Brazil national under-23 football team

The Brazil Olympic football team (also known as Brazil under-23, Brazil U23) represents Brazil in international football competitions during Olympic Games 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 Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). Brazil U23 is one of the most successful teams in the Olympic football tournament, having won it twice (2016 and 2020).

Brazil U23
Nickname(s)Seleção (The National Team), (The Selection)
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Futebol
(Brazilian Football Confederation)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachRamon Menezes
Most capsRonaldinho (27)
Top scorerMatheus Cunha (21)
FIFA codeBRA
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Brazil 5–1 Netherlands 
(Turku, Finland; 16 July 1952)
Biggest win
 Brazil 14–0 Nicaragua 
(Mexico City, Mexico; 17 October 1975)
Biggest defeat
 Colombia 5–1 Brazil 
(Cali, Colombia; 10 February 1980)
Olympic Games
Appearances14 (first in 1952)
Best result Gold medalist (2016, 2020)
Pan American Games
Appearances11 (first in 1959)
Best result Gold medalist (1963, 1975, 1979, 1987)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
Silver medal – second place1984 Los AngelesTeam
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeam
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1963 São PauloTeam
Gold medal – first place1975 Mexico CityTeam
Gold medal – first place1979 San JuanTeam
Gold medal – first place1987 IndianapolisTeam
Silver medal – second place1959 ChicagoTeam
Silver medal – second place1983 CaracasTeam
Silver medal – second place2003 Santo DomingoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2015 TorontoTeam

The Olympic football tournament was the last international competition in football organized by FIFA which Brazil had never won until they won at home in 2016. They had previously won three silver medals (1984, 1988, 2012) and two bronze medals (1996, 2008).[1] The team was often coached by the in-charge senior team coach in the past, such as Mário Zagallo in 1996, Vanderlei Luxemburgo in 2000, Dunga in 2008 and Mano Menezes in 2012.

History

1952–1976 Summer Olympics

Brazil's first participation in the Olympics was in Helsinki, Finland, in 1952. In that year, Brazil reached the quarter-finals, when they were eliminated by West Germany 4–2.[2] In 1960, in Rome, Italy,[3] in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan,[4] in 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico,[5] and in 1972 in Berlin, West Germany,[6] Brazil was eliminated in the first stage. In Montreal, 1976, Brazil was defeated by Poland 2–0 in the semi-finals, then Brazil was defeated by the Soviet Union 2–0 in the bronze medal match, finishing in the fourth place.[7] In these six participations, Brazil was represented by a team of junior or non-professional players as the Olympics did not allow professional players to participate during this period, all while state-sponsored communist players were allowed to compete.

1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles

Starting in 1984, professional players were allowed to participate. However, European and South American teams, as traditional football powerhouses that won every single FIFA World Cup, were restricted to players with no more than five "A" caps at the start of the tournament. Brazil won its first medal in 1984, in Los Angeles, United States. In the group stage, Brazil beat Saudi Arabia 3–1, West Germany 1–0 and Morocco 2–0. In the quarter-finals Brazil defeated Canada in the penalty shootout, then they beat Italy 2–1 after extra-time in the semi-finals, but was beaten by France 2–0 in the gold medal Match, thus winning the silver medal.[8]

1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul

The second Brazilian silver medal was won in Seoul, South Korea, in 1988. Brazil won the medal after defeating in the group stage Nigeria 4–0, Australia 3–0 and Yugoslavia 2–1. In the quarter-finals Brazil beat their South American rivals Argentina 1–0, then defeated West Germany in the penalty shootout, but was defeated by the Soviet Union 2–1 after extra time in the gold medal match.[9] Romário was the competition's top goal scorer with seven goals.[10]

1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta

Starting in 1992, only players under the age of 23 were allowed to participate, with an exception of three overage players in the team. Brazil, managed by senior team coach, Mário Zagallo, won the bronze medal for the first time in 1996, in Atlanta, United States. In the group stage, Brazil was beaten by Japan 1–0 in the first match, then they beat Hungary 3–1 and Nigeria 1–0, finishing in the group's first position. After beating Ghana 4–2 in the quarter-finals, Brazil was defeated by Nigeria 4–3 after extra time. In the bronze medal match, Brazil beat Portugal 5–0.[11]

2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney

Brazil, managed by senior team coach, Vanderlei Luxemburgo, was eliminated in the quarter-finals. In the group stage, Brazil beat by Slovakia 3–1 in the first match, then they were beaten by South Africa 3–1. In the last group match, Brazil beat Japan 1–0 to secure the first position in the group stage. In the quarter-finals, Brazil was beaten by Cameroon 1–2, who later won the gold medal.[12]

2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

In December 2002, CBF appointed Ricardo Gomes as the coach for the Brazil Olympic team who were preparing for the 2004 Olympics. Prior to Olympic qualifying, the Brazil Olympic team or Brazil U23 was sent to compete at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Brazil was invited to the tournament and decided to send their Under-23 team, due to their senior team competing a month earlier at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. Although Brazil competed with an U23 team, all the appearances and goals in this tournament were recognized by FIFA as full international caps.[13] The Brazil U23 team advanced all the way to the final, but were defeated by Mexico 0–1 after extra time, denying Brazil the chance to be the first guest team to win the tournament. The following year Brazil failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympic Games after losing out to Paraguay and Argentina in the qualifying tournament.[14]

2008 Summer Olympics – Beijing

Brazil, managed by senior team coach, Dunga, finished in the first position in the group stage, ahead of Belgium, New Zealand and China, which they beat 1–0, 5–0 and 3–0 respectively.[15] In the second round, Brazil beat Cameroon 2–0 after extra time.[16] Brazil and Argentina met on August 19 in the semi-final game of the competition. The game was marred by numerous fouls and two ejections for Brazil. Argentina won 3–0.[17] In the bronze medal match, Brazil beat Belgium 3–0.[18]

2012 Summer Olympics – London

Brazil, under coach Mano Menezes, was defeated by Mexico 2–1 in the gold medal match, played on 11 August,[19] after beating Egypt, Belarus and New Zealand in the preliminary round, Honduras in the quarter-finals and South Korea in the semi-finals. Before the Games, they beat Great Britain 2–0 in a friendly game.

2016 Summer Olympics – Rio de Janeiro
Brazil vs Honduras during the men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Brazil finished in the first position in the group stage, ahead of Denmark (won 4–0), Iraq (tied 0–0) and South Africa (tied 0–0), with the two latter games were a slumpy start for Brazil. In the second round, Brazil beat Colombia 2–0 and in the semi-final match, Brazil played a one-sided game against Honduras and won 6–0. In the final against Germany, on 20 August 2016 – the first match between the two teams in any FIFA-sanctioned tournament since the historic 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final – Brazil edged a 5–4 victory on penalties after a 1–1 draw. Neymar, captaining the side, scored the decisive penalty to win the tournament for the first time ever.[20]

2020 Summer Olympics – Tokyo

Brazil qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics as the runners-up of the 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in a rather difficult campaign. The team finished at the top of their group with 7 points, following a 4–2 win over Germany, a 0–0 draw to Ivory Coast and a 3–1 win over Saudi Arabia. They beat Egypt 1–0 in the quarter-finals, and Mexico in the semi-finals with a 4–1 victory in the penalty shootouts following a 0–0 draw in extra time. In the final against Spain, Matheus Cunha opened the score for Brazil in the first half and a Mikel Oyarzabal goal in the second half forced the match into extra time; Malcom scored the winning goal in the 108th minute, which lead Brazil to their second Olympic gold medal, consecutively after their first win in Rio five years prior.[21][22]

Results and fixtures
Main articles: Brazil Olympic football team results (1952–1988) and Brazil Olympic football team results (1991–present)

  Win   Draw   Loss

2023
7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) Friendly Morocco  1–0  Brazil Fez, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1 El Ouahdi 72' Report Stadium: Fez Stadium
Referee: Sow Sandigui (Senegal)
11 September 2023 (2023-09-11) Friendly Morocco  Cancelled  Brazil Morocco
20:00 UTC+1
23 October 2023 (2023-10-23) Pan American Games Brazil  1–0  United States Viña del Mar, Chile
18:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Referee: José Matos Uzcategui (Venezuela)
26 October 2023 (2023-10-26) Pan American Games Brazil  2–0  Colombia Valparaíso, Chile
20:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander
Referee: José Burgos (Uruguay)
29 October 2023 (2023-10-29) Pan American Games Honduras  v  Brazil Valparaíso, Chile
Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were called up for the 2023 Pan American Games.[23]

  • Caps and goals correct as of 26 October 2023, after the match against Colombia.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mycael (2004-03-12)12 March 2004 (aged 19) 2 0 Brazil Athletico Paranaense
12 1GK Andrew (2001-07-01)1 July 2001 (aged 22) 0 0 Portugal Gil Vicente
14 1GK Matheus Donelli (2002-05-17)17 May 2002 (aged 21) 0 0 Brazil Corinthians
2 2DF Miranda (2000-01-19)19 January 2000 (aged 23) 2 1 Brazil Vasco da Gama
3 2DF Michel (2003-05-20)20 May 2003 (aged 20) 2 0 Brazil Palmeiras
16 2DF Thauan Lara (2004-01-22)22 January 2004 (aged 19) 2 0 Brazil Internacional
13 2DF Gustavo Martins (2002-08-11)11 August 2002 (aged 21) 2 0 Brazil Grêmio
4 2DF Arthur Chaves (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 22) 2 0 Portugal Académico de Viseu
6 2DF Patryck Lanza (2003-01-18)18 January 2003 (aged 20) 2 0 Brazil São Paulo
5 3MF Ronald (2003-02-11)11 February 2003 (aged 20) 2 0 Brazil Grêmio
8 3MF Matheus Dias (2002-05-09)9 May 2002 (aged 21) 2 0 Brazil Internacional
11 3MF Guilherme Biro (2004-04-20)20 April 2004 (aged 19) 2 1 Brazil Corinthians
15 3MF Igor Jesus (2003-03-07)7 March 2003 (aged 20) 2 0 Brazil Flamengo
10 3MF Marquinhos (2003-04-07)7 April 2003 (aged 20) 2 0 France Nantes
7 3MF Gabriel Pirani (2002-12-04)4 December 2002 (aged 20) 2 1 United States D.C. United
9 4FW Matheus Nascimento (2004-03-03)3 March 2004 (aged 19) 2 0 Brazil Botafogo
18 4FW Figueiredo (2001-08-14)14 August 2001 (aged 22) 1 0 Brazil Vasco da Gama
17 4FW Kaio César (2004-02-15)15 February 2004 (aged 19) 2 0 Brazil Coritiba

Overage Players are marked with asterisk (*).

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a Brazil under-23 squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Gabriel Grando (2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 0 0 Brazil Grêmio v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
GK Matheus Cunha (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 1 0 Brazil Flamengo v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
DF Arthur (2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 1 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
DF Vinicius Tobias (2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 1 0 Spain Real Madrid Castilla v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
DF Welington (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 1 0 Brazil São Paulo v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
DF Abner (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 4 0 Spain Real Betis v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
DF Vitão (2000-02-02) 2 February 2000 0 0 Brazil Internacional v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
DF Robert Renan (2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 1 0 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
DF Morato (2001-06-30) 30 June 2001 0 0 Portugal Benfica v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
DF Lucas Halter (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 0 0 Brazil Goiás v. 2023 Pan American GamesINJ
DF Rikelme (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 0 0 Brazil Cuiabá v. 2023 Pan American GamesWIT
DF João Moreira (2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 0 0 Brazil São Paulo v. 2023 Pan American GamesINJ
MF João Gomes (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 0 0 England Wolverhampton v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023INJ
MF Danilo (2001-04-29) 29 April 2001 0 0 England Nottingham Forest v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023INJ
MF Andrey Santos (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 1 0 England Nottingham Forest v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
MF Marlon Gomes (2003-12-14) 14 December 2003 1 0 Brazil Vasco da Gama v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
MF Maurício (2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 1 0 Brazil Internacional v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
MF Aleksander (2003-10-08) 8 October 2003 1 0 Brazil Fluminense v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
MF Bitello (2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 1 0 Brazil Grêmio v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
MF Gabriel Moscardo (2005-09-28) 28 September 2005 1 0 Brazil Corinthians v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
FW Luiz Henrique (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 0 0 Spain Real Betis v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023WIT
FW Paulinho (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 25 7 Brazil Atlético Mineiro v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
FW Lázaro (2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 1 0 Spain Almeria v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
FW Vitor Roque (2005-02-28) 28 February 2005 1 0 Brazil Athletico Paranaense v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
FW João Pedro (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 1 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
FW Igor Paixão (2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 1 0 Netherlands Feyenoord v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
FW Marcos Leonardo (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 1 0 Brazil Santos v.  Morocco, 7 September 2023
FW Gabriel Veron (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 0 0 Portugal Porto v. 2023 Pan American GamesINJ
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • WIT Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury related reasons.
  • CAN The call-ups were withdrawn due to the matches being cancelled.

Overage players in Olympic Games
Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
1996
 Aldair (DF) Rivaldo (MF) Bebeto (FW)
2000
 did not select
2008
 Thiago Silva (DF) Ronaldinho (MF) did not select
2012
 Thiago Silva (DF) Marcelo (DF) Hulk (FW)
2016
 Weverton (GK) Renato Augusto (MF) Neymar (FW)
2020
 Aderbar Santos (GK) Diego Carlos (DF) Dani Alves (DF)

Manager history

Professionalism restriction era (1952–1988)

U-23 era

Competitive record
Main article: Brazil national football team records and statistics
Most goals scored
Most goals scored in a single match
First goal scored
Biggest victories
14–0 vs.  Nicaragua, 17 October 1975
10–0 vs.  United States, 28 April 1963
9–0 vs.  Colombia, 30 January 2000
9–1 vs.  Haiti, 2 September 1959
7–0 vs.  Trinidad and Tobago, 23 October 1975
7–0 vs.  United States, 7 April 1999
7–0 vs.  Trinidad and Tobago, 12 January 2000
7–1 vs.  Colombia, 27 December 1959

Honours
Brazil Olympic Team – 2016 Gold Medalists

Friendlies
  • Camel Nations Cup[25]:
    • Winners: 1988
  • Copa Mercosur[26]:
    • Winners: 1995
  • Wuhan Youth Soccer Tournament[27]:
    • Winners: 2014

See also

References
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