Uruguay national under-23 football team

The Uruguay national under-23 football team (also known as Uruguay Olympic football team) represents Uruguay in under-23 international football competitions such as the Olympic Games, CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF).

Uruguay Olympic

Nickname(s)	La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue) La Celeste (The Sky Blue)
Association	Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Marcelo Bielsa
Captain	César Araújo
Home stadium	Estadio Centenario
FIFA code	URU
First colours Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2012)
Best result	Group Stage (2012)
Pan American Games
Appearances	8 (first in 1963)
Best result	Gold medalists (1983, 2015)
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament
Appearances	14 (first in 1960)
Best result	Runners-up (1976)

History

1924–1988

Uruguay's first participation in the Olympics was in Paris, France, in 1924. In that year, Uruguay won its first gold medal, beating Yugoslavia 7–0, United States 3–0, France 5–1, Netherlands 2–1, and in the Final defeating Switzerland 3–0.

The Uruguay national football team that won the 1928 Olympic tournament

Uruguay's second participation in the Olympics was in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1928. In that year, Uruguay won its second gold medal, beating Netherlands 2–0, Germany 4–1, Italy 3–2, and in the first Final tying Argentina 1–1, and defeating Argentina 2–1 in the second final.

During this time, the Uruguay Olympic football team was the Senior Uruguay national football team. The 1924 and 1928 Olympics were special tournaments that were the status equivalent of the FIFA World Cup. After the World Cup was established, in order not to compete with it, the Olympics became amateur players only (like prior to 1924) and then in 1992 became Under-23.

1992–present

Since the 1992 Olympics, the football event was changed into a tournament for under 23 teams, with a maximum of three overaged players. The era of the Uruguay national under-23 football team began in earnest.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
Until 1988	See Uruguay national football team
1992	Did not qualify
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012	Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	2	4	Squad
2016	Did not qualify
2020
2024
2028	To be determined
Total	2 Gold medals	3/23	13	10	1	2	34	11	—

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
Until 1995	See Uruguay national football team
1999	Preliminary round	9th	4	0	1	3	2	9	Squad
2003	Did not enter
2007
2011	Bronze medalists	3rd	5	2	1	2	6	8	Squad
2015	Gold medalists	1st	5	4	0	1	8	2	Squad
2019	Fourth place	4th	5	3	0	2	7	4	Squad
2023	Fifth place	5th	4	1	1	2	1	2	Squad
2027	To be determined
Total	2 Gold medals	8/19	23	10	3	10	24	25	—

Results and fixtures

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   Fixture

2024

Uruguay  v  Peru

30 January 2024 (2024-01-30) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS	Uruguay	3–0	Peru	Valencia, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4	L. Rodríguez 44' (pen.) Homenchenko 45+1' Sánchez 48'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado Referee: Gery Vargas (Bolivia)

Argentina  v  Uruguay

2 February 2024 (2024-02-02) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS	Argentina	3–3	Uruguay	Valencia, Venezuela
19:00 UTC−4	Rodríguez 7' Quirós 11' González 25'	Report	L. Rodríguez 19' Araújo 41' Abaldo 61'	Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado Referee: Jhon Ospina (Colombia)

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players are called up for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.^[1][2]

Caps and goals^[a] as of 2 February 2024, after the match against Argentina.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ignacio Suárez	(2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 23)	1	0	Nacional
12	1GK	Randall Rodríguez	(2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 (age 21)	6	0	Vélez Sarsfield
23	1GK	Fabrizio Correa	(2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 24)	0	0	River Plate Montevideo
2	2DF	Sebastián Boselli	(2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Estudiantes
3	2DF	Mateo Antoni	(2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Argentinos Juniors
4	2DF	Mateo Ponte	(2003-05-24) 24 May 2003 (age 21)	6	0	Botafogo
6	2DF	Valentín Rodríguez	(2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 23)	6	0	Peñarol
14	2DF	Nicolás Marichal	(2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 24)	6	0	Dynamo Moscow
22	2DF	Fredy Martínez	(2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 24)	5	0	Boston River
5	3MF	César Araújo (captain)	(2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 (age 24)	5	1	Orlando City
8	3MF	Rodrigo Chagas	(2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 21)	9	0	Juventud
10	3MF	Tiago Palacios	(2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 24)	6	0	Estudiantes
15	3MF	Vicente Poggi	(2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Godoy Cruz
16	3MF	Erico Cuello	(2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Defensor Sporting
18	3MF	Santiago Homenchenko	(2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 (age 21)	6	2	Pachuca
7	4FW	Anderson Duarte	(2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 21)	4	0	Toluca
9	4FW	Matias Fonseca	(2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 24)	3	0	Unattached
11	4FW	Juan Cruz de los Santos	(2003-02-22) 22 February 2003 (age 22)	10	0	River Plate Montevideo
13	4FW	Agustín Albarracín	(2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Boston River
17	4FW	Matías Abaldo	(2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 21)	5	1	Gimnasia LP
19	4FW	Luciano Rodríguez	(2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 21)	6	6	Bahia
21	4FW	Renzo Sánchez	(2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 21)	5	1	Nacional

Coaching staff

As of 5 December 2023^[3]

Position	Name
Head coach	Marcelo Bielsa

Honours

• Pan American Games:
  • Gold medalists (2): 1983, 2015
  • Bronze medalists (1): 2011
  • Fourth place: 1963
• South American Games:
  • Silver Medalists (1): 2018
• CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament:
  • Runners-up (1): 1976
  • Third place (3): 1968, 1992, 1996
  • Fourth place (1): 2000
• Copa Mercosur^[4]:
  • Winners: 1996

See also

• Uruguay national football team
• Uruguay A' national football team
• Uruguay national under-20 football team
• Uruguay national under-17 football team

Notes

1. Uruguayan Football Association currently doesn't keep record of matches played and goals scored by under-23 team players. Statistics here are calculated with the help of articles published in federation's official website, tweets from official X account and other reliable websites.