Copa América Centenario Squads
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The following is a list of squads for all sixteen national teams that competed at the
Copa América Centenario The Copa América Centenario ( pt, Copa América Centenário, french: Coupe Amerique Centennaire, en, Centennial Cup America; literally ''Centennial America Cup'') was an international men's association football tournament that was hosted by the ...
. Each national team had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers. The provisional squads were announced on 4 May 2016. A final selection was provided to the organizers on 20 May 2016.


Group A


Colombia

Head coach:
José Pékerman José Néstor Pékerman Krimen (; born 3 September 1949) is an Argentine professional football coach and current manager of the Venezuela national team. As a youth level coach for Argentina, he won the FIFA World Youth Championship three times, ...
The following 23 players were called up for the final squad.
Óscar Murillo Óscar Fabián Murillo Murillo (born 18 April 1988) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Club career Murillo began his career in the youth system of famed Argentinian side Boca Juniors. In 2007, he returned to Col ...
withdrew due to injury and was replaced by
Yerry Mina Yerry Fernando Mina González (born 23 September 1994) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Everton and the Colombia national team. He shares the record for most goals in a single World Cup by a defender, ...
.


Costa Rica

Head coach: Óscar Ramírez The following 23 players were called up for the final squad. Goalkeeper
Esteban Alvarado Esteban Alvarado Brown (born 28 April 1989) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga FPD club Herediano and the Costa Rica national team. Club career Saprissa Born in Siquirres, Costa Rica, Alvarado started ...
was ruled out due to injury on 20 May, being replaced by
Leonel Moreira Leonel Gerardo Moreira Ledezma (born 2 April 1990) is a Costa Rican professional goalkeeper who plays for Liga FPD club Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team. Club career Moreira came through the Herediano youth system and has only pla ...
. On 31 May,
Keylor Navas Keilor Antonio Navas Gamboa (born 15 December 1986), known as Keylor Navas, is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Costa Rica national team. He was named CONCACAF Men's G ...
pulled out due to a
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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 a former Argentine Association football, footballer and the current manager of Saudi Professional League club Al Hilal SFC, Al Hilal. He played for Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate as a Forw ...
The following players were named for the final squad. Forward
Roque Santa Cruz Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero (; born 16 August 1981) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Paraguayan club Club Libertad. He is the record goal scorer and has earned over 100 caps for the Paraguay national team, ...
was in the initial squad but withdrew injured and was replaced by Antonio Sanabria. Pablo Aguilar and
Néstor Ortigoza Néstor Ezequiel Ortigoza (; born 7 October 1984) is a professional football central midfielder, who currently plays for San Lorenzo de Almagro. Born in Argentina, he represented the Paraguay national team. Club career Ortigoza started his care ...
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 football manager and former player. Klinsmann played for several prominent clubs in Europe including VfB Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Monaco, Tottenham Hotspur, and Bayern Munich. He ...
The final squad was announced on 21 May.
Timothy Chandler Timothy Chandler (born March 29, 1990) is a professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a right-back for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. Born in Germany, he represented the United States men's national soccer team, United ...
was ruled out due to injury and replaced by Edgar Castillo on 27 May.


Group B


Brazil

Head coach:
Dunga Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri (born 31 October 1963), known as Dunga (), is a Brazilian football manager and former professional player who played as a defensive midfielder. Under his captaincy, Brazil won the 1994 FIFA World Cup and he lifte ...
The following players were named to the final squad.
Neymar Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), known as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Sain ...
was unable to participate due to an agreement between his club
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded ...
and the
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, and was replaced by Lucas Lima.
Ricardo Oliveira Ricardo José Dognella Lima de Oliveira (; born 6 May 1980) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Athletic. He represented São Paulo and Santos in two different spells, but also played in Spain, amassing La Liga ...
and
Douglas Costa Douglas Costa de Souza (born 14 September 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. He is known for his dribbling skills, speed, acceleration, and crossing ability. Costa s ...
were ruled out due to injury and replaced by
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and
Kaká Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (; born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kaká () or Ricardo Kaká, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. In his prime as a playmaker at AC Milan, a period marke ...
on 20 and 26 May 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 at ...
, 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 31 May and were replaced by
Lucas Moura Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva (born 13 August 1992), known as Lucas Moura (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger and forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Moura started his professional career at São P ...
and Marcelo Grohe. In turn, Kaká pulled out due to injury on 1 June and was replaced by Ganso.
Luiz Gustavo Luiz Gustavo Dias (born 23 July 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Professional League club Al-Nassr. He began his career as a left back, but has played mostly as a defensive midfielder, ...
withdrew from the squad on 2 June due to personal reasons and was replaced by Walace.


Ecuador

Head coach:
Gustavo Quinteros Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desabato (born 15 February 1965) is a football manager and former professional player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Chilean club Colo-Colo. Born in Argentina, he played for the Bolivia nat ...
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 football coach and former player who manages the national team of Gabon. Career Playing career Neveu enjoyed a short playing career in France with Angoulême CFC and ES La Rochelle. Coaching car ...
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. Gareca was the manager of the Peru national team, with his contract endi ...
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 last managed of Qatari club Al-Khor. Playing career Winfried Schäfer played 403 Bundesliga matches and scored 46 goals in the (West) German to ...
The following 23 players were selected for the final squad.
Simon Dawkins Simon Jonathan Dawkins (born 1 December 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for USL Championship side Monterey Bay FC. Born in England, he represented the Jamaica national team. Club career Tott ...
was ruled out due to injury and replaced by
Joel Grant Joel Valentino Grant (born 26 August 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. Beginning his career with Watford he made seven league appearances as well as spending time on loan with Aldershot Town, he later played for Crewe ...
on 2 June.


Mexico

Head coach:
Juan Carlos Osorio Juan Carlos Osorio Arbeláez (; born 8 June 1961) is a Colombian professional football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. Osorio began his playing career with Deportivo Pereira in 1982, and went on to play for Brazilian c ...
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 winger for Liga MX club América. According to a study conducted by Mexican club Pachuca, and backed by FIFA, Damm was the second fastest player ...
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 professional football manager and former player. He most recently coached the Uruguay national team. After an unassuming career as a ...
The following 23 players were selected for the final squad. On 30 May,
Cristian Rodríguez Cristian Gabriel Rodríguez Barotti (; born 30 September 1985) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a left winger for Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes. Having received the nickname ''Cebolla'' (onion) from his Peñarol days, from his father, ...
pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Diego Laxalt.


Venezuela

Head coach:
Rafael Dudamel Rafael Édgar Dudamel Ochoa (born January 7, 1973 ), is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. As a player, Dudamel made 56 appearances for the Venezuela national team. Playing career Club During his car ...
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 manager and former player. Martino played mostly for Newell's Old Boys in his native Rosario. He holds the record of appearances with the team playing a ...
The following 23 players were selected for the final squad.


Bolivia

Head coach:
Julio César Baldivieso Julio César Baldivieso Rico (born 2 December 1971) is a Bolivian football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. Baldivieso was a midfielder who played for the Bolivia national team at the 1994 World Cup and several Co ...
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 1 June, Matías Fernández pulled out due to injury and was replaced by
Mark González Mark Dennis González Hoffmann (born 10 July 1984) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played top flight football in Chile, Russia, Spain, Brazil and England. He was described by José Mari Bakero, the s ...
.


Panama

Head coach:
Hernán Darío Gómez Hernán Darío Gómez Jaramillo (; born 3 February 1956), also known as El Bolillo (; ''The Baton''), is a Colombian former football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. Career He was an active player from 1966 to 1 ...
The following 23 players were called up for the final squad.


Player representation


By age


Players

*Oldest:
Justo Villar Justo Wilmar Villar Viveros (born 30 June 1977) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Other than in his own country, he also played in Argentina, Spain and Chile, in a senior career that lasted 22 years. A ...
() *Youngest: Christian Pulisic ()


Goalkeepers

*Oldest:
Justo Villar Justo Wilmar Villar Viveros (born 30 June 1977) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Other than in his own country, he also played in Argentina, Spain and Chile, in a senior career that lasted 22 years. A ...
() *Youngest: Wuilker Faríñez ()


Captains

*Oldest:
Justo Villar Justo Wilmar Villar Viveros (born 30 June 1977) is a Paraguayan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Other than in his own country, he also played in Argentina, Spain and Chile, in a senior career that lasted 22 years. A ...
() *Youngest:
James Rodríguez James David Rodríguez Rubio (born 12 July 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Super League Greece club Olympiacos and the Colombia national team. He has been praised in the past ...
()


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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