2021 UEFA Nations League Finals squads

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 In such a case, an equivalent number of quarantined players had to be definitively withdrawn from the 23-player list.^[2]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

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

France

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

Italy

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

Spain

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

References

^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ "24 Devils selected for Nations League Final Four". Royal Belgian Football Association. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
^ "Foket replaces Meunier in Belgium's Nations League squad". Reuters. Brussels. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
^ "Belgium make another change after injury to Thorgan Hazard". Reuters. Brussels. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ 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.
^ "The squad list for the UEFA Nations League finals". Italian Football Federation. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.

External links

Official website

[squads-1] "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.

[regulations-2] "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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