How tall is Youri Tielemans?

Youri Tielemans's listed height is 176 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 21% of men in Belgium.

Where 176 cm sits among men in Belgium

Taller than about 21% of men in Belgium born in 1997 (average 181.7 cm).

Tielemans next to his teammates

Timothy Castagne is 4 cm taller than Youri Tielemans (180 cm), teammate at Belgium men's national football team since 2018.

Yannick Carrasco is 4 cm taller than Youri Tielemans (180 cm), teammate at Belgium men's national football team since 2016.

Hans Vanaken is 18 cm taller than Youri Tielemans (194 cm), teammate at Belgium men's national football team since 2018.

About Youri Tielemans

Youri Tielemans is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and captains the Belgium national team. He was born on 7 May 1997 in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and began his career at Anderlecht, where he made 184 appearances and scored 35 goals across four seasons.

At Anderlecht he won the league title twice and was chosen as the Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year in 2017. After two years at Monaco he joined Leicester City in 2019, played 195 games, scored 28 goals and scored the only goal of the 2021 FA Cup final. He joined Aston Villa in 2023, made 134 appearances, won the UEFA Europa League in 2025 to 2026, and joined Manchester United in July 2026. He was part of the squad that came third at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

At a listed 176 cm (5'9"), Tielemans is 4 cm shorter than Timothy Castagne, listed at 180 cm (5'11"), his teammate with the Belgium men's national football team since 2018. Hans Vanaken, listed at 194 cm (6'4"), is 18 cm taller than Tielemans and has also been his Belgium teammate since 2018.

Frequently asked

How tall is Youri Tielemans in feet and inches? Youri Tielemans is 5'9" tall, which is 176 cm, 69.3 inches or 1.76 m.

How tall is Youri Tielemans compared to Timothy Castagne? Timothy Castagne is 4 cm taller than Youri Tielemans: 180 cm (5'11") vs 176 cm (5'9").

How tall is Youri Tielemans compared to Yannick Carrasco? Yannick Carrasco is 4 cm taller than Youri Tielemans: 180 cm (5'11") vs 176 cm (5'9").

How tall is Youri Tielemans compared to Hans Vanaken? Hans Vanaken is 18 cm taller than Youri Tielemans: 194 cm (6'4") vs 176 cm (5'9").

Is Youri Tielemans tall for men in Belgium? At 176 cm he is taller than about 21% of men in Belgium born in 1997, whose average height is 181.7 cm.

Sources

• Youri Tielemans on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Youri Tielemans on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 176 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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