Uruguay U20 is the country’s national under-20 selection, linking domestic youth development with the senior international pathway. The team carries Uruguay’s sky-blue identity into South American and global tournaments, with a reputation for organization, resilience and competitive character. Its recorded story includes the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup title, two earlier World Cup runner-up finishes and sustained continental involvement. The selection remains a vital expression of Uruguay’s football culture and a proving ground for the next generation of internationals.
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Uruguay U20 Team Roster
Uruguay U20’s recorded squad contains 23 players: six attackers, six defenders, three goalkeepers and eight midfielders. The group includes attacking options such as G. Petit and J. Lavega, defensive names such as A. Montero and J. Rodríguez, goalkeepers F. Bonilla, F. Ortiz and K. Martínez, and midfielders Bruno Calcagno, T. Helguera and Mauro Zalazar Martínez. This distribution gives the selection a broad positional base across its main lines. The roster also records shirt numbers, which are separate from positional roles and do not indicate hierarchy.
position Goalkeeper
Kevin Alexander Martínez Sanguinetti
Federico Bonilla González
Víctor Felipe Ortiz Ferreira
position Defender
Nicolás Ramos Invernizzi
Juan Martín Rodríguez Camejo
Patricio Pacífico Domínguez
Facundo Ezequiel González
Alfonso Montero Benia
Paolo Fabrizio Calione Fuentes
position Midfielder
Lucas Agazzi Galeano
Thiago Emanuel Helguera Merello
Lucas Pino García
Erico Cuello Gutiérrez
Mateo Gabriel Peralta Píriz
Germán Barbas Díaz
Mauro Zalazar Martínez
Bruno Alberto Calcagno Gil
position Attacker
Renzo Neri Machado Pertusso
Gonzalo Petit Abad
Joaquín Lavega Colzada
Jorge Alejandro Severo Cordero
Esteban Nahuel Crucci Picardo
Agustín Albarracín Basil
Last Uruguay U20 Coachs
Fabián Coito is the current recorded coach of Uruguay U20, with his latest spell beginning in June 2024. His earlier tenure ran from January 2014 to February 2019, marking a return to the selection. Marcelo Broli led the side from May 2022 to August 2023, while Gustavo Ferreyra held the role from February 2019 to December 2021. The timeline also records Diego Aguirre from November 2007 to December 2009, placing the present cycle within a longer national-youth coaching history.
Fabián Coito Machado
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabián Coito Machado | Uruguay | 1 June 2024 | |
| Marcelo Carlo Broli Gorgoroso | Uruguay | 1 May 2022 | 1 August 2023 |
| Gustavo Washington Ferreyra Briozzo | Uruguay | 1 February 2019 | 1 December 2021 |
| Fabián Coito Machado | Uruguay | 1 January 2014 | 1 February 2019 |
| Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor | Uruguay | 1 November 2007 | 1 December 2009 |
| Gustavo Antonio Ferrín Rodríguez | Uruguay | 1 June 2007 | 1 July 2007 |
Uruguay U20 Transfers
Uruguay U20 does not have club-market arrivals because it is a national selection rather than a club. Additions take place through eligibility, coach-led call-ups and returns to the international group, not through permanent transfers or loans. The recorded 23-player roster identifies the current group but does not specify individual arrival events. Players remain registered with their clubs outside the selection, then join for camps, qualifiers, friendlies or tournaments when chosen.
Departures from Uruguay U20 are selection events, not sales, loans or contract endings. Players leave the international group when they are not called for a later camp, become unavailable, complete a tournament window or return to their clubs between fixtures. The recorded roster does not identify specific omissions, withdrawals or return dates, so no individual departure is stated here. Movement therefore reflects eligibility, availability and coaching selection across the national cycle rather than activity in a transfer market.
Transfers Synthesis
For Uruguay U20, squad movement follows the calendar of youth international football rather than a club roster-building model. A player enters through eligibility and selection for a camp, qualifying competition, friendly or tournament squad, while availability and the coach’s choices shape each later list. At the end of a window, players normally return to their domestic or overseas clubs, remain outside the next group or reappear when eligible and selected. The recorded roster contains 23 players, but no individual arrivals or departures are listed for this period. That absence describes the documented selection snapshot, not a claim that the wider cycle had no changes. The practical pattern is a revolving national pool: call-ups assemble the group, competition demands refine it, and releases reopen players’ club commitments. This model supports continuity while allowing age, form, fitness and tournament eligibility to influence successive Uruguay U20 selections.
Leagues Uruguay U20 has participated in
Uruguay U20 has a recent recorded presence in the COTIF Tournament and the Sudamericano U20, with both competition histories running from 2022 or 2019 through 2025. These entries form the recent part of the recorded competition footprint, although the latest listed season is 2025. The World Cup U20 entry covers 2017 to 2023 and is historical in this record rather than a current participation line. The Sudamericano is central to the regional pathway because it determines South American qualification places for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, linking continental competition with the wider national-team development system.
More about Uruguay U20
Uruguay U20 is Uruguay’s official national under-20 football selection, representing the AUF within CONMEBOL. Founded in 1900, the selection serves as a bridge between domestic youth development and the senior national team. It carries the country’s sky-blue identity, with black and white detailing associated with the wider national setup. Its crest uses AUF markers and stars reflecting Uruguay’s historic achievements in world football.
The team’s history combines regional consistency with major global breakthroughs. Uruguay U20 finished as FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up in 1997 and 2013 before winning the tournament in 2023. It has also collected multiple South American youth titles, and the biennial Sudamericano U20 remains the key regional route toward the World Cup. That competition provides the qualification framework for South American teams while giving the selection a demanding stage for players moving through the national pathway.
Uruguay U20 has no permanent home stadium. Fixtures rotate among domestic, regional and neutral venues, with important occasions capable of reaching Montevideo’s historic Estadio Centenario. This flexible setting reflects the nature of an international youth side, whose schedule follows tournament cycles rather than a weekly home programme. Supporters nonetheless bring the same communal pride, vocal energy and fighting spirit associated with Uruguay’s senior football culture. Youth achievements are treated as part of the country’s broader national story.
Governance rests with the AUF rather than a club ownership structure, and the selection operates within Uruguay’s integrated national-team system. Its central purpose is developmental as well as competitive: identify and shape players for international football, test them against South American opposition and create a credible route toward senior caps. The blend of national identity, demanding regional qualification and proven global success gives Uruguay U20 a distinctive place in the country’s football ecosystem.
Last matches statistics for Uruguay U20
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Uruguay U20
1 - 3
Ecuador U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Uruguay U20
4 - 0
Iraq U20
|
10 / 24 |
|
0% | 10 | - | 3 |
|
Uruguay U20
2 - 3
England U20
|
6 / 21 |
|
74 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
|
Tunisia U20
0 - 1
Uruguay U20
|
7 / 35 |
|
83 | 11 | - | 2 |
|
Gambia U20
0 - 1
Uruguay U20
|
4 / 13 |
|
77 | 11 | 1 1 | 4 |
|
United States U20
0 - 2
Uruguay U20
|
3 / 11 |
|
71 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
|
Uruguay U20
1 - 0
Israel U20
|
6 / 16 |
|
63 | 22 | 1 | 2 |
|
Uruguay U20
1 - 0
Italy U20
|
4 / 15 |
|
60 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
|
Uruguay U20
0 - 2
Paraguay U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Uruguay U20
2 - 3
Paraguay U20
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics Uruguay U20
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).