Aruba national under-20 football team

The Aruba National Football team (Dutch, "Arubaans voetbalelftal"; Papiamento, "Seleccion Arubano di futbol" is the official football team under 20 of Aruba and is controlled by the Arubaanse Voetbal Bond.

Aruba
AssociationArubaanse Voetbal Bond
ConfederationCONCACAF
(North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachElvis Albertus
Home stadiumTrinidad Stadium
FIFA codeARU
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current123 3 (17 July 2014)
Highest120 (June 2014)
Lowest202 (February 2008)

History

Road to the 2015 Championship

During the 1st round of qualification they were placed in group 4 along with Grenada, and Dominica. Aruba defeated both team with 1-0 win to qualify to the final round. During the final round they were placed in group B along with Haiti, Dominican Republic and Saint Kitts and Nevis. They would beat the Dominican Republic and Saint Kitts and Nevis both with 2-1 win, unfortunately lose to Haiti with 2-1 defeat. They would get second in the group and face off against Cuba which they lost 2-1. Their goalkeeper Jean Marc Antersijn, would win the Golden Glove, and they would win the Fair Play Award. This would be their first time competing in the CONCACAF Championship. They were later placed in group A along with host  Jamaica,  Trinidad and Tobago,  Panama,  United States, and  Guatemala.

2015 Championship

On Aruba debut in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship the team would find it difficult to win a single game in the tournament. The team would go on to lose 4 out of the 5 games, drawing with host Jamaica in a 0-0 scoreline in their final game.

Current squad

The following players were called up by manager Arent Bekhof to compete in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in group A.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Jeanmarc Antersijn (1996-01-05)5 January 1996 (aged 19) Haaglandia
2 2DF Niels Ridderstap (1997-01-10)10 January 1997 (aged 17) Groningen
3 2DF Jefferson Vegas (1995-01-30)30 January 1995 (aged 19) Vitesse Delft
4 2DF Nickenson Paul (1997-08-24)24 August 1997 (aged 17) Dakota
5 2DF Joel Geerman (1997-06-12)12 June 1997 (aged 17) Estrella
6 3MF Johnatan Ruiz (1995-06-01)1 June 1995 (aged 19) Britannia
7 4FW Youri Wernet (1996-11-07)7 November 1996 (aged 18) Marum
8 3MF Gregorio van der Biezen (1996-03-04)4 March 1996 (aged 18) Hercules
9 4FW Duncan Homoet (1997-01-16)16 January 1997 (aged 17) Estrella
10 3MF Walter Bennett (1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 17) Elinkwijk
11 4FW Ricky Marte Hodge (1996-06-05)5 June 1996 (aged 18) Riverplate
12 1GK Brandon Malmaceda (1997-07-29)29 July 1997 (aged 17) Racing Club Aruba
13 2DF Carl Geerman (1997-03-23)23 March 1997 (aged 17) Britannia
14 3MF Marcel Kock (1996-04-06)6 April 1996 (aged 18) Britannia
15 4FW Aidan Martha (1996-02-05)5 February 1996 (aged 18) VOAB
16 3MF Franklin Ortiz Cabarcas (1996-12-31)31 December 1996 (aged 18) Dakota
17 4FW Andrew Valois-Smith (1997-02-20)20 February 1997 (aged 17) Nacional
18 3MF Kevin Tromp (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 18) Hollandia
19 2DF David Dubero (1996-11-15)15 November 1996 (aged 18) Estrella
20 4FW Jeanpierre van der Linden (1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 17) Racing Club Aruba

References

; Aruba U20 Team

  • ; Official website
  • at the FIFA website.
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