May
04

Provisional Rosters Announced for 2016 Copa America Centenario

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

World Stars Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and James Rodriguez among Players
Expected to Play at Levi’s® Stadium

The Copa America Centenario Local Organizing Committee unveiled Wednesday the preliminary 40-player rosters submitted by the 16 participating member associations for this summer’s Copa America Centenario.

World stars Lionel Messi (Argentina), Michael Bradley (USA), James Rodriguez (Colombia) and Luis Suarez (Uruguay) are among the notable inclusions set to appear throughout the four matches at Levi’s Stadium.

In line with the Tournament Regulations, these rosters are binding and will serve as the basis for teams to select their final 23-player squads that will take part in this summer’s Copa America Centenario from June 3-26. Final player rosters must be submitted to the Copa America Centenario Local Organizing Committee by Friday, May 20.

A player listed on a team’s final tournament roster may only be replaced in the event of serious injury up until 24 hours before his team’s first match, after the Local Organizing Committee has received a detailed medical assessment and only after the acceptance by the tournament Medical Committee that the injury is sufficiently serious to prevent the player from taking part in the Competition. Injury replacements must come from the preliminary 40-player roster.

The tournament will open on Friday, June 3, when host United States welcomes Colombia to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, in Group A action. The inaugural match will kick off at 6:30 p.m. PT.

Copa America Centenario – which will count on the participation of half of the world’s Top 10 nations per the April FIFA Rankings – will be broadcast around the world, and on the Univision Network and FOX family of networks, as well as on Futbol de Primera Radio in the United States.


Preliminary Rosters for Levi’s Stadium Matches:

USA (vs. Colombia, June 3)
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GOALKEEPERS (5): David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes, USA), Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, ENG), Ethan Horvath (Molde, NOR), Tim Howard (Everton, ENG), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake, USA)

DEFENDERS (15): Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas, USA), Ventura Alvarado (Club América, MEX), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City, USA), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United, USA), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin, GER), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City, ENG), Edgar Castillo (Monterrey, MEX) Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt, GER), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC, USA), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca, MEX), Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest, ENG), Matt Miazga (Chelsea, ENG), Michael Orozco (Club Tijuana, MEX), Tim Ream (Fulham, ENG), DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland, ENG)

MIDFIELDERS (12): Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake, USA), Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes, FRA), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC, CAN), Mix Diskerud (New York City FC, USA), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Mönchengladbach, GER), Jermaine Jones (Colorado Rapids, USA), Perry Kitchen (Hearts, SCO), Alfredo Morales (Ingolstadt, GER), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers, USA), Lee Nguyen (New England Revolution, USA), Danny Williams (Reading, ENG), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City, USA)

FORWARDS (8): Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC, USA), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC, USA), Ethan Finlay (Columbus Crew SC, USA), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC, USA), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund, GER), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes, USA), Bobby Wood (Union Berlin, GER), Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy, USA)

COLOMBIA (vs. USA, June 3)
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GOALKEEPERS (4): Cristian Bonilla (Atlético Nacional, COL), David Ospina (Arsenal, ENG), Camilo Vargas (Argentinos Juniors, ARG), Róbinson Zapata (Santa Fe, COL)

DEFENDERS (14) : Felipe Aguilar (Atlético Nacional, COL), Eder Alvarez (River Plate, ARG), Santiago Arias (PSV, NED), Cristian Borja (Santa Fe, COL), Farid Díaz (Atlético Nacional, COL), Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors, ARG), Deiver Machado (Millonarios, COL), Stefan Medina (Pachuca, MEX), Yerry Mina (Santa Fe, COL), Jeison Murillo (Inter Milan, ITA), Oscar Murillo (Pachuca, MEX), Helibelton Palacios (Deportivo Cali, COL), William Tesillo (Santa Fe, COL), Cristián Zapata (AC Milan, ITA)

MIDFIELDERS (13): Wílmar Barrios (Deportes Tolima, COL), Nicolás Benedetti (Deportivo Cali, COL), Edwin Cardona (Monterrey, MEX), Guillermo Celis (Junior, COL), Juan Cuadrado (Juventus, ITA), Gustavo Cuéllar (Flamengo, BRA), Cristian Higuita (Orlando City SC, USA), Vladimir Hernández (Junior, COL), Sebastián Pérez (Atlético Nacional, COL), Andrés Felipe Roa (Deportivo Cali, COL), James Rodríguez (Real Madrid, ESP), Carlos Sánchez (Aston Villa, ENG), Daniel Torres (Independiente Medellín, COL)

FORWARDS (9): Carlos Bacca (AC Milan, ITA), Roger Martínez (Racing Club, ARG), Marlos Moreno (Atlético Nacional, COL), Dayro Moreno (Club Tijuana, MEX), Luis Fernando Muriel (Sampdoria, ITA), Felipe Pardo (Olympiacos, GRE), Harold Preciado (Deportivo Cali, COL), Luis Quiñones (Pumas UNAM, MEX), Adrián Ramos (Borussia Dortmund, GER)


ARGENTINA (vs. Chile, June 6)
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GOALKEEPERS (5): Mariano Andújar (Estudiantes La Plata, ARG), Nahuel Guzmán (Tigres UANL, MEX), Agustín Marchesín (Santos Laguna, MEX), Sergio Romero (Manchester United, ENG), Gerónimo Rulli (Real Sociedad, ESP)

DEFENDERS (15): Milton Casco (River Plate, ARG), Martín Demichelis (Manchester City, ENG), Ramiro Funes Mori (Everton, ENG), Ezequiel Garay (Zenit St. Petersburg, RUS), Jonathan Maidana (River Plate, ARG), Emmanuel Mas (San Lorenzo, ARG), Gabriel Mercado (River Plate, ARG), Mateo Musacchio (Villarreal, ESP), Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City, ENG), Javier Pinola (Rosario Central, ARG), Gonzalo Rodríguez (Fiorentina, ARG), Marcos Rojo (Manchester United, ENG), Facundo Roncaglia (Fiorentina, ITA), Leonel Vangioni (River Plate, ARG), Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City, ENG),

MIDFIELDERS (10): Éver Banega (Sevilla, ESP), Lucas Biglia (Lazio, ITA), Augusto Fernández (Atlético Madrid, ESP), Matías Kranevitter (Atlético Madrid, ESP), Javier Mascherano (Barcelona, ESP), Lionel Messi (Barcelona, ESP), Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), Roberto Pereyra (Juventus, ITA), Enzo Pérez (Valencia, ESP), Guido Pizarro (Tigres UANL, MEX)

FORWARDS (10): Lautaro Acosta (Lanus, ARG), Sergio Agüero (Manchester City, ENG), Ángel Correa (Atlético Madrid, ESP), Paulo Dybala (Juventus, ITA), Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli, ITA), Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur, ENG), Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica, POR), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Hebeir China Fortune, CHN), Carlos Tévez (Boca Juniors, ARG)

CHILE (vs. Argentina, June 6)
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GOALKEEPERS (4): Claudio Bravo (Barcelona, ESP), Paulo Garcés (Colo-Colo, CHI), Johnny Herrera (Universidad de Chile, CHI), Christopher Toselli (Universidad Católica, CHI)

DEFENDERS (12): Miiko Albornoz (Hannover 96, GER), Jean Beausejour (Colo-Colo, CHI), Felipe Campos (Palestino, CHI), Paulo Díaz (San Lorenzo, ARG), José Pedro Fuenzalida (Universidad Católica, CHI), Mauricio Isla (Marseille, FRA), Gonzalo Jara (Universidad de Chile, CHI), Igor Lichnovsky (Sporting de Gijón, ESP), Gary Medel (Inter Milan, ITA), Eugenio Mena (São Paulo, BRA), Enzo Roco (Espanyol, ESP), Christian Vilches (Atlético Paranaense, BRA)

MIDFIELDERS (11): Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen, GER), Marcelo Díaz (Celta de Vigo, ESP), Matías Fernández (Fiorentina, ITA), Felipe Gutiérrez (Twente, NED), Pedro Pablo Hernández (Celta de Vigo, ESP), Manuel Iturra (Rayo Vallecano, ESP), Esteban Pavez (Colo-Colo, CHI), Diego Valdés (Audax Italiano, CHI), Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich, GER), Erick Pulgar (Bologna, ITA), Francisco Silva (Chiapas, MEX),

FORWARDS (13): Marcos Bolados (Antofagasta, CHI), Nicolás Castillo (Universidad Católica, CHI), Mark González (Sport Recife, BRA), Ángelo Henríquez (Dinamo Zagreb, CRO), Marcelo Larrondo (Rosario Central, ARG), Fernando Meneses (Veracruz, MEX), Fabián Orellana (Celta de Vigo, ESP), Maurico Pinilla (Atalanta, ITA), Edson Puch (LDU Quito, ECU), Bryan Rabello (Santos Laguna, MEX), Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal, ENG), Eduardo Vargas (Hoffenheim, GER), Jeisson Vargas (Universidad Católica, CHI)


JAMAICA (vs. Uruguay, June 13)
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GOALKEEPERS (5): Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union, USA), Akeem Chambers (Waterhouse, JAM), Duwayne Kerr (Unattached), Ryan Thompson (St. Louis FC, USA) Shaven Paul (Portmore United, JAM)

DEFENDERS (13): Sergio Campbell (Pittsburgh Riverhounds, USA), Upston Edwards (Portmore United, JAM), Joel Grant (Exeter City, ENG), Rosario Harriott (Harbour View, JAM), Michael Hector (Reading, ENG), Kemar Lawrence (New York Red Bulls, USA), Adrian Mariappa (Crystal Palace, ENG), Wes Morgan (Leicester City, ENG), Demar Phillips (Real Salt Lake, USA), Alvas Powell (Portland Timbers, USA), Ladale Richie (Montego Bay United, JAM), Damano Solomon (Portmore United, JAM), Jermaine Taylor (Portland Timbers, USA)

MIDFIELDERS (13): Rodolph Austin (Brondby, DEN), Michael Binns (Portmore United, JAM), Oniel Fisher (Seattle Sounders FC, USA), Vishinul Harris (Arnett Gardens, JAM), Omar Holness (Real Salt Lake, USA), Chevonne Marsh (Cavalier, JAM), Joel McAnuff (Leyton Orient, ENG), Garath McCleary (Reading, ENG), Ricardo Morris (Portmore United, JAM), Romeo Parkes (Pittsburgh Riverhounds, USA), Andrew Vanzie (Humble Lions, JAM), Je-Vaughn Watson (New England Revolution, USA), Lee Williamson (Blackburn Rovers, ENG)

FORWARDS (9): Giles Barnes (Houston Dynamo, USA), Andre Clennon (Vaasan Palloseura, FIN), Simon Dawkins (San Jose Earthquakes, USA), Clayton Donaldson (Birmingham City, ENG), Junior Flemmings (New York Red Bulls II, USA), Jamar Loza (Norwich City, ENG), Darren Mattocks (Portland Timbers, USA), Dever Orgill (Marieham, FIN), Allan Ottey (Montego Bay United, JAM) 

URUGUAY (vs. Jamaica, June 13)
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GOALKEEPERS (5): Martín Campaña (Independiente, ARG), Gastón Guruceaga (Peñarol, URU), Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray, TUR), Rodrigo Muñoz (Libertad, PAR), Martín Silva (Vasco da Gama, BRA)

DEFENDERS (10): Sebastián Coates (Sporting Lisbon, POR), Jorge Fucile (Nacional, URU), Jose Giménez (Atlético Madrid, ESP), Diego Godín, (Atlético Madrid, ESP), Alvaro Pereira (Getafe, ESP), Maximiliano Pereira (Porto, POR), Gastón Silva (Torino, ITA), Guillermo Varela (Manchester United, ENG), Emiliano Velázquez (Getafe, ESP), Mauricio Victorino (Nacional, URU)

MIDFIELDERS (14): Arévalo Rios (Atlas, MEX), Matías Corujo (Universidad de Chile, CHI), Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Cruzeiro, BRA), Álvaro González (Atlas, MEX), Diego Laxalt (Genoa, ITA), Nicolás Lodeiro (Boca Juniors, ARG), Brian Lozano (Club America, MEX), Camilo Mayada (River Plate, ARG), Nahitan Nández (Peñarol, URU), Guzmán Pereira (Universidad de Chile, CHI), Gastón Ramírez (Middlesbrough, ENG), Cristian Rodríguez (Independiente, ARG), Carlos Sánchez (Monterrey, MEX), Matías Vecino (Fiorentina, ITA)

FORWARDS (6): Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-German, FRA), Abel Hernández (Hull City, ENG), Diego Rolán (Bordeaux, FRA), Michael Santos (River Plate, URU), Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough, ENG), Luis Suárez (Barcelona, ESP)

 

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