Aruba national under-20 football team

Aruba
Association Arubaanse Voetbal Bond
Sub-confederation CFU (Caribbean)
Confederation CONCACAF
(North America)
Head coach Elvis Albertus
Home stadium Trinidad Stadium
FIFA code ARU
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 123 Decrease 3 (17 July 2014)
Highest 120 (June 2014)
Lowest 202 (February 2008)
Elo ranking
Current 195

The Aruba National Football team (Dutch, "Arubaans voetbalelftal"; Papiamento, "Seleccion Arubano di futbol" is the official football team under 20 of Aruba and is controlled by the Arubaanse Voetbal Bond.

History

Road to the 2015 Championship

During the 1st round of qualification they were place in group 4 along with Grenada, and Dominica. Aruba defeated both team with 1-0 win to qualify to the final round. During the final round they were placed in group B along with Haiti, Dominican Republic and Saint Kitts and Nevis. They would beat the Dominican Republic and Saint Kitts and Nevis both with 2-1 win, unfortunately lose to Haiti with 2-1 defeat. They would get second in the group and face off against Cuba which they lost 2-1. Their goalkeeper Jean Marc Antersijn, would win the Golden Glove, and they would win the Fair Play Award. This would be their first time competing in the CONCACAF Championship. They were later placed in group A along with host  Jamaica,  Trinidad and Tobago,  Panama,  United States, and  Guatemala.

2015 Championship

On Aruba debut in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship the team would find it difficult to win a single game in the tournament. The team would go on to lose 4 out of the 5 games, drawing with host Jamaica in a 0-0 scoreline in their final game.

Current Squad

The following players were called up by manager Arent Bekhof to compete in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in group A.

No. Pos. Player Date of Birth (age) Club
1 1GK Jeanmarc Antersijn (1996-01-05)5 January 1996 (aged 19) Netherlands VV Haaglandia
2 2DF Niels Ridderstap (1997-01-10)10 January 1997 (aged 17) Netherlands FC Groningen
3 2DF Jefferson Vegas (1995-01-30)30 January 1995 (aged 19) Netherlands Vitesse Delft
4 2DF Nickenson Paul (1997-08-24)24 August 1997 (aged 17) Aruba SV Dakota
5 2DF Joel Geerman (1997-06-12)12 June 1997 (aged 17) Aruba SV Estrella
6 3MF Johnatan Ruiz (1995-06-01)1 June 1995 (aged 19) Aruba SV Britannia
7 4FW Youri Wernet (1996-11-07)7 November 1996 (aged 18) Netherlands SV Marum
8 3MF Gregorio van der Biezen (1996-03-04)4 March 1996 (aged 18) Netherlands USV Hercules
9 4FW Duncan Homoet (1997-01-16)16 January 1997 (aged 17) Aruba SV Estrella
10 3MF Walter Bennett (1997-03-18)18 March 1997 (aged 17) Netherlands Elinkwijk
11 4FW Ricky Marte Hodge (1996-06-05)5 June 1996 (aged 18) Aruba SV Riverplate
12 1GK Brandon Malmaceda (1997-07-29)29 July 1997 (aged 17) Aruba SV RCA
13 2DF Carl Geerman (1997-03-23)23 March 1997 (aged 17) Aruba SV Britannia
14 3MF Marcel Kock (1996-04-06)6 April 1996 (aged 18) Aruba SV Britannia
15 4FW Aidan Martha (1996-02-05)5 February 1996 (aged 18) Netherlands VOAB
16 3MF Franklin Ortiz Cabarcas (1996-12-31)31 December 1996 (aged 18) Aruba SV Dakota
17 4FW Andrew Valois-Smith (1997-02-20)20 February 1997 (aged 17) Aruba Nacional
18 3MF Kevin Tromp (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 18) Netherlands HVV Hollandia
19 2DF David Dubero (1996-11-15)15 November 1996 (aged 18) Aruba SV Estrella
20 4FW Jeanpierre van der Linden (1998-01-07)7 January 1998 (aged 17) Aruba SV RCA

References

; Aruba U20 Team

External links

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