Uruguay national under-23 football team

Uruguay Olympic
Nickname(s)	La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue) ; La Celeste (The Sky Blue)
Association	Asociación Uruguaya ; de Fútbol
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Marcelo Bielsa
Captain	César Araújo
Home stadium	Estadio Centenario
FIFA code	URU
First colours	Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2012)
Best result	Group Stage (2012)
Pan American Games
Appearances	8 (first in 1963)
Best result	Gold medalists (1983, 2015)
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
Appearances	14 (first in 1960)
Best result	Runners-up (1976)

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.

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

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 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

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	Did not enter
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

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
	O'Neill Nandín Cruz de los Santos Lavega Piñeiro		Palacios Castilla Rojas Mosquera Ruiz

2024

13 January 2024 (2024-01-13) Friendly	Uruguay	4–1	Paraguay	Maldonado, Uruguay
18:30 UTC−3	Homenchenko 45+1' L. Rodriguez 51' Román 60' (o.g.) Olivera 90+4'	Report	Peratla 54'	Stadium: Estadio Domingo Burgueño

16 January 2024 (2024-01-16) Friendly	Uruguay	0–2	Banfield	Maldonado, Uruguay
18:30 UTC−3		Report	Bisanz 45+1' Giménez 82'	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	De Jesús 30' D. Gómez 44', 72' Fernández 54'	Report	L. Rodríguez 8', 11', 34'	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	Montes 64'	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	L. Rodríguez 44' (pen.) Homenchenko 45+1' Sánchez 48'	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	Rodríguez 7' Quirós 11' González 25'	Report	L. Rodríguez 19' Araújo 41' Abaldo 61'	Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia)

Players

Current squad

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

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

As of 5 December 2023^[3]

Position	Name
Head coach	Marcelo Bielsa

Honours

Pan American Games:
- Gold medalists (2): 1983, 2015
- Bronze medalists (1): 2011
- Fourth place: 1963
South American Games:
- Silver Medalists (1): 2018
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament:
- Runners-up (1): 1976
- Third place (3): 1968, 1992, 1996
- Fourth place (1): 2000
Copa Mercosur^[4]:
- Winners: 1996

Notes

^ 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

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

External links

Official website

[3] 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.

[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.

[4] "Inicia la preparación para el Preolímpico 2024 con una base de jugadores sub-20" (in Spanish). 5 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

[5] "Copa Mercosur". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

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