How tall is Victor Wanyama?

Victor Wanyama's listed height is 188 cm (6'2"). He is taller than about 99% of men in Kenya.

Where 188 cm sits among men in Kenya

Taller than about 99% of men in Kenya born in 1991 (average 170.5 cm).

Wanyama next to his teammates

Fraser Forster is 13 cm taller than Victor Wanyama (201 cm), teammate at Southampton F.C. from 2014 to 2022.

About Victor Wanyama

Victor Wanyama is a Kenyan former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was born on 25 June 1991 in Nairobi. He made his international debut for the Kenya national team in May 2007 at the age of 15 and went on to earn over 60 caps.

Wanyama became the first Kenyan player to score in the UEFA Champions League when he scored the first goal in Celtic's 2 to 1 win over FC Barcelona on 7 November 2012. On 11 July 2013 he moved to Southampton in the Premier League for 12.5 million pounds, the most expensive player sold by a Scottish club at the time. In summer 2016 he moved to Tottenham Hotspur, reaching the 2019 UEFA Champions League final with the side, before signing for CF Montréal in March 2020. In 2025 he returned to Scotland to play for Dunfermline Athletic under his former Celtic manager Neil Lennon. He represented Kenya at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

At a listed 188 cm (6'2"), Wanyama is 13 cm shorter than Fraser Forster, listed at 201 cm (6'7"), who played at Southampton F.C. (2014 to 2022).

Frequently asked

How tall is Victor Wanyama in feet and inches? Victor Wanyama is 6'2" tall, which is 188 cm, 74 inches or 1.88 m.

How tall is Victor Wanyama compared to Fraser Forster? Fraser Forster is 13 cm taller than Victor Wanyama: 201 cm (6'7") vs 188 cm (6'2").

Is Victor Wanyama tall for men in Kenya? At 188 cm he is taller than about 99% of men in Kenya born in 1991, whose average height is 170.5 cm.

Sources

• Victor Wanyama on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Victor Wanyama on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 188 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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