2023 U20 South American Championship – Squads And Fixtures

After four years in the wilderness, one of South America’s top youth tournaments returns this week as the U20 South American Championships gets underway in Colombia.

In 2019, it was Ecuador who had a terrific campaign by picking up their first U20 South American Championship title.

Four of their players; Diego Palacios, Jackson Porozo, Gonzalo Plata and Leonardo Campana featured in the team of the tournament and since then, have earned moves to Europe or MLS.

Also featuring in the 2019 team of the tournament was Julián Álvarez, who in the four years following the competition has gone on to lift several club accolades with River Plate, moved to Manchester City and placed himself at the epitome of international football by lifting the Copa America and World Cup.

Over the next month, ten countries will battle it out for four places in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia later this year, and the three highest qualifiers will also compete at the 2023 Pan American Games.

Group A

Colombia Squad

Goalkeepers: Alexei Rojas, Luis Marquinez, Cristian Santander

Defenders: Juan Mina, Andrés Salazar, Édier Ocampo, Fernando Álvarez, Julián Palacios, Kevin Mantilla, Daniel Pedrozo

Midfielders: Daniel Luna, Óscar Cortés, Jhon Vélez, Gustavo Puerta, Alexis Manyoma, Miguel Ángel Monsalve, Johan Torres, Juan Castilla

Forwards: Ricardo Caraball, Jhon Jáder Durán, Juanda Fuentes, Isaac Zuleta, Jorge Cabezas

Argentina Squad

Goalkeepers: Federico Gomes Gerth, Franco Herrera, Francisco Gómez

Defenders: Lautaro Di Lollo, Nahuel Génez, Julián Aude, Brian Aguilar, Agustín Giay, Valentín Gómez, Francisco Marco, Ulises Ciccioli

Midfielders: Maximiliano González, Máximo Perrone, Axel Encinas, Facundo Buonanotte, Gino Infantino, Nico Paz, Brian Aguirre

Forwards: Ignacio Maestro Puch, Alejo Véliz, Santiago Castro, Nicolás Vallejo, Julián Fernández

Brazil Squad

Goalkeepers: Kaíque, Kauã Santos, Mycael

Defenders: Arthur, Kaiki Bruno, Patryck, André Dhominique, Douglas Mendes, Robert Renan, Weverton, Jean Pedroso

Midfielders: Andrey Santos, Marlon Gomes, Alexsander, Ronald, Guilherme Biro

Forwards: Pedro Henrique, Stênio Zanetti, Giovane, Renan Viana, Sávio, Vitor Roque, Luis Guilherme

Paraguay Squad

Goalkeepers: Ángel González, Rodrigo Frutos, Javier Talavera

Defenders: Alan Núñez, Gilberto Flores, Alexis Cantero, Thiago Servín, Abel Brítez, Axel Alfonzo, Alexis Fretes, Víctor Cabañas, Luis Rolón

Midfielders:Víctor Quintana, Diego Gómez, Matías Segovia, Nelson Gauto, Ariel Gamarra, César Olmedo, Tobías Sanabria

Forwards: Diego González, Allan Wlk, Leonardo Rolón, Kevin Pereira

Peru Squad

Goalkeepers: Sebastián Amasifuen, Denzel Caña, Josué Vargas

Defenders: Kluiverth Aguilar, Nicolás Amasifuen, Sebastián Aranda, Álex Custodio, Matías Lazo, Gilmar Paredes, Arón Sánchez, Anderson Villacorta

Midfielders: Gonzalo Aguirre,Catriel Cabellos, Jack Carhuallanqui, Álvaro Rojas, André Vásquez, Valentino Sandoval

Forwards: Kenji Cabrera, Juan Pablo Goicochea
Bruno Portugal, Sebastien Pineau, Diether Vásquez, Diego Otoya

Group B

Bolivia Squad

Goalkeepers: Bruno Poveda, Joel Bernal, Leonardo Guzmán

Defenders: Eduardo Álvarez, Efraín Morales, Jhon Velasco, Yomar Rocha, Carlitos Rodriguez, Luis Paz

Midfielders: Diego Parrado, José Herrera, Erwin Vaca, Carlos Cejas, Juan Magallanes, Pablo Luján, Denilson Durán, Lucas Chávez

Forwards: Fabricio Quaglio, José Flores, Fernando Nava, Ramiro Eguez, Daniel Ribera, Miguel Villarroel

Chile Squad

Goalkeepers: Vincent Reyes, Peter Garrido, Thomas Gillier

Defenders: Yahir Salazar, Matias Vasquez, Marcelo Morales, Tomas Aviles, Sebastian Pino, Darko Fiamengo, Maicol Leon

Midfielders: Lucas Assad, Renato Cordero, Bryan Gonzalez, Joan Cruz, Christopher Castillo, Jeison Fuentealba, Martin Maturana

Forwards: Diego Bones, Vicente Conelli, Manuel Lolas, Paul Guajardo, Dario Osorio, Gabriel Norambuena

Ecuador Squad

Goalkeepers: Ethan Minda,Tony Jiménez, Gilmar Napa

Defenders: Luis Córdova, Daniel de la Cruz, Yeltzin Erique, Garis Mina, Davis Bautista, Orlando Herrera

Midfielders: Byron Carabalí, Denil Castillo, Óscar Zambrano, Sebastián González, Patrickson Delgado, José Klinger, Patrik Mercado, Emerson Pata, Juan Sánchez

Forwards: Alan Minda, Justin Cuero, Yaimar Medina, Romario Sosa, Cristhoper Zambrano

Uruguay Squad

Goalkeepers: Randall Rodríguez, Facundo Machado, José Arbío

Defenders: Ignacio Rodríguez, Sebastián Boselli, Facundo González, Mateo Antoni, Mateo Ponte, Mathías De Ritis, Rodrigo Cabrera

Midfielders: Fabricio Díaz, Rodrigo Chagas, Damián García, Ignacio Sosa, Renzo Sánchez, Franco González, Juan Cruz de los Santos, Matías Abaldo

Forwards: Anderson Duarte, Luciano Rodríguez, Nicolás Siri, Emiliano Rodríguez, Álvaro Rodríguez

Venezuela Squad

Goalkeepers: Samuel Rodríguez, Frankarlos Benítez, Keiber Roa

Defenders: Rafael Uzcátegui, Santiago Gómez, Emerson Ruíz, Renne Rivas, Carlos Rojas, Alejandro Cova, Andry Vera

Midfielders: Telasco Segovia, Wikelman Carmona, Maicol Ruiz, Cesar Da Silva, Bryant Ortega, Andrés Romero, Brayan Alcócer

Forwards: José Riasco, Kevin Kelsy, David Martínez, Néstor Jiménez, Lewuis Peña, Yerson Chacón

Tournament Schedule (Group Stage)

Thursday 19th January 2023

Peru vs Brazil Kick-off — 22:00 (GMT)

Friday 20th January 2023

Colombia v Paraguay Kick-off 00:30 (GMT)

Bolivia v Venezuela Kick-off 22:00 (GMT)

Saturday 21st January 2023

Ecuador v Chile Kick-off 00:30 (GMT)

Paraguay v Argentina Kick-off 21:00 (GMT)

Peru v Colombia Kick-off 23:30 (GMT)

Sunday 22nd January 2023

Bolivia v Ecuador Kick-off 21:00 (GMT)

Chile v Uruguay Kick-off 23:30 (GMT)

Monday 23rd January 2023

Paraguay v Peru Kick-off 22:00 (GMT)

Tuesday 24th January 2023

Argentina v Brazil Kick-off 00:30 (GMT)

Uruguay v Venezuela Kick-off 22:00 (GMT)

Wednesday 25th January 2023

Chile v Bolivia Kick-off 00:30 (GMT)

Argentina v Peru Kick-off 22:00 (GMT)

Thursday 26th January 2023

Brazil v Colombia Kick-off 00:30 (GMT)

Uruguay v Bolivia Kick-off 22:00 (GMT)

Friday 27th January 2023

Venezuela v Ecuador Kick-off 00:30 (GMT)

Saturday 28th January 2023

Brazil v Paraguay Kick-off 00:30 (GMT)

Colombia v Argentina Kick-off 00:30 (GMT)

Ecuador v Uruguay Kick off 23:30 (GMT)

Venezuela v Chile Kick-off 23:30 (GMT)

The fixtures for the Final stage will be updated after the group stage is complete.