Costa Rica national under-23 football team

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Costa Rica U-23

Nickname(s)Ticos, La Tricolor, La Sele (Selección)
AssociationFederación Costarricense de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationUNCAF (Central America)
FIFA codeCRC
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Costa Rica 0–3 Iraq 
(Kyiv, Soviet Union; 21 July 1980)
Biggest win
 Costa Rica 4–2 Portugal 
(Athens, Greece; 18 August 2004)
Biggest defeat
 Argentina 4–0 Costa Rica 
(Patras, Greece; 21 August 2004)
 Mexico 4–0 Costa Rica 
(Carson, California, USA; 2 October 2015)
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 2004)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2004)
Pan American Games
Appearances3 (first in 1999)
Best resultFourth place (2011)

The Costa Rica national under-23 football team (also known as the Costa Rica Olympic football team) represents Costa Rica 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 Costa Rican Football Federation.

Competitive record[edit]

Olympic Games[edit]

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Until 1988 See Costa Rica national football team
Spain 1992 Did not qualify
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 4 8 Squad
China 2008 Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
Total Quarter-finals 1/9 4 1 1 2 4 8

Pan American Games[edit]

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Until 1995 See Costa Rica national football team
Canada 1999 Group stage 5th 4 1 3 0 5 4 Squad
Dominican Republic 2003 Did not qualify
Brazil 2007 Group stage 9th 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad
Mexico 2011 Fourth place 4th 4 2 0 2 4 7 Squad
Canada 2015 Did not qualify
Peru 2019
Chile 2023
Total Fourth place 3/7 11 3 4 4 11 16

Results and fixtures[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

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Current squad[edit]

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament between 5 and 18 June 2023.[1]

Caps and goals are correct as of 25 March 2021, after the match against Dominican Republic.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Alexandre Lezcano (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
1GK Abraham Madriz (2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Costa Rica Saprissa

2DF Sebastián Acuña (2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Costa Rica San Carlos
2DF Jorkaeff Azofeifa (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Costa Rica Guadalupe
2DF Carlos Barahona (2002-08-22) 22 August 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Costa Rica Cartaginés
2DF Matthew Bolaños (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Costa Rica Grecia
2DF Keral Ríos (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Costa Rica Pérez Zeledón
2DF Douglas Sequiera (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
2DF Gerald Taylor (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Costa Rica Saprissa
2DF Santiago van der Putten (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Spain Real Betis
2DF Guillermo Villalobos (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Costa Rica Pérez Zeledón

3MF Brandon Aguilera (2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Portugal Estoril
3MF Alejandro Bran (2001-03-05) 5 March 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Costa Rica Guanacasteca
3MF Ricardo Peña (2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Spain Real Betis
3MF Damián Rivera (2002-12-08) 8 December 2002 (age 21) 0 0 United States New England Revolution
3MF Royner Rojas (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Costa Rica Herediano
3MF Paulo Santamaría (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Costa Rica Sporting San José
3MF Álvaro Zamora (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Greece Aris

4FW Anthony Hernández (2001-10-11) 11 October 2001 (age 22) 0 0 Costa Rica Puntarenas
4FW Cameron Johnson (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20) 0 0 United States Inter Miami CF
4FW Doryan Rodríguez (2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense
4FW Kenneth Vargas (2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Costa Rica Herediano
4FW Hakeem Morgan (2001-11-13) 13 November 2001 (age 22) 0 0 United States St. Olaf College

Honours[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Esta es la Sele Sub 23 que competirá en el Torneo Maurice Revello de Francia". Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.