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The following is a list of squads for each nation that competed in men's football at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Each nation had to submit a squad of eighteen players, at least fifteen of whom had to be born on or after 1 January 1993, and three of whom could be older dispensation players. A minimum of two goalkeepers (plus one optional dispensation goalkeeper) had to be included in the squad.

Age, caps and goals as of the start of the tournament, 4 August 2016.

Group A

Brazil

The following was the Brazil squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 29 June and confirmed on 14 July. On 31 July, Fernando Prass left the squad due to an elbow injury and was replaced by Weverton.

Head coach: Rogério Micale

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Weverton*	(1987-12-13)13 December 1987 (aged 28)	0	0	Atlético Paranaense
2	2DF	Zeca	(1994-05-16)16 May 1994 (aged 22)	6	0	Santos
3	2DF	Rodrigo Caio	(1993-08-17)17 August 1993 (aged 22)	6	0	São Paulo
4	2DF	Marquinhos	(1994-05-14)14 May 1994 (aged 22)	0	2	Paris Saint-Germain
5	3MF	Renato Augusto*	(1988-02-08)8 February 1988 (aged 28)	0	1	Beijing Guoan
6	2DF	Douglas Santos	(1994-03-22)22 March 1994 (aged 22)	4	0	Atlético Mineiro
7	4FW	Luan Vieira	(1993-03-27)27 March 1993 (aged 23)	4	4	Grêmio
8	3MF	Rafinha	(1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 23)	5	1	Barcelona
9	4FW	Gabriel Barbosa	(1996-08-30)30 August 1996 (aged 19)	5	2	Santos
10	4FW	Neymar* (c)	(1992-02-05)5 February 1992 (aged 24)	7	5	Barcelona
11	4FW	Gabriel Jesus	(1997-04-03)3 April 1997 (aged 19)	6	3	Palmeiras
12	3MF	Walace	(1995-04-04)4 April 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Grêmio
13	2DF	William	(1995-04-03)3 April 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Internacional
14	2DF	Luan Garcia	(1993-05-10)10 May 1993 (aged 23)	5	0	Vasco da Gama
15	3MF	Rodrigo Dourado	(1994-06-17)17 June 1994 (aged 22)	1	0	Internacional
16	3MF	Thiago Maia	(1997-03-23)23 March 1997 (aged 19)	2	0	Santos
17	4FW	Felipe Anderson	(1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 23)	7	0	Lazio
18	1GK	Uilson	(1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Atlético Mineiro

* Over-aged player.

Douglas Costa was originally considered for the squad, but due to injury and his club Bayern Munich's refusal to release him, he was replaced by Renato Augusto. Fred, from Shakhtar Donetsk, was also considered for the squad, but his club did not release him for the tournament, and he was replaced by Walace.

Denmark

The following is the Danish final squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Yussuf Poulsen, Uffe Bech and Lasse Vigen Christensen left the squad due to several reasons and were replaced by Jacob Bruun Larsen, Jacob Barrett Laursen and Mathias Hebo.

Head coach: Niels Frederiksen

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	2016 club
1	1GK	Jeppe Højbjerg	(1995-04-30)30 April 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Esbjerg
2	2DF	Mikkel Desler	(1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	OB
3	2DF	Kasper Larsen	(1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Groningen
4	2DF	Edigeison Gomes*	(1988-11-17)17 November 1988 (aged 27)	0	0	Henan Jianye
5	2DF	Jakob Blåbjerg	(1995-01-11)11 January 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	AaB
6	3MF	Andreas Maxsø	(1994-03-18)18 March 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Nordsjælland
7	4FW	Lasse Vibe* (c)	(1987-07-22)22 July 1987 (aged 29)	0	0	Brentford
8	3MF	Mathias Hebo	(1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Fredericia
9	4FW	Nicolai Brock-Madsen	(1993-01-09)9 January 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Birmingham City
10	4FW	Jacob Bruun Larsen	(1998-09-19)19 September 1998 (aged 17)	0	0	Borussia Dortmund
11	2DF	Jacob Barrett Laursen	(1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 21)	0	0	OB
12	4FW	Frederik Børsting	(1995-02-13)13 February 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	AaB
13	4FW	Emil Larsen*	(1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 25)	0	0	Lyngby
14	3MF	Casper Nielsen	(1994-04-29)29 April 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Esbjerg
15	2DF	Pascal Gregor	(1994-02-18)18 February 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Nordsjælland
16	4FW	Robert Skov	(1996-05-20)20 May 1996 (aged 20)	0	0	Silkeborg
17	3MF	Jens Jønsson	(1993-01-10)10 January 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	AGF
18	1GK	Lukas Fernandes	(1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Sønderjyske

* Over-aged player.

Iraq

The following is the Iraq squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July.

Head coach: Abdul-Ghani Shahad

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Fahad Talib	(1994-10-21)21 October 1994 (aged 21)	9	0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2	2DF	Ahmed Ibrahim Khalaf*	(1992-02-25)25 February 1992 (aged 24)	6	0	Al-Dhafra
3	2DF	Hawbir Mustafa	(1993-09-24)24 September 1993 (aged 22)	0	0	MVV Maastricht
4	2DF	Mustafa Nadhim	(1993-09-23)23 September 1993 (aged 22)	28	4	Naft Al-Wasat
5	2DF	Ali Faez	(1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (aged 21)	9	1	Çaykur Rizespor
6	2DF	Ali Adnan Kadhim	(1993-12-19)19 December 1993 (aged 22)	10	5	Udinese
7	4FW	Hammadi Ahmed*	(1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 26)	0	0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
8	4FW	Mohannad Abdul-Raheem	(1993-09-22)22 September 1993 (aged 22)	15	5	Al-Zawraa
9	3MF	Mahdi Kamil	(1995-01-06)6 January 1995 (aged 21)	26	6	Al-Shorta
10	3MF	Ali Husni	(1994-05-23)23 May 1994 (aged 22)	9	3	Çaykur Rizespor
11	3MF	Humam Tariq	(1996-02-10)10 February 1996 (aged 20)	12	5	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
12	1GK	Mohammed Hameed Farhan	(1993-01-24)24 January 1993 (aged 23)	7	0	Naft Al-Wasat
13	4FW	Sherko Karim	(1996-05-25)25 May 1996 (aged 20)	0	0	Grasshopper
14	2DF	Saad Natiq	(1994-03-19)19 March 1994 (aged 22)	11	1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
15	2DF	Dhurgham Ismail	(1994-05-23)23 May 1994 (aged 22)	12	1	Çaykur Rizespor
16	3MF	Saad Abdul-Amir* (c)	(1992-01-19)19 January 1992 (aged 24)	4	0	Al-Qadisiyah
17	2DF	Alaa Mhawi	(1996-06-03)3 June 1996 (aged 20)	5	0	Al-Zawraa
18	3MF	Amjad Attwan	(1997-03-12)12 March 1997 (aged 19)	5	2	Al-Shorta

* Over-aged player.

South Africa

The following is the South Africa squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July.

Head coach: Owen Da Gama

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Jody February	(1996-05-12)12 May 1996 (aged 20)	0	0	Ajax Cape Town
2	2DF	Eric Mathoho*	(1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 26)	0	0	Kaizer Chiefs
3	2DF	Repo Malepe	(1997-02-18)18 February 1997 (aged 19)	0	0	Orlando Pirates
4	4FW	Mothobi Mvala	(1994-06-14)14 June 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Highlands Park
5	2DF	Rivaldo Coetzee	(1996-10-16)16 October 1996 (aged 19)	0	0	Ajax Cape Town
6	2DF	Kwanda Mngonyama	(1993-09-25)25 September 1993 (aged 22)	0	0	Maritzburg United
7	3MF	Menzi Masuku	(1993-04-15)15 April 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Orlando Pirates
8	3MF	Tyroane Sandows	(1995-02-12)12 February 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Grêmio
9	4FW	Tashreeq Morris	(1994-05-13)13 May 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Ajax Cape Town
10	4FW	Keagan Dolly (c)	(1993-01-22)22 January 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Mamelodi Sundowns
11	3MF	Maphosa Modiba	(1995-07-22)22 July 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Mpumalanga Black Aces
12	4FW	Lebo Mothiba	(1996-01-28)28 January 1996 (aged 20)	0	0	Lille
13	2DF	Abbubaker Mobara	(1994-02-18)18 February 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Orlando Pirates
14	3MF	Gift Motupa	(1994-09-23)23 September 1994 (aged 21)	0	0	Orlando Pirates
15	3MF	Phumlani Ntshangase	(1994-12-24)24 December 1994 (aged 21)	0	0	Bidvest Wits
16	1GK	Itumeleng Khune*	(1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (aged 29)	0	0	Kaizer Chiefs
17	2DF	Tebogo Moerane	(1995-04-07)7 April 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Bidvest Wits
18	3MF	Deolin Mekoa	(1993-08-10)10 August 1993 (aged 22)	0	0	Maritzburg United
19	4FW	Andile Fikizolo	(1994-05-13)13 May 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Lamontville Golden Arrows
21	4FW	Thabiso Kutumela	(1993-07-03)3 July 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Baroka

* Over-aged player.

Group B

Colombia

The following is the Colombia squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July. Andrés Rentería withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Arley Rodríguez.

Head coach: Carlos Restrepo

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Cristian Bonilla	(1993-06-02)2 June 1993 (aged 23)	4	0	Atlético Nacional
2	2DF	William Tesillo*	(1990-02-02)2 February 1990 (aged 26)	2	0	Santa Fe
3	2DF	Deivy Balanta	(1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 23)	4	0	Junior
4	2DF	Deiver Machado	(1993-09-02)2 September 1993 (aged 22)	3	0	Millonarios
5	2DF	Felipe Aguilar	(1993-01-20)20 January 1993 (aged 23)	2	0	Atlético Nacional
6	3MF	Jefferson Lerma	(1994-10-25)25 October 1994 (aged 21)	2	0	Levante
7	4FW	Arley Rodríguez	(1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 23)	4	0	Atlético Nacional
8	4FW	Dorlan Pabón*	(1988-01-24)24 January 1988 (aged 28)	2	0	Monterrey
9	4FW	Miguel Borja	(1993-01-26)26 January 1993 (aged 23)	2	0	Atlético Nacional
10	4FW	Teófilo Gutiérrez* (c)	(1985-05-17)17 May 1985 (aged 31)	2	1	Sporting CP
11	4FW	Harold Preciado	(1994-06-01)1 June 1994 (aged 22)	4	1	Deportivo Cali
12	3MF	Andrés Felipe Roa	(1993-05-25)25 May 1993 (aged 23)	4	0	Deportivo Cali
13	2DF	Helibelton Palacios	(1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 23)	4	0	Deportivo Cali
14	3MF	Sebastián Pérez	(1993-03-29)29 March 1993 (aged 23)	3	0	Atlético Nacional
15	3MF	Wilmar Barrios	(1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 22)	5	0	Deportes Tolima
16	3MF	Kevin Balanta	(1997-04-28)28 April 1997 (aged 19)	4	0	Deportivo Cali
17	2DF	Cristian Borja	(1993-02-18)18 February 1993 (aged 23)	7	0	Santa Fe
18	1GK	Luis Hurtado	(1994-01-24)24 January 1994 (aged 22)	2	0	Deportivo Cali
19	2DF	Juan Sebastián Quintero	(1995-03-23)23 March 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Deportivo Cali

* Over-aged player.

Japan

The following is the Japan squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 1 July.

Head coach: Makoto Teguramori

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Masatoshi Kushibiki	(1993-01-29)29 January 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Kashima Antlers
2	2DF	Sei Muroya	(1994-04-05)5 April 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	FC Tokyo
3	3MF	Wataru Endō (c)	(1993-02-09)9 February 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Urawa Red Diamonds
4	2DF	Hiroki Fujiharu*	(1988-11-28)28 November 1988 (aged 27)	0	0	Gamba Osaka
5	2DF	Naomichi Ueda	(1994-10-24)24 October 1994 (aged 21)	0	0	Kashima Antlers
6	2DF	Tsukasa Shiotani*	(1988-12-05)5 December 1988 (aged 27)	0	0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
7	3MF	Riki Harakawa	(1993-08-13)13 August 1993 (aged 22)	0	0	Kawasaki Frontale
8	3MF	Ryota Oshima	(1993-01-23)23 January 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Kawasaki Frontale
9	3MF	Shinya Yajima	(1994-01-18)18 January 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Fagiano Okayama
10	3MF	Shoya Nakajima	(1994-08-23)23 August 1994 (aged 21)	0	0	FC Tokyo
11	4FW	Musashi Suzuki	(1994-02-11)11 February 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Albirex Niigata
12	1GK	Kosuke Nakamura	(1995-02-27)27 February 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Kashiwa Reysol
13	4FW	Shinzo Koroki*	(1986-07-31)31 July 1986 (aged 30)	0	0	Urawa Red Diamonds
14	3MF	Yosuke Ideguchi	(1996-08-23)23 August 1996 (aged 19)	0	0	Gamba Osaka
15	2DF	Masashi Kamekawa	(1993-05-28)28 May 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Avispa Fukuoka
16	4FW	Takuma Asano	(1994-11-10)10 November 1994 (aged 21)	0	0	Arsenal
17	2DF	Takuya Iwanami	(1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Vissel Kobe
18	3MF	Takumi Minamino	(1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Red Bull Salzburg

* Over-aged player.

Nigeria

The following is the Nigerian squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Samson Siasia

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Daniel Akpeyi*	(1986-08-03)3 August 1986 (aged 30)	3	0	Chippa United
2	2DF	Seth Sincere	(1998-04-28)28 April 1998 (aged 18)	25	0	Rhapsody
3	2DF	Kingsley Madu	(1995-12-12)12 December 1995 (aged 20)	3	0	AS Trenčín
4	2DF	Shehu Abdullahi	(1993-03-12)12 March 1993 (aged 23)	9	0	União da Madeira
5	2DF	Saturday Erimuya	(1998-01-10)10 January 1998 (aged 18)	6	1	Kayseri Erciyesspor
6	2DF	William Troost-Ekong	(1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 22)	6	0	Haugesund
7	4FW	Aminu Umar	(1995-03-06)6 March 1995 (aged 21)	9	2	Osmanlıspor
8	3MF	Peter Etebo	(1995-11-09)9 November 1995 (aged 20)	19	11	Feirense
9	4FW	Imoh Ezekiel (c)	(1993-10-24)24 October 1993 (aged 22)	6	0	Anderlecht
10	3MF	Mikel John Obi*	(1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 29)	6	1	Chelsea
11	4FW	Junior Ajayi	(1996-01-29)29 January 1996 (aged 20)	19	10	Al Ahly
12	3MF	Saliu Popoola	(1994-08-07)7 August 1994 (aged 21)	8	0	Seraing United
13	4FW	Umar Sadiq	(1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 19)	6	4	Roma
14	3MF	Azubuike Okechukwu	(1997-04-19)19 April 1997 (aged 19)	24	1	Yeni Malatyaspor
15	2DF	Ndifreke Udo	(1998-08-15)15 August 1998 (aged 17)	18	0	Abia Warriors
16	2DF	Stanley Amuzie	(1996-02-28)28 February 1996 (aged 20)	18	0	Olhanense
17	3MF	Mohammed Usman	(1994-03-02)2 March 1994 (aged 22)	19	1	União da Madeira
18	1GK	Emmanuel Daniel	(1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 22)	25	0	Enugu Rangers

* Over-aged player.

Sweden

The following is the Swedish squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 15 July. On 23 July, Jordan Larsson left the squad due to refusal of his club to release for the Games.

Head coach: Håkan Ericson

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Andreas Linde	(1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 23)	1	0	Molde FK
2	2DF	Adam Lundkvist	(1994-03-20)20 March 1994 (aged 22)	1	0	IF Elfsborg
3	2DF	Alexander Milošević*	(1992-01-30)30 January 1992 (aged 24)	1	0	Hannover 96
4	2DF	Joakim Nilsson	(1994-02-06)6 February 1994 (aged 22)	1	0	IF Elfsborg
5	2DF	Pa Konate	(1994-04-25)25 April 1994 (aged 22)	1	0	Malmö FF
6	3MF	Abdul Khalili*	(1992-06-07)7 June 1992 (aged 24)	1	0	Mersin İdman Yurdu
7	3MF	Simon Tibbling	(1994-09-07)7 September 1994 (aged 21)	1	0	Groningen
8	3MF	Alexander Fransson	(1994-04-02)2 April 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Basel
9	3MF	Robin Quaison	(1993-10-09)9 October 1993 (aged 22)	1	0	Palermo
10	3MF	Muamer Tanković	(1995-02-22)22 February 1995 (aged 21)	1	0	AZ
11	3MF	Astrit Ajdarević* (captain)	(1990-04-17)17 April 1990 (aged 26)	1	0	Örebro SK
12	4FW	Mikael Ishak	(1993-03-31)31 March 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Randers FC
13	2DF	Jacob Une Larsson	(1994-04-08)8 April 1994 (aged 22)	1	1	Djurgårdens IF
14	2DF	Sebastian Starke Hedlund	(1995-04-05)5 April 1995 (aged 21)	1	0	Kalmar FF
15	2DF	Noah Sonko Sundberg	(1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 20)	0	0	GIF Sundsvall
17	3MF	Ken Sema	(1993-09-30)30 September 1993 (aged 22)	1	1	Östersunds FK
18	1GK	Tim Erlandsson	(1996-12-25)25 December 1996 (aged 19)	0	0	Nottingham Forest
21	4FW	Valmir Berisha	(1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 20)	0	0	Unattached

* Over-aged player.

Group C

Fiji

On 8 July, the Fiji Football Association announced a 24-man preliminary squad for the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. On 16 July, the final 18-man squad was officially announced. However, Kolinio Sivoki and Sakaraia Naisua were axed from the squad due to disciplinary reasons and Joseph Turagabeci joined the squad as a replacement.

Head coach: Frank Farina

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	2016 club
1	1GK	Simione Tamanisau*	(1982-06-05)5 June 1982 (aged 34)	0	0	Rewa
2	2DF	Praneel Naidu	(1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Ba
3	2DF	Filipe Baravilala	(1994-11-25)25 November 1994 (aged 21)	0	0	Suva
4	2DF	Jale Dreloa	(1995-04-21)21 April 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Suva
5	3MF	Antonio Tuivuna	(1995-03-20)20 March 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Nadi
6	4FW	Anish Khem	(1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 22)	0	0	Nadi
7	3MF	Nickel Chand	(1995-07-28)28 July 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Suva
8	4FW	Setareki Hughes	(1995-06-08)8 June 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Rewa
9	4FW	Roy Krishna* (c)	(1987-08-30)30 August 1987 (aged 28)	0	0	Wellington Phoenix
10	3MF	Ratu Nakalevu	(1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Rewa
11	2DF	Alvin Singh*	(1988-06-09)9 June 1988 (aged 28)	0	0	Ba
12	3MF	Tevita Waranaivalu	(1995-09-16)16 September 1995 (aged 20)	0	0	Rewa
13	4FW	Iosefo Verevou	(1996-05-01)1 May 1996 (aged 20)	0	0	Rewa
14	4FW	Samuela Nabenia	(1995-02-09)9 February 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Ba
15	4FW	Saula Waqa	(1995-12-10)10 December 1995 (aged 20)	0	0	Ba
16	3MF	Joseph Turagabeci	(1994-11-19)19 November 1994 (aged 21)	0	0	Suva
18	1GK	Shaneel Naidu	(1995-03-28)28 March 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Dreketi

* Over-aged player.

Germany

The following is the Germany final squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Leon Goretzka, the team captain, was injured in the first match of the tournament, though no alternate was initially used. However, he was later replaced by goalkeeper Eric Oelschlägel for only the gold medal match.

Head coach: Horst Hrubesch

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	2016 club
1	1GK	Timo Horn	(1993-05-12)12 May 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	1. FC Köln
2	3MF	Jeremy Toljan	(1994-08-08)8 August 1994 (aged 21)	0	0	1899 Hoffenheim
3	2DF	Lukas Klostermann	(1996-06-03)3 June 1996 (aged 20)	0	0	RB Leipzig
4	2DF	Matthias Ginter	(1994-01-19)19 January 1994 (aged 22)	9	0	Borussia Dortmund
5	2DF	Niklas Süle	(1995-09-03)3 September 1995 (aged 20)	0	0	1899 Hoffenheim
6	3MF	Sven Bender*	(1989-04-27)27 April 1989 (aged 27)	7	0	Borussia Dortmund
7	3MF	Max Meyer (c)	(1995-09-18)18 September 1995 (aged 20)	1	0	Schalke 04
8	3MF	Lars Bender*	(1989-04-27)27 April 1989 (aged 27)	19	4	Bayer Leverkusen
9	4FW	Davie Selke	(1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	RB Leipzig
10	3MF	Leon Goretzka (c)	(1995-02-06)6 February 1995 (aged 21)	1	0	Schalke 04
11	3MF	Julian Brandt	(1996-05-02)2 May 1996 (aged 20)	1	0	Bayer Leverkusen
12	1GK	Jannik Huth	(1994-04-15)15 April 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Mainz 05
13	2DF	Philipp Max	(1993-09-30)30 September 1993 (aged 22)	0	0	FC Augsburg
14	2DF	Robert Bauer	(1995-04-09)9 April 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	FC Ingolstadt
15	3MF	Max Christiansen	(1996-09-25)25 September 1996 (aged 19)	0	0	FC Ingolstadt
16	3MF	Grischa Prömel	(1995-01-09)9 January 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Karlsruher SC
17	3MF	Serge Gnabry	(1995-07-14)14 July 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Arsenal
18	4FW	Nils Petersen*	(1988-12-06)6 December 1988 (aged 27)	0	0	SC Freiburg
22	1GK	Eric Oelschlägel	(1995-09-20)20 September 1995 (aged 20)	0	0	Werder Bremen

* Over-aged player.

Mexico

The following is the Mexico squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 7 July.

Head coach: Raúl Gutiérrez

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Alfredo Talavera*	(1982-09-18)18 September 1982 (aged 33)	0	0	Toluca
2	2DF	José Abella	(1994-02-10)10 February 1994 (aged 22)	9	3	Santos Laguna
3	2DF	Jordan Silva	(1994-07-30)30 July 1994 (aged 22)	14	1	Toluca
4	2DF	César Montes	(1997-02-24)24 February 1997 (aged 19)	0	0	Monterrey
5	3MF	Michael Pérez Ortiz	(1993-02-14)14 February 1993 (aged 23)	3	1	Guadalajara
6	2DF	Jorge Torres Nilo*	(1988-01-16)16 January 1988 (aged 28)	0	0	UANL
7	3MF	Rodolfo Pizarro	(1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 22)	7	0	Pachuca
8	3MF	Hirving Lozano	(1995-07-30)30 July 1995 (aged 21)	5	1	Pachuca
9	4FW	Oribe Peralta* (c)	(1984-01-12)12 January 1984 (aged 32)	5	6	América
10	2DF	Víctor Guzmán	(1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 21)	16	1	Pachuca
11	4FW	Marco Bueno	(1994-03-31)31 March 1994 (aged 22)	13	5	Guadalajara
12	1GK	Gibrán Lajud	(1993-12-25)25 December 1993 (aged 22)	20	0	Tijuana
13	2DF	Carlos Salcedo	(1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 22)	8	0	Guadalajara
14	2DF	Érick Aguirre	(1997-02-23)23 February 1997 (aged 19)	4	0	Pachuca
15	3MF	Érick Gutiérrez	(1995-06-15)15 June 1995 (aged 21)	3	0	Pachuca
16	4FW	Carlos Cisneros	(1993-08-30)30 August 1993 (aged 22)	7	3	Guadalajara
17	3MF	Alfonso González	(1994-09-05)5 September 1994 (aged 21)	8	2	Monterrey
18	4FW	Erick Torres	(1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 23)	9	7	Houston Dynamo
20	3MF	Raúl López	(1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 23)			Pachuca
21	4FW	Carlos Fierro	(1994-07-24)24 July 1994 (aged 22)			Querétaro

* Over-aged player.

South Korea

The following is the South Korea squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 29 June. On 17 July, Song Ju-hun left the squad due to injury and was replaced by Kim Min-tae.

Head coach: Shin Tae-yong

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kim Dong-jun	(1994-12-19)19 December 1994 (aged 21)	19	0	Seongnam FC
2	2DF	Sim Sang-min	(1993-05-21)21 May 1993 (aged 23)	27	0	FC Seoul
3	2DF	Lee Seul-chan	(1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 22)	18	0	Jeonnam Dragons
4	3MF	Kim Min-tae	(1993-11-26)26 November 1993 (aged 22)	11	0	Vegalta Sendai
5	2DF	Choi Kyu-baek	(1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 22)	5	1	Jeonbuk Hyundai
6	2DF	Jang Hyun-soo* (c)	(1991-09-28)28 September 1991 (aged 24)	16	3	Guangzhou R&F
7	4FW	Son Heung-min*	(1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 24)	0	0	Tottenham Hotspur
8	3MF	Moon Chang-jin	(1993-07-12)12 July 1993 (aged 23)	28	16	Pohang Steelers
9	4FW	Suk Hyun-jun*	(1991-06-29)29 June 1991 (aged 25)	2	0	FC Porto
10	3MF	Ryu Seung-woo	(1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 22)	22	4	Bayer Leverkusen
11	4FW	Hwang Hee-chan	(1996-01-26)26 January 1996 (aged 20)	12	1	Red Bull Salzburg
12	3MF	Lee Chan-dong	(1993-01-10)10 January 1993 (aged 23)	11	1	Gwangju FC
13	2DF	Park Dong-jin	(1994-12-10)10 December 1994 (aged 21)	16	0	Gwangju FC
14	3MF	Park Yong-woo	(1993-09-10)10 September 1993 (aged 22)	15	2	FC Seoul
15	2DF	Jung Seung-hyun	(1994-04-03)3 April 1994 (aged 22)	17	2	Ulsan Hyundai
16	3MF	Kwon Chang-hoon	(1994-06-30)30 June 1994 (aged 22)	15	7	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
17	3MF	Lee Chang-min	(1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 22)	22	4	Jeju United
18	1GK	Gu Sung-yun	(1994-06-27)27 June 1994 (aged 22)	12	0	Consadole Sapporo

* Over-aged player.

Group D

Algeria

The following is the Algeria squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July.

Head coach: Pierre-André Schürmann

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Abdelkader Salhi	(1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 23)	12	0	ASO Chlef
2	2DF	Miloud Rebiaï	(1993-12-12)12 December 1993 (aged 22)	0	0	ES Sétif
3	2DF	Ayoub Abdellaoui	(1993-02-16)16 February 1993 (aged 23)	13	0	USM Alger
4	2DF	Abdelghani Demmou*	(1989-01-29)29 January 1989 (aged 27)	1	0	MC Alger
5	2DF	Ryad Kenniche (c)	(1993-04-30)30 April 1993 (aged 23)	7	1	ES Sétif
6	3MF	Mohamed Benkhemassa	(1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 23)	17	2	USM Alger
7	4FW	Baghdad Bounedjah*	(1991-11-24)24 November 1991 (aged 24)	6	4	Al Sadd SC
8	3MF	Haris Belkebla	(1994-01-28)28 January 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Tours
9	4FW	Mohamed Benkablia	(1994-02-02)2 February 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	ASM Oran
10	4FW	Abderrahmane Meziane	(1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 22)	13	4	USM Alger
11	4FW	Zakaria Haddouche	(1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 21)	9	1	ES Sétif
12	3MF	Raouf Benguit	(1996-04-05)5 April 1996 (aged 20)	14	0	USM Alger
13	4FW	Oussama Darfalou	(1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 22)	11	4	USM Alger
14	3MF	Sofiane Bendebka*	(1992-08-09)9 August 1992 (aged 23)	1	1	NA Hussein Dey
15	2DF	Houari Ferhani	(1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 23)	13	0	JS Kabylie
16	1GK	Farid Chaâl	(1994-07-03)3 July 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	USM El Harrach
17	3MF	Zakaria Draoui	(1994-02-20)20 February 1994 (aged 22)	6	0	CR Belouizdad
18	4FW	Rachid Aït-Atmane	(1993-02-04)4 February 1993 (aged 23)	1	0	Sporting Gijón
22	1GK	Oussama Methazem	(1993-12-16)16 December 1993 (aged 22)	0	0	RC Arbaâ

* Over-aged player.

Argentina

The following is the Argentina squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 6 July and confirmed on 14 July. On 26 July, Manuel Lanzini left the squad due to injury and was replaced by Cristian Pavón.

Head coach: Julio Olarticoechea

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Gerónimo Rulli*	(1992-05-20)20 May 1992 (aged 24)	3	0	Real Sociedad
2	2DF	Lautaro Gianetti	(1993-11-13)13 November 1993 (aged 22)	3	0	Vélez Sarsfield
3	2DF	Alexis Soto	(1993-10-20)20 October 1993 (aged 22)	3	0	Banfield
4	2DF	José Luis Gómez	(1993-09-13)13 September 1993 (aged 22)	3	0	Lanús
5	3MF	Lucas Romero	(1994-04-18)18 April 1994 (aged 22)	1	0	Cruzeiro
6	2DF	Víctor Cuesta* (c)	(1988-11-19)19 November 1988 (aged 27)	2	0	Independiente
7	3MF	Cristian Pavón	(1996-01-21)21 January 1996 (aged 20)	3	0	Boca Juniors
8	3MF	Santiago Ascacíbar	(1997-02-25)25 February 1997 (aged 19)	3	0	Estudiantes
9	4FW	Jonathan Calleri	(1993-09-23)23 September 1993 (aged 22)	3	1	São Paulo
10	4FW	Ángel Correa	(1995-03-09)9 March 1995 (aged 21)	3	1	Atlético Madrid
11	4FW	Giovanni Simeone	(1995-07-05)5 July 1995 (aged 21)	3	0	Banfield
12	1GK	Axel Werner	(1996-02-28)28 February 1996 (aged 20)	0	0	Atlético de Rafaela
13	3MF	Joaquín Arzura	(1993-05-18)18 May 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	River Plate
14	3MF	Giovani Lo Celso	(1996-04-09)9 April 1996 (aged 20)	3	0	Rosario Central
15	2DF	Lisandro Magallán	(1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 22)	1	0	Boca Juniors
16	2DF	Leandro Vega	(1996-05-27)27 May 1996 (aged 20)	1	0	River Plate
17	3MF	Mauricio Martínez	(1993-02-20)20 February 1993 (aged 23)	3	1	Rosario Central
18	4FW	Cristian Espinoza	(1995-04-03)3 April 1995 (aged 21)	3	0	Huracán

* Over-aged player.

Honduras

The following is the Honduras final squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. On 28 July, Kevin López left the squad due to injury and was replaced by Marcelo Espinal.

Head coach: Jorge Luis Pinto

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	2016 club
1	1GK	Luis López	(1993-09-13)13 September 1993 (aged 22)	0	0	Real España
2	2DF	Jonathan Paz	(1995-06-18)18 June 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Deportivo Real Sociedad
3	2DF	Marcelo Pereira	(1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Motagua
4	2DF	Kevin Álvarez	(1996-08-03)3 August 1996 (aged 20)	0	0	Olimpia
5	2DF	Allans Vargas	(1993-09-25)25 September 1993 (aged 22)	0	0	Real España
6	3MF	Bryan Acosta (c)	(1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (aged 22)	0	0	Real España
7	3MF	Brayan Ramírez	(1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Juticalpa
8	2DF	Johnny Palacios*	(1986-12-20)20 December 1986 (aged 29)	0	0	Olimpia
9	4FW	Anthony Lozano	(1993-04-25)25 April 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Tenerife
10	3MF	Óscar Salas	(1993-12-08)8 December 1993 (aged 22)	0	0	Olimpia
11	3MF	Marcelo Espinal	(1993-02-24)24 February 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Unattached
12	4FW	Romell Quioto*	(1991-08-09)9 August 1991 (aged 24)	0	0	Olimpia
13	3MF	Jhow Benavídez	(1995-12-26)26 December 1995 (aged 20)	0	0	Real España
14	3MF	Elder Torres	(1995-04-14)14 April 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Real Monarchs
15	3MF	Allan Banegas	(1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 22)	0	0	Marathón
16	2DF	Brayan García	(1993-05-26)26 May 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Vida
17	4FW	Alberth Elis	(1996-02-12)12 February 1996 (aged 20)	0	0	Olimpia
18	1GK	Harold Fonseca	(1993-10-08)8 October 1993 (aged 22)	0	0	Juticalpa

* Over-aged player.

Portugal

The following is the Portugal squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July. On 17 July, Pité replaced Nuno Santos. On 21 July, Fábio Sturgeon left the squad due to injury and was replaced by Fernando Fonseca.

Head coach: Rui Jorge

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Bruno Varela	(1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 21)	0	0	Vitória de Setúbal
2	2DF	Ricardo Esgaio (c)	(1993-05-16)16 May 1993 (aged 23)	1	0	Sporting CP
3	2DF	Tiago Ilori	(1993-10-28)28 October 1993 (aged 22)	1	0	Liverpool
4	2DF	Tobias Figueiredo	(1994-02-02)2 February 1994 (aged 22)	1	0	Nacional
5	2DF	Edgar Ié	(1994-05-05)5 May 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Villarreal B
6	3MF	Tomás Podstawski	(1995-01-30)30 January 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Porto B
7	3MF	André Martins*	(1990-01-21)21 January 1990 (aged 26)	0	0	Olympiacos
8	3MF	Sérgio Oliveira*	(1992-06-02)2 June 1992 (aged 24)	1	0	Porto
9	4FW	Gonçalo Paciência	(1994-08-01)1 August 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Porto
10	3MF	Bruno Fernandes	(1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 21)	1	0	Udinese
11	4FW	Salvador Agra*	(1991-11-11)11 November 1991 (aged 24)	0	0	Nacional
12	1GK	Joel Castro Pereira	(1996-06-28)28 June 1996 (aged 20)	0	0	Manchester United
13	4FW	Pité	(1994-08-22)22 August 1994 (aged 21)	0	0	Tondela
14	2DF	Paulo Henrique	(1996-10-23)23 October 1996 (aged 19)	0	0	Paços de Ferreira
15	3MF	Fernando Fonseca	(1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 19)	0	0	Porto B
16	3MF	Francisco Ramos	(1995-04-10)10 April 1995 (aged 21)	1	0	Chaves
17	4FW	Carlos Mané	(1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 22)	0	0	Sporting CP
18	3MF	Tiago Silva	(1993-06-02)2 June 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Feirense

* Over-aged player.

See also

• Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads

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