The time is edging ever-closer to the Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Cerezo Osaka J1 League clash as we find ourselves fast approaching kick-off for this match, and the players are in.
Let’s look at the starting XI for Sanfrecce Hiroshima which has been officially confirmed as:
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Keisuke Osako #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kagoshima, Japan
Shuto Nakano #15
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Hayato Araki #4
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kadoma, Japan
Sho Sasaki #19
Defender
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Zama, Japan
Naoto Arai #13
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Satoshi Tanaka #14
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Nagano, Japan
Hayao Kawabe #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Hiroshima, Japan
Daiki Suga #18
Forward
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Naoki Maeda #41
Forward
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Saitama, Japan
Valère Germain #98
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 34
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Marseille, France
Ryo Germain #9
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kanagawa, Japan
The team sheet line-up for Cerezo Osaka has also been confirmed as:
Cerezo Osaka
Jin-hyeon Kim #21
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 37
Nationality: Korea Republic
Place of birth: Korea Republic
Kyohei Noborizato #6
Defender
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Ryosuke Shindo #3
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Ryuya Nishio #33
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, 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
Rafael Rogerio da Silva #9
Also known as Rafael Ratão
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Cascavel, Brazil
Thiago Eduardo de Andrade #11
Also known as Thiago Andrade
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Araras, Brazil
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
Sota Kitano #38
Forward
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 20
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Motohiko Nakajima #13
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
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