It’s almost time for the Shanghai Shenhua vs Vissel Kobe AFC Champions League Elite clash which is scheduled to kick off very soon, and the players are in.
Here is the starting line-up for Shanghai Shenhua which has been officially confirmed as:
Shanghai Shenhua
Manafá, W
Amadou, I
Wu Xi
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 35
Nationality: China
Place of birth: Shijiazhuang, China
Saulo Rodrigues da Silva
Also known as Saulo Mineiro
Forward
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Uberlândia, Brazil
Luís, A
Bao, Y
Gao, T
Jiang, S
Zhu, C
Chan, S
Yang, H
The starting line-up for Vissel Kobe has also been confirmed as follows:
Vissel Kobe
Powell Obinna Obi #50
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 87kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yuta Koike
Defender
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Tochigi, Japan
Takuya Iwanami #55
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kobe, Japan
Haruka Motoyama
Defender
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Nagasaki, Japan
Mitsuki Saito #16
Midfielder
Height: 1.65m
Weight: 61kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Rikuto Hashimoto
Midfielder
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Kakeru Yamauchi #30
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kyoto, Japan
Mitsuki Hidaka #44
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Kento Hamasaki #52
Midfielder
Height: 1.64m
Weight: 58kg
Age: 17
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Niina Tominaga
Forward
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 20
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Seguchi, T
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