We’re counting down to the Braga vs Arouca Primeira Liga game which is rapidly nearing kick-off, and the players are in.
Here is the starting XI for Braga which has been officially confirmed as:
Braga
Lukáš Horníček #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.97m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Czechia
Place of birth: Vysoké Mýto, Czechia
Leonardo Filipe Cruz Lelo #5
Also known as Lelo
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Olhão, Portugal
Bright Arrey-Mbi #26
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Kaarst, Germany
Víctor Gómez Perea #2
Also known as Gómez
Defender
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Olesa de Montserrat, Spain
João Filipe Santos Moutinho #8
Also known as Moutinho
Midfielder
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 61kg
Age: 39
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Portimão, Portugal
Gabriel Silva Moscardo #17
Also known as Moscardo
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 20
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Taubaté, Brazil
Ege Tıknaz
Midfielder
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Turkey
Place of birth: Istanbul, Turkey
Mario Dorgeles
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Place of birth: Ivory Coast
Vitor Carvalho Vieira #6
Also known as Carvalho
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Palmas, Brazil
Ricardo Jorge Luz Horta #21
Also known as Horta
Forward
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Irmão, Portugal
Francisco José Navarro Aliaga #39
Also known as Navarro
Forward
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Valencia, Spain
The starting line-up for Arouca has also been confirmed as follows:
Arouca
Jakub Vinarčík #30
Goalkeeper
Height: 2.02m
Weight: 94kg
Age: 20
Nationality: Slovakia
Place of birth: Slovakia
Bas Kuipers #25
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Netherlands
Place of birth: Amsterdam, Netherlands
José Manuel Fontán Mondragón #3
Also known as Fontán
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Vilagarcía de Arousa, Spain
Javier Sánchez de Felipe #15
Also known as Sánchez
Defender
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Getafe, Spain
Tiago Alexandre de Sousa Esgaio #28
Also known as Esgaio
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Nazaré, Portugal
Espen van Ee #22
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Netherlands
Place of birth: Netherlands
Taichi Fukui #21
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kanagawa, Japan
Pablo Gozálbez Gilabert #10
Also known as Gozálbez
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Valencia, Spain
Hyun-ju Lee #14
Midfielder
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Korea Republic
Place of birth: Ansan, Korea Republic
Näis Djouahra #7
Forward
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 26
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
Iván Martínez Gonzálvez #17
Also known as Barbero
Forward
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Spain
Place of birth: Roquetas de Mar, Spain
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