The time is almost upon us for the Cologne vs Schalke Bundesliga 2 clash as we find ourselves fast approaching kick-off for this match, and the teams have now been announced.
First off, the starting XI for Cologne which is confirmed as follows:
Cologne
Marvin Schwäbe #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Dieburg, Germany
Leart Paqarada #17
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 30
Place of birth: Bremen, Germany
Dominique Heintz #3
Defender
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
Joël Schmied #2
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Switzerland
Place of birth: Berne, Switzerland
Jusuf Gazibegović
Defender
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 24
Place of birth: Salzburg, Austria
Eric Martel #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Straubing, Germany
Denis Huseinbašić #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 23
Place of birth: Erbach im Odenwald, Germany
Mathias Olesen
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 23
Dejan Ljubičić #7
Midfielder
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Austria
Place of birth: Austria
Linton Maina #37
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Berlin, Germany
Damion Downs #42
Forward
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 20
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Werneck, Germany
The starting line-up for Schalke has also been confirmed as follows:
Schalke
Justin Heekeren #28
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.94m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Veen, Germany
Derry John Murkin #5
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 25
Nationality: England
Place of birth: England
Marcin Kamiński #35
Defender
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Poland
Place of birth: Konin, Poland
Tomáš Kalas #26
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Czechia
Place of birth: Olomouc, Czechia
Mehmet-Can Aydın #23
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Turkey
Place of birth: Würselen, Germany
Janik Bachmann #14
Midfielder
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Germany
Ron Schallenberg #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Paderborn, Germany
Max Grüger #37
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Tobias Mohr #29
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Germany
Place of birth: Aachen, Germany
Kenan Karaman #19
Forward
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Turkey
Place of birth: Stuttgart, Germany
Pape Meïssa Ba #10
Forward
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Senegal
Place of birth: Dakar, Senegal
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