The time is edging ever-closer to the Cerezo Osaka vs Sagan Tosu J1 League match which is rapidly nearing kick-off, and the players are in.
Here is the starting XI for Cerezo Osaka which has been confirmed as follows:
Cerezo Osaka
Jin-hyeon Kim #21
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 36
Nationality: Korea Republic
Place of birth: Korea Republic
Kakeru Funaki #14
Defender
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Ryuya Nishio #33
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Koji Toriumi #24
Defender
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Chiba, Japan
Hayato Okuda #16
Defender
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Shunta Tanaka #10
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Hiroaki Okuno #25
Midfielder
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
João Victor da Vitória Fernandes #27
Also known as Capixaba
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Guarapari, Brazil
Satoki Uejo #7
Forward
Height: 1.66m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Okinawa, Japan
Lucas Fernandes #77
Also known as Lucas Fernandes
Forward
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Uniao dos Palmares, Brazil
Leonardo de Sousa Pereira #9
Also known as Léo Ceará
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Fortaleza, Brazil
The starting line-up for Sagan Tosu has also been confirmed as follows:
Sagan Tosu
Il-gyu Park #71
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Saitama, Japan
Kosuke Yamazaki #2
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Seiji Kimura #3
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Chiba, Japan
Katsunori Ueebisu #16
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kagoshima, Japan
Wataru Harada #42
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Hyogo, Japan
So Kawahara #5
Midfielder
Height: 1.69m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Yamaga, Japan
Kohei Tezuka #7
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yoichi Naganuma #88
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Taichi Kikuchi #23
Midfielder
Height: 1.6m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Saitama, Japan
Ayumu Yokoyama #13
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Marcelo Ryan Silveste Santos #99
Also known as Marcelo Ryan
Forward
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
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