Ecuador national under-23 football team

Ecuador
Nickname(s)	La Tri (The Tri); La Tricolor (The Tricolors); Los Amarillos (The Yellows)
Association	Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol (FEF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Jorge Célico
FIFA code	ECU
Pan American Games
Appearances	4 (first in 1995)
Best result	Champions (2007)

The Ecuador national under-23 football team (also known as the Ecuador Olympic football team) represents Ecuador in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players. The team is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation.

Competitive record[edit]

Olympic Games[edit]

Olympic Games record
Year	Host	Round	Pos.	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Barcelona	Did not qualify
1996	Atlanta
2000	Sydney
2004	Athens
2008	Beijing
2012	London
2016	Rio de Janeiro
2020	Tokyo
2024	Paris
Total		–	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–

CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament[edit]

CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament record
Year	Host	Pos.	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Paraguay	Fourth place	7	3	1	3	12	6
1996	Argentina	Group stage	4	0	1	3	5	18
2000	Brazil	Group stage	4	0	0	4	5	12
2004	Chile	Group stage	4	3	0	1	10	9
2020	Colombia	Group stage	4	0	0	4	0	9
2024	Venezuela	Group stage	4	2	1	1	7	3
Total		Fourth place	27	8	3	16	39	57

Pan American Games[edit]

Pan American Games record
Year	Host	Round	Pos.	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
Until 1995	See Ecuador national football team
1999	Winnipeg	Did not qualify
2003	Santo Domingo	Did not qualify
2007	Rio de Janeiro	Gold medal	1st	5	4	1	0	11	6
2011	Guadalajara	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	4
2015	Toronto	Did not qualify
2019	Lima	Group stage	8th	3	0	1	2	3	6
2023	Santiago	Did not qualify
Total		1 Gold medal	4/19	11	4	3	4	16	16

Results and fixtures[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2024[edit]

20 January 2024 (2024-01-20) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS	Ecuador	3–0	Colombia	Caracas, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4	Medina 71', 88' Zambrano 86'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte Referee: Yael Falcón (Argentina)

23 January 2024 (2024-01-23) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS	Ecuador	1–1	Venezuela	Caracas, Venezuela
19:00 UTC−4	Medina 70'	Report	Kelsy 20'	Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

26 January 2024 (2024-01-26) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS	Bolivia	0–2	Ecuador	Caracas, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4		Report	Mercado 22' Obando 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte Referee: Yael Falcón (Argentina)

29 January 2024 (2024-01-29) 2024 Pre-Olympic Tournament GS	Brazil	2–1	Ecuador	Caracas, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4	Gomes 65' Pirani 75'	Report	P. Mercado 59'	Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

Head coach: Jorge Célico

The 23-man squad was announced on 23 December 2019.^[1]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Leodán Chalá	(1998-01-25)25 January 1998 (aged 21)	El Nacional
1GK	Álvaro Preciado	(1997-11-20)20 November 1997 (aged 22)	Delfín
1GK	Wellington Ramírez	(2000-09-09)9 September 2000 (aged 19)	Real Sociedad B
2DF	Gustavo Cortez	(1997-10-11)11 October 1997 (aged 22)	Universidad Católica
2DF	Anthony Landázuri	(1997-04-19)19 April 1997 (aged 22)	Independiente del Valle
2DF	Jackson Porozo	(2000-08-04)4 August 2000 (aged 19)	Santos
4FW	Jhon Sánchez	(1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 20)	Independiente del Valle
2DF	Luis Segovia	(1997-10-26)26 October 1997 (aged 22)	Independiente del Valle
3MF	Jordy Alcívar	(1999-08-05)5 August 1999 (aged 20)	LDU Quito
4FW	Wilter Ayoví	(1997-04-17)17 April 1997 (aged 22)	Independiente Juniors
4FW	Alexander Bolaños	(1999-12-12)12 December 1999 (aged 20)	Club Águilas
3MF	Renny Cabezas	(1998-05-15)15 May 1998 (aged 21)	Guayaquil City
3MF	José Cifuentes	(1999-03-12)12 March 1999 (aged 20)	Los Angeles FC
3MF	Alan Franco	(1998-08-21)21 August 1998 (aged 21)	Independiente del Valle
3MF	Jhojan Julio	(1998-02-11)11 February 1998 (aged 21)	LDU Quito
3MF	Freddy Mina	(1998-07-24)24 July 1998 (aged 21)	Macará
4FW	Jonathan Perlaza	(1997-09-13)13 September 1997 (aged 22)	Guayaquil City
3MF	Sergio Quintero	(1999-03-12)12 March 1999 (aged 20)	Imbabura
3MF	Jordan Rezabala	(2000-02-29)29 February 2000 (aged 19)	Tijuana
2DF	Bryan Rivera	(1997-02-26)26 February 1997 (aged 22)	Independiente del Valle
2DF	Exon Vallecilla	(1999-05-28)28 May 1999 (aged 20)	Aucas
4FW	Alejandro Cabeza	(1997-03-11)11 March 1997 (aged 22)	Independiente del Valle
4FW	Leonardo Campana	(2000-07-24)24 July 2000 (aged 19)	Barcelona

Honours[edit]

Pan American Games:
- Gold Medalists (1): 2007

South American Games:
- Silver Medalists (4): 1978, 1982, 1990, 2010
- Bronze Medalists (1): 2014

Bolivarian Games
- Gold Medalists (2): 1965, 1985
- Silver Medalists (3): 2009, 2013, 2017
- Bronze Medalists (2): 1938, 2005

References[edit]

^ Ecuadorian Football Federation [@FEFecuador] (December 24, 2019). "Lista de convocados para disputar el torneo #Preolimpico2020, con sede en #Colombia y que entregará dos cupos para los Juegos Olímpicos de #Tokyo2020" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.

[1] Ecuadorian Football Federation [@FEFecuador] (December 24, 2019). "Lista de convocados para disputar el torneo #Preolimpico2020, con sede en #Colombia y que entregará dos cupos para los Juegos Olímpicos de #Tokyo2020" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.

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