Ecuador national under-20 football team

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

Ecuador U-20
Nickname(s)'La Tricolor'
AssociationEcuadorian Football Federation
(Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol)
ConfederationCONMEBOL
(South America)
Head coachJorge Célico
CaptainJosé Cifuente
Home stadiumEstadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Quito, Ecuador
FIFA codeECU
First colours
Second colours
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2001)
Best resultThird place (2019)
South American Youth Championship
Appearances18 (first in 1954)
Best resultChampions (2019)

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

South American Youth Championship record
Ecuador national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 Panamerican Games
2007 Brazil Panamerican Games
Ecuador national under-20 football team
Medal record
Tournament L'Alcudia
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
-- 1GK Joan López (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 0 0 Independiente del Valle
-- 2DF Roberto Cabezas (2002-03-17) March 17, 2002 0 0 Independiente del Valle
-- 2DF Léo Realpe (2001-02-26) 26 February 2001 0 0 RB Bragantino
-- 2DF Piero Hincapié (2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 0 0 Talleres
-- 2DF William Pacho (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 0 0 Independiente del Valle
-- 3MF Moisés Caicedo (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 2 1 Independiente del Valle
-- 3MF Emerson Espinoza (2001-03-11) 11 March 2001 0 0 Albacete
-- 3MF David Franco (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 0 0 Mirandés
-- 3MF Johan Mina (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 0 0 Werder Bremen
-- 3MF Marco Angulo (2002-05-08) 8 May 2002 0 0 Independiente del Valle
-- 4FW Erick Plúas (2002-03-20) March 20, 2002 0 0 Palmeiras
-- 4FW Mike Cevallos (2000-11-26) November 26, 2000 0 0 Málaga
-- 4FW Denilson Ovando (2001-09-23) 23 September 2001 0 0 Huachipato
-- 4FW John Mercado (2002-06-03) June 3, 2002 0 0 Athletico Paranaense

See also

References
  1. "ECUADOR YA TIENE SUS 21 PARA EL MUNDIAL SUB 20". ecuafutbol.org (in Spanish). EFF. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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