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Ecuador national under-20 football team

The Ecuadorian national under-20 football team represents Ecuador in international under-20 football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation.

Ecuador U-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)'La Tricolor'
AssociationEcuadorian Football Federation
(Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol)
ConfederationCONMEBOL
(South America)
Head coachMiguel Bravo
CaptainJosé Cifuente
Home stadiumEstadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Quito, Ecuador
FIFA codeECU
First colours
Second colours
World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2001)
Best resultThird place (2019)
South American Youth Championship
Appearances25 (first in 1954)
Best resultChampions (2019)

History edit

The future of Ecuador's national team has depended on very bright young talents historically, as illustrated in the team that qualified and participated in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship where players such as Segundo Castillo, Felix Borja, and Franklin Salas made an impression. The U-20 squad had to wait ten years to re-qualify to the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

In 2007, Ecuador's national U-20 squad participated in the 2007 Panamerican Games. Beating the likes of Brazil and Bolivia, they reached the final gold match against Jamaica's youth team, considered another surprise for these games. It was a hard-fought game where Ecuador found themselves down in the first 5 minutes of the match. They were unsuccessful at scoring until the last 15 minutes of the game when a deflected shot from Edmundo Zura fell to Jefferson Montero, who equalized. The last few minutes saw Zura score a penalty for a foul against Wilson Folleco, and Ecuador crowned themselves as champions of the 2007 Panamerican game in Brazil's most famous stadium, El Maracana. It was the first international title obtained by any level of football team from Ecuador.

The Panamerican "Gold" team brings in young players who have already been looked at by great football clubs in Europe. These same players were called up to the 2009 South American Youth Championship.

FIFA U-20 World Cup record edit

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
  1977 Did not qualify
  1979
  1981
  1983
  1985
  1987
  1989
  1991
  1993
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 3 4
  2003 Did not qualify
  2005
  2007
  2009
  2011 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 4 4
  2013 Did not qualify
  2015
  2017 Group stage 3 0 2 1 4 5
  2019 Third place 7 4 1 2 8 5
  2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2023 Round of 16 4 2 0 2 13 5
  2025 To be determined
Total Third place 22 8 5 9 32 23

South American Youth Championship record edit

Ecuador national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 Panamerican Games
  2007 Brazil Panamerican Games
Ecuador national under-20 football team
Medal record
Tournament L'Alcudia
  2010 L'Alcudia Tournament
South American Youth Championship record
Years Round GP W D L GS GA
  1954 First round 3 0 1 2 2 6
  1958 Did not enter
  1964
  1967 First round 4 1 0 3 4 7
  1971 Did not enter
  1974 First round 3 0 0 3 0 5
  1975 Did not enter
  1977
  1979 First round 3 0 0 3 0 12
  1981 First round 4 1 2 1 7 6
  1983 First round 4 1 0 6 3 10
  1985 First round 4 1 1 2 5 7
  1987 First round 3 1 1 1 2 3
  1988 First round 4 1 1 2 3 11
  1991 First round 4 1 2 1 6 6
  1992 Fourth place 6 1 2 3 6 9
  1995 Fourth place 7 3 1 3 8 10
  1997 First round 4 0 1 3 1 4
  1999 First round 4 0 0 4 3 9
  2001 Final round 9 2 3 4 7 9
  2003 Final round 9 2 0 7 8 21
  2005 First round 4 0 0 4 3 20
  2007 First round 4 1 1 2 5 5
  2009 First round 4 1 3 0 4 3
  2011 Fourth place 9 4 3 2 8 5
  2013 Final round 9 1 2 6 9 16
  2015 First round 4 2 0 2 9 8
  2017 Runner-up 9 4 2 3 18 14
  2019 Champion 9 6 1 2 14 6
  2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2023 Fourth place 9 2 3 4 8 11

Pan American Games record edit

Current squad edit

Ecuador's squad for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023

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 Stalin Valencia (2003-10-10)10 October 2003 (aged 19)   LDU Quito
3 2DF Christian García (2004-07-06)6 July 2004 (aged 18)   Independiente del Valle
4 2DF Joel Ordóñez (2004-04-21)21 April 2004 (aged 19)   Club Brugge
5 3MF Óscar Zambrano (2004-04-20)20 April 2004 (aged 19)   LDU Quito
6 2DF Yeltzin Erique (2003-03-27)27 March 2003 (aged 20)   LDU Quito
7 4FW Alan Minda (2003-05-14)14 May 2003 (aged 20)   Cercle Brugge
8 3MF Sebastián González (2003-06-06)6 June 2003 (aged 19)   LDU Quito
9 4FW Justin Cuero (2004-03-18)18 March 2004 (aged 19)   Orenburg
10 3MF Nilson Angulo (2003-06-19)19 June 2003 (aged 19)   Anderlecht
11 4FW Cristhoper Zambrano (2004-07-05)5 July 2004 (aged 18)   Aucas
12 1GK Gilmar Napa (2003-01-05)5 January 2003 (aged 20)   Emelec
13 2DF Daniel de la Cruz (2004-03-06)6 March 2004 (aged 19)   LDU Quito
14 4FW Madison Mina (2003-04-22)22 April 2003 (aged 20)   LDU Quito
15 3MF Denil Castillo (2004-03-24)24 March 2004 (aged 19)   Partizan
16 2DF Maiky de la Cruz (2004-08-13)13 August 2004 (aged 18)   Union Titus Pétange
17 4FW Maelo Rentería (2004-02-13)13 February 2004 (aged 19)   Independiente del Valle
18 3MF Tommy Chamba (2004-10-23)23 October 2004 (aged 18)   Emelec
19 3MF Kendry Páez (2007-05-04)4 May 2007 (aged 16)   Independiente del Valle
20 1GK Tony Jiménez (2003-10-10)10 October 2003 (aged 19)   Guayaquil City
21 4FW José Klinger (2005-03-10)10 March 2005 (aged 18)   Independiente del Valle

Recent call-ups edit

the following players where called up for the U-20 South American Championship in Colombia 2023 but did not make the final squad for the World Cup.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Ethan Minda (2004-07-04)4 July 2004 (aged 18)   LDU Quito
2DF Davis Bautista (2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (aged 18)   Eintracht Frankfurt
2DF Luis Córdova (2003-01-17)17 January 2003 (aged 20)   Etar Veliko Tarnovo
2DF Garis Mina (2003-10-20)20 October 2003 (aged 19)   Independiente del Valle
2DF Orlando Herrera (2003-01-23)23 January 2003 (aged 20)   Independiente del Valle
2DF Byron Carabalí (2003-04-22)22 April 2003 (aged 20)   Aucas
3MF Emerson Pata (2004-07-11)11 July 2004 (aged 18)   Independiente del Valle
3MF Patrik Mercado (2003-07-31)31 July 2003 (aged 19)   Independiente del Valle
3MF Patrickson Delgado (2003-10-17)17 October 2003 (aged 19)   FC Dallas
3MF Juan Sánchez (2003-02-07)7 February 2003 (aged 20)   América Mineiro
3MF Yaimar Medina (2004-11-05)5 November 2004 (aged 18)   Independiente del Valle
4FW Óscar Sosa (2003-05-01)1 May 2003 (aged 20)   LDU Quito

Honours edit

See also edit

References edit

 
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