Ecuador national under-20 football team
| Association |
Ecuadorian Football Federation (Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol) | ||
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| Confederation |
CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Sixto Vizuete | ||
| Captain | Roberto Michael Castro | ||
| Home stadium |
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Quito, Ecuador | ||
| FIFA code | ECU | ||
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2001) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2001) | ||
| South American Youth Championship | |||
| Appearances | 18 (First in 1954) | ||
| Best result | 4th (1992, 1995, 2011) | ||
The Ecuadorian national under-20 football team represents Ecuador in international under-20 football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation.
History
The future of Ecuador's national team has depended on very bright young talents historically, as illustrated in the team that qualified and participated in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship where players such as Segundo Castillo, Felix Borja, and Franklin Salas made an impression. The U-20 squad had to wait ten years to re-qualify to the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
In 2007, Ecuador's national U-20 squad participated in the 2007 Panamerican Games. Beating the likes of Brazil and Bolivia, they reached the final gold match against Jamaica's youth team, considered another surprise for these games. It was a hard-fought game where Ecuador found themselves down in the first 5 minutes of the match. They were unsuccessful at scoring until the last 15 minutes of the game when a deflected shot from Edmundo Zura fell to Jefferson Montero, who equalized. The last few minutes saw Zura score a penalty for a foul against Wilson Folleco, and Ecuador crowned themselves as champions of the 2007 Panamerican game in Brazil's most famous stadium, El Maracana. It was the first international title obtained by any level of football team from Ecuador.
The Panamerican "Gold" team brings in young players who have already been looked at by great football clubs in Europe. These same players were called up to the 2009 South American Youth Championship.
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
- 1977 to 1999 - Did not qualify
- 2001 - Round of 16
- 2003 to 2009 - Did not qualify
- 2011 - Round of 16
- 2013 to 2015 - Did not qualify
South American Youth Championship record
| Medal record | ||
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| U-20 Panamerican Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2007 Brazil Panamerican Games | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Tournament L'Alcudia | ||
| | 2010 L'Alcudia Tournament | |
- 1954 - First Round
- 1958 to 1964 - Did not participate
- 1967 - First Round
- 1971 - Did not participate
- 1974 - First Round
- 1975 to 1977 - Did not participate
- 1979 to 1991 - First Round
- 1992 to 1995 - Fourth
- 1997 to 1999 - First Round
- 2001 - Fifth
- 2003 - Sixth
- 2005 to 2009 - First Round
- 2011 - Fourth
- 2013 – Sixth
- 2015 – First Round
Pan American Games record
Current squad
This is the squad called up for the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.
| # | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Édisson Recalde | January 16, 1996 (aged 18) |  Imbabura
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| -- | GK | Oscar Segura | February 12, 1995 (aged 19) |  Athlétic Club Arles-Avignon
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| 2 | DF | Gabriel Corozo | January 5, 1995 (aged 19) |  Udinese Calcio
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| 3 | DF | Ronny Santos | July 4, 1995 (aged 19) | Manta
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| 4 | DF | Darwin Suárez | January 17, 1995 (aged 19) | Aucas
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| 5 | MF | Jefferson Intriago | June 4, 1996 (aged 18) | LDU Quito
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| 6 | DF | Aníbal Chalá | May 9, 1996 (aged 18) | El Nacional
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| 7 | FW | Jairo Vélez Cedeño | April 21, 1995 (aged 19) |  Vélez Sarsfield
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| 8 | MF | José Francisco Cevallos | January 18, 1995 (aged 19) | LDU Quito
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| 9 | FW | Miguel Parrales | December 26, 1995 (aged 19) | El Nacional
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| 10 | FW | Gabriel Cortez | October 10, 1995 (aged 19) | Independiente del Valle
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| 11 | MF | Kevin Mercado | January 28, 1995 (aged 19) | Sarmiento de Junin
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| 12 | GK | Xavier Cevallos | June 22, 1996 (aged 18) | Emelec
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| 13 | FW | Gregoris Ortiz | December 10, 1995 (aged 19) | LDU Loja
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| 14 | MF | Joel Valencia | November 14, 1994 (aged 20) |  Koper
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| 15 | DF | Jerry León | April 22, 1995 (aged 19) | Deportivo Cuenca
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| 16 | DF | Fabiano Tello | October 28, 1998 (aged 16) | Independiente del Valle
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| 17 | MF | Jhegson Méndez | April 26, 1997 (aged 17) | Independiente del Valle
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| 18 | MF | Víctor Manosalvas | December 14, 1992 (aged 22) |  New York Red Bulls
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| 19 | MF | Ronaldo Johnson | April 15, 1995 (aged 19) | Deportivo Cuenca
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| 20 | MF | Robert Burbano | April 10, 1995 (aged 19) | Emelec
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| 21 | FW | Jordan Gaspar | July 28, 1995 (aged 19) |  Real Madrid Castilla
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| 22 | GK | Gonzalo Valle | February 28, 1996 (aged 18) | River Plate
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| 23 | DF | Luis Cangá | June 15, 1995 (aged 19) | LDU Quito |
See also
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