Uruguay national under-23 football team

The Uruguay national under-23 football team (also known as Uruguay Olympic football team) represents Uruguay in under-23 international football competitions such as the Olympic Games, CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF).

Uruguay Olympic
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue)
La Celeste (The Sky Blue)
AssociationAsociación Uruguaya
de Fútbol
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachMarcelo Bielsa
CaptainCésar Araújo
Home stadiumEstadio Centenario
FIFA codeURU
First colours
Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 2012)
Best resultGroup Stage (2012)
Pan American Games
Appearances8 (first in 1963)
Best resultGold medalists (1983, 2015)
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
Appearances14 (first in 1960)
Best resultRunners-up (1976)

History

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1924–1988

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Uruguay's first participation in the Olympics was in Paris, France, in 1924. In that year, Uruguay won its first gold medal, beating Yugoslavia 7–0, United States 3–0, France 5–1, Netherlands 2–1, and in the Final defeating Switzerland 3–0.

 
The Uruguay national football team that won the 1928 Olympic tournament

Uruguay's second participation in the Olympics was in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1928. In that year, Uruguay won its second gold medal, beating Netherlands 2–0, Germany 4–1, Italy 3–2, and in the first Final tying Argentina 1–1, and defeating Argentina 2–1 in the second final.

During this time, the Uruguay Olympic football team was the Senior Uruguay national football team. The 1924 and 1928 Olympics were special tournaments that were the status equivalent of the FIFA World Cup. After the World Cup was established, in order not to compete with it, the Olympics became amateur players only (like prior to 1924) and then in 1992 became Under-23.

1992–present

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Since the 1992 Olympics, the football event was changed into a tournament for under 23 teams, with a maximum of three overaged players. The era of the Uruguay national under-23 football team began in earnest.

Competitive record

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Olympic Games

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Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Until 1988 See Uruguay national football team
  1992 Did not qualify
  1996
  2000
  2004
  2008
  2012 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 2 4 Squad
  2016 Did not qualify
  2020
  2024
  2028 To be determined
Total 2 Gold medals 3/23 13 10 1 2 34 11

Pan American Games

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Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Until 1995 See Uruguay national football team
  1999 Preliminary round 9th 4 0 1 3 2 9 Squad
  2003 Did not enter
  2007
  2011 Bronze medalists 3rd 5 2 1 2 6 8 Squad
  2015 Gold medalists 1st 5 4 0 1 8 2 Squad
  2019 Fourth place 4th 5 3 0 2 7 4 Squad
  2023 Fifth place 5th 4 1 1 2 1 2 Squad
  2027 To be determined
Total 2 Gold medals 8/19 23 10 3 10 24 25

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

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23 October 2023 (2023-10-23) 2023 Pan American Games GS Uruguay   1–0   Dominican Republic Viña del Mar, Chile
15:00 UTC−3 Rodriguez   35' Report Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Referee: Juan López (Paraguay)
26 October 2023 (2023-10-26) 2023 Pan American Games GS Chile   1–0   Uruguay Valparaíso, Chile
18:00 UTC−3 Aravena   45+1' Report Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander
Referee: Yender Herrera (Venezuela)
29 October 2023 (2023-10-29) 2023 Pan American Games GS Uruguay   0–1   Mexico Valparaíso, Chile
13:00 UTC−3 Report Saldivia   28' (o.g.) Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander
Referee: Juan López (Paraguay)
1 November 2023 (2023-11-01) 2023 Pan American Games Fifth place match Uruguay   0–0
(4–3 p)
  Colombia Valparaíso, Chile
12:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander
Referee: Manuel Vergara (Chile)
Penalties

2024

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13 January 2024 (2024-01-13) Friendly Uruguay   4–1   Paraguay Maldonado, Uruguay
18:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Domingo Burgueño
16 January 2024 (2024-01-16) Friendly Uruguay   0–2   Banfield Maldonado, Uruguay
18:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estadio Domingo Burgueño
24 January 2024 (2024-01-24) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS Paraguay   4–3   Uruguay Valencia, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
27 January 2024 (2024-01-27) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS Uruguay   0–1   Chile Valencia, Venezuela
19:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado
Referee: Flávio de Souza (Brazil)
30 January 2024 (2024-01-30) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS Uruguay   3–0   Peru Valencia, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado
Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)
2 February 2024 (2024-02-02) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS Argentina   3–3   Uruguay Valencia, Venezuela
19:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado
Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia)

Players

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Current squad

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The following 22 players are called up for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.[1][2]

Caps and goals[a] as of 2 February 2024, after the match against Argentina.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ignacio Suárez (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 22) 1 0   Nacional
12 1GK Randall Rodríguez (2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 (age 20) 6 0   Vélez Sarsfield
23 1GK Fabrizio Correa (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 23) 0 0   River Plate Montevideo

2 2DF Sebastián Boselli (2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 20) 4 0   Estudiantes
3 2DF Mateo Antoni (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Nacional
4 2DF Mateo Ponte (2003-05-24) 24 May 2003 (age 21) 6 0   Botafogo
6 2DF Valentín Rodríguez (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 23) 6 0   Gimnasia LP
14 2DF Nicolás Marichal (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 23) 6 0   Dynamo Moscow
22 2DF Fredy Martínez (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 23) 5 0   Nacional

5 3MF César Araújo (captain) (2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 (age 23) 5 1   Orlando City
8 3MF Rodrigo Chagas (2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 21) 9 0   Nacional
10 3MF Tiago Palacios (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 23) 6 0   Estudiantes
15 3MF Vicente Poggi (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22) 7 0   Godoy Cruz
16 3MF Erico Cuello (2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Defensor Sporting
18 3MF Santiago Homenchenko (2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 (age 21) 6 2   Mirandés

7 4FW Anderson Duarte (2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 20) 4 0   Toluca
9 4FW Matias Fonseca (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23) 3 0   Montevideo Wanderers
11 4FW Juan Cruz de los Santos (2003-02-22) 22 February 2003 (age 21) 10 0   River Plate Montevideo
13 4FW Agustín Albarracín (2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Montevideo Wanderers
17 4FW Matías Abaldo (2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 20) 5 1   Gimnasia LP
19 4FW Luciano Rodríguez (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 21) 6 6   Bahia
21 4FW Renzo Sánchez (2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 20) 5 1   Nacional

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to the squad in the past twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ramiro Méndez (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 23) 3 0   La Luz 2023 Pan American Games
GK Facundo Machado (2004-01-19) 19 January 2004 (age 20) 1 0   Nacional 2023 Pan American Games

DF Sebastián Figueredo (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 23) 4 0   Montevideo Wanderers 2023 Pan American Games
DF Jairo O'Neil (2001-07-31) 31 July 2001 (age 23) 4 0   Sud América 2023 Pan American Games
DF Renzo Orihuela (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 (age 23) 4 0   Bolívar 2023 Pan American Games
DF Alan Saldivia (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22) 4 0   Colo-Colo 2023 Pan American Games
DF Martín Gianoli (2000-07-27) 27 July 2000 (age 24) 2 0   Peñarol 2023 Pan American Games
DF Edhard Greising (2000-09-02) 2 September 2000 (age 24) 1 0   Colón 2023 Pan American Games

MF Manuel Monzeglio (2001-09-25) 25 September 2001 (age 23) 4 0   Beroe 2023 Pan American Games
MF Diego Hernández (2000-06-22) 22 June 2000 (age 24) 3 0   León 2023 Pan American Games
MF Francisco Barrios (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 22) 2 0   Defensor Sporting 2023 Pan American Games

FW Cristian Olivera (2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 22) 2 1   Los Angeles FC 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament WD
FW Rodrigo Dudok (2007-05-23) 23 May 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Defensor Sporting 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament INJ
FW Joaquín Lavega (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 19) 4 0   River Plate Montevideo 2023 Pan American Games
FW Dylan Nandín (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22) 4 0   Racing Montevideo 2023 Pan American Games
FW Rodrigo Piñeiro (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 25) 4 0   Vélez Sarsfield 2023 Pan American Games
FW Emiliano Rodríguez (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 21) 3 1   Atlético Goianiense 2023 Pan American Games

Notes
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • WD = Withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Coaching staff

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As of 5 December 2023[3]
Position Name
Head coach   Marcelo Bielsa

Honours

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Uruguayan Football Association currently doesn't keep record of matches played and goals scored by under-23 team players. Statistics here are calculated with the help of articles published in federation's official website, tweets from official X account and other reliable websites.

References

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  1. ^ "Lista final para el CONMEBOL Preolímpico 2024" (in Spanish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Sub-23: Cristian Olivera será baja para el Preolímpico y Uruguay viajará con 22 jugadores" (in Spanish). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Inicia la preparación para el Preolímpico 2024 con una base de jugadores sub-20" (in Spanish). 5 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Copa Mercosur". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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