2009 Confederations Cup Squads

The 23-man squads for the 09 Confederations Cup are listed below for all 8 participating teams.

Group A


Flag of Iraq Iraq Confederation Cup Squad

Head coach: Flag of Serbia Bora Milutinović

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Noor Sabri 6 June 1984 (aged 25) 63 0 Flag of Iraq Al-Talaba
2 DF Mohammed Ali Karim 25 June 1986 (aged 22) 6 0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
3 DF Bassim Abbas 1 July 1982 (aged 26) 60 2 Flag of Iraq Al-Talaba
4 DF Fareed Majeed 17 August 1986 (aged 22) 5 0 Flag of Iraq Al-Talaba
5 MF Nashat Akram 12 September 1984 (aged 24) 75 10 Flag of Qatar Al-Gharafa
6 MF Salih Sadir 21 August 1981 (aged 27) 47 11 Flag of Lebanon Al-Ahed
7 FW Emad Mohammed 24 July 1982 (aged 26) 76 23 Flag of Iran Sepahan
8 FW Luay Salah 7 February 1982 (aged 27) 17 3 Flag of Iraq Arbil
9 MF Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail 21 December 1976 (aged 32) 67 8 Flag of Iran Sepahan
10 FW Younis Mahmoud (c) 2 March 1983 (aged 26) 70 28 Flag of Qatar Al-Gharafa
11 MF Hawar Mulla Mohammed 1 June 1981 (aged 28) 72 15 Flag of Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
12 GK Mohammed Gassid 10 December 1986 (aged 22) 11 0 Flag of Iraq Al-Zawraa
13 MF Karrar Jassim 11 June 1987 (aged 22) 22 1 Flag of Qatar Al-Wakra
14 DF Salam Shakir 31 July 1986 (aged 22) 11 0 Flag of Qatar Al-Khor
15 DF Ali Rehema 8 August 1985 (aged 23) 45 1 Flag of Qatar Al-Wakra
16 DF Dara Mohammed 16 July 1987 (aged 21) 1 0 Flag of Iraq Sulaymaniyah
17 FW Alaa Abdul-Zahra 22 December 1987 (aged 21) 10 1 Flag of Qatar Al-Khor
18 MF Mahdi Karim 10 December 1983 (aged 25) 64 10 Flag of Qatar Al-Khor
19 DF Essam Yassin 11 March 1987 (aged 22) 1 0 Flag of Iraq Al-Amana
20 MF Samer Saeed 1 December 1987 (aged 21) 7 0 Flag of Libya Al-Ahly Tripoli
21 GK Uday Taleb 6 November 1981 (aged 27) 5 0 Flag of Iraq Dohuk
22 DF Muayad Khalid 1 September 1985 (aged 23) 3 0 Flag of Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
23 MF Halgurd Mulla Mohammed 11 March 1988 (aged 21) 5 0 Flag of Iraq Sulaymaniyah

Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Confederation Cup Squad

Head coach: Flag of New Zealand Ricki Herbert

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Mark Paston 13 December 1976 (aged 32) 21 0 Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
2 DF Aaron Scott 19 July 1986 (aged 22) 2 0 Flag of New Zealand Waitakere United
3 DF Tony Lochhead 12 January 1982 (aged 27) 21 0 Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
4 MF Duncan Oughton 14 June 1977 (aged 32) 25 2 Flag of the United States Columbus Crew
5 DF Ben Sigmund 3 February 1981 (aged 28) 8 1 Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
6 DF Ivan Vicelich 3 September 1976 (aged 32) 64 7 Flag of New Zealand Auckland City
7 MF Simon Elliott 10 June 1974 (aged 35) 60 8 Flag of the United States San Jose Earthquakes
8 MF Tim Brown (c) 6 March 1981 (aged 28) 20 0 Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
9 FW Shane Smeltz 29 September 1981 (aged 27) 24 14 Flag of Australia Gold Coast United
10 FW Chris Killen 8 October 1981 (aged 27) 28 15 Flag of Scotland Celtic
11 MF Leo Bertos 20 December 1981 (aged 27) 23 0 Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
12 GK Glen Moss 19 January 1983 (aged 26) 10 0 Flag of Australia Melbourne Victory
13 MF Andrew Barron 24 December 1980 (aged 28) 9 1 Flag of New Zealand Team Wellington
14 MF Jeremy Christie 22 May 1983 (aged 26) 18 1 Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
15 FW Jeremy Brockie 7 October 1987 (aged 21) 12 0 Flag of Australia North Queensland Fury
16 MF Chris James 4 July 1987 (aged 21) 14 1 Flag of Finland Tampere United
17 DF David Mulligan 24 March 1982 (aged 27) 24 3 Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
18 DF Andrew Boyens 18 September 1983 (aged 25) 8 0 Flag of the United States New York Red Bulls
19 DF Steven Old 17 February 1986 (aged 23) 21 1 Flag of Scotland Kilmarnock
20 FW Chris Wood 7 December 1991 (aged 17) 1 0 Flag of England West Bromwich Albion
21 FW Kris Bright 15 September 1986 (aged 22) 2 1 Flag of Greece Panserraikos
22 FW Jarrod Smith 20 June 1984 (aged 24) 14 0 Flag of the United States Seattle Sounders
23 GK James Bannatyne 30 June 1975 (aged 33) 5 0 Flag of New Zealand Team Wellington

Flag of South Africa South Africa Confederation Cup Squad

Head coach: Flag of Brazil Joel Santana

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Rowen Fernández 28 February 1978 (aged 31) 19 0 Flag of Germany Arminia Bielefeld
2 DF Siboniso Gaxa 6 April 1984 (aged 25) 20 0 Flag of South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
3 DF Tsepo Masilela 5 May 1985 (aged 24) 18 0 Flag of Israel Maccabi Haifa
4 DF Aaron Mokoena (c) 25 November 1980 (aged 28) 85 1 Flag of England Blackburn Rovers
5 MF Benson Mhlongo 9 November 1980 (aged 28) 27 1 Flag of South Africa Orlando Pirates
6 MF MacBeth Sibaya 25 November 1977 (aged 31) 48 0 Flag of Russia Rubin Kazan
7 MF Lance Davids 11 April 1985 (aged 24) 16 0 Flag of South Africa Supersport United
8 MF Siphiwe Tshabalala 25 September 1984 (aged 24) 28 3 Flag of South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
9 FW Katlego Mphela 29 November 1984 (aged 24) 11 4 Flag of South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
10 MF Steven Pienaar 17 March 1982 (aged 27) 39 2 Flag of England Everton
11 MF Elrio van Heerden 11 July 1983 (aged 25) 27 3 Flag of Belgium Club Brugge
12 MF Teko Modise 22 December 1982 (aged 26) 33 9 Flag of South Africa Orlando Pirates
13 MF Kagiso Dikgacoi 24 November 1984 (aged 24) 19 2 Flag of South Africa Golden Arrows
14 DF Matthew Booth 14 March 1977 (aged 32) 20 1 Flag of South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
15 DF Innocent Mdledle 12 November 1985 (aged 23) 5 0 Flag of South Africa Orlando Pirates
16 GK Itumeleng Khune 20 June 1987 (aged 21) 14 0 Flag of South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
17 MF Bernard Parker 16 March 1986 (aged 23) 13 5 Flag of Serbia Red Star Belgrade
18 FW Thembinkosi Fanteni 2 February 1984 (aged 25) 17 2 Flag of Israel Maccabi Haifa
19 DF Bryce Moon 6 April 1986 (aged 23) 15 1 Flag of Greece Panathinaikos
20 DF Bongani Khumalo 6 January 1987 (aged 22) 5 0 Flag of South Africa Supersport United
21 FW Katlego Mashego 18 May 1982 (aged 27) 9 1 Flag of South Africa Orlando Pirates
22 GK Brian Baloyi 16 March 1974 (aged 35) 24 0 Flag of South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
23 DF Morgan Gould 23 March 1983 (aged 26) 2 0 Flag of South Africa Supersport United

Flag of Spain Spain Confederation Cup Squad

Head coach: Flag of Spain Vicente del Bosque

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Iker Casillas (c) 20 May 1981 (aged 28) 92 0 Flag of Spain Real Madrid
2 DF Raúl Albiol 4 September 1985 (aged 23) 13 0 Flag of Spain Valencia
3 DF Gerard Piqué 2 February 1987 (aged 22) 3 1 Flag of Spain Barcelona
4 DF Carlos Marchena 31 July 1979 (aged 29) 51 2 Flag of Spain Valencia
5 DF Carles Puyol 13 April 1978 (aged 31) 73 2 Flag of Spain Barcelona
6 MF Pablo Hernández 11 April 1985 (aged 24) 0 0 Flag of Spain Valencia
7 FW David Villa 3 December 1981 (aged 27) 44 28 Flag of Spain Valencia
8 MF Xavi 25 January 1980 (aged 29) 72 8 Flag of Spain Barcelona
9 FW Fernando Torres 20 March 1984 (aged 25) 62 19 Flag of England Liverpool
10 MF Cesc Fàbregas 4 May 1987 (aged 22) 38 1 Flag of England Arsenal
11 DF Joan Capdevila 3 February 1978 (aged 31) 33 4 Flag of Spain Villarreal
12 MF Sergi Busquets 16 July 1988 (aged 20) 2 0 Flag of Spain Barcelona
13 GK Diego López 3 November 1981 (aged 27) 0 0 Flag of Spain Villarreal
14 MF Xabi Alonso 25 November 1981 (aged 27) 57 4 Flag of England Liverpool
15 DF Sergio Ramos 30 March 1986 (aged 23) 49 4 Flag of Spain Real Madrid
16 FW Fernando Llorente 26 February 1985 (aged 24) 3 1 Flag of Spain Athletic Bilbao
17 FW Daniel Güiza 17 August 1980 (aged 28) 15 3 Flag of Turkey Fenerbahçe
18 MF Albert Riera 15 April 1982 (aged 27) 9 3 Flag of England Liverpool
19 DF Álvaro Arbeloa 17 January 1983 (aged 26) 6 0 Flag of England Liverpool
20 MF Santi Cazorla 13 December 1984 (aged 24) 16 1 Flag of Spain Villarreal
21 MF David Silva 8 January 1986 (aged 23) 23 3 Flag of Spain Valencia
22 MF Juan Manuel Mata 28 April 1988 (aged 21) 1 0 Flag of Spain Valencia
23 GK José Manuel Reina 31 August 1982 (aged 26) 14 0 Flag of England Liverpool

Group B

Flag of Brazil Brazil Confederation Cup Squad

Head coach: Flag of Brazil Dunga

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Júlio César 3 September 1979 (aged 29) 32 0 Flag of Italy Internazionale
2 DF Maicon 26 July 1981 (aged 27) 44 4 Flag of Italy Internazionale
3 DF Lúcio (c) 8 May 1978 (aged 31) 77 3 Flag of Germany Bayern Munich
4 DF Juan 1 February 1979 (aged 30) 68 4 Flag of Italy Roma
5 MF Felipe Melo 26 August 1983 (aged 25) 3 1 Flag of Italy Fiorentina
6 DF Kléber 1 April 1980 (aged 29) 16 1 Flag of Brazil Internacional
7 MF Elano 14 June 1981 (aged 28) 30 6 Flag of England Manchester City
8 MF Gilberto Silva 7 October 1976 (aged 32) 72 3 Flag of Greece Panathinaikos
9 FW Luís Fabiano 8 November 1980 (aged 28) 26 16 Flag of Spain Sevilla
10 MF Kaká 22 April 1982 (aged 27) 63 23 Flag of Italy Milan
11 FW Robinho 25 January 1984 (aged 25) 63 17 Flag of England Manchester City
12 GK Victor 21 January 1983 (aged 26) 0 0 Flag of Brazil Grêmio
13 DF Daniel Alves 6 May 1983 (aged 26) 21 1 Flag of Spain Barcelona
14 DF Luisão 13 February 1982 (aged 27) 30 2 Flag of Portugal Benfica
15 DF Miranda 7 September 1984 (aged 24) 1 0 Flag of Brazil São Paulo
16 DF André Santos 8 March 1983 (aged 26) 0 0 Flag of Brazil Corinthians
17 MF Josué 19 July 1979 (aged 29) 23 1 Flag of Germany Wolfsburg
18 MF Ramires 24 March 1987 (aged 22) 0 0 Flag of Brazil Cruzeiro
19 MF Júlio Baptista 1 October 1981 (aged 27) 39 4 Flag of Italy Roma
20 MF Kléberson 19 June 1979 (aged 29) 29 2 Flag of Brazil Flamengo
21 FW Alexandre Pato 2 September 1989 (aged 19) 6 1 Flag of Italy Milan
22 FW Nilmar 14 July 1984 (aged 24) 6 1 Flag of Brazil Internacional
23 GK Gomes 15 February 1981 (aged 28) 9 0 Flag of England Tottenham Hotspur

Flag of Egypt Egypt Confederation Cup Squad

Head coach: Flag of Egypt Hassan Shehata

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Essam El-Hadary 15 January 1973 (aged 36) 88 0 Flag of Switzerland FC Sion
2 DF Mahmoud Fathallah 13 February 1982 (aged 27) 20 0 Flag of Egypt El Zamalek
3 DF Ahmed Al-Muhammadi 9 September 1987 (aged 21) 23 0 Flag of Egypt ENPPI
4 DF Ahmed Said 13 March 1984 (aged 25) 2 0 Flag of Egypt Haras El Hodood
5 MF Ahmed Khairy 1 October 1987 (aged 21) 1 0 Flag of Egypt Ismaily
6 DF Hani Said 22 April 1980 (aged 29) 59 0 Flag of Egypt El Zamalek
7 DF Ahmed Fathy 10 November 1984 (aged 24) 53 2 Flag of Egypt Al-Ahly
8 MF Hosny Abd Rabo 1 November 1984 (aged 24) 56 8 Flag of the United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Dubai
9 FW Mohamed Zidan 11 December 1981 (aged 27) 21 4 Flag of Germany Borussia Dortmund
10 MF Ahmed Eid Abdel Malek 15 May 1980 (aged 29) 21 4 Flag of Egypt Haras El Hodood
11 MF Mohamed Shawky 5 October 1984 (aged 24) 56 4 Flag of England Middlesbrough
12 MF Mohamed Homos 1 January 1979 (aged 30) 15 0 Flag of Egypt Ismaily
13 MF Abdelaziz Tawfik 24 May 1986 (aged 23) 2 0 Flag of Egypt ENPPI
14 DF Sayed Moawad 25 May 1979 (aged 30) 35 2 Flag of Egypt Al-Ahly
15 DF Ahmed Samir Farag 20 May 1986 (aged 23) 6 0 Flag of Egypt Ismaily
16 GK Wahid 3 June 1977 (aged 32) 26 0 Flag of Egypt El Zamalek
17 MF Ahmed Hassan (c) 2 May 1975 (aged 34) 153 26 Flag of Egypt Al-Ahly
18 FW Ahmed Abdel-Ghani 1 December 1981 (aged 27) 4 1 Flag of Egypt Haras El Hodood
19 FW Amr Zaki 1 April 1983 (aged 26) 51 24 Flag of England Wigan Athletic
20 DF Wael Gomaa 3 August 1975 (aged 33) 74 0 Flag of Egypt Al-Ahly
21 FW Raouf 15 September 1982 (aged 26) 3 0 Flag of Egypt ENPPI
22 MF Mohamed Aboutrika 7 November 1978 (aged 30) 56 20 Flag of Egypt Al-Ahly
23 GK Mohamed Sobhy 30 August 1981 (aged 27) 0 0 Flag of Egypt Ismaily

Flag of Italy Italy Confederation Cup Squad

Head coach: Flag of Italy Marcello Lippi

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Gianluigi Buffon 28 January 1978 (aged 31) 92 0 Flag of Italy Juventus
2 DF Davide Santon 2 January 1991 (aged 18) 1 0 Flag of Italy Internazionale
3 DF Fabio Grosso 28 November 1977 (aged 31) 42 3 Flag of France Lyon
4 DF Giorgio Chiellini 14 August 1984 (aged 24) 18 1 Flag of Italy Juventus
5 DF Fabio Cannavaro (c) 13 September 1973 (aged 35) 124 2 Flag of Spain Real Madrid
6 DF Nicola Legrottaglie 20 October 1976 (aged 32) 12 1 Flag of Italy Juventus
7 MF Simone Pepe 30 August 1983 (aged 25) 6 1 Flag of Italy Udinese
8 MF Gennaro Gattuso 9 January 1978 (aged 31) 66 1 Flag of Italy Milan
9 FW Luca Toni 26 May 1977 (aged 32) 43 16 Flag of Germany Bayern Munich
10 MF Daniele De Rossi 24 July 1983 (aged 25) 45 7 Flag of Italy Roma
11 FW Alberto Gilardino 5 July 1982 (aged 26) 31 10 Flag of Italy Fiorentina
12 GK Morgan De Sanctis 26 March 1977 (aged 32) 3 0 Flag of Turkey Galatasaray
13 DF Alessandro Gamberini 27 August 1981 (aged 27) 5 0 Flag of Italy Fiorentina
14 GK Marco Amelia 2 April 1982 (aged 27) 8 0 Flag of Italy Palermo
15 FW Vincenzo Iaquinta 21 November 1979 (aged 29) 27 2 Flag of Italy Juventus
16 MF Mauro Camoranesi 4 October 1976 (aged 32) 43 4 Flag of Italy Juventus
17 FW Giuseppe Rossi 1 February 1987 (aged 22) 4 1 Flag of Spain Villarreal
18 MF Angelo Palombo 25 September 1981 (aged 27) 9 0 Flag of Italy Sampdoria
19 DF Gianluca Zambrotta 19 February 1977 (aged 32) 83 2 Flag of Italy Milan
20 MF Riccardo Montolivo 18 January 1985 (aged 24) 5 0 Flag of Italy Fiorentina
21 MF Andrea Pirlo 19 May 1979 (aged 30) 55 8 Flag of Italy Milan
22 DF Andrea Dossena 11 September 1981 (aged 27) 8 0 Flag of England Liverpool
23 FW Fabio Quagliarella 31 January 1983 (aged 26) 12 3 Flag of Italy Udinese

Flag of the United States United States Confederation Cup Squad

Head coach: Flag of the United States Bob Bradley

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Tim Howard 6 March 1979 (aged 30) 39 0 Flag of England Everton
2 DF Jonathan Bornstein 7 November 1984 (aged 24) 15 1 Flag of the United States Chivas USA
3 DF Carlos Bocanegra (c) 25 May 1979 (aged 30) 67 11 Flag of France Rennes
4 FW Conor Casey 25 July 1981 (aged 27) 10 0 Flag of the United States Colorado Rapids
5 DF Oguchi Onyewu 13 May 1982 (aged 27) 42 5 Flag of Belgium Standard Liège
6 DF Heath Pearce 13 August 1984 (aged 24) 23 0 Flag of Germany Hansa Rostock
7 MF DaMarcus Beasley 24 May 1982 (aged 27) 87 17 Flag of Scotland Rangers
8 MF Clint Dempsey 9 March 1983 (aged 26) 51 13 Flag of England Fulham
9 FW Charlie Davies 23 June 1986 (aged 22) 6 1 Flag of Sweden Hammarby
10 FW Landon Donovan 4 March 1982 (aged 27) 110 39 Flag of the United States Los Angeles Galaxy
11 DF Marvell Wynne 8 May 1986 (aged 23) 3 0 Flag of Canada Toronto FC
12 MF Michael Bradley 31 July 1987 (aged 21) 29 5 Flag of Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
13 MF Ricardo Clark 10 February 1983 (aged 26) 19 1 Flag of the United States Houston Dynamo
14 DF Danny Califf 17 March 1980 (aged 29) 23 1 Flag of Denmark Midtjylland
15 DF Jay DeMerit 4 December 1979 (aged 29) 10 0 Flag of England Watford
16 MF Sacha Kljestan 9 September 1985 (aged 23) 17 3 Flag of the United States Chivas USA
17 FW Jozy Altidore 6 November 1989 (aged 19) 11 6 Flag of Spain Villarreal
18 GK Brad Guzan 9 September 1984 (aged 24) 12 0 Flag of England Aston Villa
19 MF Freddy Adu 2 June 1989 (aged 20) 13 1 Flag of France Monaco
20 MF José Torres 29 October 1987 (aged 21) 5 0 Flag of Mexico Pachuca
21 DF Jonathan Spector 1 March 1986 (aged 23) 13 0 Flag of England West Ham United
22 MF Benny Feilhaber 19 January 1985 (aged 24) 17 2 Flag of Denmark AGF
23 GK Luis Robles 11 May 1984 (aged 25) 0 0 Flag of Germany Kaiserslautern

Notes:

  • Nashat Akram will join FC Twente after the tournament.
  • Wellington Phoenix are a team from New Zealand, but play in Australian A-League.
  • Aaron Mokoena will join Portsmouth after the tournament.
  • Elrio van Heerden will join Blackburn Rovers after the tournament.
  • Pablo Hernández was called up as a replacement for the injured Andrés Iniesta on 5 June 2009.
  • Kaká will join Real Madrid after the tournament.
  • Miranda and Kléberson were called up as replacements for the injured Alex and Anderson on 29 May 2009.
  • Ramires will join Benfica after the tournament.
  • Amr Zaki was on loan at Wigan Athletic from El Zamalek.
  • Fabio Cannavaro will join Juventus after the tournament.
  • Morgan De Sanctis was on loan at Galatasaray from Sevilla.
  • Fabio Quagliarella will join Napoli after the tournament.
  • Jozy Altidore was on loan to Xerez in the run up to the tournament.
  • Freddy Adu was on loan at Monaco from Benfica.

Player representation

By club
Players Clubs
7 Flag of New Zealand Wellington Phoenix[2]
6 Flag of England Liverpool, Flag of Spain Valencia
5 Flag of Egypt Al-Ahly, Flag of Italy Juventus, Flag of Italy Milan, Flag of Spain Barcelona, Flag of Spain Villarreal
4 Flag of Egypt Ismaily, Flag of Italy Fiorentina, Flag of South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns, Flag of South Africa Orlando Pirates
By club nationality
Players Nations
24 Flag of Italy Italy
21 Flag of Spain Spain
19 Flag of England England
18 Flag of Egypt Egypt
14 Flag of South Africa South Africa

* Nations in italics are not represented by their national teams in the tournament.

Source: Wikipedia.

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