Nickname(s) | Cains La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue) La Celeste (The Sky Blue) La Más Linda (The Most Beautiful) Los Charruas | ||
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Association | Uruguayan Football Association | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL ( South America) | ||
Head coach | Diego Pérez (caretaker) | ||
Captain | Renzo Machado | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Centenario | ||
FIFA code | URU | ||
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U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 16 (first in 1979) | ||
Best result | Champions ( 2023) | ||
South American Youth Football Championship | |||
Appearances | 29 (first in 1954) | ||
Best result | Champions ( 1954, 1958, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2017) |
Uruguay national under-20 football team represents Uruguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and the South American Youth Football Championship.
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
10 May 2023 Friendly | Uruguay | 1–0 | Honduras | Montevideo, Uruguay |
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Report | Stadium:
Estadio Belvedere Referee: Ruben Umpiérrez |
13 May 2023 Friendly | Uruguay | 2–0 | Uzbekistan | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Report | Stadium:
Estadio Centenario Referee: Anibal Vogrincic |
22 May 2023 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group E | Uruguay | 4–0 | Iraq | La Plata, Argentina |
Report | Stadium:
Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 5,176 Referee: Glenn Nyberg ( Sweden) |
25 May 2023 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group E | Uruguay | 2–3 | England | La Plata, Argentina |
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Report | Stadium:
Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 27,231 Referee: Marco Ortíz ( Mexico) |
28 May 2023 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group E | Tunisia | 0–1 | Uruguay | Mendoza, Argentina |
Report | Fr. González 90+3' ( pen.) | Stadium:
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Attendance: 6,497 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez ( Spain) |
1 June 2023 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup Round Of 16 | Gambia | 0–1 | Uruguay | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
Report | Duarte 65' | Stadium:
Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades Attendance: 7,644 Referee: François Letexier ( France) |
4 June 2023 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup Quarter-Final | United States | 0–2 | Uruguay | Santiago del Estero, Argentina |
Report | Stadium:
Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades Attendance: 18,474 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük ( Netherlands) |
8 June 2023 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup Semi-Final | Uruguay | 1–0 | Israel | La Plata, Argentina |
Duarte 61' | Report | Stadium:
Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 27,860 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez ( Spain) |
11 June 2023 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final | Uruguay | 1–0 | Italy | La Plata, Argentina |
L. Rodríguez 86' | Report | Stadium:
Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 38,297 Referee: Glenn Nyberg ( Sweden) |
21 March 2024 Friendly | Uruguay | 0–1 | Russia | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Report |
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Stadium:
Estadio Luis Franzini Referee: Kevin Fontes (Uruguay) |
FIFA U-20 World Cup Record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
1977 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
1979 | Third Place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
1981 | Quarter-Finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
1983 | Quarter-Finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
1985 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1987 | ||||||||
1989 | ||||||||
1991 | Group Stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
1993 | Quarter-Finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
1995 | Banned | |||||||
1997 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
1999 | Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
2001 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2003 | ||||||||
2005 | ||||||||
2007 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2009 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
2011 | Group Stage | 18th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
2015 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2017 | Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
2019 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
2023 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
2025 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 16/23 | 1 titles | 80 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 108 | 70 |
South American Youth Football Championship record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | +/– | % |
1954 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 66.67 |
1958 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 40.00 |
1964 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 66.67 |
1967 | Group Stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 25.00 |
1971 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 60.00 |
1974 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 50.00 |
1975 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 50.00 |
1977 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 57.14 |
1979 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 83.33 |
1981 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 71.43 |
1983 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 57.14 |
1985 | Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 42.86 |
1987 | Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 57.14 |
1988 | First Group Stage | 10th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
1991 | Third Place | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 42.86 |
1992 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 50.00 |
1995 | Did not participate | |||||||||
1997 | Fourth Place | 4th | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 44.44 |
1999 | Runners-up | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 44.44 |
2001 | First Group Stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 25.00 |
2003 | Final Group | 5th | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 44.44 |
2005 | Final Group | 5th | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 22.22 |
2007 | Third Place | 3rd | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 44.44 |
2009 | Third Place | 3rd | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 66.67 |
2011 | Runners-up | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 44.44 |
2013 | Third Place | 3rd | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 44.44 |
2015 | Third Place | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 55.56 |
2017 | Champions | 1st | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 66.67 |
2019 | Third Place | 3rd | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 44.44 |
2023 | Runners-up | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 77.78 |
Total | 29/30 | 8 Titles | 208 | 106 | 59 | 43 | 349 | 214 | +135 | 50.96 |
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | +/– | % |
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2010 Copa Integración Latinoamericana | Fourth Place | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 33.33 |
2010 Copa Alcaldía de Medellín | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 33.33 |
2010 Copa Aerosur | Sixth Place | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0.00 |
2010 100 Años de la Camiseta Celeste trophy | Runners-up | 2nd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
2011 Suwon Cup | Champions | 1st | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 33.33 |
2012 Copa Provincia del Chaco | Third Place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50.00 |
Total | — | 1 Title | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | +0 | 26.67 |
World Cup matches (By team) | ||||||||
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Team | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | +/– | % |
United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 75.00 |
Portugal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50.00 |
Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 33.33 |
Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 33.33 |
Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
Poland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50.00 |
Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50.00 |
South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 |
Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 33.33 |
Mali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
Argentina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
Uzbekistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100.00 |
Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
Honduras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50.00 |
Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
Syria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
Zambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
Total | 51 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 45.10 |
The following 31 players are called up to training camp on 29 and 30 April 2024. [1]
Caps and goals [a] as of 21 March 2024, after the match against Russia.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Federico Bonilla | 12 July 2005 | 1 | 0 | Nacional | |
GK | Giovanni de Armas | 19 August 2005 | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting | |
GK | Leandro Diaz | 27 May 2006 | 0 | 0 | Peñarol | |
GK | Kevin Martínez | 27 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | Danubio | |
DF | Ignacio Alegre | 7 June 2006 | 1 | 0 | Peñarol | |
DF | Paolo Calione | 22 May 2006 | 1 | 0 | Nacional | |
DF | Patricio Pacífico | 8 April 2006 | 1 | 0 | Defensor Sporting | |
DF | Nicolás Ramos | 1 April 2005 | 1 | 0 | Rentistas | |
DF | Axel Frugone | 1 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Nacional | |
DF | Ariel Lima | 2 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting | |
DF | Brandon Llana | 27 August 2006 | 0 | 0 | Cerro | |
DF | Juan Rodríguez | 30 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | Boston River | |
DF | Pablo Suárez | 14 November 2005 | 0 | 0 | Liverpool Montevideo | |
DF | Tomás Viera | 18 March 2006 | 0 | 0 | Nacional | |
MF | Mauricio Amaro | 19 July 2005 | 1 | 0 | Defensor Sporting | |
MF | Bruno Centeno | 20 March 2005 | 1 | 0 | Deportivo Maldonado | |
MF | Erico Cuello | 25 May 2005 | 1 | 0 | Defensor Sporting | |
MF | Lucas Pino | 30 October 2005 | 1 | 0 | Montevideo City Torque | |
MF | Rodrigo Teliz | 25 January 2005 | 1 | 0 | Racing Montevideo | |
MF | Xavier Biscayzacú | 28 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting | |
MF | Lorenzo Couture | 22 June 2005 | 0 | 0 | Peñarol | |
MF | Nahuel Da Silva | 9 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Progreso | |
MF | Esteban De Lima | 26 October 2005 | 0 | 0 | Racing Montevideo | |
MF | Juan García | 25 June 2006 | 0 | 0 | Nacional | |
FW | Lucas Agazzi | 2 May 2005 | 1 | 0 | Defensor Sporting | |
FW | Elías de León | 17 August 2005 | 1 | 0 | Deportivo Maldonado | |
FW | Rodrigo Dudok | 23 May 2007 | 1 | 0 | Defensor Sporting | |
FW | Agustín Albarracín | 29 August 2005 | 0 | 0 | Montevideo Wanderers | |
FW | Nicolás Burgio | 15 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | Montevideo City Torque | |
FW | Esteban Crucci | 5 July 2006 | 0 | 0 | Montevideo Wanderers | |
FW | Gonzalo Petit | 21 September 2006 | 0 | 0 | Nacional |
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 |
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GK | Tiago Glattli | 19 October 2005 | 0 | 0 | Albion | Training camp; 15–17 April 2024 |
GK | Maximiliano Gómez | 1 July 2006 | 0 | 0 | Liverpool Montevideo | v. Russia, 21 March 2024 |
GK | Randall Rodríguez | 29 November 2003 | 39 | 0 | Peñarol | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
GK | José Arbío | 21 January 2003 | 6 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
GK | Facundo Machado | 19 January 2004 | 4 | 0 | Nacional | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
DF | Agustín de Armas | 11 August 2005 | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting | Training camp; 8–10 April 2024 |
DF | Luis Pereira | 11 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | Racing Montevideo | Training camp; 8–10 April 2024 |
DF | Geanfranco Rodríguez | 3 August 2006 | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting | Training camp; 8–10 April 2024 |
DF | Luca Benítez | 27 July 2005 | 0 | 0 | Liverpool Montevideo | Training camp; 1–3 April 2024 |
DF | Facundo González | 10 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo | Training camp; 1–3 April 2024 |
DF | Juan Echeverría | 14 May 2006 | 1 | 0 | Nacional | v. Russia, 21 March 2024 |
DF | Dilan Flores | 10 December 2005 | 1 | 0 | Peñarol | v. Russia, 21 March 2024 |
DF | Lautaro Dufur | 17 October 2006 | 0 | 0 | Rentistas | v. Russia, 21 March 2024 |
DF | Silvio López | 12 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | Miramar Misiones | Training camp; 18–20 March 2024 |
DF | Giuliano Ferrer | 26 December 2006 | 0 | 0 | Liverpool Montevideo | Training camp; 11–13 March 2024 |
DF | Edqui Amaro | 25 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | Fénix | Training camp; 27–28 February 2024 |
DF | Anthony Godoy | 28 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Maldonado | Training camp; 27–28 February 2024 |
DF | Alexis Olivera | 16 June 2005 | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Maldonado | Training camp; 27–28 February 2024 |
DF | Mathías De Ritis | 31 January 2003 | 39 | 0 | Peñarol | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
DF | Mateo Ponte | 24 May 2003 | 36 | 3 | Botafogo | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
DF | Sebastián Boselli | 4 December 2003 | 27 | 0 | River Plate | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
DF | Facundo González | 6 July 2003 | 21 | 1 | Sampdoria | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
DF | Mateo Antoni | 22 April 2003 | 20 | 1 | Nacional | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
DF | Alan Matturro | 11 October 2004 | 15 | 1 | Genoa | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
MF | Francisco Triver | 18 April 2006 | 0 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo | Training camp; 15–17 April 2024 |
MF | Alexis Cuadro | 6 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | Nacional | Training camp; 8–10 April 2024 |
MF | Franco Casuriaga | 10 April 2005 | 1 | 0 | Rampla Juniors | v. Russia, 21 March 2024 |
MF | Benjamín Sánchez | 8 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | Nacional | Training camp; 5–6 March 2024 |
MF | Juan Pablo Vire | 18 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | Albion | Training camp; 5–6 March 2024 |
MF | Bruno Gracés | 21 April 2006 | 0 | 0 | Liverpool Montevideo | Training camp; 27–28 February 2024 |
MF | Thiago Helguera | 26 March 2006 | 0 | 0 | Nacional | Training camp; December 2023 |
MF | Mateo Peralta | 8 April 2006 | 0 | 0 | Danubio | Training camp; December 2023 |
MF | Ignacio Sosa | 31 August 2003 | 40 | 2 | Peñarol | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
MF | Franco González | 22 June 2004 | 37 | 3 | Peñarol | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
MF | Damián García | 15 July 2003 | 37 | 1 | Peñarol | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
MF | Rodrigo Chagas | 20 August 2003 | 33 | 2 | Nacional | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
MF | Fabricio Díaz | 3 February 2003 | 32 | 10 | Al-Gharafa | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
MF | Santiago Homenchenko | 30 August 2003 | 13 | 0 | Real Oviedo | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
FW | Diego Píriz | 22 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | Danubio | Training camp; 15–17 April 2024 |
FW | Joaquín Lavega | 3 February 2005 | 5 | 1 | River Plate Montevideo | Training camp; 1–3 April 2024 |
FW | Augusto Cambón | 17 January 2005 | 1 | 0 | Defensor Sporting | v. Russia, 21 March 2024 |
FW | Luciano Inverso | 22 March 2005 | 1 | 0 | Nacional | v. Russia, 21 March 2024 |
FW | Renzo Machado ( captain) | 21 September 2005 | 1 | 0 | Liverpool Montevideo | v. Russia, 21 March 2024 |
FW | Nicolás Campos | 4 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo | Training camp; 11–13 March 2024 |
FW | Stiven Mülhethaler | 31 January 2006 | 0 | 0 | Peñarol | Training camp; 11–13 March 2024 |
FW | Emiliano Del Pino | 28 April 2006 | 0 | 0 | Nacional | Training camp; 5–6 March 2024 |
FW | Rodrigo Hernández | 31 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | Fénix | Training camp; 5–6 March 2024 |
FW | Kevin Rodríguez | 2 April 2006 | 0 | 0 | Boston River | Training camp; 5–6 March 2024 |
FW | Ignacio Sosa | 11 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Maldonado | Training camp; 5–6 March 2024 |
FW | Faustino Barone | 11 May 2006 | 0 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo | Training camp; December 2023 |
FW | Facundo Techera | 5 April 2006 | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting | Training camp; December 2023 |
FW | Luciano Rodríguez | 16 July 2003 | 39 | 11 | Liverpool Montevideo | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
FW | Juan Cruz de los Santos | 22 February 2003 | 36 | 4 | River Plate Montevideo | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
FW | Anderson Duarte | 23 March 2004 | 26 | 8 | Defensor Sporting | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
FW | Andrés Ferrari | 3 January 2003 | 25 | 7 | Villarreal B | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
FW | Matías Abaldo | 2 April 2004 | 22 | 2 | Gimnasia LP | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
FW | Nicolás Siri | 17 April 2004 | 16 | 0 | Montevideo City Torque | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
PRE Preliminary squad |
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Vacant |
Assistant coach | Diego Pérez |
Goalkeeping coach | Ignacio Bordad |
Physical trainer | Marco Mansulino |