours, including the Swiss Super League in each of his four seasons. He transferred to Arsenal in January 2016 and won the FA Cup the next year. He was on loan at Beşiktaş for 2019 to 2020 and left Arsenal in 2024 as their longest-serving player. He then joined Al Jazira and won the UAE League Cup in 2025. He has earned over 100 caps for Egypt since 2011, playing at four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and the 2018 World Cup, and scored in the 2017 final defeat.

At a listed 179 cm (5'10"), Elneny is 4 cm taller than Mohamed Salah, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), his teammate with the Egypt men's national football team since 2011.

Frequently asked

How tall is Mohamed Elneny in feet and inches? Mohamed Elneny is 5'10" tall, which is 179 cm, 70.5 inches or 1.79 m.

How tall is Mohamed Elneny compared to Mohamed Salah? Mohamed Salah is 4 cm shorter than Mohamed Elneny: 175 cm (5'9") vs 179 cm (5'10").

Is Mohamed Elneny tall for men in Egypt? At 179 cm he is taller than about 95% of men in Egypt born in 1992, whose average height is 167.6 cm.

Sources

• Mohamed Elneny on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Mohamed Elneny on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 179 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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