Brazil national under-20 football team

Brazil under-20
Nickname(s) Seleção Sub-20 (Under-20 team)
Association Confederação Brasileira de Futebol
(CBF)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Ramon Menezes
Captain Various
FIFA code BRA
First colours
Second colours
First international
Brazil 7–1 Panama
(Caracas, Venezuela; 23 March 1954)
Biggest win
Brazil 10–0 Belgium
(Kuching, Malaysia; 25 June 1997)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 0–3 Colombia
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 7 February 2015)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances 19 (first in 1977)
Best result Winners (1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011)
South American Youth Championship
Appearances 29 (first in 1954)
Best result Winners (1974, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023)
Brazil national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1983 Mexico Team
Gold medal – first place 1985 Soviet Union Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Australia Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 United Arab Emirates Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Colombia Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Portugal Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Qatar Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Egypt Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 New Zealand Team
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Tunisia Team
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Saudi Arabia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Netherlands Team

The Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção Sub-20, represents Brazil in association football at this age level and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

The team has won the South American Youth Championship a record twelve times and is the second most successful nation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, having won the competition five times. It also plays in unofficial under-19 and under-21 tournaments, such as the Toulon Tournament, of which Brazil is an eight-time winner.

Notable players that came through the ranks and went on to play for the senior team include Ronaldinho, Kaká, Rivaldo, Romário, Marcos, Roberto Carlos, César Sampaio, Cláudio Taffarel, Bebeto, Dida, Neymar, Dani Alves, Maicon, Adriano, Júlio Baptista, Luisão, Alex, Giovane Élber, Leonardo, Müller, Silas, Marcelo, David Luiz, Willian, Jô and Lucas Moura, among others.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round GP W D1 L GS GA
1977 Third place 5 3 2 0 13 3
1979 Did not qualify
1981 Quarter-Finals 4 2 1 1 7 4
1983 Champions 6 5 1 0 13 4
1985 Champions 6 6 0 0 14 1
1987 Quarter-Finals 4 2 0 2 6 3
1989 Third Place 6 5 0 1 13 2
1991 Runners-Up 6 4 2 0 14 4
1993 Champions 6 5 1 0 11 2
1995 Runners-Up 6 4 1 1 11 3
1997 Quarter-Finals 5 4 0 1 25 5
1999 Quarter-Finals 5 3 0 2 13 5
2001 Quarter-Finals 5 4 0 1 15 3
2003 Champions 7 5 1 1 14 6
2005 Third Place 7 5 1 1 9 4
2007 Round Of 16 4 1 0 3 6 9
2009 Runners-Up 7 5 2 0 14 3
2011 Champions 7 5 2 0 18 5
2013 Did not qualify
2015 Runners-Up 7 4 2 1 15 5
2017 Did not qualify
2019
2023 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 16 7
2025 To be determined
Total 19/24 108 75 16 17 247 78

South American Youth Championship record

South American Youth Championship record
Years Round GP W D L GS GA
1954 Runners-up 6 3 3 0 14 5
1958 Third place 5 2 2 1 10 6
1964 Did not enter
1967 Semi-finals 5 3 0 2 7 5
1971 First round 4 2 0 2 7 3
1974 Champions 6 5 1 0 18 3
1975 First round 5 1 0 4 6 7
1977 Runners-up 6 5 1 0 13 2
1979 Fourth place 7 2 1 4 5 7
1981 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 13 5
1983 Champions 7 6 1 0 16 3
1985 Champions 7 6 1 0 11 3
1987 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 11 4
1988 Champions 7 5 1 1 14 2
1991 Champions 7 4 3 0 15 5
1992 Champions 6 5 1 0 7 0
1995 Champions 6 5 0 1 17 4
1997 Runners-up 9 6 2 1 26 10
1999 Third place 9 4 3 2 22 10
2001 Champions 9 6 2 1 21 6
2003 Runners-up 9 7 1 1 23 5
2005 Runners-up 9 5 2 2 18 9
2007 Champions 9 6 3 0 20 9
2009 Champions 9 6 1 2 17 9
2011 Champions 9 7 1 1 24 7
2013 First round 4 1 1 2 4 6
2015 Fourth place 9 5 1 3 13 9
2017 Fifth place 9 3 4 2 10 9
2019 Fifth place 9 3 3 3 6 7
2023 Champions 9 7 2 0 19 4
Total 28/29 208 126 45 37 407 164

Current squad

The following 21 players were called up for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Caps and goals updated as of 12 June 2023, after the match against Israel. Names in bold denote players who have been capped by Brazil in the full side.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Mycael 12 March 2004 10 0 Athletico Paranaense
12 GK Kaique 16 April 2003 6 0 Palmeiras
21 GK Kauã Santos 11 April 2003 1 0 Flamengo
2 DF Arthur 17 March 2003 15 0 Bayer Leverkusen
3 DF Jean Pedroso 28 January 2004 14 2 Coritiba
4 DF Robert Renan 11 October 2003 15 0 Zenit
6 DF Kaiki Bruno 8 March 2003 9 0 Cruzeiro
13 DF André Dhominique 7 October 2003 13 0 Bahia
14 DF Douglas Mendes 13 June 2004 8 0 Liefering
5 MF Andrey Santos 3 May 2004 16 8 Chelsea
8 MF Marlon Gomes 14 December 2003 13 1 Vasco da Gama
10 MF Matheus Martins 16 July 2003 14 6 Watford
11 MF Guilherme Biro 20 April 2004 15 1 Corinthians
15 MF Ronald 11 February 2003 14 3 Grêmio
7 FW Giovani 1 January 2004 2 0 Al Sadd
9 FW Marcos Leonardo 2 May 2003 12 14 Santos
16 FW Marquinhos 7 April 2003 5 1 Nantes
17 FW Giovane 24 November 2003 17 2 Corinthians
18 FW Kevin 4 January 2003 8 2 Palmeiras
19 FW Matheus Nascimento 3 March 2004 9 5 Botafogo
20 FW Sávio 10 April 2004 11 1 Girona

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Kauê 8 February 2004 0 0 Corinthians v. Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF Michel 20 May 2003 3 0 Palmeiras 2023 FIFA U-20 World CupINJ
DF Kaiky Fernandes 12 January 2004 3 1 Almería 2023 FIFA U-20 World CupINJ
DF Patryck Lanza 18 January 2003 8 0 São Paulo 2023 FIFA U-20 World CupCLUB
DF Rikelme 16 July 2003 3 0 Cuiabá v. Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF Ruan Santos 14 October 2003 2 0 Cruzeiro v. Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF Vinicius Kauê 1 March 2003 1 0 Athletico Paranaense v. Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF João Pedro 31 December 2003 0 0 Corinthians v. Iraq, 25 April 2023
DF Vinicius Tobias 23 February 2004 3 0 Real Madrid Castilla v. Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
DF Lucas Beraldo 24 November 2003 2 0 São Paulo v. Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
DF Weverton 17 February 2003 1 0 Cruzeiro 2023 South American U-20 Championship
MF Bruninho 14 March 2003 3 0 Red Bull Bragantino v. Iraq, 25 April 2023
MF Kauê Pessanha 22 October 2004 3 0 Botafogo v. Iraq, 25 April 2023
MF Pedro Lima 27 March 2003 2 0 Norwich City v. Iraq, 25 April 2023
MF Ian Luccas 11 February 2003 1 0 Cruzeiro v. Iraq, 25 April 2023
MF Alexsander 8 October 2003 8 0 Fluminense v. Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
MF Luis Guilherme 9 February 2006 5 0 Palmeiras v. Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
MF Matheus França 1 April 2004 3 0 Crystal Palace 2023 South American U-20 ChampionshipCLUB
MF Victor Hugo 11 May 2004 0 0 Flamengo 2023 South American U-20 ChampionshipCLUB
FW Pedrinho 5 February 2006 7 2 Corinthians 2023 FIFA U-20 World CupCLUB
FW Eguinaldo 9 August 2004 3 1 Shakhtar Donetsk v. Iraq, 25 April 2023
FW Vitor Roque 28 February 2005 11 8 Athletico Paranaense v. Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
FW Endrick 21 July 2006 4 5 Palmeiras v. Dominican Republic, 19 April 2023CLUB
FW Stênio 5 April 2003 8 1 Cruzeiro 2023 South American U-20 Championship
FW Renan Viana 31 January 2003 6 0 Athletico Paranaense 2023 South American U-20 Championship
FW Ângelo 21 December 2004 3 0 Strasbourg 2023 South American U-20 ChampionshipCLUB
  • COVID: Player withdrew from the current squad due to testing positively for COVID-19 or having to self-isolate because of it
  • INJ: Withdrew due to injury
  • CLUB: Player withdrew from the current squad after his club made him unavailable for the call-up

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Year(s) U-20 goals
1 Adaílton 1997 24
2 Marcos Leonardo 2021– 15
3 Romário 1985 11
4 Neymar 2011 9
Henrique 2011 9
5 Rodrigo Gral 1999 8
Edu 1999 8
Alexandre Pato 2007 8
Vitor Roque 2022– 8
8 Dudu Cearense 2003 7
9 Geovani 1983 6
Ronaldinho 1999 6
Adriano 2001 6
Daniel Carvalho 2003 6
Alan Kardec 2009 6
Marcos Guilherme 2015 6
Andrey Santos 2021– 6

Individual awards

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup

Honours

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup:
    • Winners (5): 1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011
    • Runners-up (4): 1991, 1995, 2009, 2015
  • South American Youth Championship:
    • Winners (12): 1974, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023
    • Runners-up (7): 1954, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1997, 2003, 2005

Friendlies

  • Tournoi Juniors de Cannes:
    • Winners (4): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
  • Tournament of the Crown Prince:
    • Winners: 1978
  • Toulon Tournament:
    • Winners (8): 1980, 1981, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2013, 2014
  • Torneio Internacional de Ribeirão Preto:
    • Winners: 1981
  • Beijing Youth Tournament:
    • Winners: 1986
  • Qatar Friendship Tournament:
    • Winners: 1987
  • COTIF:
    • Winners (3): 1990, 2002, 2014
  • Copa Gobernador del Estado Carabobo:
    • Winners: 1992
  • Val-Action Cup:
    • Winners: 1993
  • King's Cup:
    • Winners: 1999
  • Mediterranean International Cup U-20:
    • Winners (5): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010
  • Mediterranean International Cup U-18:
    • Winners (9): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
  • TyC Asia Cup:
    • Winners: 2001
  • Oman International Tournament:
    • Winners: 2002
  • Malaysia International Tournament:
    • Winners: 2003
  • Sendai Cup:
    • Winners (6): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • SBS Cup:
    • Winners: 2004
  • Valais Youth Cup:
    • Winners: 2013
  • Panda Cup:
    • Winners: 2014
  • Talca International Tournament:
    • Winners: 2016
  • Torneio Quadrangular de Teresópolis:
    • Winners: 2020
  • Torneio Internacional do Espírito Santo:
    • Winners: 2022

Managers

See also