How tall is Yossi Benayoun?

Yossi Benayoun's listed height is 178 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 60% of men in Israel.

Where 178 cm sits among men in Israel

Taller than about 60% of men in Israel born in 1980 (average 176.3 cm).

Benayoun next to his teammates

Fernando Torres is 8 cm taller than Yossi Benayoun (186 cm), teammate at Liverpool F.C. from 2007 to 2010.

Javier Mascherano is 4 cm shorter than Yossi Benayoun (174 cm), teammate at Liverpool F.C. from 2007 to 2010.

Robert Green is 9 cm taller than Yossi Benayoun (187 cm), teammate at West Ham United F.C. from 2006 to 2007.

About Yossi Benayoun

Yossi Benayoun is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, born on 5 May 1980 in Dimona. He is sometimes nicknamed The Diamond from Dimona in Israel. He spent most of his career in Israel and England and captained the Israel national team.

Benayoun played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Maccabi Haifa before moving to Racing Santander in Spain, and three years later to the Premier League with West Ham United and then Liverpool. In 2010 he signed for Chelsea, where he was used rarely and was loaned to Arsenal and back to West Ham, but he won the 2012 to 13 UEFA Europa League. After a season with Queens Park Rangers he returned to Maccabi Haifa. He is Israel's most capped player with 101 appearances between 1998 and 2018, and their joint-third top scorer with 23 goals.

At a listed 178 cm (5'10"), Benayoun is 8 cm shorter than Fernando Torres, listed at 186 cm (6'1"), his teammate at Liverpool F.C. from 2007 to 2010. He is 4 cm taller than Javier Mascherano, listed at 174 cm (5'9"), who played with him there over the same years.

Frequently asked

How tall is Yossi Benayoun in feet and inches? Yossi Benayoun is 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.

How tall is Yossi Benayoun compared to Fernando Torres? Fernando Torres is 8 cm taller than Yossi Benayoun: 186 cm (6'1") vs 178 cm (5'10").

How tall is Yossi Benayoun compared to Javier Mascherano? Javier Mascherano is 4 cm shorter than Yossi Benayoun: 174 cm (5'9") vs 178 cm (5'10").

How tall is Yossi Benayoun compared to Robert Green? Robert Green is 9 cm taller than Yossi Benayoun: 187 cm (6'2") vs 178 cm (5'10").

Is Yossi Benayoun tall for men in Israel? At 178 cm he is taller than about 60% of men in Israel born in 1980, whose average height is 176.3 cm.

Sources

• Yossi Benayoun on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Yossi Benayoun on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 178 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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