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Ecuador national under-20 football team

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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)
CONMEBOL Sub20
Appearances25 (first in 1954)
Best resultChampions (2019)

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

History

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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 the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the U-20 team achieved Ecuador's best participation in a FIFA World Cup of any category, obtaining third place after defeating Italy in the third place match.

Competitive record

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FIFA U-20 World Cup

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Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Tunisia 1977 Did not qualify
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 3 4
United Arab Emirates 2003 Did not qualify
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 4 4
Turkey 2013 Did not qualify
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017 Group stage 3 0 2 1 4 5
Poland 2019 Third place 7 4 1 2 8 5
Indonesia 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Argentina 2023 Round of 16 4 2 0 2 13 5
Chile 2025 To be determined
Total Third place 22 8 5 9 32 23

CONMEBOL Sub20

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CONMEBOL Sub20 record L GS GA
Venezuela 1954 First round 3 0 1 2 2 6
Chile 1958 Did not enter
Colombia 1964
Paraguay 1967 First round 4 1 0 3 4 7
Paraguay 1971 Did not enter
Chile 1974 First round 3 0 0 3 0 5
Peru 1975 Did not enter
Venezuela 1977
Uruguay 1979 First round 3 0 0 3 0 12
Ecuador 1981 First round 4 1 2 1 7 6
Bolivia 1983 First round 4 1 0 6 3 10
Paraguay 1985 First round 4 1 1 2 5 7
Colombia 1987 First round 3 1 1 1 2 3
Argentina 1988 First round 4 1 1 2 3 11
Venezuela 1991 First round 4 1 2 1 6 6
Colombia 1992 Fourth place 6 1 2 3 6 9
Bolivia 1995 Fourth place 7 3 1 3 8 10
Chile 1997 First round 4 0 1 3 1 4
Argentina 1999 First round 4 0 0 4 3 9
Ecuador 2001 Final round 9 2 3 4 7 9
Uruguay 2003 Final round 9 2 0 7 8 21
Colombia 2005 First round 4 0 0 4 3 20
Paraguay 2007 First round 4 1 1 2 5 5
Venezuela 2009 First round 4 1 3 0 4 3
Peru 2011 Fourth place 9 4 3 2 8 5
Argentina 2013 Final round 9 1 2 6 9 16
Uruguay 2015 First round 4 2 0 2 9 8
Ecuador 2017 Runner-up 9 4 2 3 18 14
Chile 2019 Champion 9 6 1 2 14 6
Venezuela 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Colombia 2023 Fourth place 9 2 3 4 8 11

Current squad

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

Recent call-ups

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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Ethan Minda (2004-07-04)4 July 2004 (aged 18) Ecuador LDU Quito

2DF Davis Bautista (2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (aged 18) Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
2DF Luis Córdova (2003-01-17)17 January 2003 (aged 20) Bulgaria Etar Veliko Tarnovo
2DF Garis Mina (2003-10-20)20 October 2003 (aged 19) Ecuador Independiente del Valle
2DF Orlando Herrera (2003-01-23)23 January 2003 (aged 20) Ecuador Independiente del Valle
2DF Byron Carabalí (2003-04-22)22 April 2003 (aged 20) Ecuador Aucas

3MF Emerson Pata (2004-07-11)11 July 2004 (aged 18) Ecuador Independiente del Valle
3MF Patrik Mercado (2003-07-31)31 July 2003 (aged 19) Ecuador Independiente del Valle
3MF Patrickson Delgado (2003-10-17)17 October 2003 (aged 19) United States FC Dallas
3MF Juan Sánchez (2003-02-07)7 February 2003 (aged 20) Brazil América Mineiro
3MF Yaimar Medina (2004-11-05)5 November 2004 (aged 18) Ecuador Independiente del Valle

4FW Óscar Sosa (2003-05-01)1 May 2003 (aged 20) Ecuador LDU Quito

Honours

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Friendly

See also

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References

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