Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

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The following is a list of squads for each nation competing in men's football at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Each nation must submit a squad of 18 players, 15 of whom must be born on or after 1 January 1993, and three of whom can be older dispensation players.[1] A minimum of two goalkeepers (plus one optional dispensation goalkeeper) must be included in the squad.

Group A

Brazil

Head coach: Dunga

South Africa

Head coach: Owen Da Gama

Iraq

Head coach: Abdul Ghani Shahad

The following three over-aged players were selected for the final squad.[2]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
2DF Ahmad Ibrahim (1992-02-25) February 25, 1992 (age 32) 6 0 Unattached
3MF Saad Abdul-Amir (1992-01-19) January 19, 1992 (age 32) 4 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Qadisiyah
3MF Yaser Kasim (1991-05-10) May 10, 1991 (age 32) 1 0 England Swindon Town

Denmark

Head coach: Niels Frederiksen

Group B

Sweden

Head coach: Håkan Ericson

Colombia

Head coach: Carlos Restrepo

Nigeria

Head coach: Samson Siasia

The following three over-aged players were selected for the final squad.[3]

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
3MF John Obi Mikel (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 29) 0 England Chelsea
4FW Ahmed Musa (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 23) 1 Russia CSKA Moscow
4FW Odion Ighalo (1989-06-16)16 June 1989 (aged 27) 0 England Watford

Japan

Head coach: Makoto Teguramori

Group C

Fiji

Head coach: Australia Frank Farina

South Korea

Head coach: Shin Tae-yong

Mexico

Head coach: Raúl Gutiérrez

Germany

Head coach: Horst Hrubesch

Group D

Honduras

Head coach: Colombia Jorge Luis Pinto

Algeria

Head coach: Switzerland Pierre-André Schürmann

Portugal

Head coach: Rui Jorge

Argentina

Head coach: Gerardo Martino

The following 35 players were selected for the preliminary squad.[4]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Gerónimo Rulli (1992-05-20) May 20, 1992 (age 31) 0 0 Spain Real Sociedad
1GK Axel Werner (1996-02-28) February 28, 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Argentina Atlético de Rafaela
1GK Augusto Batalla (1996-04-30) April 30, 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Argentina River Plate
1GK Ezequiel Unsain (1995-03-09) March 9, 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Argentina Newell's Old Boys
2DF José Luis Gómez (1993-09-10) September 10, 1993 (age 30) 0 0 Argentina Lanús
2DF Víctor Salazar (1993-05-26) May 26, 1993 (age 30) 0 0 Argentina Rosario Central
2DF Mateo Musacchio (1990-08-26) August 26, 1990 (age 33) 0 0 Spain Villarreal
2DF Jonathan Maidana (1985-07-29) July 29, 1985 (age 38) 0 0 Argentina River Plate
2DF Emanuel Mammana (1996-02-10) February 10, 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Argentina River Plate
2DF Ramiro Funes Mori (1991-03-05) March 5, 1991 (age 33) 0 0 England Everton
2DF Víctor Cuesta (1988-11-19) November 19, 1988 (age 35) 0 0 Argentina Independiente
2DF Lautaro Gianetti (1993-11-13) November 13, 1993 (age 30) 0 0 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield
2DF Jonathan Silva (1994-06-29) June 29, 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Argentina Boca Juniors
2DF Alexis Soto (1993-10-20) October 20, 1993 (age 30) 0 0 Argentina Banfield
2DF Leandro Vega (1996-05-27) May 27, 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Argentina River Plate
3MF Matías Kranevitter (1993-05-21) May 21, 1993 (age 30) 0 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
3MF Mauricio Martínez (1993-02-20) February 20, 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Argentina Unión de Santa Fe
3MF Santiago Ascacibar (1997-02-25) February 25, 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Argentina Estudiantes
3MF Leandro Paredes (1994-06-29) June 29, 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Italy Empoli
3MF Lucas Romero (1994-04-18) April 18, 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Brazil Cruzeiro
3MF Iván Rossi (1993-11-01) November 1, 1993 (age 30) 0 0 Argentina Banfield
3MF Giovani Lo Celso (1996-04-09) April 9, 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Argentina Rosario Central
3MF Manuel Lanzini (1993-02-15) February 15, 1993 (age 31) 0 0 England West Ham United
3MF Franco Cervi (1994-05-26) May 26, 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Argentina Rosario Central
4FW Ángel Correa (1995-03-09) March 9, 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
4FW Joaquín Correa (1994-08-13) August 13, 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Italy Sampdoria
4FW Emiliano Rigoni (1993-02-04) February 4, 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Argentina Independiente
4FW Cristian Espinoza (1995-04-03) April 3, 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Argentina Huracán
4FW Cristian Pavón (1996-01-21) January 21, 1996 (age 28) 0 0 Argentina Boca Juniors
4FW Martín Benítez (1994-06-17) June 17, 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Argentina Independiente
4FW Paulo Dybala (1993-11-15) November 15, 1993 (age 30) 0 0 Italy Juventus
4FW Mauro Icardi (1993-02-19) February 19, 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Italy Internazionale
4FW Luciano Vietto (1993-12-05) December 5, 1993 (age 30) 0 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
4FW Jonathan Calleri (1993-09-23) September 23, 1993 (age 30) 0 0 Brazil São Paulo
4FW Giovanni Simeone (1995-07-05) July 5, 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Argentina Banfield

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ http://www.iraqi-players.com/?p=10969
  3. ↑ http://www.nigerianeye.com/2016/04/revealed-three-over-aged-players-picked.html
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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