Brazil national under-20 football team

The Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção Sub-20, represents Brazil in association football at this age level and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

Brazil U-20

Nickname(s)	Seleção (The Selection) Canarinha (Little Canary) Amarelinha (Little Yellow) Verde-Amarela (Green-Yellow)
Association	Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (Brazilian Football Confederation)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Ramon Menezes[1]
Captain	Andrey Santos
FIFA code	BRA
First colours Second colours
First international
Brazil 7–1 Panama  (Caracas, Venezuela; 23 March 1954)
Biggest win
Brazil 10–0 Belgium  (Kuching, Malaysia; 25 June 1997)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 0–6 Argentina  (Valencia, Venezuela; 24 January 2025) Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	19 (first in 1977)
Best result	Winners (1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011)
South American Youth Championship
Appearances	29 (first in 1954)
Best result	Winners (1974, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023)

Brazil national under-20 football team

Medal record
U-20 World Cup
	1983 Mexico	Team
	1985 Soviet Union	Team
	1993 Australia	Team
	2003 United Arab Emirates	Team
	2011 Colombia	Team
	1991 Portugal	Team
	1995 Qatar	Team
	2009 Egypt	Team
	2015 New Zealand	Team
	1977 Tunisia	Team
	1989 Saudi Arabia	Team
	2005 Netherlands	Team

The team has won the South American Youth Championship a record twelve times and is the second most successful nation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, having won the competition five times. It also plays in unofficial under-19 and under-21 tournaments, such as the Toulon Tournament, of which Brazil is an eight-time winner.

Notable players that came through the ranks and went on to play for the senior team include Ronaldinho, Kaká, Rivaldo, Romário, Marcos, Roberto Carlos, César Sampaio, Cláudio Taffarel, Bebeto, Dida, Neymar, Dani Alves, Maicon, Adriano, Júlio Baptista, Luisão, Alex, Giovane Élber, Leonardo, Müller, Silas, Marcelo, David Luiz, Willian, Jô and Lucas Moura, among others.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	GP	W	D1	L	GS	GA
1977	Third place	5	3	2	0	13	3
1979	Did not qualify
1981	Quarter-Finals	4	2	1	1	7	4
1983	Champions	6	5	1	0	13	4
1985	Champions	6	6	0	0	14	1
1987	Quarter-Finals	4	2	0	2	6	3
1989	Third Place	6	5	0	1	13	2
1991	Runners-Up	6	4	2	0	14	4
1993	Champions	6	5	1	0	11	2
1995	Runners-Up	6	4	1	1	11	3
1997	Quarter-Finals	5	4	0	1	25	5
1999	Quarter-Finals	5	3	0	2	13	5
2001	Quarter-Finals	5	4	0	1	15	3
2003	Champions	7	5	1	1	14	6
2005	Third Place	7	5	1	1	9	4
2007	Round Of 16	4	1	0	3	6	9
2009	Runners-Up	7	5	2	0	14	3
2011	Champions	7	5	2	0	18	5
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Runners-Up	7	4	2	1	15	5
2017	Did not qualify
2019
2023	Quarter-finals	5	3	0	2	16	7
2025	To be determined
Total	19/24	108	75	16	17	247	78

South American Youth Championship record

South American Youth Championship record
Years	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1954	Runners-up	6	3	3	0	14	5
1958	Third place	5	2	2	1	10	6
1964	Did not enter
1967	Semi-finals	5	3	0	2	7	5
1971	First round	4	2	0	2	7	3
1974	Champions	6	5	1	0	18	3
1975	First round	5	1	0	4	6	7
1977	Runners-up	6	5	1	0	13	2
1979	Fourth place	7	2	1	4	5	7
1981	Runners-up	6	3	2	1	13	5
1983	Champions	7	6	1	0	16	3
1985	Champions	7	6	1	0	11	3
1987	Runners-up	6	3	2	1	11	4
1988	Champions	7	5	1	1	14	2
1991	Champions	7	4	3	0	15	5
1992	Champions	6	5	1	0	7	0
1995	Champions	6	5	0	1	17	4
1997	Runners-up	9	6	2	1	26	10
1999	Third place	9	4	3	2	22	10
2001	Champions	9	6	2	1	21	6
2003	Runners-up	9	7	1	1	23	5
2005	Runners-up	9	5	2	2	18	9
2007	Champions	9	6	3	0	20	9
2009	Champions	9	6	1	2	17	9
2011	Champions	9	7	1	1	24	7
2013	First round	4	1	1	2	4	6
2015	Fourth place	9	5	1	3	13	9
2017	Fifth place	9	3	4	2	10	9
2019	Fifth place	9	3	3	3	6	7
2023	Champions	9	7	2	0	19	4
Total	28/29	208	126	45	37	407	164

Current squad

The following 23 players are called up for the 2025 South American U-20 Championship.

Caps and goals updated as of 12 June 2023, after the match against  Israel.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Robert Alves	(2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 (age 19)	10	0	Atlético Mineiro
12	1GK	Felipe Longo	(2005-05-03) 3 May 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Corinthians
22	1GK	Henrique Menke	(2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Internacional
2	2DF	Paulo Ricardo	(2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 19)	15	0	Vasco da Gama
2	2DF	Paulinho	(2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 19)	15	0	Vasco da Gama
6	2DF	Leandrinho	(2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 19)	14	2	Al Shabab
13	2DF	Igor Serrote	(2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 19)	15	0	Grêmio
16	2DF	Zé Guilherme	(2005-03-16) 16 March 2005 (age 19)	9	0	Bahia
3	2DF	Jair Cunha	(2005-07-03) 3 July 2005 (age 19)	15	1	Santos
4	2DF	Filipe Bordon	(2005-06-24) 24 June 2005 (age 19)	13	0	Lazio
14	2DF	Iago Teodoro	(2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 19)	8	0	Flamengo
15	2DF	Anthony	(2005-07-12) 12 July 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Goiás
20	2DF	Arthur Dias	(2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Athletico Paranaense
5	3MF	Gabriel Moscardo	(2005-09-28) 28 September 2005 (age 19)	16	8	Stade Reims
8	3MF	Breno Bidon	(2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 (age 19)	13	1	Corinthians
18	3MF	Kauan Rodrigues	(2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 19)	14	3	Fortaleza
17	3MF	Gustavo Prado	(2005-06-06) 6 June 2005 (age 19)	5	1	Internacional
7	4FW	Rayan	(2006-08-03) 3 August 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Vasco da Gama
9	4FW	Deivid Washington	(2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 19)	12	14	Chelsea
10	4FW	Pedrinho	(2006-02-05) 5 February 2006 (age 18)	14	6	Zenit Saint Petersburg
11	4FW	Nathan Fernandes	(2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 19)	5	1	Grêmio
19	4FW	Ricardo Mathias	(2006-07-25) 25 July 2006 (age 18)	17	2	Internacional
21	4FW	Wesley Gassova	(2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 19)	8	2	Al-Nassr
23	4FW	Alisson Santana	(2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 (age 19)	9	5	Atlético Mineiro

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last 24 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Mycael	(2004-03-12) 12 March 2004 (age 20)	10	0	Athletico Paranaense	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
GK	Kaique	(2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 21)	6	0	Palmeiras	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
GK	Kauã Santos	(2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Eintracht Frankfurt	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
DF	Arthur	(2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 21)	15	0	Bayer Leverkusen	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
DF	Jean Pedroso	(2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 21)	14	2	Coritiba	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
DF	Robert Renan	(2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 (age 21)	15	0	Internacional	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
DF	Kaiki Bruno	(2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21)	9	0	Cruzeiro	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
DF	Guilherme Biro	(2004-04-20) 20 April 2004 (age 20)	15	1	Corinthians	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
DF	André Dhominique	(2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 21)	13	0	Estrela Amadora	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
DF	Douglas Mendes	(2004-06-13) 13 June 2004 (age 20)	8	0	Red Bull Bragantino	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
MF	Andrey Santos	(2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 (age 20)	16	8	Strasbourg	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
MF	Marlon Gomes	(2003-12-14) 14 December 2003 (age 21)	13	1	Shakhtar Donetsk	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
MF	Ronald	(2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21)	14	3	Grêmio	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
FW	Giovani	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Al Sadd	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
FW	Marcos Leonardo	(2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 21)	12	14	Benfica	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
FW	Matheus Martins	(2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 21)	14	6	Botafogo	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
FW	Marquinhos	(2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21)	5	1	Fluminense	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
FW	Giovane	(2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 21)	17	2	Corinthians	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
FW	Kevin	(2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 (age 22)	8	2	Shakhtar Donetsk	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
FW	Matheus Nascimento	(2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 20)	9	5	Botafogo	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
FW	Sávio	(2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 (age 20)	11	1	Manchester City	v.  Israel, 12 June 2023
INJ: Withdrew due to injury CLUB: Player withdrew from the current squad after his club made him unavailable for the call-up

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Year(s)	U-20 goals
1	Adaílton	1997	24
2	Marcos Leonardo	2021–	15
3	Romário	1985	11
4	Neymar	2011	9
	Henrique	2011	9
5	Rodrigo Gral	1999	8
	Edu	1999	8
	Alexandre Pato	2007	8
	Vitor Roque	2022–	8
8	Dudu Cearense	2003	7
9	Geovani	1983	6
	Ronaldinho	1999	6
	Adriano	2001	6
	Daniel Carvalho	2003	6
	Alan Kardec	2009	6
	Marcos Guilherme	2015	6
	Andrey Santos	2021–	6

Individual awards

• FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball 1983 Geovani 1985 Silas 1989 Bismarck 1993 Adriano 1995 Caio 2009 Alex Teixeira Giuliano 2011 Henrique 2015 Danilo

Year Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe 1977 Guina 1983 Geovani 1997 Adaílton 2003 Dudu 2011 Henrique

Honours

• FIFA U-20 World Cup:
  • Winners (5): 1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011
  • Runners-up (4): 1991, 1995, 2009, 2015
• South American Youth Championship:
  • Winners (12): 1974, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023
  • Runners-up (7): 1954, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1997, 2003, 2005

Friendlies

• Tournoi Juniors de Cannes:^[2]
  • Winners (4): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
• Tournament of the Crown Prince:^[3]
  • Winners: 1978
• Toulon Tournament:
  • Winners (8): 1980, 1981, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2013, 2014,2019
• Torneio Internacional de Ribeirão Preto:^[4]
  • Winners: 1981
• Beijing Youth Tournament:^[5]
  • Winners: 1986
• Qatar Friendship Tournament:^[6]
  • Winners: 1987
• COTIF:
  • Winners (3): 1990, 2002, 2014
• Copa Gobernador del Estado Carabobo:^[7]
  • Winners: 1992
• Val-Action Cup:^[6]
  • Winners: 1993
• King's Cup:
  • Winners: 1999
• Mediterranean International Cup U-20:^[8]
  • Winners (5): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010
• Mediterranean International Cup U-18:^[8]
  • Winners (9): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
• TyC Asia Cup:^[9]
  • Winners: 2001
• Oman International Tournament:^[10]
  • Winners: 2002
• Malaysia International Tournament:^[11]
  • Winners: 2003
• Sendai Cup:^[12]
  • Winners (6): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
• SBS Cup:
  • Winners: 2004
• Valais Youth Cup:
  • Winners: 2013
• Panda Cup:
  • Winners: 2014
• Talca International Tournament:^[13][14]
  • Winners: 2016
• Torneio Quadrangular de Teresópolis:^[15]
  • Winners: 2020
• Torneio Internacional do Espírito Santo:^[16]
  • Winners: 2022

Managers

• Luiz Vinhaes (1949)
• Valdemar Campos (1954)
• Newton Cardoso (1958)
• Mário Travaglini (1967)
• Antoninho (1973)
• José Teixeira (1974)
• Zizinho (1975)
• Evaristo de Macedo (1977)
• Mário Travaglini (1979)
• Nelsinho Rosa (1980)
• Antônio Ferreira (1981)
• Vavá (1981–1982)
• Sebastião Lapola [pt] (1983)
• Jair Pereira (1983–1985)
• Gílson Nunes (1986–1987)
• René Simões (1988–1989)
• Paulo Massa (1990)
• Ernesto Paulo (1991)
• Júlio César Leal (1992–1993)
• Carlos Alberto da Luz (1993–1994)
• Jairo Leal (1995)
• Toninho Barroso [pt] (1996-1999)
• João Carlos da Silva Costa (1999)
• Torres (2000)
• Carlos César (2001)
• Marcos Paquetá (2002)
• Valinhos (2003)
• Marcos Paquetá (2003)
• René Weber (2004–2006)
• Nelson Rodrigues (2007–2008)
• Rogério Lourenço (2008–2010)
• Ney Franco (2011–2012)
• Émerson Ávila (2013)
• Alexandre Gallo (2014–2015)
• Rogério Micale (2015–2017)
• Carlos Amadeu (2017–2019)
• André Jardine (2019–2022)
• Ramon Menezes (2022–)

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Brazil's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	6	3	0	3	4	6	−2	050.00
Australia	4	3	0	1	11	4	+7	075.00
Austria	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Belgium	1	1	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00
Canada	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Colombia	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Costa Rica	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Croatia	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Czech Republic	3	1	2	0	5	2	+3	033.33
Dominican Republic	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
East Germany	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Egypt	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
France	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Germany	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	100.00
Ghana	3	1	1	1	3	3	+0	033.33
Honduras	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Hungary	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Iran	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Iraq	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
Israel	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Italy	4	2	0	2	5	4	+1	050.00
Ivory Coast	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	050.00
Japan	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	100.00
Korea	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Mali	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Mexico	4	2	2	0	7	4	+3	050.00
Morocco	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Netherlands	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Nigeria	6	5	1	0	15	2	+13	083.33
North Korea	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Norway	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Panama	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Poland	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Portugal	5	2	2	1	4	3	+1	040.00
Qatar	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	050.00
Republic of Ireland	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Romania	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Russia	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Saudi Arabia	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	066.67
Senegal	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Serbia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Slovakia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
South Africa	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
South Korea	5	5	0	0	20	6	+14	100.00
Soviet Union	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Spain	6	3	1	2	8	8	+0	050.00
Sweden	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Switzerland	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Syria	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00
Tunisia	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
United States	4	3	0	1	9	3	+6	075.00
Uruguay	4	2	1	1	8	3	+5	050.00
Yugoslavia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Zambia	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Total	108	75	16	17	247	78	+169	069.44

See also

• South American Youth Championship
• Brazil national football team
• Brazil Olympic football team
• Brazil national under-17 football team
• Santos FC and the Brazil national football team

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