Uruguay local national football team

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Uruguay local
Association Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (AUF)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Diego Pérez
Captain Franco Catarozzi
Most caps Santiago Cartagena
Franco Pizzichillo (3)
Top scorer Bruno Damiani (2)
Home stadium Estadio Centenario
FIFA code URU
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0–0 Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg
(San José, Costa Rica; 31 May 2024)
Biggest win
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg 2–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio
(Rivera, Uruguay; 5 December 2024)
Biggest defeat
N/A

The Uruguay local national football team is the local national football team of Uruguay and is open only to domestic league players. It is administered by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay.

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History

In April 2024, Jorge Giordano, director of national teams, announced the creation of Uruguay local national football team. [1] On 4 May 2024, it was confirmed that the newly formed national team would play their first match on 31 May against Costa Rica. [2] On 15 May, Uruguayan Football Association announced that there will be no permanent coaching staff for the team. [3] Diego Pérez was confirmed as the manager for match against Costa Rica on the same day. [4]

Uruguay local national played their first match on 31 May 2024 against Costa Rica, which ended in a goalless draw. [5] On 1 September 2024, Lucas Pino scored the team's first ever goal in a 1–1 draw against Guatemala. [6]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

1 September Friendly Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg1–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Fort Lauderdale
Report
Stadium: Chase Stadium

Coaching staff

Current personnel

As of 3 December 2024 [7]
PositionName
Head coach Flag of Uruguay.svg Diego Pérez
Assistant coach Flag of Uruguay.svg Álvaro Fernández
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Morandi

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up to the squad for a friendly match against Grêmio on 5 December 2024. [8]

Caps and goals correct as of 5 December 2024, after the match against Grêmio.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Mauro Silveira (2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 25)10 Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Junior
121 GK Santiago Silva (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 26)10 Flag of Colombia.svg América de Cali
231 GK Francisco Tinaglini (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998 (age 26)00 Flag of Greece.svg Panserraikos
22 DF Leonard Costa (1998-08-24) 24 August 1998 (age 26)10 Flag of Argentina.svg Independiente Rivadavia
32 DF Lucas Monzón (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 23)20 Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Junior
42 DF Emiliano Ancheta (1999-06-09) 9 June 1999 (age 26)10 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional
52 DF Franco Pizzichillo (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 29)30 Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo City Torque
62 DF Mateo Acosta (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 22)10 Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo Wanderers
132 DF Ramiro Brazionis (2001-12-15) 15 December 2001 (age 23)10 Flag of Uruguay.svg Racing Montevideo
142 DF Facundo Kidd (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 28)10 Flag of Uruguay.svg Progreso
152 DF Lucas Morales (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 25)20 Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia
83 MF Santiago Cartagena (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 22)30 Flag of Uruguay.svg Deportivo Maldonado
103 MF Agustín Amado (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 24)20 Flag of Uruguay.svg Boston River
163 MF Erik De Los Santos (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 26)10 Flag of Chile.svg Unión La Calera
183 MF Franco Catarozzi (captain) (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 25)20 Flag of Uruguay.svg Liverpool Montevideo
213 MF Diego Romero (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 25)20 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional
74 FW Gonzalo Larrazábal (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 22)20 Flag of Uruguay.svg Deportivo Maldonado
94 FW Bruno Damiani (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 23)22 Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union
114 FW Leandro Suhr (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 (age 27)20 Flag of Argentina.svg Sarmiento
174 FW Luciano Cosentino (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 24)20 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Goianiense
194 FW Nicolás Fernández (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 22)20 Flag of Uruguay.svg Progreso
204 FW Juan Cruz de los Santos (2003-02-22) 22 February 2003 (age 22)10 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional
224 FW Alexander Machado (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 23)20 Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad in the past twelve months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Guillermo de Amores (1994-10-19) 19 October 1994 (age 30)10 Flag of Colombia.svg Millonarios v. Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala , 1 September 2024
GK Kevin Martínez (2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 20)00 Flag of Uruguay.svg Danubio v. Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala , 1 September 2024
DF Agustín Alfaro (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 26)10Retiredv. Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala , 1 September 2024
DF Hugo Magallanes (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27)10 Flag of Chile.svg Everton v. Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala , 1 September 2024
DF Guillermo Pereira (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 23)10 Flag of Uruguay.svg Fénix v. Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala , 1 September 2024
DF Tomás Viera (2006-03-18) 18 March 2006 (age 19)00 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional v. Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala , 1 September 2024
MF Lucas Pino (2005-10-30) 30 October 2005 (age 19)11 Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo City Torque v. Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala , 1 September 2024
MF Wiston Fernández (1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 (age 27)10 Flag of Colombia.svg Alianza v. Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala , 1 September 2024
MF Facundo Pérez (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 25)00 Flag of Uruguay.svg Juventud v. Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala , 1 September 2024
MF Lucas Villalba (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 24)00 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional v. Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala , 1 September 2024
FW Matias Fonseca (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 24)20 Flag of Argentina.svg Instituto v. Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala , 1 September 2024
FW Nicolás Schiappacasse (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 26)10 Flag of Uruguay.svg River Plate Montevideo v. Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala , 1 September 2024
Notes
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Individual records

As of 5 December 2024, after the match against Grêmio.

Most appearances

RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer
1 Santiago Cartagena 302024–present
Franco Pizzichillo 302024–present
3 Bruno Damiani 222024–present
Agustín Amado 202024–present
Franco Catarozzi 202024–present
Luciano Cosentino 202024–present
Nicolás Fernández 202024–present
Matias Fonseca 202024–present
Gonzalo Larrazábal 202024–present
Alexander Machado 202024–present
Lucas Monzón 202024–present
Lucas Morales 202024–present
Diego Romero 202024–present
Leandro Suhr 202024–present

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer
1 Bruno Damiani 2212024–present
2 Lucas Pino 1112024–present

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jorge Giordano explicó su idea de conformar una selección local". 17 April 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Se confirmó amistoso entre selección uruguaya del medio local y Costa Rica a fines de mayo". 4 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Selección del Medio Local". 15 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Jorge Giordano: los convocados para la Copa América, la Selección del medio local y el futuro entrenador de la Sub 20". 17 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Amistoso: la selección uruguaya del medio local empató sin goles ante Costa Rica". 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Amistoso: La selección local de Uruguay empató 1-1 con Guatemala en Fort Lauderdale". 1 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Cuerpo técnico confirmado para la Selección Local frente a Gremio". 2 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Selección local: 23 convocados para el jueves, con cuatro de la Segunda División" (in Spanish). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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