Portugal national under-18 football team

Last updated July 18, 2023

The Portugal national under-18 football team is the association football team that represents the nation of Portugal at the under-18 level.

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the friendly tournament against Australia, Norway and England on 9, 11 and 13 June 2023 respectively.^[1]

Caps and goals are correct as of 28 March 2023, after the match against Finland.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1 GK	Diogo Fernandes	(2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 18)	5	0	Porto
1 GK	Ekumbi	(2005-06-02) 2 June 2005 (age 18)	0	0	União Nogueirense

2 DF	Leonardo Barroso	(2005-06-12) 12 June 2005 (age 18)	6	0	Sporting CP
2 DF	Chissumba	(2005-05-29) 29 May 2005 (age 18)	5	0	Braga
2 DF	Tomás Marques	(2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 18)	5	0	Braga
2 DF	Diogo Monteiro	(2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 18)	4	0	Leeds United
2 DF	Miguel Alves	(2005-12-30) 30 December 2005 (age 17)	3	0	Sporting CP
2 DF	Duarte Oliveira	(2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 18)	2	0	Famalicão
2 DF	Luís Sampaio	(2005-08-23) 23 August 2005 (age 17)	0	0	Famalicão

3 MF	Manuel Mendonça	(2005-03-24) 24 March 2005 (age 18)	9	0	Sporting CP
3 MF	Ussumane Djaló	(2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 (age 18)	8	0	Porto
3 MF	Diego Henrique	(2005-05-24) 24 May 2005 (age 18)	5	1	Braga
3 MF	Rodrigo Mendes	(2005-04-02) 2 April 2005 (age 18)	3	1	Belenenses
3 MF	Jesse Costa	(2005-04-28) 28 April 2005 (age 18)	0	0	VfL Wolfsburg II
3 MF	Rúben Furtado	(2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 17)	0	0	Vitória de Guimarães
3 MF	Rafael Luís	(2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Benfica

4 FW	Dinis Rodrigues	(2005-07-14) 14 July 2005 (age 18)	9	2	Braga
4 FW	Vivaldo	(2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 18)	9	1	Udinese
4 FW	João Rêgo	(2005-06-20) 20 June 2005 (age 18)	6	1	Benfica
4 FW	Pedro Sanca	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 18)	6	0	Sporting CP
4 FW	Fábio Jaló	(2005-11-18) 18 November 2005 (age 17)	3	1	Barnsley
4 FW	Mauro Couto	(2005-11-15) 15 November 2005 (age 17)	3	0	Paços de Ferreira

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last twelve months, and still ineglible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Gonçalo Ribeiro	(2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 17)	2	0	Porto	2022 Mediterranean Games
GK	André Gomes	(2004-10-10) 10 October 2004 (age 18)	1	0	Benfica	v. Czech Republic, 14 June 2022
GK	Diogo Pinto	(2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 19)	4	0	Sporting CP	v. Czech Republic, 14 June 2022

DF	Hugo Oliveira	(2004-08-26) 26 August 2004 (age 18)	4	1	Famalicão	2022 Mediterranean Games

MF	Gustavo Sá	(2004-11-11) 11 November 2004 (age 18)	7	2	Famalicão	2022 Mediterranean Games
MF	Mateus Fernandes	(2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 19)	6	0	Sporting CP	v. Czech Republic, 14 June 2022

FW	Lucas Anjos	(2004-07-07) 7 July 2004 (age 19)	11	2	Sporting CP	2022 Mediterranean Games
FW	José Precato	(2004-12-06) 6 December 2004 (age 18)	1	0	Benfica	v. Czech Republic, 14 June 2022

Competition records

FIFA Junior Tournament/UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship

Champions (3): 1961, 1994, 1999^[2]
Runners-up (5): 1964, 1971, 1988, 1992, 1997
Third-place (2): 1960, 1968
Fourth-place (2): 1993, 1998

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References

↑ "Convocados para Torneio Internacional de Lisboa" (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
↑ Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de. "Portugal campeão europeu de sub-19 em futebol". Portugal campeão europeu de sub-19 em futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-04.

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[1] "Convocados para Torneio Internacional de Lisboa" (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

[2] Portugal, Rádio e Televisão de. "Portugal campeão europeu de sub-19 em futebol". Portugal campeão europeu de sub-19 em futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-04.

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