The time is edging ever-closer to the Machida Zelvia vs Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai AFC Champions League Elite game as we find ourselves fast approaching kick-off for this match, and the players are in.
We can reveal that the starting line-up for Machida Zelvia which has been officially confirmed as:
Machida Zelvia
Kōsei Tani #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Kotaro Hayashi #26
Defender
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yūta Nakayama #19
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Daihachi Okamura #50
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Gen Shōji #3
Defender
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 33
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kobe, Japan
Hotaka Nakamura #88
Defender
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Neta Lavi
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Israel
Place of birth: Ramat HaShofet, Israel
Hiroyuki Mae #16
Midfielder
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Hoikkado, Japan
Yūki Sōma
Forward
Height: 1.65m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
Erik Nascimento de Lima #27
Also known as Erik
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Nova Repartimento , Brazil
Tete Yengi #99
Forward
Height: 1.97m
Weight: 89kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Adelaide, Australia
The starting line-up for Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai has also been confirmed as follows:
Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai
Gomes, I
Renan
Planić, B
Cascardo, B
Saeid Ezatolahi
Midfielder
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 29
Santos, K
Cesar, Y
Cartabia, F
Bala, G
Abdullah Almeqbaali, H
Adil, S
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