UEFA Euro 2012 squads

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The following is a list of squads for each national team competing at the Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. The tournament started on 8 June 2012 and the final took place in Kyiv on 1 July 2012.

Each national team had to submit a squad of 23 players by 29 May 2012, three of whom must be goalkeepers.[1] If a player was injured severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his team's first match, he could be replaced by another player.[2]

Club memberships are correct as of the 2011–12 season. Caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2012. Ages are correct as of 8 June 2012, the opening day of the tournament.

Group A[edit]

Poland[edit]

Manager: Franciszek Smuda

On 2 May 2012, Smuda named a provisional list of 23 players for the tournament, along with a seven-man reserve list.[3] Łukasz Fabiański withdrew from the squad on 26 May 2012 with a shoulder injury and was replaced by Grzegorz Sandomierski from the reserve list; Smuda named his 23-man final squad the following day.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Wojciech Szczęsny (1990-04-18)18 April 1990 (aged 22) 11 0 England Arsenal
2 2DF Sebastian Boenisch (1987-02-01)1 February 1987 (aged 25) 9 0 Germany Werder Bremen
3 2DF Grzegorz Wojtkowiak (1984-01-26)26 January 1984 (aged 28) 19 0 Poland Lech Poznań
4 2DF Marcin Kamiński (1992-01-15)15 January 1992 (aged 20) 3 0 Poland Lech Poznań
5 3MF Dariusz Dudka (1983-12-09)9 December 1983 (aged 28) 65 2 France Auxerre
6 3MF Adam Matuszczyk (1989-02-14)14 February 1989 (aged 23) 20 1 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
7 3MF Eugen Polanski (1986-03-17)17 March 1986 (aged 26) 11 0 Germany Mainz 05
8 3MF Maciej Rybus (1989-08-19)19 August 1989 (aged 22) 22 1 Russia Terek Grozny
9 4FW Robert Lewandowski (1988-08-21)21 August 1988 (aged 23) 45 15 Germany Borussia Dortmund
10 3MF Ludovic Obraniak (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 27) 26 5 France Bordeaux
11 3MF Rafał Murawski (1981-10-09)9 October 1981 (aged 30) 46 1 Poland Lech Poznań
12 1GK Grzegorz Sandomierski (1989-09-05)5 September 1989 (aged 22) 3 0 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok
13 2DF Marcin Wasilewski (1980-06-09)9 June 1980 (aged 31) 51 2 Belgium Anderlecht
14 2DF Jakub Wawrzyniak (1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 28) 26 0 Poland Legia Warsaw
15 2DF Damien Perquis (1984-10-04)4 October 1984 (aged 27) 10 1 France Sochaux
16 3MF Jakub Błaszczykowski (captain) (1985-12-14)14 December 1985 (aged 26) 54 10 Germany Borussia Dortmund
17 4FW Artur Sobiech (1990-06-12)12 June 1990 (aged 21) 5 1 Germany Hannover 96
18 3MF Adrian Mierzejewski (1986-11-04)4 November 1986 (aged 25) 25 1 Turkey Trabzonspor
19 3MF Rafał Wolski (1992-11-10)10 November 1992 (aged 19) 3 0 Poland Legia Warsaw
20 2DF Łukasz Piszczek (1985-06-03)3 June 1985 (aged 27) 27 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund
21 3MF Kamil Grosicki (1988-06-08)8 June 1988 (aged 24) 14 0 Turkey Sivasspor
22 1GK Przemysław Tytoń (1987-01-04)4 January 1987 (aged 25) 8 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
23 4FW Paweł Brożek (1983-04-21)21 April 1983 (aged 29) 36 8 Turkey Trabzonspor

Greece[edit]

Manager: Portugal Fernando Santos

Santos named his first shortlist, composed of players based abroad, on 10 May 2012, and the second, composed of Greece-based players on 17 May 2012,[citation needed] totalling a 25-player provisional list.[5] On 28 May 2012, Santos announced his 23-man squad.[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Kostas Chalkias (1974-05-30)30 May 1974 (aged 38) 32 0 Greece PAOK
2 3MF Giannis Maniatis (1986-10-12)12 October 1986 (aged 25) 13 0 Greece Olympiacos
3 2DF Georgios Tzavellas (1987-11-26)26 November 1987 (aged 24) 8 0 France Monaco[note 1]
4 2DF Stelios Malezas (1985-03-11)11 March 1985 (aged 27) 2 0 Greece PAOK
5 2DF Kyriakos Papadopoulos (1992-02-23)23 February 1992 (aged 20) 12 3 Germany Schalke 04
6 3MF Grigoris Makos (1987-01-18)18 January 1987 (aged 25) 13 0 Greece AEK Athens
7 4FW Georgios Samaras (1985-02-21)21 February 1985 (aged 27) 58 8 Scotland Celtic
8 2DF Avraam Papadopoulos (1984-12-03)3 December 1984 (aged 27) 34 0 Greece Olympiacos
9 4FW Nikos Liberopoulos (1975-08-04)4 August 1975 (aged 36) 76 13 Greece AEK Athens
10 3MF Giorgos Karagounis (captain) (1977-03-06)6 March 1977 (aged 35) 120 9 Greece Panathinaikos
11 4FW Kostas Mitroglou (1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 24) 14 0 Greece Atromitos
12 1GK Alexandros Tzorvas (1982-08-12)12 August 1982 (aged 29) 16 0 Italy Palermo
13 1GK Michalis Sifakis (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 27) 15 0 Greece Aris
14 4FW Dimitris Salpingidis (1981-08-18)18 August 1981 (aged 30) 60 9 Greece PAOK
15 2DF Vasilis Torosidis (1985-06-10)10 June 1985 (aged 26) 48 6 Greece Olympiacos
16 3MF Georgios Fotakis (1981-10-29)29 October 1981 (aged 30) 12 2 Greece PAOK
17 4FW Theofanis Gekas (1980-05-23)23 May 1980 (aged 32) 62 22 Turkey Samsunspor
18 3MF Sotiris Ninis (1990-04-03)3 April 1990 (aged 22) 22 2 Greece Panathinaikos
19 2DF Sokratis Papastathopoulos (1988-06-09)9 June 1988 (aged 23) 31 0 Germany Werder Bremen
20 2DF José Holebas (1984-06-27)27 June 1984 (aged 27) 7 0 Greece Olympiacos
21 3MF Kostas Katsouranis (1979-06-21)21 June 1979 (aged 32) 95 9 Greece Panathinaikos
22 3MF Kostas Fortounis (1992-10-16)16 October 1992 (aged 19) 5 0 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
23 3MF Giannis Fetfatzidis (1990-12-21)21 December 1990 (aged 21) 13 3 Greece Olympiacos

Russia[edit]

Manager: Netherlands Dick Advocaat

On 11 May 2012, Advocaat named a provisional list of 26 players for the tournament.[7] Vasili Berezutski and Roman Shishkin withdrew on 20 and 24 May respectively, Berezutski with a thigh injury and Shishkin due to a stomach complaint.[8][9] Advocaat named his final squad on 25 May 2012; Kirill Nababkin was named having not been included in the provisional party.[10]

A 2012 friendly match against Lithuania, recognized by the Russian Football Union but not by FIFA, is not counted for caps.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Igor Akinfeev (1986-04-08)8 April 1986 (aged 26) 51 0 Russia CSKA Moscow
2 2DF Aleksandr Anyukov (1982-09-28)28 September 1982 (aged 29) 64 1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
3 2DF Roman Sharonov (1976-09-08)8 September 1976 (aged 35) 8 0 Russia Rubin Kazan
4 2DF Sergei Ignashevich (1979-07-14)14 July 1979 (aged 32) 74 5 Russia CSKA Moscow
5 2DF Yuri Zhirkov (1983-08-20)20 August 1983 (aged 28) 51 0 Russia Anzhi Makhachkala
6 3MF Roman Shirokov (1981-07-06)6 July 1981 (aged 30) 21 6 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
7 3MF Igor Denisov (1984-05-17)17 May 1984 (aged 28) 25 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
8 3MF Konstantin Zyryanov (1977-10-05)5 October 1977 (aged 34) 49 7 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
9 3MF Marat Izmailov (1982-09-21)21 September 1982 (aged 29) 32 2 Portugal Sporting CP
10 4FW Andrey Arshavin (captain) (1981-05-29)29 May 1981 (aged 31) 70 17 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
11 4FW Aleksandr Kerzhakov (1982-11-27)27 November 1982 (aged 29) 60 19 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
12 2DF Aleksei Berezutski (1982-06-20)20 June 1982 (aged 29) 47 0 Russia CSKA Moscow
13 1GK Anton Shunin (1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 25) 2 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow
14 4FW Roman Pavlyuchenko (1981-12-15)15 December 1981 (aged 30) 46 20 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
15 2DF Dmitri Kombarov (1987-01-22)22 January 1987 (aged 25) 3 0 Russia Spartak Moscow
16 1GK Vyacheslav Malafeev (1979-03-04)4 March 1979 (aged 33) 25 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
17 3MF Alan Dzagoev (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 21) 19 4 Russia CSKA Moscow
18 4FW Aleksandr Kokorin (1991-03-19)19 March 1991 (aged 21) 4 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow
19 2DF Vladimir Granat (1987-05-22)22 May 1987 (aged 25) 0 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow
20 4FW Pavel Pogrebnyak (1983-11-08)8 November 1983 (aged 28) 32 8 England Fulham
21 2DF Kirill Nababkin (1986-09-08)8 September 1986 (aged 25) 1 0 Russia CSKA Moscow
22 3MF Denis Glushakov (1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 25) 9 1 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
23 3MF Igor Semshov (1978-04-06)6 April 1978 (aged 34) 56 3 Russia Dynamo Moscow

Czech Republic[edit]

Manager: Michal Bílek

Michal Bílek announced his 24-man provisional squad on 14 May 2012.[11] On 28 May 2012, he replaced Daniel Pudil with Vladimír Darida.[12] The following day, he confirmed his 23-man squad, removing Tomáš Grigar.[13]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Petr Čech (1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 30) 94 0 England Chelsea
2 2DF Theodor Gebre Selassie (1986-12-24)24 December 1986 (aged 25) 14 0 Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
3 2DF Michal Kadlec (1984-12-13)13 December 1984 (aged 27) 38 8 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
4 2DF Marek Suchý (1988-03-29)29 March 1988 (aged 24) 4 0 Russia Spartak Moscow
5 2DF Roman Hubník (1984-06-06)6 June 1984 (aged 28) 23 2 Germany Hertha BSC
6 2DF Tomáš Sivok (1983-09-15)15 September 1983 (aged 28) 30 3 Turkey Beşiktaş
7 4FW Tomáš Necid (1989-08-13)13 August 1989 (aged 22) 26 7 Russia CSKA Moscow
8 2DF David Limberský (1983-10-06)6 October 1983 (aged 28) 12 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
9 4FW Jan Rezek (1982-05-05)5 May 1982 (aged 30) 16 3 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
10 3MF Tomáš Rosický (captain) (1980-10-04)4 October 1980 (aged 31) 87 20 England Arsenal
11 3MF Milan Petržela (1983-06-19)19 June 1983 (aged 28) 11 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
12 2DF František Rajtoral (1986-03-12)12 March 1986 (aged 26) 5 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
13 3MF Jaroslav Plašil (1982-01-05)5 January 1982 (aged 30) 75 6 France Bordeaux
14 4FW Václav Pilař (1988-10-13)13 October 1988 (aged 23) 13 3 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
15 4FW Milan Baroš (1981-10-28)28 October 1981 (aged 30) 93 41 Turkey Galatasaray
16 1GK Jan Laštůvka (1982-07-07)7 July 1982 (aged 29) 1 0 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
17 3MF Tomáš Hübschman (1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 30) 47 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
18 3MF Daniel Kolář (1985-10-27)27 October 1985 (aged 26) 13 1 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
19 3MF Petr Jiráček (1986-03-02)2 March 1986 (aged 26) 12 3 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
20 4FW Tomáš Pekhart (1989-05-26)26 May 1989 (aged 23) 13 0 Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
21 4FW David Lafata (1981-09-18)18 September 1981 (aged 30) 19 3 Czech Republic Jablonec
22 3MF Vladimír Darida (1990-08-08)8 August 1990 (aged 21) 3 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
23 1GK Jaroslav Drobný (1979-10-18)18 October 1979 (aged 32) 6 0 Germany Hamburger SV

Group B[edit]

Netherlands[edit]

Manager: Bert van Marwijk

On 7 May 2012, Bert van Marwijk named a provisional list of 36 players for the tournament.[14] However, Erik Pieters was forced to pull out of the squad shortly after the announcement with a foot injury.[15] On 15 May 2012, Van Marwijk reduced his squad to 27 players.[16] On 26 May 2012, Van Marwijk announced his 23-man squad for the tournament.[17]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Maarten Stekelenburg (1982-09-22)22 September 1982 (aged 29) 50 0 Italy Roma
2 2DF Gregory van der Wiel (1988-02-03)3 February 1988 (aged 24) 35 0 Netherlands Ajax
3 2DF John Heitinga (1983-11-15)15 November 1983 (aged 28) 80 7 England Everton
4 2DF Joris Mathijsen (1980-04-05)5 April 1980 (aged 32) 82 3 Spain Málaga
5 2DF Wilfred Bouma (1978-06-15)15 June 1978 (aged 33) 37 2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
6 3MF Mark van Bommel (captain) (1977-04-22)22 April 1977 (aged 35) 79 10 Italy Milan
7 4FW Dirk Kuyt (1980-07-22)22 July 1980 (aged 31) 90 24 England Liverpool
8 3MF Nigel de Jong (1984-11-30)30 November 1984 (aged 27) 63 1 England Manchester City
9 4FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (1983-08-12)12 August 1983 (aged 28) 56 31 Germany Schalke 04
10 3MF Wesley Sneijder (1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 27) 87 24 Italy Inter Milan
11 4FW Arjen Robben (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 28) 60 17 Germany Bayern Munich
12 1GK Michel Vorm (1983-10-20)20 October 1983 (aged 28) 9 0 England Swansea City[note 2]
13 2DF Ron Vlaar (1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 27) 9 1 Netherlands Feyenoord
14 3MF Stijn Schaars (1984-01-11)11 January 1984 (aged 28) 19 0 Portugal Sporting CP
15 2DF Jetro Willems (1994-03-30)30 March 1994 (aged 18) 5 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
16 4FW Robin van Persie (1983-08-06)6 August 1983 (aged 28) 68 29 England Arsenal
17 3MF Kevin Strootman (1990-02-13)13 February 1990 (aged 22) 11 1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
18 4FW Luuk de Jong (1990-08-27)27 August 1990 (aged 21) 7 1 Netherlands Twente
19 4FW Luciano Narsingh (1990-09-13)13 September 1990 (aged 21) 2 0 Netherlands Heerenveen
20 3MF Ibrahim Afellay (1986-04-02)2 April 1986 (aged 26) 41 5 Spain Barcelona
21 2DF Khalid Boulahrouz (1981-12-28)28 December 1981 (aged 30) 35 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart
22 1GK Tim Krul (1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 24) 3 0 England Newcastle United
23 3MF Rafael van der Vaart (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 29) 99 19 England Tottenham Hotspur

Denmark[edit]

Manager: Morten Olsen

Denmark coach Morten Olsen named a 20-man squad for the tournament on 16 May 2012, with the three remaining berths to be filled.[18] Anders Lindegaard was selected on 19 May.[19] Jores Okore and Nicklas Pedersen were selected on 24 May.[20] On 29 May, Thomas Sørensen was replaced by Kasper Schmeichel due to a back injury.[21]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Stephan Andersen (1981-11-26)26 November 1981 (aged 30) 13 0 France Evian
2 3MF Christian Poulsen (1980-02-28)28 February 1980 (aged 32) 92 6 France Evian
3 2DF Simon Kjær (1989-03-26)26 March 1989 (aged 23) 27 0 Italy Roma
4 2DF Daniel Agger (captain) (1984-12-12)12 December 1984 (aged 27) 49 6 England Liverpool
5 2DF Simon Poulsen (1984-10-07)7 October 1984 (aged 27) 21 0 Netherlands AZ
6 2DF Lars Jacobsen (1979-09-20)20 September 1979 (aged 32) 53 1 Denmark Copenhagen
7 3MF William Kvist (1985-02-24)24 February 1985 (aged 27) 31 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart
8 3MF Christian Eriksen (1992-02-14)14 February 1992 (aged 20) 26 2 Netherlands Ajax
9 3MF Michael Krohn-Dehli (1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (aged 29) 24 6 Denmark Brøndby
10 4FW Dennis Rommedahl (1978-07-22)22 July 1978 (aged 33) 118 21 Denmark Brøndby
11 4FW Nicklas Bendtner (1988-01-16)16 January 1988 (aged 24) 51 20 England Sunderland
12 2DF Andreas Bjelland (1988-07-11)11 July 1988 (aged 23) 6 1 Denmark Nordsjælland
13 2DF Jores Okore (1992-08-11)11 August 1992 (aged 19) 3 0 Denmark Nordsjælland
14 3MF Lasse Schöne (1986-05-27)27 May 1986 (aged 26) 12 2 Netherlands NEC
15 3MF Michael Silberbauer (1981-07-07)7 July 1981 (aged 30) 24 1 Switzerland Young Boys
16 1GK Anders Lindegaard (1984-04-13)13 April 1984 (aged 28) 5 0 England Manchester United
17 4FW Nicklas Pedersen (1987-10-10)10 October 1987 (aged 24) 7 0 Netherlands Groningen
18 2DF Daniel Wass (1989-05-31)31 May 1989 (aged 23) 6 0 France Evian
19 3MF Jakob Poulsen (1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 28) 24 1 Denmark Midtjylland
20 3MF Thomas Kahlenberg (1983-03-20)20 March 1983 (aged 29) 38 4 France Evian
21 3MF Niki Zimling (1985-04-19)19 April 1985 (aged 27) 14 0 Belgium Club Brugge
22 1GK Kasper Schmeichel (1986-11-05)5 November 1986 (aged 25) 0 0 England Leicester City
23 4FW Tobias Mikkelsen (1986-09-18)18 September 1986 (aged 25) 6 0 Denmark Nordsjælland

Germany[edit]

Manager: Joachim Löw

On 7 May 2012, Löw named a provisional list of 27 players for the tournament.[22] On 28 May 2012, Löw announced his 23-man squad.[23]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Manuel Neuer (1986-03-27)27 March 1986 (aged 26) 31 0 Germany Bayern Munich
2 3MF İlkay Gündoğan (1990-10-24)24 October 1990 (aged 21) 2 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund
3 2DF Marcel Schmelzer (1988-01-22)22 January 1988 (aged 24) 6 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund
4 2DF Benedikt Höwedes (1988-02-29)29 February 1988 (aged 24) 8 0 Germany Schalke 04
5 2DF Mats Hummels (1988-12-16)16 December 1988 (aged 23) 19 1 Germany Borussia Dortmund
6 3MF Sami Khedira (1987-04-04)4 April 1987 (aged 25) 32 2 Spain Real Madrid
7 3MF Bastian Schweinsteiger (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 27) 95 23 Germany Bayern Munich
8 3MF Mesut Özil (1988-10-15)15 October 1988 (aged 23) 38 9 Spain Real Madrid
9 3MF André Schürrle (1990-11-06)6 November 1990 (aged 21) 16 7 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
10 3MF Lukas Podolski (1985-06-04)4 June 1985 (aged 27) 101 44 Germany 1. FC Köln
11 4FW Miroslav Klose (1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 33) 121 64 Italy Lazio
12 1GK Tim Wiese (1981-12-17)17 December 1981 (aged 30) 6 0 Germany Werder Bremen
13 3MF Thomas Müller (1989-09-13)13 September 1989 (aged 22) 32 10 Germany Bayern Munich
14 2DF Holger Badstuber (1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (aged 23) 25 1 Germany Bayern Munich
15 3MF Lars Bender (1989-04-27)27 April 1989 (aged 23) 9 1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
16 2DF Philipp Lahm (captain) (1983-11-11)11 November 1983 (aged 28) 91 5 Germany Bayern Munich
17 2DF Per Mertesacker (1984-09-29)29 September 1984 (aged 27) 81 1 England Arsenal
18 3MF Toni Kroos (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 22) 30 2 Germany Bayern Munich
19 3MF Mario Götze (1992-06-03)3 June 1992 (aged 20) 15 2 Germany Borussia Dortmund
20 2DF Jérôme Boateng (1988-09-03)3 September 1988 (aged 23) 25 0 Germany Bayern Munich
21 3MF Marco Reus (1989-05-31)31 May 1989 (aged 23) 8 2 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
22 1GK Ron-Robert Zieler (1989-02-12)12 February 1989 (aged 23) 1 0 Germany Hannover 96
23 4FW Mario Gómez (1985-07-10)10 July 1985 (aged 26) 57 25 Germany Bayern Munich

Portugal[edit]

Manager: Paulo Bento

Paulo Bento named his final 23-man squad on 14 May 2012.[24] On 23 May, Hugo Viana replaced Carlos Martins after Martins suffered a calf injury.[25]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Eduardo (1982-09-19)19 September 1982 (aged 29) 28 0 Portugal Benfica
2 2DF Bruno Alves (1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 30) 55 5 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
3 2DF Pepe (1983-02-26)26 February 1983 (aged 29) 44 3 Spain Real Madrid
4 3MF Miguel Veloso (1986-05-11)11 May 1986 (aged 26) 29 2 Italy Genoa
5 2DF Fábio Coentrão (1988-03-11)11 March 1988 (aged 24) 27 1 Spain Real Madrid
6 3MF Custódio (1983-05-24)24 May 1983 (aged 29) 4 0 Portugal Braga
7 4FW Cristiano Ronaldo (captain) (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 27) 95 35 Spain Real Madrid
8 3MF João Moutinho (1986-09-08)8 September 1986 (aged 25) 48 2 Portugal Porto
9 4FW Hugo Almeida (1984-05-23)23 May 1984 (aged 28) 44 15 Turkey Beşiktaş
10 4FW Ricardo Quaresma (1983-09-26)26 September 1983 (aged 28) 35 3 Turkey Beşiktaş
11 4FW Nélson Oliveira (1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 20) 7 0 Portugal Benfica
12 1GK Rui Patrício (1988-02-15)15 February 1988 (aged 24) 16 0 Portugal Sporting CP
13 2DF Ricardo Costa (1981-05-16)16 May 1981 (aged 31) 11 0 Spain Valencia
14 2DF Rolando (1985-08-31)31 August 1985 (aged 26) 17 0 Portugal Porto
15 3MF Rúben Micael (1986-08-19)19 August 1986 (aged 25) 8 2 Spain Atlético Madrid
16 3MF Raul Meireles (1983-03-17)17 March 1983 (aged 29) 61 8 England Chelsea
17 4FW Nani (1986-11-17)17 November 1986 (aged 25) 59 13 England Manchester United
18 4FW Silvestre Varela (1985-02-02)2 February 1985 (aged 27) 9 2 Portugal Porto
19 2DF Miguel Lopes (1986-12-19)19 December 1986 (aged 25) 1 0 Portugal Braga
20 3MF Hugo Viana (1983-01-15)15 January 1983 (aged 29) 27 1 Portugal Braga
21 2DF João Pereira (1984-02-25)25 February 1984 (aged 28) 19 0 Portugal Sporting CP
22 1GK Beto (1982-05-01)1 May 1982 (aged 30) 2 0 Romania CFR Cluj
23 4FW Hélder Postiga (1982-08-02)2 August 1982 (aged 29) 53 20 Spain Zaragoza

Group C[edit]

Spain[edit]

Manager: Vicente del Bosque

Vicente del Bosque named a squad to play in a set of warm-up matches on 15 May 2012, but it did not include any Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao or Chelsea players as the two Spanish sides were preparing for the Copa del Rey final final on 25 May, while Chelsea were to take on Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League final on 19 May.[26] On 21 May 2012, Del Bosque called-up Chelsea players Fernando Torres and Juan Mata for the friendly matches.[27] On 27 May, Del Bosque gave the final squad list, complete with Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao players.[28]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Iker Casillas (captain) (1981-05-20)20 May 1981 (aged 31) 137 0 Spain Real Madrid
2 2DF Raúl Albiol (1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 26) 34 0 Spain Real Madrid
3 2DF Gerard Piqué (1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 25) 45 4 Spain Barcelona
4 3MF Javi Martínez (1988-09-02)2 September 1988 (aged 23) 8 0 Spain Athletic Bilbao
5 2DF Juanfran (1985-01-09)9 January 1985 (aged 27) 1 0 Spain Atlético Madrid
6 3MF Andrés Iniesta (1984-05-11)11 May 1984 (aged 28) 71 10 Spain Barcelona
7 4FW Pedro (1987-07-28)28 July 1987 (aged 24) 18 2 Spain Barcelona
8 3MF Xavi (1980-01-25)25 January 1980 (aged 32) 115 11 Spain Barcelona
9 4FW Fernando Torres (1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 28) 98 31 England Chelsea
10 3MF Cesc Fàbregas (1987-05-04)4 May 1987 (aged 25) 69 10 Spain Barcelona
11 4FW Álvaro Negredo (1985-08-20)20 August 1985 (aged 26) 12 6 Spain Sevilla
12 1GK Víctor Valdés (1982-01-14)14 January 1982 (aged 30) 8 0 Spain Barcelona
13 3MF Juan Mata (1988-04-28)28 April 1988 (aged 24) 19 6 England Chelsea
14 3MF Xabi Alonso (1981-11-25)25 November 1981 (aged 30) 102 15 Spain Real Madrid
15 2DF Sergio Ramos (1986-03-30)30 March 1986 (aged 26) 92 6 Spain Real Madrid
16 3MF Sergio Busquets (1988-07-16)16 July 1988 (aged 23) 45 0 Spain Barcelona
17 2DF Álvaro Arbeloa (1983-01-17)17 January 1983 (aged 29) 41 0 Spain Real Madrid
18 2DF Jordi Alba (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 23) 11 1 Spain Valencia
19 4FW Fernando Llorente (1985-02-26)26 February 1985 (aged 27) 20 7 Spain Athletic Bilbao
20 3MF Santi Cazorla (1984-12-13)13 December 1984 (aged 27) 45 6 Spain Málaga
21 3MF David Silva (1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 26) 64 18 England Manchester City
22 3MF Jesús Navas (1985-11-21)21 November 1985 (aged 26) 20 2 Spain Sevilla
23 1GK Pepe Reina (1982-08-31)31 August 1982 (aged 29) 25 0 England Liverpool

Italy[edit]

Manager: Cesare Prandelli

Cesare Prandelli named a provisional 32-man squad on 13 May 2012, the final day of the 2011–12 Serie A season.[29] On 29 May 2012, Prandelli announced his final squad list,[30] with defender Domenico Criscito not considered due to match-fixing charges.[31]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Gianluigi Buffon (captain) (1978-01-28)28 January 1978 (aged 34) 120 0 Italy Juventus
2 2DF Christian Maggio (1982-02-11)11 February 1982 (aged 30) 19 0 Italy Napoli
3 2DF Giorgio Chiellini (1984-08-14)14 August 1984 (aged 27) 55 2 Italy Juventus
4 2DF Angelo Ogbonna (1988-05-23)23 May 1988 (aged 24) 3 0 Italy Torino
5 3MF Thiago Motta (1982-08-28)28 August 1982 (aged 29) 13 1 France Paris Saint-Germain
6 2DF Federico Balzaretti (1981-12-06)6 December 1981 (aged 30) 12 0 Italy Palermo
7 2DF Ignazio Abate (1986-11-12)12 November 1986 (aged 25) 5 0 Italy Milan
8 3MF Claudio Marchisio (1986-01-19)19 January 1986 (aged 26) 26 1 Italy Juventus
9 4FW Mario Balotelli (1990-08-12)12 August 1990 (aged 21) 14 4 England Manchester City
10 4FW Antonio Cassano (1982-07-12)12 July 1982 (aged 29) 35 10 Italy Milan
11 4FW Antonio Di Natale (1977-10-13)13 October 1977 (aged 34) 42 11 Italy Udinese
12 1GK Salvatore Sirigu (1987-01-12)12 January 1987 (aged 25) 2 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
13 3MF Emanuele Giaccherini (1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 27) 2 0 Italy Juventus
14 1GK Morgan De Sanctis (1977-03-26)26 March 1977 (aged 35) 5 0 Italy Napoli
15 2DF Andrea Barzagli (1981-05-08)8 May 1981 (aged 31) 33 0 Italy Juventus
16 3MF Daniele De Rossi (1983-07-24)24 July 1983 (aged 28) 78 10 Italy Roma
17 4FW Fabio Borini (1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 21) 1 0 Italy Roma
18 3MF Riccardo Montolivo (1985-01-18)18 January 1985 (aged 27) 37 1 Italy Fiorentina
19 2DF Leonardo Bonucci (1987-05-01)1 May 1987 (aged 25) 20 2 Italy Juventus
20 4FW Sebastian Giovinco (1987-01-26)26 January 1987 (aged 25) 10 0 Italy Parma
21 3MF Andrea Pirlo (1979-05-19)19 May 1979 (aged 33) 89 10 Italy Juventus
22 3MF Alessandro Diamanti (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 29) 4 0 Italy Bologna
23 3MF Antonio Nocerino (1985-04-09)9 April 1985 (aged 27) 13 0 Italy Milan

Republic of Ireland[edit]

Manager: Italy Giovanni Trapattoni

On 7 May 2012, Giovanni Trapattoni announced his 23-man squad list for Euro 2012, along with a five-man stand-by list.[32] Keith Fahey withdrew with a groin injury on 26 May and was replaced by Paul Green.[33] On 29 May 2012 Kevin Foley was replaced by Paul McShane.[34] The Ireland team was the only squad at the tournament to consist entirely of players from foreign leagues.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Shay Given (1976-04-20)20 April 1976 (aged 36) 125 0 England Aston Villa
2 2DF Sean St Ledger (1984-12-28)28 December 1984 (aged 27) 30 3 England Leicester City
3 2DF Stephen Ward (1985-08-20)20 August 1985 (aged 26) 15 2 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 2DF John O'Shea (1981-04-30)30 April 1981 (aged 31) 79 1 England Sunderland
5 2DF Richard Dunne (1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 32) 76 8 England Aston Villa
6 3MF Glenn Whelan (1984-01-13)13 January 1984 (aged 28) 42 2 England Stoke City
7 3MF Aiden McGeady (1986-04-04)4 April 1986 (aged 26) 52 2 Russia Spartak Moscow
8 3MF Keith Andrews (1980-09-13)13 September 1980 (aged 31) 32 3 England West Bromwich Albion
9 4FW Kevin Doyle (1983-09-18)18 September 1983 (aged 28) 50 10 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
10 4FW Robbie Keane (captain) (1980-07-08)8 July 1980 (aged 31) 120 53 United States LA Galaxy
11 3MF Damien Duff (1979-03-02)2 March 1979 (aged 33) 100 8 England Fulham
12 2DF Stephen Kelly (1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (aged 28) 30 0 England Fulham
13 2DF Paul McShane (1986-01-06)6 January 1986 (aged 26) 27 0 England Hull City
14 4FW Jonathan Walters (1983-09-20)20 September 1983 (aged 28) 10 1 England Stoke City
15 3MF Darron Gibson (1987-10-25)25 October 1987 (aged 24) 19 1 England Everton
16 1GK Keiren Westwood (1984-10-23)23 October 1984 (aged 27) 10 0 England Sunderland
17 3MF Stephen Hunt (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 (aged 30) 39 1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
18 2DF Darren O'Dea (1987-02-04)4 February 1987 (aged 25) 14 0 Scotland Celtic
19 4FW Shane Long (1987-01-22)22 January 1987 (aged 25) 27 7 England West Bromwich Albion
20 4FW Simon Cox (1987-04-28)28 April 1987 (aged 25) 15 3 England West Bromwich Albion
21 3MF Paul Green (1983-04-10)10 April 1983 (aged 29) 12 1 England Derby County
22 3MF James McClean (1989-04-22)22 April 1989 (aged 23) 3 0 England Sunderland
23 1GK David Forde (1979-12-20)20 December 1979 (aged 32) 2 0 England Millwall

Croatia[edit]

Manager: Slaven Bilić

On 10 May 2012, a provisional list of 27 players was announced.[35] On 29 May, the final 23-man squad was announced.[36] On 4 June 2012, Ivica Olić was ruled out with an injury and was replaced by Nikola Kalinić.[37] On 7 June 2012, Ivo Iličević was ruled out with an injury and was replaced by Šime Vrsaljko.[38]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Stipe Pletikosa (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 33) 94 0 Russia Rostov
2 2DF Ivan Strinić (1987-07-17)17 July 1987 (aged 24) 20 0 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
3 2DF Josip Šimunić (1978-02-18)18 February 1978 (aged 34) 95 3 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
4 2DF Jurica Buljat (1986-09-12)12 September 1986 (aged 25) 2 0 Israel Maccabi Haifa
5 2DF Vedran Ćorluka (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 26) 57 3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
6 3MF Danijel Pranjić (1981-12-02)2 December 1981 (aged 30) 45 0 Germany Bayern Munich
7 3MF Ivan Rakitić (1988-03-10)10 March 1988 (aged 24) 44 8 Spain Sevilla
8 3MF Ognjen Vukojević (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 (aged 28) 42 4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
9 4FW Nikica Jelavić (1985-08-27)27 August 1985 (aged 26) 22 3 England Everton
10 3MF Luka Modrić (1985-09-09)9 September 1985 (aged 26) 57 8 England Tottenham Hotspur
11 2DF Darijo Srna (captain) (1982-05-01)1 May 1982 (aged 30) 94 19 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
12 1GK Ivan Kelava (1988-02-20)20 February 1988 (aged 24) 0 0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
13 2DF Gordon Schildenfeld (1985-03-18)18 March 1985 (aged 27) 15 0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
14 3MF Milan Badelj (1989-02-25)25 February 1989 (aged 23) 4 1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
15 2DF Šime Vrsaljko (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 20) 4 0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
16 3MF Tomislav Dujmović (1981-02-26)26 February 1981 (aged 31) 19 0 Spain Zaragoza
17 4FW Mario Mandžukić (1986-05-21)21 May 1986 (aged 26) 32 8 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
18 4FW Nikola Kalinić (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 24) 13 5 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
19 3MF Niko Kranjčar (1984-08-13)13 August 1984 (aged 27) 73 15 England Tottenham Hotspur
20 3MF Ivan Perišić (1989-02-02)2 February 1989 (aged 23) 13 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund
21 2DF Domagoj Vida (1989-04-29)29 April 1989 (aged 23) 11 0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
22 4FW Eduardo (1983-02-25)25 February 1983 (aged 29) 50 23 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
23 1GK Danijel Subašić (1984-10-27)27 October 1984 (aged 27) 4 0 France Monaco[note 1]

Group D[edit]

Ukraine[edit]

Manager: Oleg Blokhin

On 8 May 2012 Blokhin named a provisional list of 26 players for the tournament.[39] On 29 May 2012 Blokhin announced the final squad for the tournament.[40]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Maksym Koval (1992-12-09)9 December 1992 (aged 19) 1 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
2 2DF Yevhen Selin (1988-05-09)9 May 1988 (aged 24) 9 1 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava
3 2DF Yevhen Khacheridi (1987-07-28)28 July 1987 (aged 24) 14 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
4 3MF Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 33) 119 4 Germany Bayern Munich
5 2DF Oleksandr Kucher (1982-10-22)22 October 1982 (aged 29) 29 1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
6 3MF Denys Harmash (1990-04-19)19 April 1990 (aged 22) 6 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
7 4FW Andriy Shevchenko (captain) (1976-09-29)29 September 1976 (aged 35) 111 48 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
8 3MF Oleksandr Aliyev (1985-02-03)3 February 1985 (aged 27) 28 6 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
9 3MF Oleh Husiev (1983-04-25)25 April 1983 (aged 29) 75 12 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
10 4FW Andriy Voronin (1979-07-21)21 July 1979 (aged 32) 74 8 Russia Dynamo Moscow
11 4FW Andriy Yarmolenko (1989-10-23)23 October 1989 (aged 22) 23 8 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
12 1GK Andriy Pyatov (1984-06-28)28 June 1984 (aged 27) 29 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
13 2DF Vyacheslav Shevchuk (1979-05-13)13 May 1979 (aged 33) 21 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
14 3MF Ruslan Rotan (1981-10-29)29 October 1981 (aged 30) 59 6 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
15 4FW Artem Milevskyi (1985-01-12)12 January 1985 (aged 27) 49 8 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
16 4FW Yevhen Seleznyov (1985-07-20)20 July 1985 (aged 26) 29 5 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
17 2DF Taras Mykhalyk (1983-10-28)28 October 1983 (aged 28) 29 0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
18 3MF Serhiy Nazarenko (1980-02-16)16 February 1980 (aged 32) 53 12 Ukraine Tavriya Simferopol
19 3MF Yevhen Konoplyanka (1989-09-29)29 September 1989 (aged 22) 22 5 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
20 2DF Yaroslav Rakitskyi (1989-08-03)3 August 1989 (aged 22) 18 3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
21 2DF Bohdan Butko (1991-01-13)13 January 1991 (aged 21) 11 0 Ukraine Illichivets Mariupol
22 4FW Marko Dević (1983-10-27)27 October 1983 (aged 28) 24 2 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv
23 1GK Oleksandr Horyainov (1975-06-29)29 June 1975 (aged 36) 2 0 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv

Sweden[edit]

Manager: Erik Hamrén

Erik Hamrén announced Sweden's 23-man squad on 14 May 2012.[41]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Andreas Isaksson (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 30) 93 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
2 2DF Mikael Lustig (1986-12-13)13 December 1986 (aged 25) 24 1 Scotland Celtic
3 2DF Olof Mellberg (1977-09-03)3 September 1977 (aged 34) 114 7 Greece Olympiacos
4 2DF Andreas Granqvist (1985-04-16)16 April 1985 (aged 27) 18 2 Italy Genoa
5 2DF Martin Olsson (1988-05-17)17 May 1988 (aged 24) 9 4 England Blackburn Rovers
6 3MF Rasmus Elm (1988-03-17)17 March 1988 (aged 24) 24 1 Netherlands AZ
7 3MF Sebastian Larsson (1985-06-06)6 June 1985 (aged 27) 41 5 England Sunderland
8 3MF Anders Svensson (1976-07-17)17 July 1976 (aged 35) 127 18 Sweden Elfsborg
9 3MF Kim Källström (1982-08-24)24 August 1982 (aged 29) 92 16 France Lyon
10 4FW Zlatan Ibrahimović (captain) (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 30) 77 31 Italy Milan
11 4FW Johan Elmander (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 31) 63 16 Turkey Galatasaray
12 1GK Johan Wiland (1981-01-24)24 January 1981 (aged 31) 8 0 Denmark Copenhagen
13 2DF Jonas Olsson (1983-03-10)10 March 1983 (aged 29) 8 0 England West Bromwich Albion
14 4FW Tobias Hysén (1982-03-09)9 March 1982 (aged 30) 23 7 Sweden IFK Göteborg
15 2DF Mikael Antonsson (1981-05-31)31 May 1981 (aged 31) 5 0 Italy Bologna
16 3MF Pontus Wernbloom (1986-06-25)25 June 1986 (aged 25) 23 2 Russia CSKA Moscow
17 2DF Behrang Safari (1985-02-09)9 February 1985 (aged 27) 24 0 Belgium Anderlecht
18 3MF Samuel Holmén (1984-06-28)28 June 1984 (aged 27) 27 2 Turkey İstanbul B.B.
19 3MF Emir Bajrami (1988-03-07)7 March 1988 (aged 24) 16 2 Netherlands Twente
20 4FW Ola Toivonen (1986-07-03)3 July 1986 (aged 25) 24 6 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
21 3MF Christian Wilhelmsson (1979-12-08)8 December 1979 (aged 32) 74 9 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
22 4FW Markus Rosenberg (1982-09-27)27 September 1982 (aged 29) 31 6 Germany Werder Bremen
23 1GK Pär Hansson (1986-06-22)22 June 1986 (aged 25) 2 0 Sweden Helsingborg

England[edit]

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Roy Hodgson announced England's 23-man squad on 16 May 2012, along with a five-man stand-by list.[42] The England team is the only squad to consist entirely of players from their domestic league. On 25 May, John Ruddy was ruled out with a broken finger; Jack Butland was called up as his replacement.[43] On 28 May, Gareth Barry was ruled out with a groin injury, being replaced by Phil Jagielka.[44] On 31 May, Frank Lampard was ruled out with a thigh injury and was replaced by Jordan Henderson.[45] On 3 June, Gary Cahill was ruled out with a double fracture of his jaw and Martin Kelly was called up as his replacement.[46]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Joe Hart (1987-04-19)19 April 1987 (aged 25) 22 0 England Manchester City
2 2DF Glen Johnson (1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 27) 40 1 England Liverpool
3 2DF Ashley Cole (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 31) 98 0 England Chelsea
4 3MF Steven Gerrard (captain) (1980-05-30)30 May 1980 (aged 32) 96 19 England Liverpool
5 2DF Martin Kelly (1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 22) 1 0 England Liverpool
6 2DF John Terry (1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 31) 77 6 England Chelsea
7 4FW Theo Walcott (1989-03-16)16 March 1989 (aged 23) 28 4 England Arsenal
8 3MF Jordan Henderson (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 21) 5 0 England Liverpool
9 4FW Andy Carroll (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 23) 7 2 England Liverpool
10 4FW Wayne Rooney (1985-10-24)24 October 1985 (aged 26) 76 29 England Manchester United
11 3MF Ashley Young (1985-07-09)9 July 1985 (aged 26) 25 6 England Manchester United
12 2DF Leighton Baines (1984-12-11)11 December 1984 (aged 27) 8 0 England Everton
13 1GK Robert Green (1980-01-18)18 January 1980 (aged 32) 12 0 England West Ham United
14 2DF Phil Jones (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 20) 5 0 England Manchester United
15 2DF Joleon Lescott (1982-08-16)16 August 1982 (aged 29) 20 1 England Manchester City
16 3MF James Milner (1986-01-04)4 January 1986 (aged 26) 30 0 England Manchester City
17 3MF Scott Parker (1980-10-13)13 October 1980 (aged 31) 17 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
18 2DF Phil Jagielka (1982-08-17)17 August 1982 (aged 29) 12 0 England Everton
19 3MF Stewart Downing (1984-07-22)22 July 1984 (aged 27) 34 0 England Liverpool
20 3MF Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 18) 5 0 England Arsenal
21 4FW Jermain Defoe (1982-10-07)7 October 1982 (aged 29) 48 15 England Tottenham Hotspur
22 4FW Danny Welbeck (1990-11-26)26 November 1990 (aged 21) 9 2 England Manchester United
23 1GK Jack Butland (1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 19) 0 0 England Birmingham City

France[edit]

Manager: Laurent Blanc

Blanc named his first shortlist on 9 May 2012, consisting of 12 players playing abroad.[47] On 15 May 2012 second shortlist of 15 France-based players was announced, while on the same day Tottenham defender Younès Kaboul was ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury, leaving Blanc with a 26-man squad.[48] On 29 May 2012, Blanc announced his final 23-man squad.[49]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Hugo Lloris (captain) (1986-12-26)26 December 1986 (aged 25) 37 0 France Lyon
2 2DF Mathieu Debuchy (1985-07-28)28 July 1985 (aged 26) 9 1 France Lille
3 2DF Patrice Evra (1981-05-15)15 May 1981 (aged 31) 42 0 England Manchester United
4 2DF Adil Rami (1985-12-27)27 December 1985 (aged 26) 24 1 Spain Valencia
5 2DF Philippe Mexès (1982-03-30)30 March 1982 (aged 30) 29 1 Italy Milan
6 3MF Yohan Cabaye (1986-01-14)14 January 1986 (aged 26) 16 1 England Newcastle United
7 3MF Franck Ribéry (1983-04-07)7 April 1983 (aged 29) 64 10 Germany Bayern Munich
8 3MF Mathieu Valbuena (1984-09-28)28 September 1984 (aged 27) 12 2 France Marseille
9 4FW Olivier Giroud (1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 25) 9 1 France Montpellier
10 4FW Karim Benzema (1987-12-19)19 December 1987 (aged 24) 49 15 Spain Real Madrid
11 3MF Samir Nasri (1987-06-27)27 June 1987 (aged 24) 35 4 England Manchester City
12 3MF Blaise Matuidi (1987-04-09)9 April 1987 (aged 25) 4 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
13 2DF Anthony Réveillère (1979-11-10)10 November 1979 (aged 32) 18 1 France Lyon
14 3MF Jérémy Ménez (1987-05-07)7 May 1987 (aged 25) 16 2 France Paris Saint-Germain
15 3MF Florent Malouda (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 31) 80 9 England Chelsea
16 1GK Steve Mandanda (1985-03-28)28 March 1985 (aged 27) 15 0 France Marseille
17 3MF Yann M'Vila (1990-06-29)29 June 1990 (aged 21) 22 1 France Rennes
18 3MF Alou Diarra (1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 30) 44 0 France Marseille
19 3MF Marvin Martin (1988-01-10)10 January 1988 (aged 24) 14 2 France Sochaux
20 3MF Hatem Ben Arfa (1988-03-07)7 March 1988 (aged 24) 13 2 England Newcastle United
21 2DF Laurent Koscielny (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 (aged 26) 4 0 England Arsenal
22 2DF Gaël Clichy (1985-07-26)26 July 1985 (aged 26) 15 0 England Manchester City
23 1GK Cédric Carrasso (1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 30) 1 0 France Bordeaux

Statistics[edit]

Player representation[edit]

By club[edit]

Players Clubs
12 Germany Bayern Munich
11 Spain Real Madrid
10 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
9 England Liverpool
England Arsenal
8 Spain Barcelona
Germany Borussia Dortmund
England Manchester City
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
7 England Chelsea
England Manchester United
Russia CSKA Moscow
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Italy Juventus
6 Italy Milan
Greece Olympiacos
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
5 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Russia Dynamo Moscow
England Everton
England Tottenham Hotspur
4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Germany Werder Bremen
Scotland Celtic
France Evian
France Paris Saint-Germain
Greece PAOK
Italy Roma
Portugal Sporting CP
England Sunderland
England West Bromwich Albion
3 Turkey Beşiktaş
France Bordeaux
France Lyon
France Marseille
Portugal Braga
Portugal Porto
England Fulham
England Newcastle United
England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Poland Lech Poznań
Denmark Nordsjælland
Greece Panathinaikos
Germany Schalke 04
Spain Sevilla
Spain Valencia
Russia Spartak Moscow
2 Greece AEK Athens
Netherlands Ajax
Netherlands AZ
Netherlands Twente
Belgium Anderlecht
England Aston Villa
England Leicester City
England Stoke City
Spain Athletic Bilbao
Spain Atlético Madrid
Spain Málaga
Spain Zaragoza
Portugal Benfica
Italy Bologna
Italy Genoa
Italy Napoli
Italy Palermo
Denmark Brøndby
Denmark Copenhagen
Turkey Galatasaray
Turkey Trabzonspor
Germany Hannover 96
Germany VfB Stuttgart
Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Poland Legia Warsaw
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv
France Monaco[note 1]
France Sochaux
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
Russia Anzhi Makhachkala
Russia Rostov
Russia Rubin Kazan
Russia Terek Grozny
Greece Aris
Greece Atromitos
France Auxerre
France Lille
France Montpellier
France Rennes
England Birmingham City
England Blackburn Rovers
England Derby County
England Hull City
England Millwall
England Swansea City[note 2]
England West Ham United
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
Germany Hamburger SV
Germany Hertha BSC
Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Germany 1. FC Köln
Germany Mainz 05
Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
Romania CFR Cluj
Belgium Club Brugge
Sweden Elfsborg
Sweden IFK Göteborg
Sweden Helsingborg
Turkey İstanbul B.B.
Turkey Samsunspor
Turkey Sivasspor
Netherlands Feyenoord
Netherlands NEC
Netherlands Groningen
Netherlands Heerenveen
Italy Fiorentina
Italy Inter Milan
Italy Lazio
Italy Parma
Italy Torino
Italy Udinese
Ukraine Illichivets Mariupol
Ukraine Tavriya Simferopol
Ukraine Vorskla Poltava
Czech Republic Jablonec
Czech Republic Slovan Liberec
Poland Jagiellonia Białystok
United States LA Galaxy
Israel Maccabi Haifa
Denmark Midtjylland
Switzerland Young Boys

By club nationality[edit]

Nations in bold were represented by their national teams in the tournament

Players Clubs
78[note 2] England England
45 Germany Germany
33 Spain Spain
31 Italy Italy
29 Russia Russia
28 Ukraine Ukraine
25[note 1] France France
17 Greece Greece
16 Netherlands Netherlands
12 Portugal Portugal
10 Turkey Turkey
8 Czech Republic Czech Republic
Denmark Denmark
6 Poland Poland
5 Croatia Croatia
4 Scotland Scotland
3 Belgium Belgium
Sweden Sweden
1 Cyprus Cyprus
Israel Israel
Romania Romania
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Switzerland Switzerland
United States United States

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Monaco was a Monegasque side competing within the French football system.
  2. ^ a b c Swansea City was a Welsh side competing within the English football system.

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External links[edit]

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