# Uruguay national under-23 football team

The Uruguay national under-23 football team (also known as Uruguay Olympic football team) represents Uruguay in under-23 international football competitions such as the Olympic Games, CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF).

## History
### 1924–1988

Uruguay's first participation in the Olympics was in Paris, France, in 1924. In that year, Uruguay won its first gold medal, beating Yugoslavia 7–0, United States 3–0, France 5–1, Netherlands 2–1, and in the Final defeating Switzerland 3–0.
Uruguay's second participation in the Olympics was in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 1928. In that year, Uruguay won its second gold medal, beating Netherlands 2–0, Germany 4–1, Italy 3–2, and in the first Final tying Argentina 1–1, and defeating Argentina 2–1 in the second final.
During this time, the Uruguay Olympic football team was the Senior Uruguay national football team. The 1924 and 1928 Olympics were special tournaments that were the status equivalent of the FIFA World Cup. After the World Cup was established, in order not to compete with it, the Olympics became amateur players only (like prior to 1924) and then in 1992 became Under-23.

### 1992–present

Since the 1992 Olympics, the football event was changed into a tournament for under 23 teams, with a maximum of three overaged players. The era of the Uruguay national under-23 football team began in earnest.

## Competitive record
### Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| Until 1988 | See Uruguay national football team | See Uruguay national football team | See Uruguay national football team | See Uruguay national football team | See Uruguay national football team | See Uruguay national football team | See Uruguay national football team | See Uruguay national football team | See Uruguay national football team |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 2 Gold medals | 3/23 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 11 | — |

### Pan American Games

Pan American Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| Until 1995 | See Uruguay national football team | See Uruguay national football team | See Uruguay national football team | See Uruguay national football team | See Uruguay national football team | See Uruguay national football team | See Uruguay national football team | See Uruguay national football team | See Uruguay national football team |
| 1999 | Preliminary round | 9th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Squad |
| 2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Bronze medalists | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Squad |
| 2015 | Gold medalists | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | Squad |
| 2019 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | Squad |
| 2023 | Fifth place | 5th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Squad |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 2 Gold medals | 8/19 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 25 | — |

## Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

### 2024
## Players
### Current squad

The following 22 players are called up for the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.
Caps and goals as of 2 February 2024, after the match against Argentina.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Ignacio Suárez | (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Nacional |
| 12 | 1GK | Randall Rodríguez | (2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Vélez Sarsfield |
| 23 | 1GK | Fabrizio Correa | (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo |
| 2 | 2DF | Sebastián Boselli | (2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Estudiantes |
| 3 | 2DF | Mateo Antoni | (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Argentinos Juniors |
| 4 | 2DF | Mateo Ponte | (2003-05-24) 24 May 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Botafogo |
| 6 | 2DF | Valentín Rodríguez | (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 (age 23) | 6 | 0 | Peñarol |
| 14 | 2DF | Nicolás Marichal | (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 23) | 6 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 22 | 2DF | Fredy Martínez | (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 23) | 5 | 0 | Boston River |
| 5 | 3MF | César Araújo (captain) | (2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 (age 23) | 5 | 1 | Orlando City |
| 8 | 3MF | Rodrigo Chagas | (2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | Juventud |
| 10 | 3MF | Tiago Palacios | (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 23) | 6 | 0 | Estudiantes |
| 15 | 3MF | Vicente Poggi | (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22) | 7 | 0 | Godoy Cruz |
| 16 | 3MF | Erico Cuello | (2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting |
| 18 | 3MF | Santiago Homenchenko | (2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 2 | Pachuca |
| 7 | 4FW | Anderson Duarte | (2004-03-23) 23 March 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Toluca |
| 9 | 4FW | Matias Fonseca | (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | Unattached |
| 11 | 4FW | Juan Cruz de los Santos | (2003-02-22) 22 February 2003 (age 21) | 10 | 0 | River Plate Montevideo |
| 13 | 4FW | Agustín Albarracín | (2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Boston River |
| 17 | 4FW | Matías Abaldo | (2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 20) | 5 | 1 | Gimnasia LP |
| 19 | 4FW | Luciano Rodríguez | (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 6 | Bahia |
| 21 | 4FW | Renzo Sánchez | (2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 20) | 5 | 1 | Nacional |

## Coaching staff

    As of 5 December 2023
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Marcelo Bielsa |

## Honours

* Pan American Games:
** Gold medalists (2): 1983, 2015
** Bronze medalists (1): 2011
** Fourth place: 1963
* South American Games:
** Silver Medalists (1): 2018
* CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament:
** Runners-up (1): 1976
** Third place (3): 1968, 1992, 1996
** Fourth place (1): 2000
* Copa Mercosur:
** Winners: 1996