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Nickname | La Celeste (The Sky Blue) | ||
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Association | Uruguayan Football Association | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL | ||
Head coach | Diego Pérez | ||
FIFA code | URU | ||
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The Uruguay national under-18 football team, also known in Spanish as "sub-18", represents Uruguay in association football at under-18 age level and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. It is a feeder team for the main Uruguay national football team. It is made up of players of Uruguayan nationality under 18 years of age, which represents the Uruguayan Football Association in international friendly matches, conceived in order to give opportunities to players aged between the under-17 and under-20 categories.
In May 2025 the team was called on the occasion of an international championship in Switzerland, [1] the team played under the technical direction of Diego Pérez, [2] preparing their participation in the upcoming 2027 South American U-20 Championship. [3] Some of its more notable players are Bruno Arady (Club Nacional de Football), [4] Facundo Domínguez (Club Nacional de Football), [5] Rodrigo Dudok (Defensor Sporting), Ignacio Molina (Montevideo City Torque) and Alexander Velázquez (Danubio F.C.). [3]
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
1 June2025 UEFA Friendship Cup GS | Uruguay ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Nyon |
Report | Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre |
4 June2025 UEFA Friendship Cup GS | Uruguay ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Nyon |
Report | Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre |
7 June2025 UEFA Friendship Cup GS | ![]() | 4–1 | Uruguay ![]() | Nyon |
Report | Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre |
10 June2025 UEFA Friendship Cup seventh-place play-off | ![]() | 4–1 | Uruguay ![]() | Nyon |
Report | Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre |
15 August Friendly | Uruguay ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Barros Blancos |
Report | Stadium: Complejo Celeste |
17 September Friendly | Uruguay ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Paso de los Toros |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Omar Odriozola |
9 October Friendly | Uruguay ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Barros Blancos |
Report | Stadium: Complejo Celeste |
21 October Friendly | Uruguay ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Barros Blancos |
Report | Stadium: Complejo Celeste |
23 October Friendly | Uruguay ![]() | v | ![]() | Barros Blancos |
Stadium: Complejo Celeste |
Position | Name |
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The following 29 players are called up for the friendly matches against Colombia U17 on 21 and 23 October 2025. [7]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Felipe Ortiz | 6 November 2007 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | GK | Paulo da Costa | 13 June 2008 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | GK | Lucas Quimbo | 14 November 2007 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
40 | GK | Tobías Albanell | 9 June 2007 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Rodrigo Álvez | 9 October 2007 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Brian Barboza | 14 May 2008 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Federico Bais | 29 August 2008 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Facundo Balatti | 9 June 2008 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | DF | Mateo Caballero | 2 February 2007 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | DF | Román Clematte | 6 September 2007 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | DF | Luca Fraga | 18 February 2007 | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
25 | DF | Benjamín García | 4 February 2007 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
DF | Yuri Oyarzo | 13 December 2007 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | |
5 | MF | Julio Daguer | 22 February 2008 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Pablo Cardozo | 5 February 2007 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Tomás Shaw | 31 August 2007 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Pablo Alcoba | 10 November 2008 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | MF | Mateo Alcoba | 10 November 2008 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Mauro Martínez | 19 January 2007 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | MF | Luciano González | 7 March 2008 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
20 | MF | Facundo Carámbula | 12 September 2007 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
MF | Mateo Soria | 14 March 2007 | 6 | 0 | ![]() | |
7 | FW | Alan Torterolo | 3 January 2008 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Ignacio Molina | 7 December 2007 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | FW | Joaquín Pereyra | 29 April 2007 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | FW | Alexander Velázquez | 9 April 2007 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | FW | Lautaro Navarro | 10 February 2008 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
24 | FW | Nicolás Azambuja | 28 March 2008 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
26 | FW | Facundo Martínez | 4 February 2008 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
The following players have also been called up to the squad in the past twelve months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Joaquín Cassou | 25 October 2007 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
GK | Axell Amaral | 15 November 2007 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 2025 COTIF |
GK | Lucas Jorge | 14 August 2008 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
DF | Ezequiel Irute | 6 January 2008 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Juan Pablo Hernández | 15 August 2007 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Santiago Sosa | 30 July 2008 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Ezequiel Bequio | 9 October 2007 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Kevin Nicoletti | 13 August 2007 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Joel Sardiña | 19 February 2007 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Facundo Tucci | 23 March 2007 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Isaias Silva | 22 October 2007 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Francisco Sorondo | 14 August 2008 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 2025 COTIF |
DF | Emiliano Figueroa | 6 February 2007 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
DF | Mauro Marichal | 8 November 2007 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
DF | Cristofer Marques | 19 February 2007 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
MF | Nicholas Negro | 22 December 2008 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Valentín Barrios | 15 June 2007 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Mateo Peña | 29 March 2007 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Agustín Dos Santos | 9 February 2008 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Daniel Ibarra | 28 December 2007 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Thiago Rodríguez | 27 May 2008 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Lautaro Ultra | 21 May 2007 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Santiago Castro | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A | v. ![]() |
MF | Mauricio Milano | 1 March 2007 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
FW | Ramiro Lecchini | 24 July 2007 | 6 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Facundo Domínguez | 15 July 2007 | 5 | 2 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Brandon Álvarez | 14 October 2007 | 2 | 1 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Thiago Fernández | 23 January 2007 | 2 | 1 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Valentín Rivera | 3 July 2007 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Santiago Ricca | 3 November 2007 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Alan Álvarez | 30 May 2007 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Agustín Barrios | 18 December 2007 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Joaquín García | 26 July 2007 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Adrián Núñez | 11 April 2007 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Álvaro Trasante | 18 February 2007 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Bruno Arady | 1 July 2007 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
FW | Rodrigo Dudok | 23 July 2007 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
FW | Vicenzo Macchia | 30 November 2007 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
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