Gomes

Jersey No: 12

Age: 29

Height: 1.91m

Caps: 9

Club: Tottenham Hotspur

Position: Goalkeeper

• Holds the record for the highest amount of clean sheets in the Eredivisie.
• He is also the only goalkeeper to score in the Eredivisie in the last decade.

Doni

Jersey No: 22

Age: 30

Height: 1.92m

Caps: 10

Club: AS Roma

Position: Goalkeeper

• Plays in Roma with his younger brother, João Paulo Fernando Marangon.
• Won the Copa America in 2007 as first choice keeper.

Julio César

Jersey No: 1

Age: 30

Height: 1.86m

Caps: 47

Club: Inter Milan

Position: Goalkeeper

• Voted the third best goalkeeper in the world by IFFHS.
• Former Italy Goalkeeping legend Gianluca Pagliuca is quoted to have said Cesar is the best goalkeeper in the world.

Daniel Alves

Jersey No: 13

Age: 27

Height: 1.73m

Caps: 33

Club: Barcelona

Position: Defender

• When he left his previous Club, Sevilla, he broke into tears at the press conference. He also claimed he would one day return to the club.
• At £28 million with £6 more to be paid to Sevilla depending on his performance, he is the most expensive defender in the world.

Michel Bastos

Jersey No: 6

Age: 26

Height: 1.79m

Caps: 3

Club: Lyon

Position: Defender

• A prolific goal scoring defender, he has scored an average of one goal per four games for the last 4 years.
• This will be his first international tournament.

Lucio(C)

Jersey No: 3

Age: 26

Height: 1.81m

Caps: 89

Club: Inter Milan

Position: Defender

• Began his career in Internacional in Brazil and now plays for Internazionale in Italy.
• Appointed captain in 2006 and has continued to carry the armband till today.

Gilberto

Jersey No: 16

Age: 34

Height: 1.81m

Caps: 32

Club: Cruzeiro

Position: Defender

• Both his brothers are also football players.
• He's the first Brazilian to play for Tottenham Hotspur.

Luisao

Jersey No: 14

Age: 29

Height: 1.92m

Caps: 40

Club: Benfica

Position: Defender

• Vice-captain of Benfica.
• Occasionally captains the national team.

Thiago Silva

Jersey No: 15

Age: 25

Height: 1.84m

Caps: 4

Club: AC Milan

Position: Defender

• His partnership with Allesandro Nesta in AC Milan is considered one of the best defensive partnerships in the Seria A.
• In his career, he has played in central midfield, right wing, right back and finally in his preferred position of centre back.

Juan

Jersey No: 4

Age: 31

Height: 1.82m

Caps: 72

Club: Roma

Position: Defender

• Signed as a replacement to Christian Chivu, who was leaving for rivals Inter Milan.
• Has yet to make an impact at Roma due to a string of injuries.

Maicon

Jersey No: 2

Age: 28

Height: 1.84m

Caps: 55

Club: Inter Milan

Position: Defender

• A hot prospect on the transfer market, rumours have linked him to both Real Madrid and Manchester City.
• He inherited the right back role from former captain Cafu.

Gilberto Silva

Jersey No: 8

Age: 33

Height: 1.86m

Caps: 86

Club: Panathanaikos

Position: Midfielder

• Almost quit professional football because his previous club América Mineiro did not pay him enough to take care of his ailing mother.
• Nicknamed 'The Invisible Wall' in Brazil, as he is one of the rare Brazilian defensive midfielders.

Julio Baptista

Jersey No: 19

Age: 28

Height: 1.87m

Caps: 43

Club: Roma

Position: Midfielder

• Nicknamed 'The Beast' because of his size and stature.
• After leaving Arsenal to join Roma, he ironically lost to his previous club in the Champions League quarter final.

Josué

Jersey No: 17

Age: 30

Height: 1.69m

Caps: 25

Club: Wolfsburg

Position: Midfielder

• One of three defensive midfielders selected for the Brazil squad. People have questioned his inclusion due to Brazil's usual attacking style.
• His first foray into the national squad got him the 2007 Copa America trophy.

Blumer Elano

Jersey No: 7

Age: 28

Height: 1.75m

Caps: 42

Club: Galatasaray

Position: Midfielder

• He has a 100% penalty record.
• Despite a string of solid performances at Manchester City, he was sold to Galatasaray when manager Roberto Mancini took over the helm.

Kléberson

Jersey No: 20

Age: 30

Height: 1.76m

Caps: 31

Club: Flamengo

Position: Midfielder

• Before joining Manchester United, he was approached By Leeds United whom he turned down because he would not leave his girlfriend whom he was unable to marry until her 16th birthday.
• His performance in the 2002 World Cup led Felipe Scolari to say that he was the driving force behind the squad. He has failed to deliver a similar performance both professionally and internationally.
• Voted as one of the 2009 worst players by readers of an Italian football magazine.

Felipe Melo

Jersey No: 5

Age: 26

Height: 1.83m

Caps: 13

Club: Juventus

Position: Forward

• Has been in over 8 clubs since he started playing professionally. His longest stints have been with Racing Satander (2 seasons), Flamengo (2 seasons) and Juventus (1 season and going).
• Voted as one of the 2009 worst players by readers of an Italian football magazine.

Ramires

Jersey No: 18

Age: 23

Height: 1.80m

Caps: 10

Club: Benfica

Position: Midfielder

• Nicknamed 'The Blue Kenyan' because of his African–like features and the colour of one of his previous clubs, Cruzeiro.
• An odd transfer agreement saw him only join his current club after his previous one had participated in a cup competition, causing him to miss some of the starting games with Benfica.

Kaká

Jersey No: 10

Age: 28

Height: 1.86m

Caps: 73

Club: Real Madrid

Position: Forward

• His move to Real Madrid for £68.5 makes him the second most expensive player they have ever bought. The first being Cristiano Ronaldo.
• Despite his massive cost, he has yet to make much of an impact at Real Madrid.

Robinho

Jersey No: 11

Age: 26

Height: 1.73m

Caps: 72

Club: Manchester City

Position: Forward

• Despite paying close to £40million for him, Manchester City eventually loaned him to Santos, the club he first played for professionally.
• He was voted the World Soccer Young Player of the Year in 2004-2005.

Grafite

Jersey No: 23

Age: 31

Height: 1.89m

Caps: 2

Club: Wolfsburg

Position: Forward

• With only 2 caps for Brazil (the first being in 2005), the fans and pundits have questioned his inclusion in the team.
• His stats however, are quite impressive. With 50 goals in 77 appearances for his current club and one goal in two appearances for Brazil.

Luis Fabiano

Jersey No: 9

Age: 29

Height: 1.83m

Caps: 36

Club: Sevilla

Position: Forward

• Due to his many in–game scuffles, he was labelled the 'bad boy' of football when he was playing in the Brazilian league.
• Holds 6 top scorer awards in various competitions.

Nilmar

Jersey No: 21

Age: 25

Height: 1.80m

Caps: 10

Club: Villareal

Position: Forward

• A prolific scorer for club and country, he currently has 8 goals in just 10 matches for Brazil.
• Among one of the young players in Dunga's new look younger Brazil team that has omitted the likes of Ronaldo and Ronaldinho.