Euro 2020: Squad List and Guide for Group C – Austria, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Ukraine

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Euro 2020 is set to commence on June 11, and North Macedonia will face Austria in first Group-C encounter on June 13. Here we take a look at the teams and players in Group C.

Group C comprises of four teams: Austria, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Ukraine.

Austria

Austria qualified for seven FIFA World Cups, the most recent of which was in 1998. The country initially qualified for the UEFA European Championship in 2008, when it co-hosted the tournament with Switzerland, and most recently in 2020.

Manager

Franco Foda has twice been capped by West Germany and has spent the majority of his coaching career at Sturm Graz, where he has won both the league and the cup. Since the beginning of 2018, he has been the leader of Austria.

Players

PositionPlayerClub
GoalKeeperAlexander SchlagerLASK
GoalKeeperPavao PervanVfL Wolfsburg
GoalKeeperDaniel BachmannWatford
DefenderAndreas UlmerRed Bull Salzburg
DefenderAleksandar DragovićBayer Leverkusen
DefenderMartin HintereggerEintracht Frankfurt
DefenderStefan Posch1899 Hoffenheim
DefenderDavid AlabaBayern Munich
DefenderPhilipp LienhartSC Freiburg
DefenderStefan LainerBorussia Mönchengladbach
DefenderMarco FriedlWerder Bremen
MidfielderStefan IlsankerEintracht Frankfurt
MidfielderMarcel SabitzerRB Leipzig
MidfielderFlorian Grillitsch1899 Hoffenheim
MidfielderJulian Baumgartlinger (captain)Bayer Leverkusen
MidfielderChristopher TrimmelUnion Berlin
MidfielderLouis SchaubLuzern
MidfielderAlessandro SchöpfSchalke 04
MidfielderChristoph Baumgartner1899 Hoffenheim
MidfielderKarim OnisiwoMainz 05
MidfielderValentino LazaroBorussia Mönchengladbach
MidfielderXaver SchlagerVfL Wolfsburg
MidfielderKonrad LaimerRB Leipzig
ForwardMarko ArnautovićShanghai Port
ForwardMichael GregoritschFC Augsburg
ForwardSaša KalajdžićVfB Stuttgart

Netherlands

The Netherlands has participated in eight FIFA World Cups, three of which they have reached the final. They’ve also competed in nine UEFA European Championships, with the 1988 event in West Germany being their most successful. In addition, in 1908, 1912, and 1920, the team earned a bronze medal at the Olympic event. The Netherlands and its neighbours, Belgium and Germany, have long had football rivalry.

Manager

Frank de Boer, who previously managed Ajax, Inter, Crystal Palace, and Atlanta United, will succeed Barcelona-bound former teammate Ronald Koeman in September 2020.

Players

PositionPlayerClub
GoalkeeperMaarten StekelenburgAjax
GoalkeeperTim KrulNorwich City
GoalKeeperMarco BizotAZ
DefenderJoël VeltmanBrighton & Hove Albion
DefenderMatthijs de LigtJuventus
DefenderNathan AkéManchester City
DefenderOwen WijndalAZ
DefenderStefan de VrijInternazionale
DefenderPatrick van AanholtCrystal Palace
DefenderDaley BlindAjax
DefenderDenzel DumfriesPSV Eindhoven
MidfielderGeorginio Wijnaldum (captain)Liverpool
MidfielderQuincy PromesSpartak Moscow
MidfielderDavy KlaassenAjax
MidfielderMarten de RoonAtalanta
MidfielderRyan GravenberchAjax
MidfielderFrenkie de JongBarcelona
MidfielderTeun KoopmeinersAZ
MidfielderJurriën TimberAjax
ForwardDonyell MalenPSV Eindhoven
ForwardSteven BerghuisFeyenoord
ForwardLuuk de JongSevilla
ForwardMemphis DepayLyon
ForwardWout WeghorstVfL Wolfsburg
ForwardCody GakpoPSV Eindhoven

North Macedonia

North Macedonia has qualified for UEFA Euro 2020 for the first time, courtesy to their performance in the UEFA Nations League in 2018–19.

Manager

After two years in command of Rabotniki, Igor Angelovski was appointed in October 2015, having led them to a domestic double and two Macedonian Cup victories.

Players

PositionPlayerClub
GoalKeeperStole DimitrievskiRayo Vallecano
GoalkeeperRisto JankovRabotnički
GoalkeeperDamjan ShishkovskiDoxa Katokopias
DefenderEgzon BejtulaiShkëndija
DefenderGjoko ZajkovCharleroi
DefenderKire RistevskiÚjpest
DefenderVisar MusliuFehérvár
DefenderStefan RistovskiDinamo Zagreb
DefenderDarko VelkovskiRijeka
DefenderEzgjan AlioskiLeeds United
MidfielderArijan AdemiDinamo Zagreb
MidfielderDarko ChurlinovVfB Stuttgart
MidfielderMilan RistovskiSpartak Trnava
MidfielderFerhan HasaniPartizani
MidfielderTihomir KostadinovRužomberok
MidfielderBoban NikolovLecce
MidfielderEnis BardhiLevante
MidfielderStefan SpirovskiAEK Larnaca
MidfielderElif ElmasNapoli
ForwardAleksandar TrajkovskiMallorca
ForwardGoran Pandev (captain)Genoa
ForwardIvan TrichkovskiAEK Larnaca
ForwardMarjan RadeskiAkademija Pandev
ForwardDaniel AvramovskiKayserispor
ForwardVlatko StojanovskiChambly
ForwardKrste VelkoskiSarajevo

Ukraine

The team’s greatest achievement on the international stage was reaching the quarterfinals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which was also the team’s first appearance in a major title final. Ukraine’s six play-off appearances are the first time it has won a tie after failing to qualify for the 1998 World Cup, Euro 2000, 2002 World Cup, 2010 World Cup, and 2014 World Cup.

Manager

Andriy Shevchenko, a superb striker who won the UEFA Champions League in 2003 and the Ballon d’Or in 2004 while playing for AC Milan, is sixth all-time in UEFA club competitions goal scorers with 67 goals.

Players

PositionPlayerClub
GoalkeeperHeorhiy BushchanDynamo Kyiv
GoalkeeperAndriy Pyatov (captain)Shakhtar Donetsk
GoalKeeperAnatoliy TrubinShakhtar Donetsk
DefenderEduard SobolClub Brugge
DefenderSerhiy KryvtsovShakhtar Donetsk
DefenderIllya ZabarnyiDynamo Kyiv
DefenderOleksandr KaravayevDynamo Kyiv
DefenderMykola MatviyenkoShakhtar Donetsk
DefenderOleksandr TymchykDynamo Kyiv
DefenderDenys PopovDynamo Kyiv
DefenderVitaliy MykolenkoDynamo Kyiv
DefenderOleksandr ZinchenkoManchester City
MidfielderSerhiy SydorchukDynamo Kyiv
MidfielderTaras StepanenkoShakhtar Donetsk
MidfielderRuslan MalinovskyiAtalanta
MidfielderMykola ShaparenkoDynamo Kyiv
MidfielderMarlosShakhtar Donetsk
MidfielderYevhenii MakarenkoKortrijk
MidfielderHeorhiy SudakovShakhtar Donetsk
MidfielderViktor TsyhankovDynamo Kyiv
MidfielderRoman BezusGent
ForwardArtem BesyedinDynamo Kyiv
ForwardAndriy YarmolenkoWest Ham United
ForwardRoman YaremchukGent
ForwardOleksandr ZubkovFerencváros
ForwardArtem DovbykDnipro-1