Venezuela national under-23 football team

Venezuela
Nickname(s)	La Vinotinto
Association	Federación Venezolana de Fútbol (FVF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Ricardo Valino
FIFA code	VEN
Pan American Games
Appearances	4 (first in 1951)
Best result	Group stage (2007)

The Venezuela national under-23 football team, also known as the Venezuela Olympic football team, represents Venezuela in international men's football 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 Venezuelan 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		–	0/8	–	–	–	–	–	–

CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament[edit]

CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament record
Year	Host	Pos.	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Paraguay	Group stage	4	0	1	3	1	9
1996	Argentina	Fourth place	7	2	1	4	7	15
2000	Brazil	Group stage	4	1	1	2	5	9
2004	Chile	Group stage	4	0	1	3	2	11
2020	Colombia	Group stage	4	1	0	3	3	7
2024	Venezuela	' Fourth place
Total		Fourth place	23	4	4	15	18	51

Pan American Games[edit]

Pan American Games record
Year	Host	Round	Pos.	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
Until 1995	See Venezuela national football team
1999	Winnipeg	Did not qualify
2003	Santo Domingo	Did not qualify
2007	Rio de Janeiro	Group stage	12th	3	0	0	3	1	6
2011	Guadalajara	Did not qualify
2015	Toronto
2019	Lima
2023	Santiago
Total		Group stage	4/19	3	0	0	3	1	6

Results and fixtures[edit]

2023[edit]

10 December 2023 Friendly	Colombia	1–0	Venezuela	Fort Lauderdale, United States
17:00 UTC−5	Ferro 40' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium

2024[edit]

20 January 2024 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament	Venezuela	3-3	Bolivia	Caracas, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte

23 January 2024 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament	Ecuador	1-1	Venezuela	Caracas, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte

29 January 2024 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament	Colombia	0-1	Venezuela	Caracas, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte

1 February 2024 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament	Venezuela	3-1	Brazil	Caracas, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following 26 players were called up for a training module in Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento [es] in Los Robles, Venezuela.

Caps and goals are correct as of 10 December 2023.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Frankarlos Benítez	(2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 (age 19)	4	0	Caracas
1GK	Diego Gil	(2001-09-25) 25 September 2001 (age 22)	4	0	Academia Puerto Cabello
1GK	Pedro Fulco	(2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 (age 19)	4	0	Academia Puerto Cabello

2DF	Andrés Ferro	(2001-08-02) 2 August 2001 (age 22)	5	0	Central Córdoba
2DF	Carlos Vivas	(2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Deportivo Táchira
2DF	Renné Rivas	(2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Caracas
2DF	Rafael Uzcátegui	(2004-10-04) 4 October 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Mineros de Guayana
2DF	Jesús Quintero	(2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Deportivo Pasto
2DF	Andry Vera	(2003-11-05) 5 November 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Mineros de Guayana
2DF	Álex Custodio	(2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Deportivo La Guaira
2DF	Bianneider Tamayo	(2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 19)	4	0	Caracas

3MF	Yerson Chacón	(2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 20)	9	0	Deportivo Táchira
3MF	David Martínez	(2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 18)	8	0	Monagas
3MF	Briant Ortega	(2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22)	7	1	Caracas
3MF	Emerson Ruíz	(2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21)	7	0	Mineros de Guayana
3MF	Telasco Segovia	(2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21)	5	2	Casa Pia
3MF	Manuel Sulbarán	(2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Caracas
3MF	Anderson Contreras	(2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Caracas
3MF	Daniel De Sousa	(2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Universidad Central de Venezuela
3MF	Nicola Profeta	(2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Deportivo Cali U20
3MF	Pedro Álvarez	(2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Deportivo La Guaira
3MF	Jayson Martínez	(2001-07-12) 12 July 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Metropolitanos

4FW	Brayan Alcócer	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Boston River
4FW	Luifer Hernández	(2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 22)	3	1	Academia Puerto Cabello
4FW	Kevin Kelsy	(2004-07-27) 27 July 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Shakhtar Donetsk
4FW	José Riasco	(2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Boston River
4FW	Bryan Castillo	(2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Deportivo Táchira

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Javier Otero	(2002-11-18) 18 November 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Orlando City B	v. Colombia, 10 December 2023
GK	Samuel Rodríguez	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Burgos CF Promesas	v. Colombia, 10 December 2023

DF	Moisés Tablante	(2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 22)	1	0	Orlando City B	v. Colombia, 10 December 2023

MF	Daniel Pereira	(2000-07-14) 14 July 2000 (age 23)	1	0	Austin FC	v. Colombia, 10 December 2023
MF	Matías Lacava	(2002-10-24) 24 October 2002 (age 21)	5	0	Vizela	v. Colombia, 10 December 2023
MF	Jesús Bueno	(1999-04-15) 15 April 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Philadelphia Union	v. Colombia, 10 December 2023
MF	Carlos Faya	(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Navalcarnero	v. Colombia, 10 December 2023
MF	Wikelman Carmona	(2003-02-24) 24 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	New York Red Bulls	v. Colombia, 10 December 2023^PRE

^PRE Preliminary squad

Honours[edit]

Pan American Games:
- Fourth place (2): 1951, 1955
South American Games:
- Silver Medalists: 1994
Bolivarian Games:
- Silver Medalists (6): 1947-48 (shared), 1951, 1965, 1970, 1977, 2005
- Bronze Medalists (7): 1961, 1981, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2017

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