Ecuador national under-23 football team

The Ecuador national under-23 football team (also known as the Ecuador Olympic football team) represents Ecuador in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players. The team is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation.

Ecuador Olympic

Nickname(s)La Tri (The Tri)
La Tricolor (The Tricolors)
Los Amarillos (The Yellows)
AssociationFederación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (FEF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachJorge Célico
FIFA codeECU
Pan American Games
Appearances3 (first in 1995)
Best result7th (2011)

Competitive record

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Olympic Games

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Olympic Games record
Year Host Round Pos. GP W D L GS GA
1992   Barcelona Did not qualify
1996   Atlanta
2000   Sydney
2004   Athens
2008   Beijing
2012   London
2016   Rio de Janeiro
2020   Tokyo
2024   Paris
Total 0/9

CONMEBOL Preolímpico

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CONMEBOL Preolímpico record
Year Host Pos. GP W D L GS GA
1992   Paraguay Fourth place 7 3 1 3 12 6
1996   Argentina Group stage 4 0 1 3 5 18
2000   Brazil Group stage 4 0 0 4 5 12
2004   Chile Group stage 4 3 0 1 10 9
2020   Colombia Group stage 4 0 0 4 0 9
2024   Venezuela Group stage 4 2 1 1 7 3
Total Fourth place 27 8 3 16 39 57

Pan American Games

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Pan American Games record
Year Host Round Pos. GP W D L GS GA
1995   Mar del Plata Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 6 10
1999   Winnipeg Did not qualify
2003   Santo Domingo
2007   Rio de Janeiro The Under-17 team participated[1]
2011   Guadalajara Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 4
2015   Toronto Did not qualify
2019   Lima Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 3 6
2023   Santiago Did not qualify
Total 7th 3/19 9 1 2 6 11 20

Results and fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

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20 January 2024 (2024-01-20) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS Ecuador   3–0   Colombia Caracas, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte
Referee: Yael Falcón (Argentina)
23 January 2024 (2024-01-23) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS Ecuador   1–1   Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela
19:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
26 January 2024 (2024-01-26) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS Bolivia   0–2   Ecuador Caracas, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte
Referee: Yael Falcón (Argentina)
29 January 2024 (2024-01-29) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS Brazil   2–1   Ecuador Caracas, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

Players

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Current squad

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Head coach:   Miguel Bravo

Ecuador announced their 23-man squad on 28 December 2023.[2][3] On 3 January 2024, Ecuadorian Football Federation announced that Sebastián González, Óscar Zambrano, Daykol Romero (all three from LDU Quito) and Jhoanner Chávez (Bahia) were dropped from the squad because their clubs decided not to release them and were replaced by Ronny Borja, Andrew Draper, Ronald Perlaza and Carlos Sánchez.[4][5]

Forward Nilson Angulo was initially considered but was not part of the team as his club (Anderlecht) decided not to release him.[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Cristhian Loor (2006-03-09)9 March 2006 (aged 17)   Independiente del Valle
2 2DF Óscar Quiñónez (2001-02-19)19 February 2001 (aged 22)   Orense
3 2DF Christian García (2004-07-06)6 July 2004 (aged 19)   Independiente del Valle
4 2DF Alex Rangel (2002-03-18)18 March 2002 (aged 21)   Técnico Universitario
5 3MF Erick Plúas (2002-03-20)20 March 2002 (aged 21)   Orense
6 2DF Layan Loor (2001-05-23)23 May 2001 (aged 22)   Universidad Católica
7 4FW Yaimar Medina (2004-11-05)5 November 2004 (aged 19)   Independiente del Valle
8 3MF Patrik Mercado (2003-07-31)31 July 2003 (aged 20)   Independiente del Valle
9 4FW Justin Cuero (2004-03-18)18 March 2004 (aged 19)   Orenburg
10 3MF Pedro Vite (captain) (2002-03-09)9 March 2002 (aged 21)   Vancouver Whitecaps
11 4FW John Mercado (2002-06-03)3 June 2002 (aged 21)   AVS
12 1GK Gilmar Napa (2003-01-05)5 January 2003 (aged 21)   Emelec
13 2DF Joshué Quiñónez (2001-05-29)29 May 2001 (aged 22)   Barcelona
14 2DF Carlos Sánchez (2001-02-06)6 February 2001 (aged 22)   Independiente del Valle
15 3MF Ronny Borja (2005-06-10)10 June 2005 (aged 18)   El Nacional
16 4FW Allen Obando (2006-06-13)13 June 2006 (aged 17)   Barcelona
17 4FW Junior Ayoví (2001-12-21)21 December 2001 (aged 22)   Guayaquil City
18 3MF Youri Ochoa (2005-01-10)10 January 2005 (aged 19)   Independiente del Valle
19 4FW Cristhoper Zambrano (2004-07-05)5 July 2004 (aged 19)   Aucas
20 3MF Andrew Draper (2001-08-04)4 August 2001 (aged 22)   Sporting Kansas City
21 3MF Ronald Perlaza (2005-05-11)11 May 2005 (aged 18)   Aucas
22 1GK Alexis Villa (2001-09-22)22 September 2001 (aged 22)   Independiente del Valle
23 2DF Maikel Reyes (2003-01-13)13 January 2003 (aged 21)   Delfín

References

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  1. ^ https://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/panam07.html
  2. ^ Ecuadorian Football Federation [@LaTri] (28 December 2023). "Estos son los elegidos por el DT @miguelao86 para el Preolímpico" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "La influencia de Independiente del Valle en la lista de La Tri Sub 23 para el Preolímpico" [Independiente del Valle's influence on La Tri U23 roster for the Pre-Olympic] (in Spanish). Olé. 28 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Comunicado Oficial" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Football Federation. 3 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Así quedó la lista definitiva de Ecuador para el Preolímpico" [Ecuador's final roster for the Pre-Olympic is as follows] (in Spanish). Olé. 3 January 2024.
  6. ^ "La Tri Sub 23 ya tiene a sus convocados para el Preolímpico rumbo a París 2024" (in Spanish). ESPN. 28 December 2023.