Ecuador national under-20 football team
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| Nickname(s) | 'La Tricolor' | ||
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| Association | Ecuadorian Football Federation (Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Vacant | ||
| Captain | José Cifuente | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Quito, Ecuador | ||
| FIFA code | ECU | ||
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in ) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2019) | ||
| South American Youth Championship | |||
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1954) | ||
| Best result | Champions (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[]
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 2007, Ecuador's national U-20 squad participated in the 2007 Panamerican Games. Beating the likes of Brazil and Bolivia, they reached the final gold match against Jamaica's youth team, considered another surprise for these games. It was a hard-fought game where Ecuador found themselves down in the first 5 minutes of the match. They were unsuccessful at scoring until the last 15 minutes of the game when a deflected shot from Edmundo Zura fell to Jefferson Montero, who equalized. The last few minutes saw Zura score a penalty for a foul against Wilson Folleco, and Ecuador crowned themselves as champions of the 2007 Panamerican game in Brazil's most famous stadium, El Maracana. It was the first international title obtained by any level of football team from Ecuador.
The Panamerican "Gold" team brings in young players who have already been looked at by great football clubs in Europe. These same players were called up to the 2009 South American Youth Championship.
FIFA U-20 World Cup record[]
- 1977 to 1999 – Did not qualify
- 2001 – Round of 16
- 2003 to 2009 – Did not qualify
- 2011 – Round of 16
- 2013 to 2015 – Did not qualify
- 2017 – Group stage
- 2019 – Third place
South American Youth Championship record[]
| Medal record | ||
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| U-20 Panamerican Games | ||
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2007 Brazil Panamerican Games | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Tournament L'Alcudia | ||
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2010 L'Alcudia Tournament | |
- 1954 - First Round
- 1958 to 1964 - Did not participate
- 1967 - First Round
- 1971 - Did not participate
- 1974 - First Round
- 1975 to 1977 - Did not participate
- 1979 to 1991 - First Round
- 1992 to 1995 - Fourth
- 1997 to 1999 - First Round
- 2001 - Fifth
- 2003 - Sixth
- 2005 to 2009 - First Round
- 2011 - Fourth
- 2013 – Sixth
- 2015 – First Round
- 2017 – Runners-up
- 2019 – Champions
- 2021 – TBD
Pan American Games record[]
Current squad[]
This is the squad called up for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The final squad was announced on 25 April.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| -- | GK | Moisés Ramírez | 9 September 2000 | 0 | 0 |  Independiente del Valle
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| -- | GK | Gabriel Cevallos | 19 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | Olmedo
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| -- | GK | Gender Villarreal | 15 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | LDU Quito
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| -- | DF | Robert Arboleda | October 22, 1991 | 20 | 2 |  São Paulo
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| -- | DF | William Pacho | 16 October 2001 | 0 | 0 | Independiente del Valle
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| -- | DF | Piero Hincapié | 9 January 2002 | 0 | 0 |  Bayer Leverkusen
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| -- | DF | Léo Realpe | 26 February 2001 | 0 | 0 | RB Bragantino
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| -- | DF | Jackson Porozo | 4 August 2000 | 2 | 0 |  Boavista
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| -- | DF | Erick Ferigra | 7 February 1999 | 1 | 0 |  Las Palmas
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| -- | DF | Ángelo Preciado | 18 February 1998 | 6 | 0 |  Genk
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| -- | DF | Jordan Morán | 17 March 2002 | 0 | 0 |  Dinamo Zagreb
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| -- | DF | Pervis Estupiñán | 21 January 1998 | 5 | 1 | Villarreal
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| -- | DF | Diego Palacios | 12 July 1999 | 6 | 0 |  Los Angeles
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| -- | MF | Moisés Caicedo | 2 November 2001 | 2 | 1 |  Brighton & Hove Albion
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| -- | MF | Carlos Gruezo | 12 April 1995 | 29 | 1 | FC Augsburg
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| -- | MF | Jhegson Méndez | 26 April 1997 | 16 | 0 | Orlando City
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| -- | MF | Alan Franco | 21 August 1998 | 8 | 1 | Atlético Mineiro
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| -- | MF | José Cifuentes | 12 March 1999 | 3 | 0 | Los Angeles
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| -- | MF | John Yeboah | 23 June 2000 | 0 | 0 | MSV Duisburg
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| -- | MF | Gonzalo Plata | 11 January 2000 | 9 | 3 | Real Valladolid
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| -- | MF | Alexander Alvarado | 21 April 1999 | 0 | 0 | Orlando City
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| -- | MF | Helaku Schmidt | 13 February 1999 | 0 | 0 |  FC Thun
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| -- | MF | Jordy Alcívar | 5 August 1999 | 0 | 0 | Charlotte FC
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| -- | MF | Pedro Vite | 9 March 2002 | 0 | 0 |  Vancouver Whitecaps
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| -- | FW | Erick Plúas | March 20, 2002 | 0 | 0 | Palmeiras
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| -- | FW | Mike Cevallos | November 26, 2000 | 0 | 0 | Málaga
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| -- | FW | Jordy Caicedo | November 18, 1997 | 0 | 0 |  CSKA Sofia
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| -- | FW | Leonardo Campana | 24 July 2000 | 6 | 0 | Grasshopper
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| -- | FW | Denilson Ovando | 23 September 2001 | 0 | 0 |  Huachipato
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| -- | FW | John Mercado | June 3, 2002 | 0 | 0 | Athletico Paranaense
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Honours[]
- FIFA U-20 World Cup:
- Third Place: 2019
- South American Youth Championship:
- L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament:
- Winners: 2010
See also[]
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References[]
- ^ "ECUADOR YA TIENE SUS 21 PARA EL MUNDIAL SUB 20". ecuafutbol.org (in Spanish). EFF. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- Ecuador national football team
- South American national under-20 association football teams