The time is edging ever-closer to the Kyoto Sanga vs Nagoya Grampus J1 League clash as we find ourselves fast approaching kick-off for this match, and the players have just been announced.
First off, the starting XI for Kyoto Sanga which has been confirmed as follows:
Kyoto Sanga
Gakuji Ota #26
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Hidehiro Sugai #22
Defender
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Shinnosuke Fukuda #2
Defender
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Patrick William Sá Da Oliveira #4
Also known as Patrick William
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Leopoldo, Brazil
Yoshinori Suzuki #50
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yuta Miyamoto #24
Defender
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
João Pedro Mendes Santos #6
Also known as João Pedro
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Shohei Takeda #16
Midfielder
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Sota Kawasaki #7
Midfielder
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Temma Matsuda #18
Midfielder
Height: 1.64m
Weight: 62kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Mashiki, Japan
Murilo de Souza Costa #77
Also known as Murilo Costa
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São José do Norte , Brazil
The team sheet line-up for Nagoya Grampus has also been confirmed as follows:
Nagoya Grampus
Alexandre Pisano #35
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Aichi, Japan
Akinari Kawazura #6
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni #20
Defender
Height: 1.92m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Higashimurayama, Japan
Teruki Hara #70
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Saitama, Japan
Keiya Shiihashi #8
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Sho Inagaki #15
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Takuya Uchida #17
Forward
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Chiba, Japan
Ryuji Izumi #7
Forward
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Katsuhiro Nakayama #27
Forward
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Mateus dos Santos Castro #10
Also known as Mateus
Forward
Height: 1.67m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
Yuya Yamagishi #11
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Chiba, Japan
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