Brazil national under-20 football team

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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
Belgium 
(Kuching, Malaysia; 25 June 1997)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 0–3 Colombia 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 7 February 2015)
Records for competitive matches only.
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 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).

The team has won 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

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
Tunisia 1977 Third place 5 3 2 0 13 3
Japan 1979 Did not qualify
Australia 1981 Quarter-Finals 4 2 1 1 7 4
Mexico 1983 Champions 6 5 1 0 13 4
Soviet Union 1985 Champions 6 6 0 0 14 1
Chile 1987 Quarter-Finals 4 2 0 2 6 3
Saudi Arabia 1989 Third Place 6 5 0 1 13 2
Portugal 1991 Runners-Up 6 4 2 0 14 4
Australia 1993 Champions 6 5 1 0 11 2
Qatar 1995 Runners-Up 6 4 1 1 11 3
Malaysia 1997 Quarter-Finals 5 4 0 1 25 5
Nigeria 1999 Quarter-Finals 5 3 0 2 13 5
Argentina 2001 Quarter-Finals 5 4 0 1 15 3
United Arab Emirates 2003 Champions 7 5 1 1 14 6
Netherlands 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
Colombia 2011 Champions 7 5 2 0 18 5
Turkey 2013 Did not qualify
New Zealand 2015 Runners-Up 7 4 2 1 15 5
South Korea 2017 Did not qualify
Poland 2019
Argentina 2023 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 16 7
Chile 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
Venezuela 1954 Runners-up 6 3 3 0 14 5
Chile 1958 Third place 5 2 2 1 10 6
Colombia 1964 Did not enter
Paraguay 1967 Semi-finals 5 3 0 2 7 5
Paraguay 1971 First round 4 2 0 2 7 3
Chile 1974 Champions 6 5 1 0 18 3
Peru 1975 First round 5 1 0 4 6 7
Venezuela 1977 Runners-up 6 5 1 0 13 2
Uruguay 1979 Fourth place 7 2 1 4 5 7
Ecuador 1981 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 13 5
Bolivia 1983 Champions 7 6 1 0 16 3
Paraguay 1985 Champions 7 6 1 0 11 3
Colombia 1987 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 11 4
Argentina 1988 Champions 7 5 1 1 14 2
Venezuela 1991 Champions 7 4 3 0 15 5
Colombia 1992 Champions 6 5 1 0 7 0
Bolivia 1995 Champions 6 5 0 1 17 4
Chile 1997 Runners-up 9 6 2 1 26 10
Argentina 1999 Third place 9 4 3 2 22 10
Ecuador 2001 Champions 9 6 2 1 21 6
Uruguay 2003 Runners-up 9 7 1 1 23 5
Colombia 2005 Runners-up 9 5 2 2 18 9
Paraguay 2007 Champions 9 6 3 0 20 9
Venezuela 2009 Champions 9 6 1 2 17 9
Peru 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
Colombia 2023 Champions 9 7 2 0 19 4
Total 28/29 208 126 45 37 407 164

Current squad

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 Brazil Athletico Paranaense
12 1GK Kaique (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 21) 6 0 Brazil Palmeiras
21 1GK Kauã Santos (2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Germany 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 Brazil Coritiba
4 2DF Robert Renan (2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 (age 20) 15 0 Brazil 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 Brazil Corinthians
13 2DF André Dhominique (2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 20) 13 0 Brazil Bahia
14 2DF Douglas Mendes (2004-06-13) 13 June 2004 (age 19) 8 0 Brazil Red Bull Bragantino
5 3MF Andrey Santos (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 (age 19) 16 8 England 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 Brazil Grêmio
7 4FW Giovani (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Qatar Al Sadd
9 4FW Marcos Leonardo (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 20) 12 14 Portugal 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 France Nantes
17 4FW Giovane (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 20) 17 2 Brazil 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 Brazil Botafogo
20 4FW Sávio (2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 (age 20) 11 1 Spain Girona

Recent call-ups

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 Brazil 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 Spain Almería 2023 FIFA U-20 World CupINJ
DF Patryck Lanza (2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 21) 8 0 Brazil São Paulo 2023 FIFA U-20 World CupCLUB
DF Rikelme (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Brazil Cuiabá v.  Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF Ruan Santos (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Brazil Cruzeiro v.  Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF Vinicius Kauê (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Brazil Athletico Paranaense v.  Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF João Pedro (2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Brazil Corinthians v.  Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF Vinicius Tobias (2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Spain 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 Brazil Cruzeiro 2023 South American U-20 Championship
MF Bruninho (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Brazil Red Bull Bragantino v.  Iraq, 25 April 2023
MF
Kauê Pessanha
 (2004-10-22) 22 October 2004 (age 19) 3 0 Brazil 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 Brazil Cruzeiro v.  Iraq, 25 April 2023
MF Alexsander (2003-10-08) 8 October 2003 (age 20) 8 0 Brazil 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 Brazil 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 Spain Barcelona v.  Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
FW
Endrick
 (2006-07-21) 21 July 2006 (age 17) 4 5 Brazil Palmeiras v.  Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
FW Stênio (2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 21) 8 1 Portugal AVS 2023 South American U-20 Championship
FW Renan Viana (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 21) 6 0 Brazil Athletico Paranaense 2023 South American U-20 Championship
FW Ângelo (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 (age 19) 3 0 France 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

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

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[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

See also

References

  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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