How tall is Yoichiro Kakitani?

Yoichiro Kakitani's listed height is 177 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 85% of men in Japan.

Where 177 cm sits among men in Japan

Taller than about 85% of men in Japan born in 1990 (average 171.1 cm).

Kakitani next to his teammates

Shinji Kagawa is 2 cm shorter than Yoichiro Kakitani (175 cm), teammate at Cerezo Osaka from 2006 to 2010.

Manabu Saito is 8 cm shorter than Yoichiro Kakitani (169 cm), teammate at Japan national under-17 football team from 2006 to 2007.

Hotaru Yamaguchi is 4 cm shorter than Yoichiro Kakitani (173 cm), teammate at Cerezo Osaka from 2009 to 2018.

About Yoichiro Kakitani

Yoichiro Kakitani is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward or an attacking midfielder. He was born on 3 January 1990 in Osaka. He joined the youth team of Cerezo Osaka at the age of 4 and signed his first professional contract with the club in 2006, at 16, a club record for the youngest player signed to a professional contract.

He played his first J-League game on 26 November 2006 and also trained with the Arsenal F.C. and Inter Milan youth teams. Kakitani entered Waseda University in 2008, was loaned to Tokushima Vortis in June 2009 and returned to Cerezo Osaka in 2012. On 7 July 2014 FC Basel announced that they had signed him on a four-year contract, and he joined the team for the 2014 to 2015 Swiss Super League season under head coach Paulo Sousa.

At a listed 177 cm (5'10"), Kakitani is 2 cm taller than Shinji Kagawa, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), his teammate at Cerezo Osaka from 2006 to 2010. Manabu Saito, listed at 169 cm (5'7"), was his teammate in the Japan national under-17 football team from 2006 to 2007 and is 8 cm shorter than Kakitani.

Frequently asked

How tall is Yoichiro Kakitani in feet and inches? Yoichiro Kakitani is 5'10" tall, which is 177 cm, 69.7 inches or 1.77 m.

How tall is Yoichiro Kakitani compared to Shinji Kagawa? Shinji Kagawa is 2 cm shorter than Yoichiro Kakitani: 175 cm (5'9") vs 177 cm (5'10").

How tall is Yoichiro Kakitani compared to Manabu Saito? Manabu Saito is 8 cm shorter than Yoichiro Kakitani: 169 cm (5'7") vs 177 cm (5'10").

How tall is Yoichiro Kakitani compared to Hotaru Yamaguchi? Hotaru Yamaguchi is 4 cm shorter than Yoichiro Kakitani: 173 cm (5'8") vs 177 cm (5'10").

Is Yoichiro Kakitani tall for men in Japan? At 177 cm he is taller than about 85% of men in Japan born in 1990, whose average height is 171.1 cm.

Sources

• Yoichiro Kakitani on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Yoichiro Kakitani on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 177 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.

More celebrity heights

• Abebe Bikila — 177 cm · 5'10"
• Ada Hegerberg — 177 cm · 5'10"
• Akira Kaji — 177 cm · 5'10"
• Alberto Acosta — 177 cm · 5'10"
• Aleksandr Samedov — 177 cm · 5'10"
• Álvaro Recoba — 177 cm · 5'10"

Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.