We are building up to the Vissel Kobe vs Tokyo Verdy J1 League match which is rapidly nearing kick-off, and the teams are now available.
First off, the starting line-up for Vissel Kobe which has been officially confirmed as:
Vissel Kobe
Daiya Maekawa #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Gōtoku Sakai #24
Defender
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: New York City, USA
Katsuya Nagato
Defender
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yuki Honda #15
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Ichinomiya, Japan
Tetsushi Yamakawa #4
Defender
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Takahiro Ohgihara #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Yuya Kuwasaki #25
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Nagasaki, Japan
Haruya Ide #18
Midfielder
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 31
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: 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
Taisei Miyashiro #9
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yuya Osako #10
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 35
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kaseda, Japan
The starting line-up for Tokyo Verdy has also been confirmed as follows:
Tokyo Verdy
Matheus Caldeira Vidotto #1
Also known as Vidotto
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.89m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 32
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Hiroto Taniguchi #3
Defender
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Kanagawa, Japan
Daiki Fukazawa #2
Defender
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Kazuya Miyahara #6
Defender
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 61kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Hiroshima, Japan
Yosuke Uchida #26
Defender
Height: 1.67m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Koki Morita #7
Midfielder
Height: 1.67m
Weight: 59kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Rei Hirakawa #16
Midfielder
Height: 1.74m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Yuan Matsuhashi #19
Midfielder
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 60kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
Hayato Hirao
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Age: 20
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Nabari, Japan
Yuya Fukuda #14
Forward
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Fukuoka, Japan
Shimon Teranuma
Forward
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Japan
Place of birth: Japan
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