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Paraguay national under-23 football team

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Paraguay Olympic

Nickname(s)La Albirroja
AssociationAsociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (APF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachCarlos Jara Saguier
Top scorerJosé Cardozo (7)
Home stadiumEstadio Defensores del Chaco
FIFA codePAR
First colours
Second colours
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1992)
Best result Silver medalists (2004)
Pan American Games
Appearances5 (first in 1951)
Best resultGroup stage (2003, 2015)

The Paraguay national under-23 football team, also known as the Paraguay Olympic football team, represents Paraguay in international football competitions in Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The team is governed by the Paraguayan Football Association and is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players, ostensibly possessing veteran experience and expertise, in accordance with FIFA regulations.

Competitive record

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Olympic Games

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Olympic Games record
Year Host Round Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
1992 Spain Barcelona Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 5 5
1996 United States Atlanta Did not qualify
2000 Australia Sydney
2004 Greece Athens Silver medal 2nd 6 4 0 2 12 9
2008 China Beijing Did not qualify
2012 United Kingdom London
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro
2020 Japan Tokyo
2024 France Paris Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 6 8
Total 1 Silver medal 3/9 14 7 3 4 23 22

CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament

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CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament record
Year Host Round Pld W D L GF GA
1992 Paraguay Paraguay Champions 7 4 2 1 10 2
1996 Argentina Argentina Group stage 4 1 0 3 8 12
2000 Brazil Brazil Group stage 4 1 0 3 7 9
2004 Chile Chile Runners-up 8 4 1 3 11 11
2020 Colombia Colombia Group stage 4 1 0 3 5 6
2024 Venezuela Venezuela Champions 7 4 2 1 13 9
Total 2 titles 34 15 5 14 54 49

Pan American Games

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Pan American Games record
Year Host Round Pos. Pld W D L GF GA
Until 1995 See Paraguay national football team
1999 Canada Winnipeg Did not participate
2003 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 3 4
2007 Brazil Rio de Janeiro Did not qualify
2011 Mexico Guadalajara
2015 Canada Toronto Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 6 3
2019 Peru Lima Did not qualify
2023 Chile Santiago
Total Group stage 2/7 6 2 1 3 9 7

Honours

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Results and fixtures

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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

2023

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15 November Friendly Paraguay  0–1  Bolivia Asunción, Paraguay
20:00 Stadium: General Pablo Rojas Stadium
18 November Friendly Paraguay  3–1  Bolivia Asunción, Paraguay
20:00 Stadium: General Pablo Rojas Stadium
11 December Friendly Paraguay  2–5  Ecuador Buenos Aires, Argentina
10:00 Stadium: Argentinos Juniors Sport Complex
15 December Friendly Paraguay  1–0  Ecuador Buenos Aires, Argentina
16:00 Stadium: Argentinos Juniors Sport Complex
18 December Friendly Paraguay  2–1  Panama Asunción, Paraguay
10:00 Stadium: Defensores del Chaco Stadium
21 December Friendly Paraguay  1–0  Panama Asunción, Paraguay
19:00 Stadium: Defensores del Chaco Stadium

2024

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13 January Friendly Uruguay  4–1  Paraguay Maldonado, Uruguay
20:30 Homenchenko

L. Rodríguez
F. Román (o.g.)

Olivera
Report Peralta Stadium: Estadio Domingo Burgueño
24 January Pre-Olympic Tournament Paraguay  4–3  Uruguay Valencia, Venezuela
16:00
Report 8', 11', 34' L. Rodríguez Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado
Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
27 January Pre-Olympic Tournament Paraguay  1–0  Peru Valencia, Venezuela
16:00 Fernández 18' Report Stadium: Estadio Misael Delgado
Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)
2 February Pre-Olympic Tournament Chile  2–1  Paraguay Caracas, Venezuela
19:00
Report 33' Leguizamón Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte
Referee: Augusto Aragón (Ecuador)
5 February Pre-Olympic Tournament Brazil  0–1  Paraguay Caracas, Venezuela
16:00 Report 45+2' Peralta Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
23 March Friendly Paraguay  2–0  Dominican Republic Asunción, Paraguay
19:30 Stadium: Estadio Tigo La Huerta
Referee: Juan Jara (Paraguay)
8 June Friendly Argentina  4–0  Paraguay Buenos Aires, Argentina
14:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó
Referee: Sebastián Zunino (Argentina)
10 June Friendly Argentina  2–0  Paraguay Lanús, Argentina
15:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lanús
Referee: Nazareno Arasa (Argentina)
4 July Friendly France  4–1  Paraguay Bayonne, France
21:15
Report Stadium: Stade Jean-Dauger
Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)
18 July Friendly Ukraine  2–2  Paraguay Hagetmau, France
18:30 Khlan 31'
Fedor 83'
Report Parzajuk 86'
Fernández 89'
Stadium: Stade Alain Lansaman
24 July Olympic Games Japan  5–0  Paraguay Bordeaux, France
19:00
Report Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: François Letexier (France)
27 July Olympic Games Paraguay  4–2  Israel Paris, France
19:00
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
30 July Olympic Games Paraguay  1–0  Mali Paris, France
21:00 Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2024 Olympic Games.[1]

Head coach: Carlos Jara Saguier

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Roberto Fernández (1988-03-29)29 March 1988 (aged 36) Brazil Botafogo
12 1GK Rodrigo Frutos (2003-01-06)6 January 2003 (aged 21) Paraguay Olimpia

14 2DF Fabián Balbuena (1991-08-23)23 August 1991 (aged 32) Russia Dynamo Moscow
13 2DF Alexis Cantero (2003-02-05)5 February 2003 (aged 21) Paraguay Guaraní
3 2DF Ronaldo Dejesús (2001-04-21)21 April 2001 (aged 23) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
5 2DF Gilberto Flores (2003-04-01)1 April 2003 (aged 21) Paraguay Sportivo Trinidense
2 2DF Alan Núñez (2004-10-01)1 October 2004 (aged 19) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
4 2DF Daniel Rivas (2001-12-06)6 December 2001 (aged 22) Paraguay Nacional
16 2DF Fernando Román (2001-02-23)23 February 2001 (aged 23) Paraguay Guaraní

8 3MF Diego Gómez (2003-03-27)27 March 2003 (aged 21) United States Inter Miami
6 3MF Marcos Gómez (2001-11-10)10 November 2001 (aged 22) Paraguay Olimpia
10 3MF Wilder Viera (2002-03-04)4 March 2002 (aged 22) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
17 3MF Gustavo Caballero (2001-09-21)21 September 2001 (aged 22) Paraguay Nacional
20 3MF Ángel Cardozo Lucena (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 29) Paraguay Libertad

7 4FW Marcelo Fernández (2001-10-25)25 October 2001 (aged 22) Paraguay Libertad
9 4FW Kevin Parzajuk (2002-08-09)9 August 2002 (aged 21) Paraguay Olimpia
18 4FW Marcelo Pérez (2001-03-23)23 March 2001 (aged 23) Argentina Huracán
15 4FW Julio Enciso (2004-01-23)23 January 2004 (aged 20) England Brighton & Hove Albion

Alternates

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Facundo Insfrán (2006-05-04)4 May 2006 (aged 18) Paraguay Olimpia
3MF Rubén Lezcano (2004-02-09)9 February 2004 (aged 20) Paraguay Libertad
3MF Enso González (2005-01-20)20 January 2005 (aged 19) England Wolverhampton Wanderers
4FW Tiago Caballero (2005-05-27)27 May 2005 (aged 19) Paraguay Nacional
4FW Diego González (2003-01-07)7 January 2003 (aged 21) Italy Lazio

Recent call-ups

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The following players have received a call-up within the past 12 months:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Ángel González (2003-02-04)4 February 2003 (aged 21) Paraguay Libertad
1GK Javier Talavera (2003-08-12)12 August 2003 (aged 20) Paraguay Cerro Porteño

2DF Victor Cabañas (2003-02-13)13 February 2003 (aged 21) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
2DF Gastón Benítez (2002-05-21)21 May 2002 (aged 22) Paraguay Sol de América

3MF Fernando Cardozo (2001-02-08)8 February 2001 (aged 23) Paraguay Olimpia
3MF Ariel Gamarra (2003-02-26)26 February 2003 (aged 21) Argentina Argentinos Juniors
3MF Juan José Cardozo (2004-02-24)24 February 2004 (aged 20) Argentina Argentinos Juniors
3MF Nelson Gauto Paraguay 2 de Mayo
3MF Juan Salcedo (2003-08-12)12 August 2003 (aged 20) Paraguay Sportivo Trinidense
3MF Jesús Llano Paraguay 2 de Mayo
3MF Diego Fernández Paraguay Sportivo Luqueño
3MF Rodrigo Villalba Paraguay Libertad
3MF Iván Leguizamón (2002-07-03)3 July 2002 (aged 22) Argentina San Lorenzo
3MF Fabrizio Peralta (2002-08-02)2 August 2002 (aged 21) Brazil Cruzeiro

4FW Diego Duarte (2002-04-08)8 April 2002 (aged 22) Paraguay Nacional

Notable players

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Overage players in Olympic Games

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Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
Carlos Gamarra (aged 33) Julio César Enciso (aged 30) José Cardozo (aged 33)
Gatito Fernández (aged 36) Fabián Balbuena (aged 32) Ángel Cardozo Lucena (aged 29)

Former squads

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lista de jugadores de la Selección Paraguaya para los Juegos Olímpicos París 2024" [List of Paraguayan national team players for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games] (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 3 July 2024.
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