We are building up to the Austin FC vs New York City FC MLS clash which is rapidly nearing kick-off, and the players have just been announced.
First off, the starting XI for Austin FC which is confirmed as follows:
Austin FC
Brad Stuver #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 33
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Mayfield, USA
Jon Gallagher #17
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Ireland
Place of birth: Dundalk, Ireland
Guilherme da Trindade Dubas #29
Also known as Guilherme Biro
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Curitiba, Brazil
Brendan Hines-Ike #4
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 29
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Denver, USA
Leo Väisänen #15
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Finland
Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland
Jhojan Valencia #5
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 27
Alex Ring #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Finland
Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland
Owen Wolff #33
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 19
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Snellville, USA
Jáder Obrian #11
Forward
Height: 1.66m
Weight: 62kg
Age: 29
Sebastián Driussi #10
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Gyasi Zardes #9
Forward
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 33
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Hawthorne, USA
The team sheet line-up for New York City FC has also been confirmed as:
New York City FC
Matt Freese #49
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 88kg
Age: 25
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: USA
Thiago Martins Bueno #13
Also known as Thiago Martins
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São João Evangelista, Brazil
Strahinja Tanasijević #12
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Serbia
Place of birth: Mladenovac, Serbia
Tayvon Gray #24
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 21
Place of birth: The Bronx, USA
Andrés Perea #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 23
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Tampa, USA
James Sands #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 24
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Rye, USA
Keaton Parks #55
Midfielder
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 26
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Plano, USA
Hannes Wolf #17
Midfielder
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Austria
Place of birth: Graz, Austria
Santiago Rodríguez #10
Midfielder
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 62kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: Montevideo, Uruguay
Kevin O'Toole #22
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 25
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Montclair, USA
Alonso Martínez #16
Forward
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Costa Rica
Place of birth: Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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