The following is a list of squads for all sixteen national teams that competed at the
Copa América Centenario
The Copa América Centenario (, , ; literally ''Centennial America Cup'') was an international men's soccer tournament that was hosted by the United States in 2016. The competition was a celebration of the centennial of CONMEBOL and the Copa Am� ...
. Each national team had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers.
The provisional squads were announced on May 4, 2016. A final selection was provided to the organizers on May 20, 2016.
Group A
Colombia
Head coach:
José Pékerman
The following 23 players were called up for the final squad.
Óscar Murillo withdrew due to injury and was replaced by
Yerry Mina.
Costa Rica
Head coach:
Óscar Ramírez
The following 23 players were called up for the final squad. Goalkeeper
Esteban Alvarado was ruled out due to injury on May 20, being replaced by
Leonel Moreira
Leonel Gerardo Moreira Ledezma (born 2 April 1990) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Puntarenas and the Costa Rica national team.
Club career
Moreira came through the Herediano youth system and has only ...
. On May 31,
Keylor Navas pulled out due to a
tendinitis
Tendinopathy is a type of tendon disorder that results in pain, swelling, and impaired function. The pain is typically worse with movement. It most commonly occurs around the shoulder ( rotator cuff tendinitis, biceps tendinitis), elbow ( tenn ...
on his left foot and was replaced by
Danny Carvajal, and
Ariel Rodríguez pulled out due to injury and was replaced by
Johnny Woodly.
Paraguay
Head coach:
Ramón Díaz
Ramón Ángel Díaz (; born 29 August 1959) is an Argentine Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player.
Díaz notably played for Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate as a Forward (association fo ...
The following players were named for the final squad. Forward
Roque Santa Cruz was in the initial squad but withdrew injured and was replaced by
Antonio Sanabria.
Pablo Aguilar and
Néstor Ortigoza
Néstor Ezequiel "Johnny" Ortigoza (; born 7 October 1984) is a former professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for San Lorenzo de Almagro. Born in Argentina, he played for the Paraguay national team.
Club career
Ortigoza started ...
also pulled out due to injury and were replaced by
Víctor Ayala and
Iván Piris respectively.
United States
Head coach:
Jürgen Klinsmann
Jürgen Klinsmann (; born 30 July 1964) is a German professional Association football, football manager and former player. He played for several prominent clubs in Europe including VfB Stuttgart, Inter Milan, AS Monaco FC, Monaco, Tottenham Hot ...
The final squad was announced on May 21.
Timothy Chandler was ruled out due to injury and replaced by
Edgar Castillo
Edgar Eduardo Castillo Carrillo (born October 8, 1986) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a left-back. Castillo is noted for being one of five players to earn a senior cap for both sides of the United States-Mexico ...
on May 27.
Group B
Brazil
Head coach:
Dunga
The following players were named to the final squad.
Neymar
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (; born 5 February 1992), also known as Neymar Júnior or simply Neymar, is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a left winger, attacking midfielder or Forward (association foo ...
was unable to participate due to an agreement between his club
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...
and the
Brazilian Football Confederation
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, and was replaced by
Lucas Lima.
Ricardo Oliveira and
Douglas Costa were ruled out due to injury and replaced by
Jonas and
Kaká
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (; born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kaká () or Ricardo Kaká, is a Brazilian former professional Association football, footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. In his prime at A.C. Milan, AC Mil ...
on May 20 and 26 respectively.
Gabriel Jesus
Gabriel Fernando de Jesus (born 3 April 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Arsenal and the Brazil national team.
Jesus began his senior club career at Palmeiras, where he was voted Best Newcomer a ...
, who would later be part of the
2016 Brazil Olympic squad, was considered as a replacement for Douglas Costa but missed selection through the lack of a U.S. visa.
Rafinha and
Ederson also pulled out on May 31 and were replaced by
Lucas Moura
Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva (born 13 August 1992), known as Lucas Moura (), is a Brazilian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger or Midfielder (association football), attacking midf ...
and
Marcelo Grohe. In turn, Kaká pulled out due to injury on June 1 and was replaced by
Ganso.
Luiz Gustavo
Luiz Gustavo Dias (born 23 July 1987) is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club São Paulo FC, São Paulo. He began his career as a left-back, but has played mostly as a defen ...
withdrew from the squad on June 2 for personal reasons and was replaced by
Walace.
Ecuador
Head coach:
Gustavo Quinteros
The following 23 players were called up for the final squad.
Haiti
Head coach:
Patrice Neveu
Patrice Neveu (born 29 March 1954) is a French association football, football coach and former player.
Playing career
Neveu enjoyed a short playing career in France with Angoulême CFC and ES La Rochelle.
Coaching career
After retiring as a pl ...
The following 23 players were called up for the final squad.
Peru
Head coach:
Ricardo Gareca
Ricardo Alberto Gareca Nardi (; born 10 February 1958), nicknamed ''el Tigre'' and ''el Flaco'' ("Tiger " and "Slim"), is an Argentine football manager and former player. He was recently the manager of the Chile national team.
During his play ...
The following 23 players were called up for the final squad.
Group C
Jamaica
Head coach:
Winfried Schäfer
Winfried "Winnie" Schäfer (born 10 January 1950) is a German football manager and former player who is the technical director for the Ghana national football team.
Playing career
Winfried Schäfer played 403 Bundesliga matches and scored 46 goa ...
The following 23 players were selected for the final squad.
Simon Dawkins was ruled out due to injury and replaced by
Joel Grant on June 2.
Mexico
Head coach:
Juan Carlos Osorio
The following 23 players were called up for the final squad.
Jürgen Damm
Jürgen Damm Rascón (born 7 November 1992) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Oakland Roots SC in the second division USL Championship.
According to a study conducted by Mexican club Pachuca, and backed by ...
withdrew due to injury and was replaced by
Cándido Ramírez.
Uruguay
Head coach:
Óscar Tabárez
Óscar Washington Tabárez Silva (; born 3 March 1947), known as ''El Maestro'' (The Teacher), is a Uruguayan former professional football manager and former player.
After an unassuming career as a player and after working as a primary school ...
The following 23 players were selected for the final squad. On May 30,
Cristian Rodríguez pulled out due to injury and was replaced by
Diego Laxalt.
Venezuela
Head coach:
Rafael Dudamel
The following 23 players were selected for the final squad.
Group D
Argentina
Head coach:
Gerardo Martino
Gerardo Daniel "Tata" Martino (born 20 November 1962) is an Argentine professional football coach and former player who last coached Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.
Martino played mostly for Newell's Old Boys in his native Rosario. He ...
The following 23 players were selected for the final squad.
Bolivia
Head coach:
Julio César Baldivieso
The following 23 players were called up for the final squad.
Samuel Galindo withdrew due to injury and was replaced by
Carmelo Algarañaz.
Nelson Cabrera was subsequently found to be ineligible by FIFA after the tournament.
Chile
Head coach:
Juan Antonio Pizzi
The following 23 players were called up for the final squad. On June 1,
Matías Fernández pulled out due to injury and was replaced by
Mark González.
Panama
Head coach:
Hernán Darío Gómez
The following 23 players were called up for the final squad.
Player representation
By age
Players
*Oldest:
Justo Villar ()
*Youngest:
Christian Pulisic
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()
Goalkeepers
*Oldest:
Justo Villar ()
*Youngest:
Wuilker Faríñez ()
Captains
*Oldest:
Justo Villar ()
*Youngest:
James Rodríguez
James David Rodríguez Rubio (born 12 July 1991) is a Colombian professional Association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or Winger (association football), winger for Liga MX club Club León, León and Captain (associ ...
()
By club
Clubs are ordered alphabetically: first by country, then by club name.
By club nationality
Nations in bold are represented by their national teams in the tournament
References
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2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
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