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2021 UEFA Nations League Finals squads

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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 In such a case, an equivalent number of quarantined players had to be definitively withdrawn from the 23-player list.[2]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

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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 1GK Thibaut Courtois (1992-05-11)11 May 1992 (aged 29) 91 0 Spain Real Madrid
2 2DF Toby Alderweireld (1989-03-02)2 March 1989 (aged 32) 116 5 Qatar Al-Duhail
3 2DF Jason Denayer (1995-06-28)28 June 1995 (aged 26) 30 1 France Lyon
4 2DF Dedryck Boyata (1990-11-28)28 November 1990 (aged 30) 27 0 Germany Hertha BSC
5 2DF Jan Vertonghen (1987-04-24)24 April 1987 (aged 34) 132 9 Portugal Benfica
6 3MF Axel Witsel (1989-01-12)12 January 1989 (aged 32) 116 11 Germany Borussia Dortmund
7 3MF Kevin De Bruyne (1991-06-28)28 June 1991 (aged 30) 84 22 England Manchester City
8 3MF Youri Tielemans (1997-05-07)7 May 1997 (aged 24) 45 4 England Leicester City
9 4FW Romelu Lukaku (1993-05-13)13 May 1993 (aged 28) 100 67 England Chelsea
10 4FW Eden Hazard (captain) (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 30) 114 33 Spain Real Madrid
11 4FW Yannick Carrasco (1993-09-04)4 September 1993 (aged 28) 51 6 Spain Atlético Madrid
12 1GK Simon Mignolet (1988-03-06)6 March 1988 (aged 33) 31 0 Belgium Club Brugge
13 1GK Koen Casteels (1992-06-25)25 June 1992 (aged 29) 2 0 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
14 4FW Dodi Lukebakio (1997-09-24)24 September 1997 (aged 24) 4 0 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
15 2DF Thomas Foket (1994-09-25)25 September 1994 (aged 27) 7 1 France Reims
16 2DF Arthur Theate (2000-05-25)25 May 2000 (aged 21) 0 0 Italy Bologna
17 3MF Hans Vanaken (1992-08-24)24 August 1992 (aged 29) 13 3 Belgium Club Brugge
18 4FW Charles De Ketelaere (2001-03-10)10 March 2001 (aged 20) 1 0 Belgium Club Brugge
19 3MF Leander Dendoncker (1995-04-15)15 April 1995 (aged 26) 23 0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
20 4FW Leandro Trossard (1994-12-04)4 December 1994 (aged 26) 11 2 England Brighton & Hove Albion
21 2DF Timothy Castagne (1995-12-05)5 December 1995 (aged 25) 17 2 England Leicester City
22 3MF Alexis Saelemaekers (1999-06-27)27 June 1999 (aged 22) 4 1 Italy Milan
23 4FW Michy Batshuayi (1993-10-02)2 October 1993 (aged 28) 37 22 Turkey Beşiktaş

France

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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 1GK Hugo Lloris (captain) (1986-12-26)26 December 1986 (aged 34) 132 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
2 2DF Benjamin Pavard (1996-03-28)28 March 1996 (aged 25) 38 2 Germany Bayern Munich
3 2DF Presnel Kimpembe (1995-08-13)13 August 1995 (aged 26) 24 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
4 2DF Raphaël Varane (1993-04-25)25 April 1993 (aged 28) 81 5 England Manchester United
5 2DF Jules Koundé (1998-11-12)12 November 1998 (aged 22) 3 0 Spain Sevilla
6 3MF Paul Pogba (1993-03-15)15 March 1993 (aged 28) 87 11 England Manchester United
7 4FW Antoine Griezmann (1991-03-21)21 March 1991 (aged 30) 98 41 Spain Atlético Madrid
8 3MF Aurélien Tchouaméni (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 21) 3 0 France Monaco
9 4FW Anthony Martial (1995-12-05)5 December 1995 (aged 25) 30 2 England Manchester United
10 4FW Kylian Mbappé (1998-12-20)20 December 1998 (aged 22) 49 17 France Paris Saint-Germain
11 4FW Moussa Diaby (1999-07-07)7 July 1999 (aged 22) 2 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
12 2DF Léo Dubois (1994-09-14)14 September 1994 (aged 27) 10 0 France Lyon
13 3MF Matteo Guendouzi (1999-04-14)14 April 1999 (aged 22) 0 0 France Marseille
14 3MF Adrien Rabiot (1995-04-03)3 April 1995 (aged 26) 21 0 Italy Juventus
15 2DF Dayot Upamecano (1998-10-27)27 October 1998 (aged 22) 3 1 Germany Bayern Munich
16 1GK Benoît Costil (1987-07-03)3 July 1987 (aged 34) 1 0 France Bordeaux
17 3MF Jordan Veretout (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 28) 2 0 Italy Roma
18 2DF Lucas Digne (1993-07-20)20 July 1993 (aged 28) 42 0 England Everton
19 4FW Karim Benzema (1987-12-19)19 December 1987 (aged 33) 90 31 Spain Real Madrid
20 4FW Wissam Ben Yedder (1990-08-12)12 August 1990 (aged 31) 15 2 France Monaco
21 2DF Lucas Hernandez (1996-02-14)14 February 1996 (aged 25) 28 0 Germany Bayern Munich
22 2DF Théo Hernandez (1997-10-06)6 October 1997 (aged 24) 1 0 Italy Milan
23 1GK Mike Maignan (1995-07-03)3 July 1995 (aged 26) 1 0 Italy Milan

Italy

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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 1GK Salvatore Sirigu (1987-01-12)12 January 1987 (aged 34) 28 0 Italy Genoa
2 2DF Giovanni Di Lorenzo (1993-08-04)4 August 1993 (aged 28) 15 1 Italy Napoli
3 2DF Giorgio Chiellini (captain) (1984-08-14)14 August 1984 (aged 37) 113 8 Italy Juventus
4 2DF Davide Calabria (1996-12-06)6 December 1996 (aged 24) 3 0 Italy Milan
5 3MF Manuel Locatelli (1998-01-08)8 January 1998 (aged 23) 16 3 Italy Juventus
6 3MF Marco Verratti (1992-11-05)5 November 1992 (aged 28) 47 3 France Paris Saint-Germain
7 3MF Lorenzo Pellegrini (1996-06-19)19 June 1996 (aged 25) 18 2 Italy Roma
8 3MF Jorginho (1991-12-20)20 December 1991 (aged 29) 38 5 England Chelsea
9 4FW Giacomo Raspadori (2000-02-18)18 February 2000 (aged 21) 5 1 Italy Sassuolo
10 4FW Lorenzo Insigne (1991-06-04)4 June 1991 (aged 30) 49 10 Italy Napoli
11 4FW Domenico Berardi (1994-08-01)1 August 1994 (aged 27) 20 5 Italy Sassuolo
12 2DF Federico Dimarco (1997-11-10)10 November 1997 (aged 23) 0 0 Italy Inter Milan
13 2DF Emerson Palmieri (1994-08-03)3 August 1994 (aged 27) 21 0 France Lyon
14 4FW Federico Chiesa (1997-10-25)25 October 1997 (aged 23) 34 4 Italy Juventus
15 2DF Francesco Acerbi (1988-02-10)10 February 1988 (aged 33) 19 1 Italy Lazio
16 3MF Bryan Cristante (1995-03-03)3 March 1995 (aged 26) 19 1 Italy Roma
17 4FW Moise Kean (2000-02-28)28 February 2000 (aged 21) 10 4 Italy Juventus
18 3MF Nicolò Barella (1997-02-07)7 February 1997 (aged 24) 31 6 Italy Inter Milan
19 2DF Leonardo Bonucci (1987-05-01)1 May 1987 (aged 34) 111 8 Italy Juventus
20 3MF Federico Bernardeschi (1994-02-16)16 February 1994 (aged 27) 35 6 Italy Juventus
21 1GK Gianluigi Donnarumma (1999-02-25)25 February 1999 (aged 22) 36 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
22 1GK Alex Meret (1997-03-22)22 March 1997 (aged 24) 2 0 Italy Napoli
23 2DF Alessandro Bastoni (1999-04-13)13 April 1999 (aged 22) 7 0 Italy Inter Milan

Spain

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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 1GK David de Gea (1990-11-07)7 November 1990 (aged 30) 45 0 England Manchester United
2 2DF César Azpilicueta (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 32) 32 1 England Chelsea
3 2DF Pau Torres (1997-01-16)16 January 1997 (aged 24) 14 1 Spain Villarreal
4 2DF Iñigo Martínez (1991-05-17)17 May 1991 (aged 30) 16 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao
5 3MF Sergio Busquets (captain) (1988-07-16)16 July 1988 (aged 33) 129 2 Spain Barcelona
6 3MF Bryan Gil (2001-02-11)11 February 2001 (aged 20) 3 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
7 4FW Yeremy Pino (2002-10-20)20 October 2002 (aged 18) 0 0 Spain Villarreal
8 3MF Koke (1992-01-08)8 January 1992 (aged 29) 58 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
9 3MF Gavi (2004-08-05)5 August 2004 (aged 17) 0 0 Spain Barcelona
10 3MF Sergi Roberto (1992-02-07)7 February 1992 (aged 29) 10 1 Spain Barcelona
11 4FW Ferran Torres (2000-02-29)29 February 2000 (aged 21) 20 10 England Manchester City
12 2DF Eric García (2001-01-09)9 January 2001 (aged 20) 13 0 Spain Barcelona
13 1GK Robert Sánchez (1997-11-18)18 November 1997 (aged 23) 1 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion
14 2DF Sergio Reguilón (1996-12-16)16 December 1996 (aged 24) 6 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
15 2DF Pedro Porro (1999-09-13)13 September 1999 (aged 22) 1 0 Portugal Sporting CP
16 3MF Rodri (1996-06-22)22 June 1996 (aged 25) 27 1 England Manchester City
17 2DF Marcos Alonso (1990-12-28)28 December 1990 (aged 30) 3 0 England Chelsea
18 3MF Pablo Fornals (1996-02-22)22 February 1996 (aged 25) 4 1 England West Ham United
19 2DF Aymeric Laporte (1994-05-27)27 May 1994 (aged 27) 10 1 England Manchester City
20 3MF Mikel Merino (1996-06-22)22 June 1996 (aged 25) 8 0 Spain Real Sociedad
21 3MF Mikel Oyarzabal (1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 24) 19 5 Spain Real Sociedad
22 4FW Pablo Sarabia (1992-05-11)11 May 1992 (aged 29) 12 4 Portugal Sporting CP
23 1GK Unai Simón (1997-06-11)11 June 1997 (aged 24) 16 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "24 Devils selected for Nations League Final Four". Royal Belgian Football Association. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Foket replaces Meunier in Belgium's Nations League squad". Reuters. Brussels. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Belgium make another change after injury to Thorgan Hazard". Reuters. Brussels. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. ^ Orsini, Vincent (30 September 2021). "La liste des vingt-trois Bleus" [The list of the twenty-three Blues]. French Football Federation (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ^ "The squad list for the UEFA Nations League finals". Italian Football Federation. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  8. ^ "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 Italian). 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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 Spanish). 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  11. ^ "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 Spanish). 1 October 2021. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  12. ^ "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 Spanish). 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  13. ^ "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 Spanish). 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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