It’s almost time for the Albirex Niigata vs Kashima Antlers J1 League clash which kicks off very shortly, and the team sheets are in.
We can reveal that the starting XI for Albirex Niigata which has been confirmed as follows:
Albirex Niigata
Ryuga Tashiro #21
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kanagawa, Japan
Kento Hashimoto #42
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 62kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Kakeru Funaki
Defender
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Michael Fitzgerald #5
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 36
Eiji Shirai
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Taiki Arai #22
Midfielder
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kanagawa, Japan
Hiroto Uemura
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Motoki Hasegawa #41
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Motoki Ohara
Midfielder
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Abdelrahman Boudah
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Sweden
Place of birth: Sweden
Matheus Moraes #55
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Age: 25
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Holambra, Brazil
The starting line-up for Kashima Antlers has also been confirmed as follows:
Kashima Antlers
Tomoki Hayakawa #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kanagawa, Japan
Ryoya Ogawa #7
Defender
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Nerima-Ku, Japan
Tae-hyeon Kim #3
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Korea Republic
Place of birth: Korea Republic
Naomichi Ueda #55
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Kimito Nono #22
Defender
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Fukuoka, Japan
Yu Funabashi #20
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Kei Chinen #13
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yuta Higuchi #14
Midfielder
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Saga, Japan
José Élber Pimentel da Silva
Also known as Élber
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Passo de Camaragibe, Brazil
Yuma Suzuki #40
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Kyosuke Tagawa #11
Forward
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
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