181.7 cm is half an inch smaller than 6 feet. Another trend is that a lot of the best midfielders in the world are usually significantly shorter than the avera

181.7 cm is half an inch smaller than 6 feet. Another trend is that a lot of the best midfielders in the world are usually significantly shorter than the average of their teams: Germany: Philipp Lahm 5'7" and Mario Gotze 5'9" Belgium: Eden Hazard 5'8" Italy: Andrea Pirlo 5'9.5" Netherlands: Wesley Sneijder 5'7" Spain: Xavi and Iniesta 5'7" etc.