The time is edging ever-closer to the Gençlerbirliği vs Kocaelispor Super Lig match as we find ourselves fast approaching kick-off for this match, and the teams are in.
First off, the starting XI for Gençlerbirliği which has been officially confirmed as:
Gençlerbirliği
Mário Ricardo Silva Velho
Also known as Velho
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
Ousmane Diabate #42
Defender
Age: 18
Nationality: Guinea
Place of birth: Guinea
Abdurrahim Dursun #77
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Turkey
Place of birth: Turkey
Thalisson Kelven da Silva #2
Also known as Thalisson
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
Dimitris Goutas #6
Defender
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Greece
Place of birth: Kavala, Greece
Fıratcan Üzüm #88
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Turkey
Place of birth: Eskişehir, Turkey
Franco Tongya #7
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Italy
Place of birth: Turin, Italy
Samed Onur #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Turkey
Place of birth: Düsseldorf, Germany
Adama Traoré #20
Forward
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Bamako, Mali
Metehan Mimaroğlu #10
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Turkey
Place of birth: Istanbul, Turkey
Sékou Koïta #22
Forward
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Kita, Mali
The team sheet line-up for Kocaelispor has also been confirmed as follows:
Kocaelispor
Serhat Öztaşdelen #83
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Turkey
Place of birth: Izmir, Turkey
Massadio Haïdara #21
Defender
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Trappes, France
Hrvoje Smolčić #6
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Croatia
Place of birth: Gospić, Croatia
Anfernee Dijksteel #2
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 29
Place of birth: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ahmet Oğuz #22
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Turkey
Place of birth: Yozgat, Turkey
Tayfur Bingöl #75
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Turkey
Place of birth: Turkey
Habib Keïta #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Mali
Place of birth: Mali
Karol Linetty #10
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Poland
Place of birth: Żnin, Poland
Joseph Nonge #98
Midfielder
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 20
Nationality: Belgium
Place of birth: Jette, Belgium
Rigoberto Rivas #99
Forward
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 27
Dan Agyei #7
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 28
Place of birth: Kingston upon Thames, England
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