2021 UEFA Nations League Finals squads
The 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals was an international football tournament held in Italy from 6 to 10 October 2021. The four national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of up to 23 players – of which three had to be goalkeepers – by 30 September 2021, 23:59 CEST (UTC+2), six days prior to the opening match of the tournament.[1] Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.[2] In the event that a player on the submitted squad list suffered from an injury or illness prior to his team's first match of the tournament, that player could be replaced, provided that the team doctor and a doctor from the UEFA Medical Committee both confirmed that the injury or illness was severe enough to prevent the player from participating in the tournament. Players who either tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 or had been declared as "close contacts" of a positive SARS-CoV-2 tested person – and therefore were put in isolation by the decision of health authorities – were considered cases of serious illness and could therefore be replaced before the first match. If a group of players of a team were placed into mandatory quarantine or self-isolation prior to a match following a decision from national or local health officials due to positive SARS-CoV-2 tests, and fewer than 13 players were available (including at least one goalkeeper), additional players could be called up to meet the minimum of 13 players required. In such a case, an equivalent number of quarantined players had to be definitively withdrawn from the 23-player list.[2] The position listed for each player is per the official squad lists published by UEFA. The age listed for each player is their age as of 6 October 2021, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality to their team.
Belgium
Manager: Spain Roberto Martínez Belgium's final squad was announced on 1 October 2021,[1] with Matz Sels also selected as a stand-by goalkeeper.[3] Thomas Meunier withdrew injured and was replaced by Thomas Foket on 5 October.[4] Thorgan Hazard withdrew injured and was replaced by Arthur Theate on 6 October.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Thibaut Courtois | 11 May 1992 (aged 29) | 91 | 0 | Spain Real Madrid |
| 2 | DF | Toby Alderweireld | 2 March 1989 (aged 32) | 116 | 5 | Qatar Al-Duhail |
| 3 | DF | Jason Denayer | 28 June 1995 (aged 26) | 30 | 1 | France Lyon |
| 4 | DF | Dedryck Boyata | 28 November 1990 (aged 30) | 27 | 0 | Germany Hertha BSC |
| 5 | DF | Jan Vertonghen | 24 April 1987 (aged 34) | 132 | 9 | Portugal Benfica |
| 6 | MF | Axel Witsel | 12 January 1989 (aged 32) | 116 | 11 | Germany Borussia Dortmund |
| 7 | MF | Kevin De Bruyne | 28 June 1991 (aged 30) | 84 | 22 | England Manchester City |
| 8 | MF | Youri Tielemans | 7 May 1997 (aged 24) | 45 | 4 | England Leicester City |
| 9 | FW | Romelu Lukaku | 13 May 1993 (aged 28) | 100 | 67 | England Chelsea |
| 10 | FW | Eden Hazard (captain) | 7 January 1991 (aged 30) | 114 | 33 | Spain Real Madrid |
| 11 | FW | Yannick Carrasco | 4 September 1993 (aged 28) | 51 | 6 | Spain Atlético Madrid |
| 12 | GK | Simon Mignolet | 6 March 1988 (aged 33) | 31 | 0 | Belgium Club Brugge |
| 13 | GK | Koen Casteels | 25 June 1992 (aged 29) | 2 | 0 | Germany VfL Wolfsburg |
| 14 | FW | Dodi Lukebakio | 24 September 1997 (aged 24) | 4 | 0 | Germany VfL Wolfsburg |
| 15 | DF | Thomas Foket | 25 September 1994 (aged 27) | 7 | 1 | France Reims |
| 16 | DF | Arthur Theate | 25 May 2000 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Italy Bologna |
| 17 | MF | Hans Vanaken | 24 August 1992 (aged 29) | 13 | 3 | Belgium Club Brugge |
| 18 | FW | Charles De Ketelaere | 10 March 2001 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | Belgium Club Brugge |
| 19 | MF | Leander Dendoncker | 15 April 1995 (aged 26) | 23 | 0 | England Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 20 | FW | Leandro Trossard | 4 December 1994 (aged 26) | 11 | 2 | England Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 21 | DF | Timothy Castagne | 5 December 1995 (aged 25) | 17 | 2 | England Leicester City |
| 22 | MF | Alexis Saelemaekers | 27 June 1999 (aged 22) | 4 | 1 | Italy Milan |
| 23 | FW | Michy Batshuayi | 2 October 1993 (aged 28) | 37 | 22 | Turkey Beşiktaş |
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France
Manager: Didier Deschamps France's final squad was announced on 30 September 2021.[6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hugo Lloris (captain) | 26 December 1986 (aged 34) | 132 | 0 | England Tottenham Hotspur |
| 2 | DF | Benjamin Pavard | 28 March 1996 (aged 25) | 38 | 2 | Germany Bayern Munich |
| 3 | DF | Presnel Kimpembe | 13 August 1995 (aged 26) | 24 | 0 | France Paris Saint-Germain |
| 4 | DF | Raphaël Varane | 25 April 1993 (aged 28) | 81 | 5 | England Manchester United |
| 5 | DF | Jules Koundé | 12 November 1998 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | Spain Sevilla |
| 6 | MF | Paul Pogba | 15 March 1993 (aged 28) | 87 | 11 | England Manchester United |
| 7 | FW | Antoine Griezmann | 21 March 1991 (aged 30) | 98 | 41 | Spain Atlético Madrid |
| 8 | MF | Aurélien Tchouaméni | 27 January 2000 (aged 21) | 3 | 0 | France Monaco |
| 9 | FW | Anthony Martial | 5 December 1995 (aged 25) | 30 | 2 | England Manchester United |
| 10 | FW | Kylian Mbappé | 20 December 1998 (aged 22) | 49 | 17 | France Paris Saint-Germain |
| 11 | FW | Moussa Diaby | 7 July 1999 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | Germany Bayer Leverkusen |
| 12 | DF | Léo Dubois | 14 September 1994 (aged 27) | 10 | 0 | France Lyon |
| 13 | MF | Matteo Guendouzi | 14 April 1999 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | France Marseille |
| 14 | MF | Adrien Rabiot | 3 April 1995 (aged 26) | 21 | 0 | Italy Juventus |
| 15 | DF | Dayot Upamecano | 27 October 1998 (aged 22) | 3 | 1 | Germany Bayern Munich |
| 16 | GK | Benoît Costil | 3 July 1987 (aged 34) | 1 | 0 | France Bordeaux |
| 17 | MF | Jordan Veretout | 1 March 1993 (aged 28) | 2 | 0 | Italy Roma |
| 18 | DF | Lucas Digne | 20 July 1993 (aged 28) | 42 | 0 | England Everton |
| 19 | FW | Karim Benzema | 19 December 1987 (aged 33) | 90 | 31 | Spain Real Madrid |
| 20 | FW | Wissam Ben Yedder | 12 August 1990 (aged 31) | 15 | 2 | France Monaco |
| 21 | DF | Lucas Hernandez | 14 February 1996 (aged 25) | 28 | 0 | Germany Bayern Munich |
| 22 | DF | Théo Hernandez | 6 October 1997 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | Italy Milan |
| 23 | GK | Mike Maignan | 3 July 1995 (aged 26) | 1 | 0 | Italy Milan |
Italy
Manager: Roberto Mancini Italy's final squad was announced on 30 September 2021.[7] Ciro Immobile and Rafael Tolói withdrew injured and were replaced by Moise Kean and Davide Calabria, respectively, on 3 October.[8] Matteo Pessina withdrew injured and was replaced by Federico Dimarco on 4 October.[9]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Salvatore Sirigu | 12 January 1987 (aged 34) | 28 | 0 | Italy Genoa |
| 2 | DF | Giovanni Di Lorenzo | 4 August 1993 (aged 28) | 15 | 1 | Italy Napoli |
| 3 | DF | Giorgio Chiellini (captain) | 14 August 1984 (aged 37) | 113 | 8 | Italy Juventus |
| 4 | DF | Davide Calabria | 6 December 1996 (aged 24) | 3 | 0 | Italy Milan |
| 5 | MF | Manuel Locatelli | 8 January 1998 (aged 23) | 16 | 3 | Italy Juventus |
| 6 | MF | Marco Verratti | 5 November 1992 (aged 28) | 47 | 3 | France Paris Saint-Germain |
| 7 | MF | Lorenzo Pellegrini | 19 June 1996 (aged 25) | 18 | 2 | Italy Roma |
| 8 | MF | Jorginho | 20 December 1991 (aged 29) | 38 | 5 | England Chelsea |
| 9 | FW | Giacomo Raspadori | 18 February 2000 (aged 21) | 5 | 1 | Italy Sassuolo |
| 10 | FW | Lorenzo Insigne | 4 June 1991 (aged 30) | 49 | 10 | Italy Napoli |
| 11 | FW | Domenico Berardi | 1 August 1994 (aged 27) | 20 | 5 | Italy Sassuolo |
| 12 | DF | Federico Dimarco | 10 November 1997 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Italy Inter Milan |
| 13 | DF | Emerson Palmieri | 3 August 1994 (aged 27) | 21 | 0 | France Lyon |
| 14 | FW | Federico Chiesa | 25 October 1997 (aged 23) | 34 | 4 | Italy Juventus |
| 15 | DF | Francesco Acerbi | 10 February 1988 (aged 33) | 19 | 1 | Italy Lazio |
| 16 | MF | Bryan Cristante | 3 March 1995 (aged 26) | 19 | 1 | Italy Roma |
| 17 | FW | Moise Kean | 28 February 2000 (aged 21) | 10 | 4 | Italy Juventus |
| 18 | MF | Nicolò Barella | 7 February 1997 (aged 24) | 31 | 6 | Italy Inter Milan |
| 19 | DF | Leonardo Bonucci | 1 May 1987 (aged 34) | 111 | 8 | Italy Juventus |
| 20 | MF | Federico Bernardeschi | 16 February 1994 (aged 27) | 35 | 6 | Italy Juventus |
| 21 | GK | Gianluigi Donnarumma | 25 February 1999 (aged 22) | 36 | 0 | France Paris Saint-Germain |
| 22 | GK | Alex Meret | 22 March 1997 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 | Italy Napoli |
| 23 | DF | Alessandro Bastoni | 13 April 1999 (aged 22) | 7 | 0 | Italy Inter Milan |
Spain
Manager: Luis Enrique Spain's final squad was announced on 30 September 2021.[10] Pedri withdrew injured and was replaced by Brais Méndez on 1 October.[11] Marcos Llorente and Brais Méndez withdrew injured and were replaced by Bryan Gil and Sergi Roberto, respectively, on 3 October.[12][13]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | David de Gea | 7 November 1990 (aged 30) | 45 | 0 | England Manchester United |
| 2 | DF | César Azpilicueta | 28 August 1989 (aged 32) | 32 | 1 | England Chelsea |
| 3 | DF | Pau Torres | 16 January 1997 (aged 24) | 14 | 1 | Spain Villarreal |
| 4 | DF | Iñigo Martínez | 17 May 1991 (aged 30) | 16 | 0 | Spain Athletic Bilbao |
| 5 | MF | Sergio Busquets (captain) | 16 July 1988 (aged 33) | 129 | 2 | Spain Barcelona |
| 6 | MF | Bryan Gil | 11 February 2001 (aged 20) | 3 | 0 | England Tottenham Hotspur |
| 7 | FW | Yeremy Pino | 20 October 2002 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Spain Villarreal |
| 8 | MF | Koke | 8 January 1992 (aged 29) | 58 | 0 | Spain Atlético Madrid |
| 9 | MF | Gavi | 5 August 2004 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Spain Barcelona |
| 10 | MF | Sergi Roberto | 7 February 1992 (aged 29) | 10 | 1 | Spain Barcelona |
| 11 | FW | Ferran Torres | 29 February 2000 (aged 21) | 20 | 10 | England Manchester City |
| 12 | DF | Eric García | 9 January 2001 (aged 20) | 13 | 0 | Spain Barcelona |
| 13 | GK | Robert Sánchez | 18 November 1997 (aged 23) | 1 | 0 | England Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 14 | DF | Sergio Reguilón | 16 December 1996 (aged 24) | 6 | 0 | England Tottenham Hotspur |
| 15 | DF | Pedro Porro | 13 September 1999 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | Portugal Sporting CP |
| 16 | MF | Rodri | 22 June 1996 (aged 25) | 27 | 1 | England Manchester City |
| 17 | DF | Marcos Alonso | 28 December 1990 (aged 30) | 3 | 0 | England Chelsea |
| 18 | MF | Pablo Fornals | 22 February 1996 (aged 25) | 4 | 1 | England West Ham United |
| 19 | DF | Aymeric Laporte | 27 May 1994 (aged 27) | 10 | 1 | England Manchester City |
| 20 | MF | Mikel Merino | 22 June 1996 (aged 25) | 8 | 0 | Spain Real Sociedad |
| 21 | MF | Mikel Oyarzabal | 21 April 1997 (aged 24) | 19 | 5 | Spain Real Sociedad |
| 22 | FW | Pablo Sarabia | 11 May 1992 (aged 29) | 12 | 4 | Portugal Sporting CP |
| 23 | GK | Unai Simón | 11 June 1997 (aged 24) | 16 | 0 | Spain Athletic Bilbao |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nations League squads: Belgium, France, Italy and Spain confirm line-ups". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Regulations of the UEFA Nations League, 2020/21" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ↑ "24 Devils selected for Nations League Final Four". Royal Belgian Football Association. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ↑ "Foket replaces Meunier in Belgium's Nations League squad". Reuters. Brussels. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Belgium make another change after injury to Thorgan Hazard". Reuters. Brussels. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ↑ Orsini, Vincent (30 September 2021). "La liste des vingt-trois Bleus" [The list of the twenty-three Blues]. French Football Federation (in français). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ↑ "The squad list for the UEFA Nations League finals". Italian Football Federation. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ↑ "Verso Italia–Spagna: gli Azzurri si radunano ad Appiano Gentile. Out Immobile e Toloi, Mancini chiama Kean e Calabria" [Towards Italy–Spain: the Azzurri gather at Appiano Gentile. Immobile and Tolói out, Mancini calls for Kean and Calabria]. Italian Football Federation (in italiano). 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "Dimarco called up after the withdrawal of Pessina. Donnarumma: "I'm excited to return to Milan"". Italian Football Federation. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ↑ "Oficial | Convocatoria de la Selección española para la fase final de la UEFA Nations League" [Official | Spain squad for the UEFA Nations League Finals]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in español). 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ↑ "Brais Méndez sustituye a Pedri, lesionado, en la convocatoria de la Selección española" [Brais Méndez replaces the injured Pedri in the Spanish national team squad]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in español). 1 October 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ↑ "Bryan Gil sustituye a Marcos Llorente, lesionado, en la convocatoria de la Selección española" [Bryan Gil replaces injured Marcos Llorente in the Spanish national team squad]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in español). 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ↑ "Sergi Roberto sustituye a Brais Méndez, lesionado, en la convocatoria de Selección española" [Sergi Roberto replaces the injured Brais Méndez in the Spanish national team squad]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in español). 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.