FC 26 · Club

Arouca

Portugal Primeira LigaPortugal

Team ratings

• OVROverall69
• ATTAttack67
• MIDMidfield69
• DEFDefence69

Formation

4-2-3-1

Average age

23.7

Club worth

€25M

Squad size

27

Stadium capacity

4,937

Founded

1951

Domestic prestige

3/10

International prestige

1/10

Youth development

6/10

Line-up

Starting XI

Full squad ↓4-2-3-1

1. GK73I. De Arruabarrena, Goalkeeper, overall 73
2. RB72CTiago Esgaio, Right Back, overall 72, captain
3. RCB71José Fontán, Right Centre Back, overall 71
4. LCB67B. Popović, Left Centre Back, overall 67
5. LB69B. Kuipers, Left Back, overall 69
6. RDM70T. Fukui, Right Defensive Midfielder, overall 70
7. LDM67E. van Ee, Left Defensive Midfielder, overall 67
8. RM72A. Trezza, Right Midfielder, overall 72
9. LM69N. Djouahra, Left Midfielder, overall 69
10. CAM70Lee Hyun Ju, Attacking Midfielder, overall 70
11. ST67Barbero, Striker, overall 67

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Squad

Key people & bench

CaptainTiago EsgaioRight Back

Starting XI average age25.2

Bench · 12 players

1. STFally MayuluOverall 68
2. STDylan NandínOverall 67
3. CMPedro SantosOverall 68
4. LMMiguel PucheOverall 67
5. CDMMateo FloresOverall 66
6. CBMatías RochaOverall 67
7. GKJoão ValidoOverall 68
8. RMBrian MansillaOverall 68
9. LBAmadou DanteOverall 68
10. CAMPablo GozálbezOverall 67
11. CDMYellu SantiagoOverall 68
12. CBDiogo MonteiroOverall 62

Full squad

Squad · 27 players

By lineAll

SortBy line, best firstOVR, high to lowPOT, high to lowGrowth, high to lowAge, youngest firstName A–ZPositionContract, soonest first

Player	Pos	Age	OVR	POT	Growth	#	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Ignacio De ArruabarrenaGK · 28	GK	28	Overall 73	Potential 74	+1	12	2029
João ValidoGK · 25	GK	25	Overall 68	Potential 71	+3	1	2027
Jakub VinarčíkGK · 19	GK	19	Overall 60	Potential 76	+16	30	2028
Defenders · 9
Javi SánchezCB · 28	CB	28	Overall 72	Potential 73	+1	15	2028
Tiago EsgaioCaptainRB · 29	RB	29	Overall 72	Potential 72	0	28	2027
José FontánCB · 25	CB	25	Overall 71	Potential 75	+4	3	2027
Bas KuipersLB · 30	LB	30	Overall 69	Potential 69	0	25	2028
Amadou DanteLB · 24	LB	24	Overall 68	Potential 73	+5	44	2028
Matías RochaCB · 24	CB	24	Overall 67	Potential 73	+6	4	2027
Boris PopovićCB · 25	CB	25	Overall 67	Potential 70	+3	5	2028
Omar FayedCB · 21	CB	21	Overall 65	Potential 75	+10	66	2027
Diogo MonteiroCB · 20	CB	20	Overall 62	Potential 74	+12	6	2028
Midfielders · 12
Alfonso TrezzaRM · 26	RM	26	Overall 72	Potential 73	+1	19	2027
Taichi FukuiCM · 20	CM	20	Overall 70	Potential 81	+11	21	2028
Lee Hyun JuCAM · 22	CAM	22	Overall 70	Potential 77	+7	14	2028
Näis DjouahraLM · 25	LM	25	Overall 69	Potential 70	+1	7	2027
Yellu SantiagoCDM · 21	CDM	21	Overall 68	Potential 80	+12	20	2028
Brian MansillaRM · 23	RM	23	Overall 68	Potential 74	+6	24	2028
Pedro SantosCM · 24	CM	24	Overall 68	Potential 73	+5	89	2028
Espen van EeCDM · 21	CDM	21	Overall 67	Potential 78	+11	22	2029
Pablo GozálbezCAM · 24	CAM	24	Overall 67	Potential 72	+5	10	2027
Miguel PucheLM · 24	LM	24	Overall 67	Potential 70	+3	11	2028
Mateo FloresCDM · 21	CDM	21	Overall 66	Potential 79	+13	46	2029
José SilvaRM · 19	RM	19	Overall 63	Potential 75	+12	2	2028
Forwards · 3
Fally MayuluST · 22	ST	22	Overall 68	Potential 77	+9	9	2030
Dylan NandínST · 23	ST	23	Overall 67	Potential 74	+7	23	2028
BarberoST · 26	ST	26	Overall 67	Potential 68	+1	17	2027

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