
Mexico U20 is the country’s under-20 national selection, operating under the Mexican Football Federation within CONCACAF’s development pathway. The team blends emerging domestic talent with international tournament experience, using camps, friendlies and competitive events to prepare players for the next stage of senior football. Its recorded profile spans the FIFA U-20 World Cup, CONCACAF U20 competition and the Tournoi Maurice Revello, while the latest listed squad contains 22 players.
Mexico U20 Upcoming matches by league
CONCACAF U20 - Qualification
Mexico U20 Last matches by league
CONCACAF U20
Friendlies
World Cup - U20
Mexico U20 Team Roster
The recorded 22-player roster contains eight attackers, six defenders, six midfielders and two goalkeepers, giving the Mexico U20 selection a broad positional balance. The attacking group includes Tahiel Adrián Jiménez Sánchez, Juan Pablo Uribe Galán and S. Carrillo, while Á. Chávez, J. Pachuca and L. Navarrete feature among the defenders. Cesar Garza Cantu and A. Morales are listed in midfield, with E. Ochoa and P. Lara providing the goalkeeper options. Shirt numbers are not unique across the list, with number 10 and number 26 each appearing twice.
position Goalkeeper
Pablo Emiliano Lara Nevarez
Emmanuel Ochoa
position Defender
Jose Rodrigo Pachuca Martinez
Ángel Ricardo Chávez Soto
Diego Ochoa Berdejo
César Rodrigo Bustos Hernández
Luis Gabriel Navarrete Torres
Everardo López Del Villar
position Midfielder
Cesar Garza Cantu
Ángel Jesús Rico Reyes
Hugo Camberos Figueroa
Amaury Morales Rosas
Bernardo Emmanuel Parra Camacho
Karol Jaziel Velázquez Mendoza
position Attacker
Stephano Emmanuel Carrillo Calderón
Tahiel Adrián Jiménez Sánchez
Jonathan Yael Padilla Sandoval
Heriberto de Jesús Jurado Flores
Diego Alexander Sánchez Guevara
Juan Pablo Uribe Galán
Oswaldo Virgen
Omar Fernando Moreno Villegas
Last Mexico U20 Coachs
The most recent recorded coaching entry is Eduardo Arce Peña, dated from July 2024, but the available timeline does not confirm a current holder. Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez is listed from June 2022, and Raúl Chabrand Manrique has recorded spells from May to June 2022 and July 2019 to October 2021. Diego Ramírez Deschamps appears from January 2018 in the same historical sequence. These entries describe chronology rather than a verified present appointment.
Eduardo Arce Peña
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Arce Peña | Mexico | 1 July 2024 | |
| Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez | Mexico | 1 June 2022 | |
| Raúl Chabrand Manrique | Mexico | 1 May 2022 | 1 June 2022 |
| Raúl Chabrand Manrique | Mexico | 1 July 2019 | 1 October 2021 |
| Diego Ramírez Deschamps | Mexico | 23 January 2018 | |
| Marco Antonio Ruiz García | Mexico | 1 January 2017 | 1 January 2018 |
| Juan Carlos Chávez Zárate | Mexico | 1 February 2009 | 1 September 2011 |
Mexico U20 Transfers
For Mexico U20, arrivals are selection decisions rather than club signings. Players enter a camp through under-20 eligibility, federation call-ups and inclusion in a named squad, while a previously selected player may return to selection after an absence. No individual incoming call-up change is identified for the recorded roster. Accordingly, no verified transfers, loans, free-agent additions or loan returns are described for this national selection in the recorded period.
For Mexico U20, departures are selection outcomes rather than sales or loans. A player can be omitted from a camp, withdraw before a fixture or return to club duties when the selection window closes, without any change of registration. No individual omission or withdrawal is identified for the recorded roster. The recorded selection information therefore contains no verified sales, loans, releases or other club-market departures for this national selection during the recorded period.
Transfers Synthesis
Mexico U20’s movement model is cyclical and selection-based. Players are considered through age eligibility, federation scouting and call-ups for camps, friendlies, qualifiers or tournament squads, then return to their domestic clubs outside the international window. A later selection can represent a return to the group rather than an incoming transfer, while an absence can reflect non-selection or withdrawal rather than a departure. The recorded 22-player roster is therefore a snapshot of an international cohort, not a club registration list. The recorded information identifies no individual additions, omissions or withdrawals for this cycle, so no player movement pattern can be attributed to a particular change. Mexico’s under-20 pathway remains connected to domestic academy development and the senior national-team pipeline, with competitive exposure helping assess prospects across successive gatherings.
Leagues Mexico U20 has participated in
Mexico U20 has recent recorded participation in Friendlies from 2023 through 2025, the Tournoi Maurice Revello from 2022 through 2025, and the World Cup - U20 from 2017 through 2025. These three entries extend to 2025 and are marked as recently active in the competition record. CONCACAF U20 is recorded from 2018 through 2023 and is historical in this profile rather than recent. Together, the competitions reflect a pathway combining preparation matches, invitational youth football, global tournament experience and regional qualification.
More about Mexico U20
Mexico U20 is Mexico’s under-20 national football team, founded in 1927 and administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It represents the country within CONCACAF and forms part of the federation’s pathway from domestic youth development to the senior national team. Green, white and red define its visual identity, while El Tri and El Tricolor connect the age-group side with Mexico’s wider national football culture. The team’s historical profile includes a runners-up finish at the inaugural FIFA World Youth Championship in 1977 and third place at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. Those milestones sit within a broader tradition of strong regional competition. The CONCACAF Under-20 Championship is the principal route toward the FIFA U-20 World Cup, making regional performance central to the program’s international calendar. Invitational events and friendlies add opportunities to assess players from different stages of their development. Unlike a club, Mexico U20 has no permanent home ground or private ownership structure. Training camps are commonly associated with the Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Mexico City, while matches can move between facilities and stadiums around the country. Venue changes allow the federation to combine high-performance preparation with regional hosting and tournament requirements. Support reflects the enthusiasm surrounding the senior selection. Home events can bring strong regional backing, festive gatherings and the colors of the national flag, with the team carrying the symbolic weight of Mexican football even when the squad is assembled for a short competition window. Its central sporting purpose is developmental: identifying emerging talent, testing it against regional and global opposition, and preparing players for future senior-team cycles. The recorded 22-player roster illustrates that continuing process.
Last matches statistics for Mexico U20
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chile U20
1 - 4
Mexico U20
|
5 / 19 |
|
84 | 11 | 4 | 5 |
|
Mexico U20
0 - 2
Argentina U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Mexico U20
0 - 0
Costa Rica U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Mexico U20
1 - 0
Costa Rica U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Mexico U20
3 - 0
Antigua and Barbuda U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Costa Rica U20
0 - 2
Mexico U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Mexico U20
4 - 0
Guatemala U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Mexico U20
4 - 0
Panama U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Canada U20
1 - 2
Mexico U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
United States U20
0 - 2
Mexico U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Mexico U20
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).