# El Salvador national under-21 football team

The El Salvador national under 21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of El Salvador and is controlled by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol. The team competes in the international under-21 and youth football competitions. They compete for qualification to the Central American and Caribbean Games.

## History
### 2010 FIFA suspension

On 11 May 2010, the FIFA Emergency Committee suspended the Salvadoran Football Association (FESFUT) on account of government interference. FIFA made the decision because the statutes ratified by the FESFUT general assembly in August 2009 had not been formally entered in the country's official register, and the government had failed to acknowledge the authority of the Normalisation Committee set up to represent FESFUT.
On 25 May, El Salvador, which had qualified for both of the men's and women's 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, were disqualified and not included in the draw due to its suspension by FIFA over governmental interference in the affairs of the country's soccer federation.
On 7 June, the CONCACAF lifted the ban, and allowed the male & female U-21 teams to participate once again in the CAC games.

## Fixtures and results

| Date | Tournament | Location | Home Team | Score | Away Team | El Salvador Scorers |
| June 10, 2023 | Friendly | Estadio Agustín Coruco Díaz, Hidalgo, Morelos | Escorpiones Zacatepec | 1-0 | El Salvador | Nil |
| June 12, 2023 | Friendly | Complejo Deportivo La Noria, Ciudad de México | Cruz Azul Sub23 | 1-7 | El Salvador | |
| June 14, 2023 | Friendly | Complejo Deportivo Casa Club, Toluca, Estado de México | Toluca Sub23 | | El Salvador | |
| 30 June, 2023 | CACG - GS | Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla | Dominican Republic | | El Salvador | |
| July 2, 2023 | CACG - GS | Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla | Mexico | | El Salvador | |

## Players
### Current squad

As of June 13, 2023
| Pos. | Player | Club |
| 1GK | Sergio Sibrian | Once Deportivo |
| 1GK | Danilo Joya | Aguila |
| 1GK | Adriel Martinez | CF Motril |
| 2DF | Edwin Gabriel | ADM Juyuva |
| 2DF | Alejandro Serrano | AD Destroyer |
| 2DF | Diego Lemus | Santa Tecla F.C. |
| 2DF | Melvin Cruz | Dragon |
| 2DF | Tereso Benitez | Municipal Limeno |
| 2DF | Diego Flores | LA Firpo |
| 2DF | Jefferson Valladares | Municipal Limeno |
| 2DF | Walter Pineda | Aguila |
| 2DF | Nelson Rodriguez | LA Firpo |
| 2DF | Josue Artola | |
| 3MF | Mauricio Cerritos | Atletico Marte |
| 3MF | Javier Bolanos | Once Deportivo |
| 3MF | Alexis Menedez | Once Deportivo |
| 3MF | Enrico Duenas | Cartagena B |
| 3MF | Luis Vasquez | Chalatenango |
| 3MF | Rafael Tejeda | FAS |
| 3MF | Elmer Bonilla | Dragon |
| 3MF | Kevin Roman | Isidro Metapan |
| 3MF | Jorge Gonzalez | Cadiz C.F. |
| 4FW | Emerson Mauricio | Alianza |
| 4FW | Juan Sanchez | Once Deportivo |
| 4FW | Styven Vasquez | LA Firpo |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Edgar Henríquez |
| Assistant coach | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Medical trainer | |

### Coaching history

* Mauricio Rodriguez (1973)
* Julio Contreras Cardona (1977)
* Paulo Roberto Cabrera (1986)
* Juan Ramón Paredes (2002)
* Mauricio Alfaro (2006-2014)
* Eduardo Lara (2017)
* Alexsander Rodríguez (2018)
* Edgar Henríquez (2023–present)