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  10. Group H: POL/SEN/COL/JPN

Group H: Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Japan

Poland

#1 Wojciech Szcz?sny

  • Full name:
    Wojciech Tomasz Szcz?sny
  • Playing position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Club:
    Juventus (Italy)
  • Place of birth:
    Warszawa
  • Date of birth:
    18.04.1990

#2 Micha? Pazdan

  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Legia Warszawa
  • Place of birth:
    Kraków
  • Date of birth:
    21.09.1987

#3 Artur J?drzejczyk

  • Full name:
    Artur Marcin J?drzejczyk
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Legia Warszawa
  • Place of birth:
    D?bica
  • Date of birth:
    04.11.1987

# 4 Thiago Cionek

  • Full name:
    Thiago Rangel Cionek
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    S.P.A.L. Ferrara (Italy)
  • Place of birth:
    Curitiba (Brazil)
  • Date of birth:
    21.04.1986
  • Great-grandparents were Polish emigrants to Brazil
  • plays in Poland since 2008, holds Polish citizenship since 2011
  • Alternative Pronunciation:
    Brazil Portuguese
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#5 Jan Bednarek

  • Full name:
    Jan Kacper Bednarek
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Southampton F.C. (England)
  • Place of birth:
    S?upca
  • Date of birth:
    12.04.1996

#6 Jacek Góralski

  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Ludogorec Razgrad (Bulgaria)
  • Place of birth:
    Bydgoszcz
  • Date of birth:
    21.09.1992

#7 Arkadiusz Milik

  • Full name:
    Arkadiusz Krystian Milik
  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    S.S.C. Napoli (Italy)
  • Place of birth:
    Tychy
  • Date of birth:
    28.02.1994

#8 Karol Linetty

  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Sampdoria Genoa (Italy)
  • Place of birth:
    ?nin
  • Date of birth:
    02.02.1995

#9 Robert Lewandowski

  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Bayern München (Germany)
  • Place of birth:
    Warszawa
  • Date of birth:
    21.08.1988

#10 Grzegorz Krychowiak

  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    West Bromwich Albion (England)
  • Place of birth:
    Gryfice
  • Date of birth:
    29.01.1990

#11 Kamil Grosicki

  • Full name:
    Kamil Pawe? Grosicki
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Hull City (England)
  • Place of birth:
    Szczecin
  • Date of birth:
    08.06.1988

#12 Bartosz Bia?kowski

  • Full name:
    Bartosz Marek Bia?kowski
  • Playing position:
    Tor
  • Club:
    Ipswich Town (England)
  • Place of birth:
    Braniewo
  • Date of birth:
    06.07.1987

#13 Maciej Rybus

  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    FK Lokomotív Moskvá (Russia)
  • Place of birth:
    ?owicz
  • Date of birth:
    19.08.1989

#14 ?ukasz Teodorczyk

  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    R.S.C. Anderlecht (Belgium)
  • Place of birth:
    ?uromin
  • Date of birth:
    03.06.1991

#15 Kamil Glik

  • Full name:
    Kamil Jacek Glik
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    AS Monaco (Monaco)
  • Place of birth:
    Jastrz?bie-Zdrój
  • Date of birth:
    03.02.1988
  • Upper Silesian grandfather, holds German passport

#16 Jakub B?aszczykowski

  • Playing position:
    Mittefeld
  • Club:
    VfL Wolfsburg (Germany)
  • Place of birth:
    Truskolasy
  • Date of birth:
    14.12.1985

#17 S?awomir Peszko

  • Full name:
    S?awomir Konrad Peszko
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Lechia Gdańsk
  • Place of birth:
    Jas?o
  • Date of birth:
    19.02.1985

#18 Bartosz Bereszyński

  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Sampdoria Genoa (Italy)
  • Place of birth:
    Poznań
  • Date of birth:
    12.07.1992

#19 Piotr Zieliński

  • Full name:
    Piotr Sebastian Zieliński
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    S.S.C. Napoli (Italy)
  • Place of birth:
    Z?bkowice ?l?skie
  • Date of birth:
    20.05.1994

#20 ?ukasz Piszczek

  • Full name:
    ?ukasz Piotr Piszczek
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
  • Place of birth:
    Czechowice-Dziedzice
  • Date of birth:
    03.06.1985

#21 Rafa? Kurzawa

  • Full name:
    Rafa? Maciej Kurzawa
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Górnik Zabrze
  • Place of birth:
    Wieruszów
  • Date of birth:
    29.01.1993

#22 ?ukasz Fabiański

  • Playing position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Club:
    Swansea City (Wales)
  • Place of birth:
    Kostrzyn nad Odr?
  • Date of birth:
    18.04.1985

#23 Dawid Kownacki

  • Full name:
    Dawid Igor Kownacki
  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Sampdoria Genoa (Italy)
  • Place of birth:
    Gorzów Wielkopolski
  • Date of birth:
    14.03.1997

Coach: Adam Nawa?ka

  • Place of birth:
    Kraków
  • Date of birth:
    23.10.1957

Poland - Part of the Preliminary Squad

?ukasz Skorupski

  • Playing position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Club:
    A.S. Roma (Italy)
  • Place of birth:
    Zabrze
  • Date of birth:
    05.05.1991

Marcin Kamiński

  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    VfB Stuttgart (Germany)
  • Place of birth:
    Konin
  • Date of birth:
    15.01.1992

Tomasz K?dziora

  • Full name:
    Tomasz Karol K?dziora
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Dynámo K??v (Ukraine)
  • Place of birth:
    Sulechów
  • Date of birth:
    11.06.1994

Damian K?dzior

  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Górnik Zabrze
  • Place of birth:
    Bia?ystok
  • Date of birth:
    16.06.1992

Maciej Makuszewski

  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Lech Poznań
  • Place of birth:
    Grajewo
  • Date of birth:
    29.09.1989

Krzysztof M?czyński

  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Legia Warszawa
  • Place of birth:
    Kraków
  • Date of birth:
    23.05.1987

Przemys?aw Frankowski

  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Jagiellonia Bia?ystok
  • Place of birth:
    Gdańsk
  • Date of birth:
    12.04.1995

Pawe? Dawidowicz

  • Full name:
    Pawe? Marek Dawidowicz
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    U.S. Palermo (Italy)
  • Place of birth:
    Olsztyn
  • Date of birth:
    20.05.1995

Sebastian Szymański

  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Legia Warszawa
  • Place of birth:
    Bia?a Podlaska
  • Date of birth:
    10.05.1999

Szymon ?urkowski

  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Górnik Zabrze
  • Place of birth:
    Cieszyn
  • Date of birth:
    25.09.1997

Krzysztof Pi?tek

  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Cracovia
  • Place of birth:
    Dzier?oniów
  • Date of birth:
    01.07.1995

Kamil Wilczek

  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Br?ndby IF (Denmark)
  • Place of birth:
    Wodzis?aw ?l?ski
  • Date of birth:
    14.01.1988

Senegal

#1 Abdoulaye Diallo

  • Playing position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Club:
    Stade Rennais (France)
  • Place of birth:
    Reims (France)
  • Date of birth:
    30.03.1992
  • Senegalese parents

#2 Adama Mbengue

  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Stade Malherbe Caen (France)
  • Place of birth:
    Rufisque
  • Date of birth:
    01.12.1993

#3 Kalidou Koulibaly

  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    S.S.C. Napoli (Italy)
  • Place of birth:
    Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (France)
  • Date of birth:
    20.06.1991
  • Senegalese parents

#4 Kara Mbodji

  • Full name:
    Serigne Modou Kara Mbodji
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    R.S.C. Anderlecht (Belgium)
  • Place of birth:
    Ndiass
  • Date of birth:
    11.11.1989

#5 Idrissa Gueye

  • Full name:
    Idrissa Gana Gueye
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Everton (England)
  • Place of birth:
    Dakar
  • Date of birth:
    26.09.1989

#6 Salif Sané

  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Hannover 96 (Germany)
  • Place of birth:
    Lormont (France)
  • Date of birth:
    25.08.1990
  • Senegalese parents

#7 Moussa Sow

  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Bursaspor (Turkey)
  • Place of birth:
    Mantes-la-Jolie (France)
  • Date of birth:
    19.01.1986
  • Senegalese parents

#8 Cheikhou Kouyaté

  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    West Ham United (England)
  • Place of birth:
    Dakar
  • Date of birth:
    21.12.1989

#9 Mame Biram Diouf

  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Stoke City (England)
  • Place of birth:
    Dakar
  • Date of birth:
    16.12.1987

#10 Sadio Mané

  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Liverpool (England)
  • Place of birth:
    Sédhiou
  • Date of birth:
    10.04.1992

#11 Cheikh N'Doye

  • Full name:
    Cheikh Tidiane N'Doye
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Birmingham City (England)
  • Place of birth:
    Rufisque
  • Date of birth:
    29.03.1986

#12 Youssouf Sabaly

  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Girondins de Bordeaux (France)
  • Place of birth:
    Le Chesnay (France)
  • Date of birth:
    05.03.1993
  • Senegalese parents

#13 Alfred N'Diaye

  • Full name:
    Alfred John Momar N'Diaye
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Wolverhampton Wanderers (England)
  • Place of birth:
    Paris (France)
  • Date of birth:
    06.03.1990
  • Senegalesische Eltern

#14 Moussa Konaté

  • Full name:
    Pape Moussa Konaté
  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Amiens SC (France)
  • Place of birth:
    M'Bour
  • Date of birth:
    03.04.1993

#15 Diafra Sakho

  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Stade Rennais (France)
  • Place of birth:
    Guédiawaye
  • Date of birth:
    24.12.1989

#16 Khadim N'Diaye

  • Full name:
    Serigne Khadim N'Diaye
  • Playing position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Club:
    Horoya AC (Guinea)
  • Place of birth:
    Dakar
  • Date of birth:
    30.11.1984

#17 Papa Alioune Ndiaye

  • Full name:
    Papa Alioune Ndiaye
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Stoke City (England)
  • Place of birth:
    Dakar
  • Date of birth:
    27.10.1990

#18 Isma?la Sarr

  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Stade Rennais (France)
  • Place of birth:
    Ndar
  • Date of birth:
    25.02.1998

#19 M'Baye Niang

  • Full name:
    M'Baye Hamady Babacar Niang
  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Torino F.C. (Italy)
  • Place of birth:
    Meulan-en-Yvelines (France)
  • Date of birth:
    19.12.1994
  • Senegalese parents

#20 Keita Baldé

  • Full name:
    Keita Baldé Diao
  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    AS Monaco (Monaco)
  • Place of birth:
    Arbúcies (Spain)
  • Date of birth:
    08.03.1995
  • Senegalese parents

#21 Lamine Gassama

  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Alanyaspor (Turkey)
  • Place of birth:
    Marseille (France)
  • Date of birth:
    20.10.1989
  • Senegalese parents

#22 Moussa Wagué

  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    K.A.S. Eupen (Belgium)
  • Place of birth:
    Bignona
  • Date of birth:
    04.10.1998

#23 Alfred Gomis

  • Full name:
    Amigo Alfred Junior Gomis
  • Playing position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Club:
    SPAL (Italy)
  • Place of birth:
    Ziguinchor
  • Date of birth:
    05.09.1993
  • raised in Italy

Coach: Aliou Cissé

  • Place of birth:
    Ziguinchor
  • Date of birth:
    24.03.1976

Senegal - Standby Players

#2 Saliou Ciss

  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Valenciennes FC (France)
  • Place of birth:
    Dakar
  • Date of birth:
    15.09.1989

Fallou Diagne

  • Full name:
    Serigne Fallou Diagne
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    FC Metz (France)
  • Place of birth:
    Dakar
  • Date of birth:
    14.08.1989

Henri Saivet

  • Full name:
    Henri Gregoire Saivet
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Sivasspor (Turkey)
  • Place of birth:
    Dakar
  • Date of birth:
    26.10.1990

Famara Diédhiou

  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Bristol City (England)
  • Place of birth:
    Ndar
  • Date of birth:
    15.12.1992

Colombia

#1 David Ospina

  • Full name:
    David Ospina Ramírez
  • Playing position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Club:
    Arsenal (England)
  • Place of birth:
    Medellín
  • Date of birth:
    31.08.1988

#2 Cristian Zapata

  • Full name:
    Cristian Eduardo Zapata Valencia
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    A.C. Milan (Italy)
  • Place of birth:
    Padilla
  • Date of birth:
    30.09.1986

#3 ?scar Murillo

  • Full name:
    ?scar Fabián Murillo Murillo
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Pachuca (Mexico)
  • Place of birth:
    Armenia
  • Date of birth:
    18.04.1988

#4 Santiago Arias

  • Full name:
    Santiago Arias Naranjo
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
  • Place of birth:
    Medellín
  • Date of birth:
    13.01.1992

#5 Wílmar Barrios

  • Full name:
    Wílmar Enrique Barrios Terán
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Boca Juniors (Argentina)
  • Place of birth:
    Cartagena
  • Date of birth:
    16.10.1993

#6 Carlos Sánchez

  • Full name:
    Carlos Alberto Sánchez Moreno
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    RCD Espanyol (Spain)
  • Place of birth:
    Quibdó
  • Date of birth:
    06.02.1986

#7 Carlos Bacca

  • Full name:
    Carlos Arturo Bacca Ahumada
  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Villarreal CF (Spain)
  • Place of birth:
    Puerto Colombia
  • Date of birth:
    08.09.1986

#8 Abel Aguilar

  • Full name:
    Abel Enrique Aguilar Tapias
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Deportivo Cali
  • Place of birth:
    Bogotá
  • Date of birth:
    06.01.1985

#9 Radamel Falcao

  • Full name:
    Radamel Falcao García Zárate
  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    AS Monaco (Monaco)
  • Place of birth:
    Santa Marta
  • Date of birth:
    10.02.1986

#10 James Rodríguez

  • Full name:
    James David Rodríguez Rubio
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Bayern München (Germany)
  • Place of birth:
    Cúcuta
  • Date of birth:
    12.07.1991

#11 Juan Guillermo Cuadrado

  • Full name:
    Juan Guillermo Cuadrado Bello
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Juventus (Italy)
  • Place of birth:
    Necoclí
  • Date of birth:
    26.05.1988

#12 Camilo Vargas

  • Full name:
    Camilo Andrés Vargas Gil
  • Playing position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Club:
    Deportivo Cali
  • Place of birth:
    Bogotá
  • Date of birth:
    09.03.1989

#13 Yerry Mina

  • Full name:
    Yerry Fernando Mina González
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    FC Barcelona (Spain)
  • Place of birth:
    Guachené
  • Date of birth:
    23.09.1994

#14 Luis Muriel

  • Full name:
    Luis Fernando Muriel Fruto
  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Sevilla FC (Spain)
  • Place of birth:
    Santo Tomás
  • Date of birth:
    16.04.1991

#15 Mateus Uribe

  • Full name:
    Andrés Mateus Uribe Villa
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Club América (Mexico)
  • Place of birth:
    Medellín
  • Date of birth:
    21.03.1993

#16 Jefferson Lerma

  • Full name:
    Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Levante UD (Spain)
  • Place of birth:
    El Cerrito
  • Date of birth:
    25.10.1994

#17 Johan Mojica

  • Full name:
    Johan Andrés Mojica Palacio
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Girona FC (Spain)
  • Place of birth:
    Cali
  • Date of birth:
    21.08.1992

#18 Farid Díaz

  • Full name:
    Farid Alfonso Díaz Rhenals
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Club Olimpia (Paraguay)
  • Place of birth:
    Valledupar
  • Date of birth:
    20.07.1983

#19 Miguel Borja

  • Full name:
    Miguel ?ngel Borja Hernández
  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Palmeiras (Brazil)
  • Place of birth:
    Tierralta
  • Date of birth:
    26.01.1993

#20 Juan Fernando Quintero

  • Full name:
    Juan Fernando Quintero Paniagua
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    River Plate (Argentina)
  • Place of birth:
    Medellín
  • Date of birth:
    18.01.1993

#21 José Izquierdo

  • Full name:
    José Heriberto Izquierdo Mena
  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Brighton & Hove Albion (England)
  • Place of birth:
    Pereira
  • Date of birth:
    07.07.1992

#22 José Fernando Cuadrado

  • Full name:
    José Fernando Cuadrado Romero
  • Playing position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Club:
    Once Caldas
  • Place of birth:
    Valledupar
  • Date of birth:
    01.06.1985

#23 Dávinson Sánchez

  • Full name:
    Dávinson Sánchez Mina
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur (England)
  • Place of birth:
    Caloto
  • Date of birth:
    12.06.1996

Coach: José Pékerman

  • Full name:
    José Néstor Pékerman Krimen
  • Nationality:
    Argentina
  • Place of birth:
    Villa Domínguez (Argentina)
  • Date of birth:
    03.09.1949
  • Ukrainian grandparents, Colombian citizen since 2014
  • Alternative Pronunciation:
    Colombia(100.0 KB)

Colombia - Part of the Preliminary Squad

Iván Arboleda

  • Full name:
    Iván Mauricio Arboleda
  • Playing position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Club:
    Banfield (Argentina)
  • Place of birth:
    Tumaco
  • Date of birth:
    21.04.1996

Frank Fabra

  • Full name:
    Frank Yusty Fabra Palacios
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Boca Juniors (Argentina)
  • Place of birth:
    Nechí
  • Date of birth:
    22.02.1991

Bernardo Espinosa

  • Full name:
    Bernardo José Espinosa Zú?iga
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Girona FC (Spain)
  • Place of birth:
    Cali
  • Date of birth:
    11.07.1989

Stefan Medina

  • Full name:
    John Stefan Medina Ramírez
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    CF Monterrey (Mexico)
  • Place of birth:
    Envigado
  • Date of birth:
    14.06.1992

William Tesillo

  • Full name:
    William José Tesillo Gutiérrez
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Independiente Santa Fe (Argentina)
  • Place of birth:
    Barranquilla
  • Date of birth:
    02.02.1990

Giovanni Moreno

  • Full name:
    Giovanni Andrés Moreno Cardona
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Shànghǎi Lǜdì Shēnhuā (China)
  • Place of birth:
    Segovia
  • Date of birth:
    01.07.1986

Edwin Cardona

  • Full name:
    Edwin Andrés Cardona Bedoya
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Boca Juniors (Argentina)
  • Place of birth:
    Medellín
  • Date of birth:
    08.12.1992

Gustavo Cuéllar

  • Full name:
    Gustavo Leonardo Cuéllar Gallego
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Flamengo (Brazil)
  • Place of birth:
    Barranquilla
  • Date of birth:
    14.10.1992

Sebastián Pérez

  • Full name:
    Sebastián Pérez Cardona
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Boca Juniors (Argentina)
  • Place of birth:
    Envigado
  • Date of birth:
    29.03.1993

Yimmi Chará

  • Full name:
    Yimmi Javier Chará Zamora
  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Atlético Junior
  • Place of birth:
    Cali
  • Date of birth:
    02.04.1991

Duván Zapata

  • Full name:
    Duván Esteban Zapata Banguero
  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Sampdoria Genoa (Italy)
  • Place of birth:
    Cali
  • Date of birth:
    01.04.1991

Teófilo Gutiérrez

  • Full name:
    Teófilo Antonio Gutiérrez Roncancio
  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Atlético Junior
  • Place of birth:
    Barranquilla
  • Date of birth:
    17.05.1985

Japan

#1 Kawashima Eiji

  • Kanji:
    川島永嗣
  • Hiragana:
    かわしま えいじ
  • Kunrei-Umschrift:
    Kawasima Eizi
  • Playing position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Club:
    FC Metz (France)
  • Place of birth:
    Saitama
  • Date of birth:
    20.03.1983

#2 Ueda Naomichi

  • Kanji:
    植田直通
  • Hiragana:
    うえだ なおみち
  • Kunrei-Umschrift:
    Ueda Naomiti
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Kashima Antlers
  • Place of birth:
    Uto
  • Date of birth:
    24.10.1994

#3 Shōji Gen

  • Kanji:
    昌子 源
  • Hiragana:
    しょうじ げん
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Syōzi Gen
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Kashima Antlers
  • Place of birth:
    Kōbe
  • Date of birth: 
    11.12.1992

#4 Honda Keisuke

  • Kanji:
    本田圭佑
  • Hiragana:
    ほんだ けいすけ
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Honda Keisuke
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    CF Pachuca (Mexico)
  • Place of birth:
    Settsu
  • Date of birth: 
    13.06.1986

#5 Nagatomo Yūto

  • Kanji:
    長友 佑都
  • Hiragana:
    ながとも ゆうと
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Nagatomo Yūto
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Galatasaray S.K. (Turkey)
  • Place of birth:
    Saijō
  • Date of birth: 
    12.09.1986

#6 Endō Wataru

  • Kanji:
    遠藤航
  • Hiragana:
    えんどう わたる
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Endō Wataru
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Urawa Red Diamonds
  • Place of birth:
    Yokohama
  • Date of birth: 
    09.02.1993

#7 Shibasaki Gaku

  • Kanji:
    柴崎岳
  • Hiragana:
    しばさき がく
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Sibasaki Gaku
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Getafe CF (Spain)
  • Place of birth:
    Noheji
  • Date of birth: 
    28.05.1992

#8 Haraguchi Genki

  • Kanji:
    原口元気
  • Hiragana:
    はらぐち げんき
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Haraguti Genki
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Fortuna Düsseldorf (Germany)
  • Place of birth:
    Kumagaya
  • Date of birth: 
    09.05.1991

#9 Okazaki Shinji

  • Kanji:
    岡崎慎司
  • Hiragana:
    おかざき しんじ
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Okazaki Sinzi
  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    Leicester City (England)
  • Place of birth:
    Takarazuka
  • Date of birth: 
    16.04.1986

#10 Kagawa Shinji

  • Kanji:
    香川真司
  • Hiragana:
    かがわ しんじ
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Kagawa Sinzi
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
  • Place of birth:
    Kōbe
  • Date of birth: 
    17.03.1989

#11 Usami Takashi

  • Kanji:
    宇佐美貴史
  • Hiragana:
    うさみ たかし
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Usami Takasi
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Fortuna Düsseldorf (Germany)
  • Place of birth:
    Nagaokakyō
  • Date of birth: 
    06.05.1992

#12 Higashiguchi Masaaki

  • Kanji:
    東口 順昭
  • Hiragana:
    ひがしぐち まさあき
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Higasiguti Masaaki
  • Playing position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Club:
    Gamba ?saka
  • Place of birth:
    Takatsuki
  • Date of birth: 
    12.05.1986

#13 Mutō Yoshinori

  • Kanji:
    武藤嘉紀
  • Hiragana:
    むとう よしのり
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Mutō Yosinori
  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    1. FSV Mainz 05 (Germany)
  • Place of birth:
    Setagaya
  • Date of birth: 
    15.07.1992

#14 Inui Takashi

  • Kanji:
    乾貴士
  • Hiragana:
    いぬい たかし
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Inui Takasi
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    SD Eibar (Spain)
  • Place of birth:
    ?mihachiman
  • Date of birth: 
    02.06.1988

#15 ?sako Yūya

  • Kanji:
    大迫勇也
  • Hiragana:
    おおさこ ゆうや
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    ?sako Yūya
  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    1. FC K?ln (Germany)
  • Place of birth:
    Kaseda
  • Date of birth: 
    18.05.1990

#16 Yamaguchi Hotaru

  • Kanji:
    山口蛍
  • Hiragana:
    やまぐち ほたる
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Yamaguti Hotaru
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Cereso ?saka
  • Place of birth:
    Nabari
  • Date of birth: 
    06.10.1990

#17 Hasebe Makoto

  • Kanji:
    長谷部誠
  • Hiragana:
    はせべ まこと
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Hasebe Makoto
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)
  • Place of birth:
    Fujieda
  • Date of birth: 
    18.01.1984

#18 ?shima Ryōta

  • Kanji:
    大島僚太
  • Hiragana:
    おおしま りょうた
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    ?sima Ryōta
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Kawasaki Frontale
  • Place of birth:
    Shizuoka
  • Date of birth: 
    23.01.1993

#19 Sakai Hiroki

  • Kanji:
    酒井宏樹
  • Hiragana:
    さかい ひろき
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Sakai Hiroki
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Olympique de Marseille (France)
  • Place of birth:
    Kashiwa
  • Date of birth: 
    12.04.1990

#20 Makino Tomoaki

  • Kanji:
    槙野智章
  • Hiragana:
    まきの ともあき
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Makino Tomoaki
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Urawa Red Diamonds
  • Place of birth:
    Hiroshima
  • Date of birth: 
    11.05.1987

#21 Sakai Gōtoku

  • Kanji:
    酒井高徳
  • Hiragana:
    さかい ごうとく
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Sakai Gōtoku
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Hamburger SV (Germany)
  • Place of birth:
    New York City (USA)
  • Date of birth: 
    14.03.1991
  • Japanese father, German mother

#22 Yoshida Maya

  • Kanji:
    吉田麻也
  • Hiragana:
    よしだ まや
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Yosida Maya
  • Playing position:
    Defender
  • Club:
    Southampton F.C. (England)
  • Place of birth:
    Nagasaki
  • Date of birth: 
    24.08.1988

#23 Nakamura Kōsuke

  • Kanji:
    中村 航輔
  • Hiragana:
    なかむら こうすけ
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Nakamura Kōsuke
  • Playing position:
    Goalkeeper
  • Club:
    Kashiwa Reysol
  • Place of birth:
    Tōkyō
  • Date of birth: 
    27.02.1995

Coach: Nishino Akira

  • Kanji:
    西野朗
  • Hiragana:
    にしの あきら
  • Kunrei-Umschrift:
    Nisino Akira
  • Place of birth:
    Saitama
  • Date of birth:
    07.04.1955

Japan - Part of the Preliminary Squad

Ideguchi Yōsuke

  • Kanji:
    井手口陽介
  • Hiragana:
    いでぐち ようすけ
  • Kunrei-Umschrift:
    Ideguti Yōsuke
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Cultural Leonesa (Spain)
  • Place of birth:
    Fukuoka
  • Date of birth:
    23.08.1996

Misao Kento

  • Kanji:
    三竿健斗
  • Hiragana:
    みさお けんと
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Misao Kento
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Kashima Antlers
  • Place of birth:
    Musashino
  • Date of birth: 
    16.04.1996

Aoyama Toshihiro

  • Kanji:
    青山敏弘
  • Hiragana:
    あおやま としひろ
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Aoyama Tosihiro
  • Playing position:
    Midfielder
  • Club:
    Sanfrecce Hiroshima
  • Place of birth:
    Kurashiki
  • Date of birth: 
    22.02.1986

Asano Takuma

  • Kanji:
    浅野拓磨
  • Hiragana:
    あさの たくま
  • Kunrei-Umschrift: 
    Asano Takuma
  • Playing position:
    Striker
  • Club:
    VfB Stuttgart (Germany)
  • Place of birth:
    Komono
  • Date of birth: 
    10.11.1994