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Brazil national under-20 football team

Summary

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
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Seleção (The Selection)
Canarinha (Little Canary)
Amarelinha (Little Yellow)
Verde-Amarela (Green-Yellow)
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Futebol
(Brazilian Football Confederation)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachRamon Menezes[1]
CaptainAndrey Santos
FIFA codeBRA
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 0–3 Colombia 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 7 February 2015)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances19 (first in 1977)
Best resultWinners (1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011)
South American Youth Championship
Appearances29 (first in 1954)
Best resultWinners (1974, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023)
Brazil national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1983 Mexico Team
Gold medal – first place 1985 Soviet Union Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Australia Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 United Arab Emirates Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Colombia Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Portugal Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Qatar Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Egypt Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 New Zealand Team
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Tunisia Team
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Saudi Arabia Team
Bronze medal – third place 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 edit

FIFA U-20 World Cup record edit

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 edit

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 edit

The following 21 players were called up for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2][3][4][5]

Caps and goals updated as of 12 June 2023, after the match against   Israel. Names in bold denote players who have been capped by Brazil in the full side.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mycael (2004-03-12) 12 March 2004 (age 20) 10 0   Athletico Paranaense
12 1GK Kaique (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 21) 6 0   Palmeiras
21 1GK Kauã Santos (2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 21) 1 0   Eintracht Frankfurt
2 2DF Arthur (2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 21) 15 0   Bayer Leverkusen
3 2DF Jean Pedroso (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 20) 14 2   Coritiba
4 2DF Robert Renan (2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 (age 20) 15 0   Internacional
6 2DF Kaiki Bruno (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21) 9 0   Cruzeiro
11 2DF Guilherme Biro (2004-04-20) 20 April 2004 (age 20) 15 1   Corinthians
13 2DF André Dhominique (2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 20) 13 0   Bahia
14 2DF Douglas Mendes (2004-06-13) 13 June 2004 (age 19) 8 0   Red Bull Bragantino
5 3MF Andrey Santos (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 (age 19) 16 8   Chelsea
8 3MF Marlon Gomes (2003-12-14) 14 December 2003 (age 20) 13 1   Shakhtar Donetsk
15 3MF Ronald (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21) 14 3   Grêmio
7 4FW Giovani (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20) 2 0   Al Sadd
9 4FW Marcos Leonardo (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 20) 12 14   Benfica
10 4FW Matheus Martins (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 20) 14 6   Watford
16 4FW Marquinhos (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21) 5 1   Nantes
17 4FW Giovane (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 20) 17 2   Corinthians
18 4FW Kevin (2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 (age 21) 8 2   Shakhtar Donetsk
19 4FW Matheus Nascimento (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 20) 9 5   Botafogo
20 4FW Sávio (2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 (age 20) 11 1   Girona

Recent call-ups edit

The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Kauê (2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Corinthians v.   Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF Michel (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 20) 3 0   Palmeiras 2023 FIFA U-20 World CupINJ
DF Kaiky Fernandes (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20) 3 1   Almería 2023 FIFA U-20 World CupINJ
DF Patryck Lanza (2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 21) 8 0   São Paulo 2023 FIFA U-20 World CupCLUB
DF Rikelme (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 20) 3 0   Cuiabá v.   Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF Ruan Santos (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 20) 2 0   Cruzeiro v.   Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF Vinicius Kauê (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21) 1 0   Athletico Paranaense v.   Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF João Pedro (2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 20) 0 0   Corinthians v.   Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF Vinicius Tobias (2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Real Madrid Castilla v.   Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
DF Lucas Beraldo (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 20) 2 0   PSG v.   Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
DF Weverton (2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21) 1 0   Cruzeiro 2023 South American U-20 Championship
MF Bruninho (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21) 3 0   Red Bull Bragantino v.   Iraq, 25 April 2023
MF Kauê Pessanha (2004-10-22) 22 October 2004 (age 19) 3 0   Botafogo v.   Iraq, 25 April 2023
MF Pedro Lima (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 21) 2 0   Norwich City v.   Iraq, 25 April 2023
MF Ian Luccas (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21) 1 0   Cruzeiro v.   Iraq, 25 April 2023
MF Alexsander (2003-10-08) 8 October 2003 (age 20) 8 0   Fluminense v.   Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
MF Luis Guilherme (2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 18) 5 0   Palmeiras v.   Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
MF Matheus França (2004-04-01) 1 April 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Crystal Palace 2023 South American U-20 ChampionshipCLUB
MF Victor Hugo (2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 (age 19) 0 0   Flamengo 2023 South American U-20 ChampionshipCLUB
FW Pedrinho (2006-02-05) 5 February 2006 (age 18) 7 2   Zenit 2023 FIFA U-20 World CupCLUB
FW Eguinaldo (2004-08-09) 9 August 2004 (age 19) 3 1   Shakhtar Donetsk v.   Iraq, 25 April 2023
FW Vitor Roque (2005-02-28) 28 February 2005 (age 19) 11 8   Barcelona v.   Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
FW Endrick (2006-07-21) 21 July 2006 (age 17) 4 5   Palmeiras v.   Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
FW Stênio (2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 21) 8 1   AVS 2023 South American U-20 Championship
FW Renan Viana (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 21) 6 0   Athletico Paranaense 2023 South American U-20 Championship
FW Ângelo (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 (age 19) 3 0   Strasbourg 2023 South American U-20 ChampionshipCLUB
  • COVID: Player withdrew from the current squad due to testing positively for COVID-19 or having to self-isolate because of it
  • INJ: Withdrew due to injury
  • CLUB: Player withdrew from the current squad after his club made him unavailable for the call-up

Top goalscorers edit

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 edit

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup

Honours edit

  • 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 edit

  • Tournoi Juniors de Cannes[6]:
    • Winners (4): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
  • Tournament of the Crown Prince[7]:
    • Winners: 1978
  • Toulon Tournament:
    • Winners (8): 1980, 1981, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2013, 2014
  • Torneio Internacional de Ribeirão Preto[8]:
    • Winners: 1981
  • Beijing Youth Tournament[9]:
    • Winners: 1986
  • Qatar Friendship Tournament[10]:
    • Winners: 1987
  • COTIF:
    • Winners (3): 1990, 2002, 2014
  • Copa Gobernador del Estado Carabobo[11]:
    • Winners: 1992
  • Val-Action Cup[10]:
    • Winners: 1993
  • King's Cup:
    • Winners: 1999
  • Mediterranean International Cup U-20[12]:
    • Winners (5): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010
  • Mediterranean International Cup U-18[12]:
    • Winners (9): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
  • TyC Asia Cup[13]:
    • Winners: 2001
  • Oman International Tournament[14]:
    • Winners: 2002
  • Malaysia International Tournament[15]:
    • Winners: 2003
  • Sendai Cup[16]:
    • Winners (6): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • SBS Cup:
    • Winners: 2004
  • Valais Youth Cup:
    • Winners: 2013
  • Panda Cup:
    • Winners: 2014
  • Talca International Tournament[17][18]:
    • Winners: 2016
  • Torneio Quadrangular de Teresópolis[19]:
    • Winners: 2020
  • Torneio Internacional do Espírito Santo[20]:
    • Winners: 2022

Managers edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Ramon Menezes é o novo treinador da seleção brasileira sub-20" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Seleção Brasileira está convocada para a Copa do Mundo FIFA Sub-20" [Brazil national team is called up for the U-20 FIFA World Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Zagueiro Jean é convocado para a Copa do Mundo Sub-20" [Stopper Jean is called up to the U-20 World Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Marquinhos está convocado para a Copa do Mundo Sub-20" [Marquinhos is called-up for the U-20 World Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 6 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Douglas Mendes está convocado para a Copa do Mundo Sub-20" [Douglas Mendes is called-up for the U-20 World Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 12 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Tournoi Juniors U-18 de Cannes". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. ^ "U-20 Tournament of the Crown Prince (Iran)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  8. ^ "U-18 Tournament 1981 (Brazil)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Beijing Youth Tournament 1986". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  10. ^ a b Napoleão, Antonio Carlos; Assad, Roberto. Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006 (in Portuguese). pp. 113–116.
  11. ^ "1992 – Copa Gobernador del estado Carabobo" (in Spanish). Eliezer Perez - Historias y estadísticas del fútbol de Venezuela desde 1902. May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  12. ^ a b "MIC Football - An impressive honor roll". MIC Football (official website). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  13. ^ "TyC Asia Offers Under-20 Soccer Event in Hong Kong". sportcal. 17 January 2001. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Convocada seleção sub-20 para o Torneio de Oman" (in Portuguese). nsctotal. 2 September 2002. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Seleção sub-20 bate Portugal e ganha torneio na Malásia" (in Portuguese). Folha de São Paulo. 16 March 2003. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Sendai Cup (Japan)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Seleção sub-20 festeja conquista do título de torneio no Chile" (in Portuguese). Hoje em Dia. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Comandada por Micale, seleção brasileira sub-20 é campeã no Chile" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Brasil empata com o Chile e conquista o Torneio Internacional Sub-20" (in Portuguese). CBF (Site Oficial). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Espetáculo brazuca. Brasil goleia o Uruguai e conquista o título do Torneio Internacional Sub-20" (in Portuguese). CBF (Site Oficial). 12 June 2022.

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