Uruguay U23
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
Appearances3 (first in 1924)
Best resultGold medalists (1924, 1928)
Pan American Games
Appearances8 (first in 1963)
Best resultGold medalists (1983, 2015)

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).

History

1924–1988

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 technically the Uruguay national football team.

1992–present

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

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Until 1988See Uruguay national football team
Spain 1992Did not qualify
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012Group stage9th310224Squad
Brazil 2016Did not qualify
Japan 2020
France 2024To be determined
Total2 Gold medals3/271310123411

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Until 1995See Uruguay national football team
Canada 1999Preliminary round9th401329Squad
Dominican Republic 2003Did not enter
Brazil 2007
Mexico 2011Bronze medalists3rd521268Squad
Canada 2015Gold medalists1st540182Squad
Peru 2019Fourth place4th530274Squad
Chile 2023Fifth place5th411212Squad
Total2 Gold medals8/1923103102425

Results and fixtures

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

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

13 January 2024 (2024-01-13) Friendly Uruguay  4–1  Paraguay Maldonado, Uruguay
18:30 UTC−3
Report
  • Peratla 54'
Stadium: Estadio Domingo Burgueño
16 January 2024 (2024-01-16) Friendly Uruguay  0–2 Argentina Banfield Maldonado, Uruguay
18:30 UTC−3 Report
Stadium: Estadio Domingo Burgueño
24 January 2024 (2024-01-24) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament Paraguay  v  Uruguay Valencia, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado
27 January 2024 (2024-01-27) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament Uruguay  v  Chile Valencia, Venezuela
19:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado
30 January 2024 (2024-01-30) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament Uruguay  v  Peru Valencia, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado
2 February 2024 (2024-02-02) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament Argentina  v  Uruguay Valencia, Venezuela
19:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado

Players

Current squad

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

Caps and goals[lower-alpha 1] as of 16 January 2024, after the match against Banfield.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ignacio Suárez (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 1 0 Uruguay Nacional
12 1GK Randall Rodríguez (2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 2 0 Uruguay Peñarol
23 1GK Fabrizio Correa (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 0 0 Uruguay River Plate Montevideo

2 2DF Sebastián Boselli (2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 1 0 Argentina River Plate
3 2DF Mateo Antoni (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 0 0 Uruguay Nacional
4 2DF Mateo Ponte (2003-05-24) 24 May 2003 2 0 Brazil Botafogo
6 2DF Valentín Rodríguez (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 2 0 Uruguay Peñarol
14 2DF Nicolás Marichal (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 2 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow
22 2DF Fredy Martínez (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 1 0 Unattached

5 3MF César Araújo (captain) (2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 2 0 United States Orlando City
8 3MF Rodrigo Chagas (2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 5 0 Uruguay Nacional
10 3MF Tiago Palacios (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 2 0 Uruguay Montevideo City Torque
15 3MF Vicente Poggi (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 5 0 Argentina Godoy Cruz
16 3MF Erico Cuello (2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 0 0 Uruguay Defensor Sporting
18 3MF Santiago Homenchenko (2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 2 1 Spain Real Oviedo

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

Recent call-ups

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 3 0 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 2023 Pan American Games
GK Facundo Machado (2004-01-19) 19 January 2004 1 0 Uruguay Nacional 2023 Pan American Games
GK José Arbío (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 0 0 Uruguay River Plate Montevideo Training camp; September 2023

DF Sebastián Figueredo (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 4 0 Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers 2023 Pan American Games
DF Jairo O'Neill (2001-07-31) 31 July 2001 4 0 Argentina Unión Santa Fe 2023 Pan American Games
DF Renzo Orihuela (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 4 0 Uruguay Montevideo City Torque 2023 Pan American Games
DF Alan Saldivia (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 4 0 Chile Colo-Colo 2023 Pan American Games
DF Martín Gianoli (2000-07-27) 27 July 2000 2 0 Uruguay Cerro Largo 2023 Pan American Games
DF Edhard Greising (2000-09-02) 2 September 2000 1 0 Unattached 2023 Pan American Games
DF Paolo Calione (2006-05-22) 22 May 2006 0 0 Uruguay Nacional Training camp; September 2023
DF Joaquín Ferreira (2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 0 0 Uruguay Peñarol Training camp; September 2023
DF Valentín Gauthier (2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 0 0 Uruguay Juventud Training camp; September 2023

MF Manuel Monzeglio (2001-09-25) 25 September 2001 4 0 Uruguay Danubio 2023 Pan American Games
MF Diego Hernández (2000-06-22) 22 June 2000 3 0 Brazil Botafogo 2023 Pan American Games
MF Francisco Barrios (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 2 0 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 2023 Pan American Games
MF Matías Alfonso (2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 0 0 Uruguay River Plate Montevideo Training camp; September 2023
MF Lucas Carrizo (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 0 0 Uruguay Plaza Colonia Training camp; September 2023
MF Facundo de León (2004-05-01) 1 May 2004 0 0 Uruguay Nacional Training camp; September 2023
MF Tiago Galletto (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 0 0 Uruguay River Plate Montevideo Training camp; September 2023
MF Kevin Rolón (2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 0 0 Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers Training camp; September 2023

FW Cristian Olivera (2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 2 1 United States Los Angeles FC 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament WD
FW Rodrigo Dudok (2007-05-23) 23 May 2007 0 0 Uruguay Defensor Sporting 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament INJ
FW Joaquín Lavega (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 4 0 Uruguay River Plate Montevideo 2023 Pan American Games
FW Dylan Nandín (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 4 0 Uruguay Racing Montevideo 2023 Pan American Games
FW Rodrigo Piñeiro (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 4 0 Chile Unión Española 2023 Pan American Games
FW Emiliano Rodríguez (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 3 1 Uruguay Boston River 2023 Pan American Games
FW Faustino Barone (2006-05-11) 11 May 2006 0 0 Uruguay River Plate Montevideo Training camp; September 2023
FW Luciano Inverso (2005-03-22) 22 March 2005 0 0 Uruguay Nacional Training camp; September 2023

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

Coaching staff

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

Honours

See also

Notes

  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

  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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