How tall is Per Mertesacker?

Per Mertesacker's listed height is 200 cm (6'7"). He is taller than about 99% of men in Germany.

Where 200 cm sits among men in Germany

Taller than about 99% of men in Germany born in 1984 (average 179.6 cm).

Mertesacker next to his teammates

Mesut Ozil is 20 cm shorter than Per Mertesacker (180 cm), teammate at Arsenal F.C. from 2013 to 2018.

Tim Wiese is 7 cm shorter than Per Mertesacker (193 cm), teammate at SV Werder Bremen from 2006 to 2011.

Lukas Podolski is 18 cm shorter than Per Mertesacker (182 cm), teammate at Germany men's national association football team from 2004 to 2014.

About Per Mertesacker

Per Mertesacker is a German football coach and former professional player who played as a centre back, born on 29 September 1984 in Hanover. He was promoted from the youth ranks at Bundesliga club Hannover 96 and made his senior league debut in November 2003. German tabloids dubbed him the Defence Pole.

After starring for Germany at the 2006 FIFA World Cup at age 21, Mertesacker transferred to Werder Bremen for a fee of 5 million euros, and was a core component of the team that won the 2009 DFB-Pokal. After praise at the 2010 World Cup he moved to Arsenal a year later for a fee of 8 million pounds, where he quickly became the first-choice centre back.

At a listed 200 cm (6'7"), Mertesacker is 20 cm taller than Mesut Ozil, listed at 180 cm (5'11"), his teammate at Arsenal F.C. from 2013 to 2018. He is 18 cm taller than Lukas Podolski, listed at 182 cm (6'0"), who played with him at Arsenal from 2012 to 2015, and 7 cm taller than goalkeeper Tim Wiese, listed at 193 cm (6'4"), with whom he played for the Germany men's national association football team from 2008 to 2012.

Frequently asked

How tall is Per Mertesacker in feet and inches? Per Mertesacker is 6'7" tall, which is 200 cm, 78.7 inches or 2.00 m.

How tall is Per Mertesacker compared to Mesut Ozil? Mesut Ozil is 20 cm shorter than Per Mertesacker: 180 cm (5'11") vs 200 cm (6'7").

How tall is Per Mertesacker compared to Tim Wiese? Tim Wiese is 7 cm shorter than Per Mertesacker: 193 cm (6'4") vs 200 cm (6'7").

How tall is Per Mertesacker compared to Lukas Podolski? Lukas Podolski is 18 cm shorter than Per Mertesacker: 182 cm (6'0") vs 200 cm (6'7").

Is Per Mertesacker tall for men in Germany? At 200 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in Germany born in 1984, whose average height is 179.6 cm.

Sources

• Per Mertesacker on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Per Mertesacker on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 200 cm.
• Per Mertesacker 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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