Juventus confirm UEFA squad list for 2026-27 Europa League

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Juventus have officially announced their UEFA squad list for the upcoming 2026-27 Europa League campaign, and though Kenan Yildiz has been included, he still qualifies as a member of the club’s ‘List B’ rather than ‘List A’ with the rest of the senior squad.

All clubs competing in UEFA competitions in 2026-27 must submit their squads for the league phase campaign by the end of Wednesday, September 2, the day after the close of the summer transfer window for the majority of European nations.

Europa League Trophy (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images)

Teams are permitted to name a maximum of 25 players on their ‘List A’. Of those 25 players, at least two must be goalkeepers and eight must be ‘locally trained players’ ie. those who were based in Italy for at least three uninterrupted years between the ages of 15 and 21.

Teams are also able to name an unlimited number of players on their ‘List B’, typically reserved for youth-team players. Any player can be named on List B as long as they were born on or after January 1, 2005, and as long as they have played for the club for an uninterrupted period of at least two years.

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 11: Kenan Yildiz of Juventus controls the ball during the match between Juventus and Palermo at HBF Park on August 11, 2026 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Janelle St Pierre/Getty Images)
PERTH, AUSTRALIA – AUGUST 11: Kenan Yildiz of Juventus controls the ball during the match between Juventus and Palermo at HBF Park on August 11, 2026 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Janelle St Pierre/Getty Images)

Curiously, this means that star Juventus attacker Yildiz has been included on List B rather than List A, given that he was born after January 1, 2005 and has spent the last four years with the Bianconeri.

Summer signing Jeff Ekhator, currently unavailable through injury, has not been named in either List A or List B. All of Juve’s other summer signings have made the cut: Goalkeepers Guglielmo Vicario and Kamil Grabara, defenders Jhon Lucumi and Zeki Celik, midfielder Pape Matar Sarr and attackers Randal Kolo Muani, Kerim Alajbegovic and Nick Woltemade.

TURIN, ITALY - AUGUST 29: Randal Kolo Muani of Juventus runs with the ball under pressure from El Bilal Toure of Parma during the Serie A match between Juventus and Parma Calcio at Allianz Stadium on August 29, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
TURIN, ITALY – AUGUST 29: Randal Kolo Muani of Juventus runs with the ball under pressure from El Bilal Toure of Parma during the Serie A match between Juventus and Parma Calcio at Allianz Stadium on August 29, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Nico Gonzalez and Douglas Luiz, who spent the 2025-26 out on loans with Atletico Madrid and Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa respectively, have been included in Juve’s UEFA squad list fot 2026-27.

Confirmed: Juventus squad for 2026-27 Europa League

List A

Goalkeepers: Guglielmo Vicario, Kamil Grabara, Carlo Pinsoglio.

Defenders: Zeki Celik, Gleison Bremer, Federico Gatti, Lloyd Kelly, Peter Kalulu, Andrea Cambiaso, John Lucumi, Juan Cabal.

Midfielders: Manuel Locatelli, Teun Koopmeiners, Douglas Luiz, Weston McKennie, Pape Matar Sarr.

Forwards: Francisco Conceicao, Randal Kolo Muani, Jeremie Boga, Kerim Alajbegovic, Nick Woltemade, Nico Gonzalez.

List B

Kenan Yildiz, Riccardo Radu, Augusto Owusu, Raffaele Huli, Arman Durmisi, Destiny Elmioghale. 

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