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Portugal ’s chosen 26 to compete in Euro 2020

Portugal ’s chosen 26 to compete in Euro 2020
Harry Siuu
By: Harry Siuu

Portugal ’s chosen 26 to compete in Euro 2020

Anthony Lopes

  • Shirt number:12
  • DoB:1 October 1990 (age 30)
  • PoB:Givors, France
  • Height:1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
  • Position:Goalkeeper
  • Current club:Lyon

Anthony Lopes ComM (born 1 October 1990) is a goalkeeper for French club Olympique Lyonnais and the Portuguese national team.Lopes made his senior team debut on March 31, 2015, in a 0–2 friendly loss to Cape Verde at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota in Estoril. On the 17th of May, manager Fernando Santos named him to his UEFA Euro 2016 team. Lopes was also selected for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Russia. He returned to the field for his first competitive cap on September 5, 2020, in a 4–1 home victory against Croatia in the UEFA Nations League after a two-year absence.

 

Rui Silva

  • Shirt number:22
  • DoB:7 February 1994 (age 27)
  • PoB:Águas Santas, Portugal
  • Height:1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
  • Position:Goalkeeper
  • Current club:Betis

Rui Tiago Dantas da Silva (born 7 February 1994) is a Portuguese goalkeeper who currently plays for Real Betis in La Liga.Silva earned his only cap for Portugal's under-21 squad on November 13, 2014, as he played the entire 90 minutes in a 1–3 friendly loss to England. He received his first senior call-up in August 2020, ahead of UEFA Nations League matches against Croatia and Sweden the following month. Silva was included to manager Fernando Santos' UEFA Euro 2020 squad on May 20, 2021. He made his debut in the final exhibition game before the tournament, a 4–0 win over Israel in Lisbon, on June 9th.

 

Rui Patrício

  • Shirt number:1
  • DoB:15 February 1988 (age 33)
  • PoB:Regueira de Pontes, Portugal
  • Height:1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
  • Position:Goalkeeper
  • Current club:Wolverhampton Wanderers

Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrcio ComM (born 15 February 1988) is a Portuguese goalkeeper who currently plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League and for the Portugal national team. Patricio got his 81st cap as Portugal defeated the Netherlands in the 2019 UEFA Nations League Final at the Estádio do Drago, surpassing Vtor Baa as the country's most capped goalkeeper.

 

Rúben Dias

  • Shirt number:4
  • DoB:14 May 1997 (age 24)
  • PoB:Amadora, Portugal
  • Height:1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
  • Position:Centre-back
  • Current club:Manchester City

Rben dos Santos is a character in the film Rben dos Santos. Gato Alves Dias (born 14 May 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who now represents Manchester City in the Premier League and the Portugal national team.Dias made his international debut on November 17th, scoring a brace in a 3–2 win over Croatia in the 2020-21 UEFA Nations League.

He has been included to the UEFA Euro 2020 squad. He scored an own goal in the 35th minute of a 2–4 loss to Germany in the UEFA Euro 2020 on June 19, 2021.

 

José Fonte

  • Shirt number:
  • DoB:22 December 1983 (age 37)
  • PoB:Penafiel, Portugal
  • Height:1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
  • Position:Centre-back
  • Current club:Lille

José Miguel da Rocha Fonte ComM (born December 22, 1983) is a Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays as a center-back for Lille in Ligue 1 and for the Portugal national team. Manager Fernando Santos choose Fonte for his Euro 2016 team. On June 25, he made his tournament debut, starting alongside Southampton teammate Cédric Soares in a round-of-16 matchup against Croatia, which was won 1–0 after extra time. He was able to keep his position until the final, when Portugal defeated France 1–0. Fonte has been included to the final 23-man FIFA World Cup team in Russia.

 

Pepe

  • Shirt number:
  • DoB:26 February 1983 (age 38)
  • PoB:Maceió, Brazil
  • Height:1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
  • Position:Centre back
  • Current club:Porto

Pepe (Kepler Laveran de Lima Ferreira ComM) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a center back for Porto and the Portugal national team. He was born on February 26, 1983.Pepe got his 100th cap against Croatia in a friendly match at the Estádio do Algarve on September 6, 2018. He led the team to a 1–1 draw after heading an equalizer from Pizzi's cross. Pepe, 38, was the oldest outfield player at the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 finals in June 2021 due to Zlatan Ibrahimovi's injury.

 

 

  • Shirt number:
  • DoB:22 December 1993 (age 27)
  • PoB:Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
  • Height:1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
  • Position:Left back, midfielder
  • Current club:Borussia Dortmund

Raphael Adelino José Guerreiro ComM (born 22 December 1993) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a left back for German club Borussia Dortmund and the Portuguese national team.Guerreiro was selected for the 2018 FIFA World Cup after an injury-plagued season. In Russia, he started four games and was eliminated in the round of 16. Guerreiro was also named to the Euro 2020 team.In the first group match, he scored three goals in a 3–0 win over Hungary, but in the second, he scored an own goal in a 4–2 loss to Germany.

 

Nuno Mendes

  • Shirt number:
  • DoB:19 June 2002 (age 19)
  • PoB:Sintra, Portugal
  • Height:1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
  • Position:Left-back
  • Current club:Sporting CP

Nuno Alexandre Tavares Mendes (born June 19, 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Sporting CP and the Portugal national team as a left-back.Mendes got his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level in a 4–0 win in Cyprus for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers on September 4, 2020, just a few months after making his club debut. Six months later, he made his complete debut, playing the entire 1–0 victory over Azerbaijan in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.

 

Nélson Semedo

  • Shirt number:2
  • DoB:16 November 1993 (age 27)
  • PoB:Lisbon, Portugal
  • Height:1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
  • Position:Right-back
  • Current club:Wolverhampton Wanderers

Nélson Cabral Semedo (born 16 November 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays right defender for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League and for the Portugal national team.

 

Diogo Dalot

  • Shirt number:20
  • DoB:18 March 1999 (age 22)
  • PoB:Braga, Portugal
  • Height:1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
  • Position:Right-back
  • Current club:Milan

José Diogo Dalot Teixeira (born March 18, 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays right back for Serie A club Milan and the Portugal national team. He is on loan from Premier League club Manchester United.  Dalot was called up to the Portugal senior squad for UEFA Euro 2020 on June 13, 2021. He was called up to replace Joo Cancelo, who had to withdraw due to a positive COVID-19 test. He made his debut ten days later in the last group game in Budapest, where he replaced Nélson Semedo for the final 11 minutes of a 2–2 draw with France.

 

Rúben Neves

  • Shirt number:18
  • DoB:13 March 1997 (age 24)
  • PoB:Mozelos, Portugal
  • Height:1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
  • Position:Midfielder
  • Current club:Wolverhampton Wanderers

Rúben Diogo da Silva Neves (born 13 March 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League and for the Portugal national team. Neves played in the 3–1 semi-final triumph over Switzerland in the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals on home soil, but was replaced in the starting eleven for the final against the Netherlands by the more defensive Danilo. He came in in added time for William Carvalho in that match at his former club ground, the Drago, as the Portuguese won 1–0.

 

Danilo Pereira

  • Shirt number:13
  • DoB:9 September 1991 (age 29)
  • PoB:Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
  • Height:1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
  • Position:Defensive midfielder
  • Current club:Paris Saint-Germain

Danilo Lus Hélio Pereira CvIH ComM (born September 9, 1991) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Portugal national team.On March 31, 2015, Pereira made his senior international debut in Estoril, replacing fellow debutant Bernardo Silva after 62 minutes of a 0–2 friendly loss to Cape Verde. Fernando Santos chose him for the UEFA Euro 2016 squad, and he scored his first goal in the final warm-up game, a 7–0 triumph over Estonia in Lisbon on June 8.

 

 

  • Shirt number:
  • DoB:9 July 199526 (age 25)
  • PoB:Lisbon, Portugal
  • Height:1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
  • Position:Defensive midfielder
  • Current club:Sporting CP

João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves (born 9 July 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Sporting CP and the Portugal national team.Palhinha was picked for UEFA Euro 2020[21] and played against France (2–2) in the group stage and Belgium (1–0 loss) in the round of 16.

 

 

  • Shirt number:14
  • DoB:7 April 1992 (age 29)
  • PoB:Luanda, Angola
  • Height:1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
  • Position:Defensive midfielder
  • Current club:Betis

William Silva de Carvalho ComM (born 7 April 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Real Betis and the Portugal national team as a defensive midfielder.Carvalho was suspended for Portugal's semi-final victory against Wales at UEFA Euro 2016 in France, although he replaced Danilo Pereira in the final, a 1–0 success over the hosts at the Stade de France. On November 13, 2016, he scored his first international goal in a 4–1 home defeat against Latvia in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. Fernando Santos chose Carvalho for the forthcoming World Cup in Russia in May of 2018.

 

Renato Sanches

  • Shirt number:16
  • DoB:18 August 1997 (age 23)
  • PoB:Amadora, Portugal
  • Height:1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
  • Position:Midfielder
  • Current club:Lille

Renato Jnior Luz Sanches ComM (born 18 August 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Lille in Ligue 1 and for the Portugal national team. Sanches and Eder, both Euro 2016 winners, were left out of Portugal's roster for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia; Sanches instead competed at the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He was also left out of the preliminary roster for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which consisted of 35 players.

Sanches was called up for a friendly against Croatia and a UEFA Nations League match against Italy in September 2018.

On September 6, he made his first international appearance in nearly 18 months, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute against Croatia.



 

  • Shirt number:24
  • DoB:2 June 1992 (age 29)
  • PoB:Paços de Brandão, Portugal
  • Height:1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
  • Position:Central midfielder
  • Current club:Porto

Sérgio Miguel Relvas de Oliveira CvIH (born 2 June 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for FC Porto and the Portugal national team. Oliveira was included to a preliminary 35-man team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup by full-time manager Fernando Santos, however he did not make the final cut. On September 6 of that year, he earned his first cap, coming on for the final ten minutes of a 1–1 friendly match with Croatia in So Joo da Venda, Algarve. Four days later, he made his first competitive debut, replacing the same player late in a 1–0 win over Italy in the UEFA Nations League. Oliveira was chosen to the UEFA Euro 2020 squad on May 20, 2021.

 

João Moutinho

  • Shirt number:8
  • DoB:8 September 1986 (age 34)
  • PoB:Barreiro, Portugal
  • Height:1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
  • Position:Midfielder
  • Current club:Wolverhampton Wanderers

Joo Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho ComM is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League and for the Portugal national team. He was born on September 8, 1986. He is primarily a central midfielder, but he can also play on either flank and as a defensive or attacking midfielder.Moutinho earned his 128th cap against France on November 14, 2020, surpassing Lus Figo to become the second most capped Portuguese player of all time, trailing only teammate and captain Cristiano Ronaldo.

 

Rafa Silva

  •  Shirt number:15
  • DoB:17 May 1993 (age 28)
  • PoB:Forte da Casa, Portugal
  • Height:1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
  • Position:Attacking midfielder
  • Current club:Benfica

Rafael Alexandre "Rafa" Fernandes Ferreira da Silva ComM (born 17 May 1993) is a Portuguese offensive midfielder who currently plays for Benfica and the Portuguese national team. Silva was a member of the under-21 team that placed second in the 2015 UEFA European Championship in the Czech Republic after scoring in both games against Azerbaijan in qualification. He returned to the complete squad for UEFA Euro 2016, making his debut in the campaign in a 0–0 draw with Austria at the Parc des Princes on 18 June as an 89th-minute substitute for Nani.

 

Bruno Fernandes 

  • Shirt number:11
  • DoB:8 September 1994 (age 26)
  • PoB:Maia, Portugal
  • Height:1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
  • Position:Attacking midfielder
  • Current club:Manchester United

Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (born September 8, 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Manchester United in the Premier League and for the Portugal national team. On 15 June 2018, Fernandes made his World Cup debut, playing 66 minutes in a 3–3 group stage tie against Spain, receiving a booking in the process.

 

Bernardo Silva

  • Shirt number:10
  • DoB:10 August 1994 (age 26)
  • PoB:Lisbon, Portugal
  • Height:1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
  • Position:Midfielder, winger
  • Current club:Manchester City

Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva (born 10 August 1994), also known as Bernardo Silva or simply Bernardo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the Portugal national team as an offensive midfielder or winger. Silva appeared in three UEFA Nations League group stage matches during the 2018–19 season, scoring a goal in a 3–2 win over Poland. Silva was awarded the tournament's best player after playing both matches in the UEFA Nations League Finals and registering an assist in each as Portugal won the championship.

 

Pedro Gonçalves

  • Shirt number:19
  • DoB: 28 June 1998 (age 23)
  • PoB:Vidago, Portugal
  • Height:1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
  • Position:Attacking midfielder
  • Current club:Sporting CP

Pedro António Pereira Gonçalves (born 28 June 1998), better known by his nickname Pote, is a Portuguese offensive midfielder who currently plays for Sporting CP and the Portugal national team. Fernando Santos chose Gonçalves for his UEFA Euro 2020 squad in May 2021, after he had previously competed in the first stage of the under-21 finals, which had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the 4th of June, he made his complete debut, appearing in the second half of a 0–0 friendly tie with Spain in Madrid. 

 

Diogo Jota

  • Shirt number:21
  • DoB:4 December 1996 (age 24)
  • PoB:Porto, Portugal
  • Height:1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
  • Position:Forward, winger
  • Current club:Liverpool

Diogo José Teixeira da Silva (born 4 December 1996), better known by his nickname Diogo Jota, is a forward for Premier League side Liverpool and the Portuguese national team. Jota was promoted to the senior team for the first time in March 2019, ahead of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches against Ukraine and Serbia. He was a member of the side that won the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals on home soil in June, but he did not appear. In a 6–0 triumph against Lithuania in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier on November 14, that year, he made his debut as an 84th-minute substitute for Cristiano Ronaldo. On September 5, 2020, he scored his first international goal in a 4–1 home win over Croatia in the UEFA Nations League.

 

Gonçalo Guedes

  • Shirt number:17
  • DoB:29 November 1996 (age 24)
  • PoB:Benavente, Portugal
  • Height:1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
  • Position:Winger
  • Current club:Valencia

Gonçalo Manuel Ganchinho Guedes (born November 29, 1996) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays as a winger for Valencia in La Liga and for the Portugal national team.Guedes was a substitute for Joo Félix in the semi-final victory over Switzerland at the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals on home soil, but he started the final against the Netherlands at the Estádio do Drago, where he scored the game's only goal.

 

João Félix

  • Shirt number:23
  • DoB:10 November 1999 (age 21)
  • PoB:Viseu, Portugal
  • Height:1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
  • Position:Forward
  • Current club:Atlético Madrid

Joo Félix Sequeira (born 10 November 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Atlético Madrid in La Liga and for the Portugal national team. He can play as a winger or an attacking midfielder and is recognized for his pace, finishing, creativity, acrobatic ability, technique, and dribbling.Félix was also named to the squad for the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, which will be held in France. On 5 June, he made his senior team debut against Switzerland in the semi-finals, when he was replaced in the 71st minute in a 3–1 victory. Portugal won the tournament final 1–0 against the Netherlands four days later. On September 5, 2020, he scored his first international goal in a 4–1 home win over Croatia in the UEFA Nations League.

 

Cristiano Ronaldo

  • Shirt number:7
  • DoB:5 February 1985 (age 36)
  • PoB:Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
  • Height:1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
  • Position:Forward
  • Current club:Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM (born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who captains the Portugal national team and plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus.Ronaldo scored twice in Portugal's first game of Euro 2020, a 3–0 triumph over Hungary in Budapest, on June 15, 2021. This gave him a total of eleven European Championship goals, two more than Michel Platini, who is the competition's all-time leading goalscorer. He was also the first player to score in five European Championships and eleven tournaments in a row. Ronaldo became the oldest player to score two goals in a European Championship match, as well as the oldest player to score for Portugal in a major tournament, with his brace.On June 23, he equaled Daei's 109 international goals by scoring two penalties in Portugal's 2–2 draw with France in their last group stage encounter. In addition, with 21 goals, he broke Miroslav Klose's record for most goals scored in tournament finals for World Cups and European Championships combined. Portugal was knocked out of the competition on the 27th of June after losing 1–0 to Belgium in the round of 16.

 

André Silva

  • Shirt number:9
  • DoB:6 November 1995 (age 25)
  • PoB:Baguim do Monte, Portugal
  • Height:1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
  • Position:Striker
  • Current club:Eintracht Frankfurt

André Miguel Valente da Silva (born November 6, 1995) is a Portuguese striker who currently plays for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt as well as the Portugal national team.Silva was nominated to Portugal's final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which will also be held in Russia, in May of this year. During the first half of a friendly against Tunisia in Braga later that month, he scored the 1000th goal in national team history. [ On 15 June, he made his tournament debut, replacing Gonçalo Guedes in the 80th minute of Spain's 3–3 group stage tie.

 

 

  • DoB:10 October 1954 (age 66)
  • PoB:Lisbon, Portugal
  • Position:Defender
  • Current club:Portugal (manager)

Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos GOM (born 10 October 1954) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a defender. From 2014 to the end of Portugal's campaign with a defeat to Belgium, he was the national team's manager.



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Harry Siuu
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