The time is edging ever-closer to the Gamba Osaka vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 League match which kicks off very shortly, and the players have now been announced.
We can reveal that the starting eleven for Gamba Osaka which is confirmed as follows:
Gamba Osaka
Jun Ichimori #22
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Keisuke Kurokawa #4
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Shota Fukuoka #2
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Shinnosuke Nakatani #20
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Riku Handa #3
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Tokuma Suzuki #16
Midfielder
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tochigi, Japan
Juan Matheus Alano Nascimento #47
Also known as Juan Alano
Midfielder
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São José dos Pinhais , Brazil
Ryoya Yamashita #17
Forward
Height: 1.64m
Weight: 54kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Shizuoka, Japan
Makoto Mitsuta #51
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 63kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kumamoto, Japan
Deniz Hümmet #23
Forward
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 89kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Turkey
Place of birth: Fosie, Sweden
Takashi Usami #7
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Nagaokakyō, Japan
The team sheet line-up for Sanfrecce Hiroshima has also been confirmed as:
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Keisuke Osako #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kagoshima, Japan
Shunki Higashi #24
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Tsukasa Shiotani #33
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 36
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Komatsushima, Japan
Sho Sasaki #19
Defender
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Zama, Japan
Hayato Araki #4
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kadoma, Japan
Shuto Nakano #15
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Naoto Arai #13
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Hayao Kawabe #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Hiroshima, Japan
Ryo Germain #9
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kanagawa, Japan
Mutsuki Kato #51
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Saitama, Japan
Sota Nakamura #39
Forward
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Takasaki, Japan
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