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Brazil national under-20 football team

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Brazil U-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Seleção (The Selection)
Canarinha (Little Canary)
Amarelinha (Little Yellow)
Verde-Amarela (Green-Yellow)
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Futebol
(Brazilian Football Confederation)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachRamon Menezes[1]
CaptainAndrey Santos
FIFA codeBRA
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Brazil 7–1 Panama 
(Caracas, Venezuela; 23 March 1954)
Biggest win
 Brazil 10–0 Belgium 
(Kuching, Malaysia; 25 June 1997)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 0–3 Colombia 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 7 February 2015)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances19 (first in 1977)
Best resultWinners (1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011)
South American Youth Championship
Appearances29 (first in 1954)
Best resultWinners (1974, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023)
Brazil national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1983 Mexico Team
Gold medal – first place 1985 Soviet Union Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Australia Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 United Arab Emirates Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Colombia Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Portugal Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Qatar Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Egypt Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 New Zealand Team
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Tunisia Team
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Saudi Arabia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Netherlands Team

The Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção Sub-20, represents Brazil in association football at this age level and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

The team has won the South American Youth Championship a record twelve times and is the second most successful nation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, having won the competition five times. It also plays in unofficial under-19 and under-21 tournaments, such as the Toulon Tournament, of which Brazil is an eight-time winner.

Notable players that came through the ranks and went on to play for the senior team include Ronaldinho, Kaká, Rivaldo, Romário, Marcos, Roberto Carlos, César Sampaio, Cláudio Taffarel, Bebeto, Dida, Neymar, Dani Alves, Maicon, Adriano, Júlio Baptista, Luisão, Alex, Giovane Élber, Leonardo, Müller, Silas, Marcelo, David Luiz, Willian, Jô and Lucas Moura, among others.

Competitive record

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FIFA U-20 World Cup record

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FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round GP W D1 L GS GA
Tunisia 1977 Third place 5 3 2 0 13 3
Japan 1979 Did not qualify
Australia 1981 Quarter-Finals 4 2 1 1 7 4
Mexico 1983 Champions 6 5 1 0 13 4
Soviet Union 1985 Champions 6 6 0 0 14 1
Chile 1987 Quarter-Finals 4 2 0 2 6 3
Saudi Arabia 1989 Third Place 6 5 0 1 13 2
Portugal 1991 Runners-Up 6 4 2 0 14 4
Australia 1993 Champions 6 5 1 0 11 2
Qatar 1995 Runners-Up 6 4 1 1 11 3
Malaysia 1997 Quarter-Finals 5 4 0 1 25 5
Nigeria 1999 Quarter-Finals 5 3 0 2 13 5
Argentina 2001 Quarter-Finals 5 4 0 1 15 3
United Arab Emirates 2003 Champions 7 5 1 1 14 6
Netherlands 2005 Third Place 7 5 1 1 9 4
Canada 2007 Round Of 16 4 1 0 3 6 9
Egypt 2009 Runners-Up 7 5 2 0 14 3
Colombia 2011 Champions 7 5 2 0 18 5
Turkey 2013 Did not qualify
New Zealand 2015 Runners-Up 7 4 2 1 15 5
South Korea 2017 Did not qualify
Poland 2019
Argentina 2023 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 16 7
Chile 2025 To be determined
Total 19/24 108 75 16 17 247 78

South American Youth Championship record

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South American Youth Championship|South American Youth Championship record
Years Round GP W D L GS GA
Venezuela 1954 Runners-up 6 3 3 0 14 5
Chile 1958 Third place 5 2 2 1 10 6
Colombia 1964 Did not enter
Paraguay 1967 Semi-finals 5 3 0 2 7 5
Paraguay 1971 First round 4 2 0 2 7 3
Chile 1974 Champions 6 5 1 0 18 3
Peru 1975 First round 5 1 0 4 6 7
Venezuela 1977 Runners-up 6 5 1 0 13 2
Uruguay 1979 Fourth place 7 2 1 4 5 7
Ecuador 1981 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 13 5
Bolivia 1983 Champions 7 6 1 0 16 3
Paraguay 1985 Champions 7 6 1 0 11 3
Colombia 1987 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 11 4
Argentina 1988 Champions 7 5 1 1 14 2
Venezuela 1991 Champions 7 4 3 0 15 5
Colombia 1992 Champions 6 5 1 0 7 0
Bolivia 1995 Champions 6 5 0 1 17 4
Chile 1997 Runners-up 9 6 2 1 26 10
Argentina 1999 Third place 9 4 3 2 22 10
Ecuador 2001 Champions 9 6 2 1 21 6
Uruguay 2003 Runners-up 9 7 1 1 23 5
Colombia 2005 Runners-up 9 5 2 2 18 9
Paraguay 2007 Champions 9 6 3 0 20 9
Venezuela 2009 Champions 9 6 1 2 17 9
Peru 2011 Champions 9 7 1 1 24 7
Argentina 2013 First round 4 1 1 2 4 6
Uruguay 2015 Fourth place 9 5 1 3 13 9
Ecuador 2017 Fifth place 9 3 4 2 10 9
Chile 2019 Fifth place 9 3 3 3 6 7
Colombia 2023 Champions 9 7 2 0 19 4
Total 28/29 208 126 45 37 407 164

Current squad

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The following 21 players were called up for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2][3][4][5]

Caps and goals updated as of 12 June 2023, after the match against  Israel. Names in bold denote players who have been capped by Brazil in the full side.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mycael (2004-03-12) 12 March 2004 (age 20) 10 0 Brazil Athletico Paranaense
12 1GK Kaique (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 21) 6 0 Brazil Palmeiras
21 1GK Kauã Santos (2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
2 2DF Arthur (2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 21) 15 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
3 2DF Jean Pedroso (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 20) 14 2 Brazil Coritiba
4 2DF Robert Renan (2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 (age 21) 15 0 Brazil Internacional
6 2DF Kaiki Bruno (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21) 9 0 Brazil Cruzeiro
11 2DF Guilherme Biro (2004-04-20) 20 April 2004 (age 20) 15 1 Brazil Corinthians
13 2DF André Dhominique (2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 21) 13 0 Portugal Estrela Amadora
14 2DF Douglas Mendes (2004-06-13) 13 June 2004 (age 20) 8 0 Brazil Red Bull Bragantino
5 3MF Andrey Santos (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 (age 20) 16 8 France Strasbourg
8 3MF Marlon Gomes (2003-12-14) 14 December 2003 (age 20) 13 1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
15 3MF Ronald (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21) 14 3 Brazil Grêmio
7 4FW Giovani (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Qatar Al Sadd
9 4FW Marcos Leonardo (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 21) 12 14 Portugal Benfica
10 4FW Matheus Martins (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 21) 14 6 Brazil Botafogo
16 4FW Marquinhos (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21) 5 1 Brazil Fluminense
17 4FW Giovane (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 20) 17 2 Brazil Corinthians
18 4FW Kevin (2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 (age 21) 8 2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
19 4FW Matheus Nascimento (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 20) 9 5 Brazil Botafogo
20 4FW Sávio (2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 (age 20) 11 1 England Manchester City

Recent call-ups

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The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Kauê (2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Brazil Corinthians v.  Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF Michel (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Brazil Palmeiras 2023 FIFA U-20 World CupINJ
DF Kaiky Fernandes (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20) 3 1 Spain Almería 2023 FIFA U-20 World CupINJ
DF Patryck Lanza (2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 21) 8 0 Brazil São Paulo 2023 FIFA U-20 World CupCLUB
DF Rikelme (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Brazil Cuiabá v.  Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF Ruan Santos (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Brazil Cruzeiro v.  Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF Vinicius Kauê (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Brazil Athletico Paranaense v.  Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF João Pedro (2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Brazil Corinthians v.  Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF Vinicius Tobias (2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Spain Real Madrid Castilla v.  Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
DF Lucas Beraldo (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 20) 2 0 France PSG v.  Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
DF Weverton (2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Brazil Cruzeiro 2023 South American U-20 Championship
MF Bruninho (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Brazil Red Bull Bragantino v.  Iraq, 25 April 2023
MF Kauê Pessanha (2004-10-22) 22 October 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Brazil Botafogo v.  Iraq, 25 April 2023
MF Pedro Lima (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 21) 2 0 England Norwich City v.  Iraq, 25 April 2023
MF Ian Luccas (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Brazil Cruzeiro v.  Iraq, 25 April 2023
MF Alexsander (2003-10-08) 8 October 2003 (age 21) 8 0 Brazil Fluminense v.  Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
MF Luis Guilherme (2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 18) 5 0 Brazil Palmeiras v.  Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
MF Matheus França (2004-04-01) 1 April 2004 (age 20) 3 0 England Crystal Palace 2023 South American U-20 ChampionshipCLUB
MF Victor Hugo (2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Brazil Flamengo 2023 South American U-20 ChampionshipCLUB
FW Pedrinho (2006-02-05) 5 February 2006 (age 18) 7 2 Russia Zenit 2023 FIFA U-20 World CupCLUB
FW Eguinaldo (2004-08-09) 9 August 2004 (age 20) 3 1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v.  Iraq, 25 April 2023
FW Vitor Roque (2005-02-28) 28 February 2005 (age 19) 11 8 Spain Barcelona v.  Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
FW Endrick (2006-07-21) 21 July 2006 (age 18) 4 5 Brazil Palmeiras v.  Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
FW Stênio (2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 21) 8 1 Portugal AVS 2023 South American U-20 Championship
FW Renan Viana (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 21) 6 0 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 2023 South American U-20 Championship
FW Ângelo (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 (age 19) 3 0 England Chelsea 2023 South American U-20 ChampionshipCLUB
  • COVID: Player withdrew from the current squad due to testing positively for COVID-19 or having to self-isolate because of it
  • INJ: Withdrew due to injury
  • CLUB: Player withdrew from the current squad after his club made him unavailable for the call-up

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Year(s) U-20 goals
1 Adaílton 1997 24
2 Marcos Leonardo 2021– 15
3 Romário 1985 11
4 Neymar 2011 9
Henrique 2011 9
5 Rodrigo Gral 1999 8
Edu 1999 8
Alexandre Pato 2007 8
Vitor Roque 2022– 8
8 Dudu Cearense 2003 7
9 Geovani 1983 6
Ronaldinho 1999 6
Adriano 2001 6
Daniel Carvalho 2003 6
Alan Kardec 2009 6
Marcos Guilherme 2015 6
Andrey Santos 2021– 6

Individual awards

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  • FIFA U-20 World Cup

Honours

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  • FIFA U-20 World Cup:
    • Winners (5): 1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011
    • Runners-up (4): 1991, 1995, 2009, 2015
  • South American Youth Championship:
    • Winners (12): 1974, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023
    • Runners-up (7): 1954, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1997, 2003, 2005

Friendlies

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  • Tournoi Juniors de Cannes[6]:
    • Winners (4): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
  • Tournament of the Crown Prince[7]:
    • Winners: 1978
  • Toulon Tournament:
    • Winners (8): 1980, 1981, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2013, 2014
  • Torneio Internacional de Ribeirão Preto[8]:
    • Winners: 1981
  • Beijing Youth Tournament[9]:
    • Winners: 1986
  • Qatar Friendship Tournament[10]:
    • Winners: 1987
  • COTIF:
    • Winners (3): 1990, 2002, 2014
  • Copa Gobernador del Estado Carabobo[11]:
    • Winners: 1992
  • Val-Action Cup[10]:
    • Winners: 1993
  • King's Cup:
    • Winners: 1999
  • Mediterranean International Cup U-20[12]:
    • Winners (5): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010
  • Mediterranean International Cup U-18[12]:
    • Winners (9): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
  • TyC Asia Cup[13]:
    • Winners: 2001
  • Oman International Tournament[14]:
    • Winners: 2002
  • Malaysia International Tournament[15]:
    • Winners: 2003
  • Sendai Cup[16]:
    • Winners (6): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • SBS Cup:
    • Winners: 2004
  • Valais Youth Cup:
    • Winners: 2013
  • Panda Cup:
    • Winners: 2014
  • Talca International Tournament[17][18]:
    • Winners: 2016
  • Torneio Quadrangular de Teresópolis[19]:
    • Winners: 2020
  • Torneio Internacional do Espírito Santo[20]:
    • Winners: 2022

Managers

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Head-to-head record

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The following table shows Brazil's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ramon Menezes é o novo treinador da seleção brasileira sub-20" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Seleção Brasileira está convocada para a Copa do Mundo FIFA Sub-20" [Brazil national team is called up for the U-20 FIFA World Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Zagueiro Jean é convocado para a Copa do Mundo Sub-20" [Stopper Jean is called up to the U-20 World Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Marquinhos está convocado para a Copa do Mundo Sub-20" [Marquinhos is called-up for the U-20 World Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 6 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Douglas Mendes está convocado para a Copa do Mundo Sub-20" [Douglas Mendes is called-up for the U-20 World Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 12 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Tournoi Juniors U-18 de Cannes". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. ^ "U-20 Tournament of the Crown Prince (Iran)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  8. ^ "U-18 Tournament 1981 (Brazil)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Beijing Youth Tournament 1986". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  10. ^ a b Napoleão, Antonio Carlos; Assad, Roberto. Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006 (in Portuguese). pp. 113–116.
  11. ^ "1992 – Copa Gobernador del estado Carabobo" (in Spanish). Eliezer Perez - Historias y estadísticas del fútbol de Venezuela desde 1902. May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  12. ^ a b "MIC Football - An impressive honor roll". MIC Football (official website). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  13. ^ "TyC Asia Offers Under-20 Soccer Event in Hong Kong". sportcal. 17 January 2001. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Convocada seleção sub-20 para o Torneio de Oman" (in Portuguese). nsctotal. 2 September 2002. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Seleção sub-20 bate Portugal e ganha torneio na Malásia" (in Portuguese). Folha de São Paulo. 16 March 2003. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Sendai Cup (Japan)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Seleção sub-20 festeja conquista do título de torneio no Chile" (in Portuguese). Hoje em Dia. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Comandada por Micale, seleção brasileira sub-20 é campeã no Chile" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Brasil empata com o Chile e conquista o Torneio Internacional Sub-20" (in Portuguese). CBF (Site Oficial). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Espetáculo brazuca. Brasil goleia o Uruguai e conquista o título do Torneio Internacional Sub-20" (in Portuguese). CBF (Site Oficial). 12 June 2022.
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