Uruguay A' national football team

Uruguay A'
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
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Costa Rica 0–0 Uruguay ; (San José, Costa Rica; 31 May 2024)
Biggest win
	Uruguay 2–1 Grêmio; (Rivera, Uruguay; 5 December 2024)
Biggest defeat
	N/A

The Uruguay A' 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.

History

In April 2024, Jorge Giordano, director of national teams, announced the creation of Uruguay A' 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 A' 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

31 May Friendly	Costa Rica	0–0	Uruguay	San José, Costa Rica
20:00 UTC−6		Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Referee: Oscar Barrera (El Salvador)

1 September Friendly	Guatemala	1–1	Uruguay	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
	Pedro Altán 67'	Report	Lucas Pino 21'	Stadium: Chase Stadium

5 December Friendly	Uruguay	2–1	Grêmio	Rivera, Uruguay
	Damiani 38', 45+1'	Report	Gabriel Passos 85'	Stadium: Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera

Coaching staff

Current personnel

As of 3 December 2024^[7]

Position	Name
Head coach	Diego Pérez
Assistant coach	Álvaro Fernández
Goalkeeping coach	Santiago Morandi
Physical trainer	Martín Valdez

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.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mauro Silveira	(2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Montevideo Wanderers
12	1GK	Santiago Silva	(1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25)	1	0	América de Cali
23	1GK	Francisco Tinaglini	(1998-11-09) 9 November 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Montevideo City Torque

2	2DF	Leonard Costa	(1998-08-24) 24 August 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Independiente Rivadavia
3	2DF	Lucas Monzón	(2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Racing Montevideo
4	2DF	Emiliano Ancheta	(1999-06-09) 9 June 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Nacional
5	2DF	Franco Pizzichillo	(1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 29)	3	0	Montevideo City Torque
6	2DF	Mateo Acosta	(2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Montevideo Wanderers
13	2DF	Ramiro Brazionis	(2001-12-15) 15 December 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Racing Montevideo
14	2DF	Facundo Kidd	(1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Deportivo Maldonado
15	2DF	Lucas Morales	(1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Nacional

8	3MF	Santiago Cartagena	(2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Deportivo Maldonado
10	3MF	Agustín Amado	(2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 24)	2	0	Boston River
16	3MF	Erik De Los Santos	(1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 (age 26)	1	0	Unión La Calera
18	3MF	Franco Catarozzi (captain)	(2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Nacional
21	3MF	Diego Romero	(2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Nacional

7	4FW	Gonzalo Larrazábal	(2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Deportivo Maldonado
9	4FW	Bruno Damiani	(2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 22)	2	2	Nacional
11	4FW	Leandro Suhr	(1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 (age 27)	2	0	Sarmiento
17	4FW	Luciano Cosentino	(2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Montevideo Wanderers
19	4FW	Nicolás Fernández	(2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 22)	2	0	Progreso
20	4FW	Juan Cruz de los Santos	(2003-02-22) 22 February 2003 (age 21)	1	0	River Plate Montevideo
22	4FW	Alexander Machado	(2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Peñarol

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Guillermo de Amores	(1994-10-19) 19 October 1994 (age 30)	1	0	Peñarol	v. Guatemala, 1 September 2024
GK	Kevin Martínez	(2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Danubio	v. Guatemala, 1 September 2024
GK	Randall Rodríguez	(2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Vélez Sarsfield	v. Costa Rica, 31 May 2024
GK	Federico Bonilla	(2005-07-12) 12 July 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Nacional	v. Costa Rica, 31 May 2024

DF	Agustín Alfaro	(1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Fénix	v. Guatemala, 1 September 2024
DF	Hugo Magallanes	(1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27)	1	0	Everton	v. Guatemala, 1 September 2024
DF	Guillermo Pereira	(2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Fénix	v. Guatemala, 1 September 2024
DF	Tomás Viera	(2006-03-18) 18 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Nacional	v. Guatemala, 1 September 2024
DF	Gian Franco Allala	(1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 28)	1	0	LDU Quito	v. Costa Rica, 31 May 2024
DF	Mauro Brasil	(1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Unattached	v. Costa Rica, 31 May 2024
DF	Juan Rodríguez	(2005-05-30) 30 May 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Peñarol	v. Costa Rica, 31 May 2024
DF	Andrew Teuten	(1998-07-20) 20 July 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Montevideo Wanderers	v. Costa Rica, 31 May 2024
DF	Nahuel Furtado	(1998-03-20) 20 March 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Defensor Sporting	v. Costa Rica, 31 May 2024

MF	Lucas Pino	(2005-10-30) 30 October 2005 (age 19)	1	1	Montevideo City Torque	v. Guatemala, 1 September 2024
MF	Wiston Fernández	(1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 (age 27)	1	0	Alianza	v. Guatemala, 1 September 2024
MF	Facundo Pérez	(2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Juventud	v. Guatemala, 1 September 2024
MF	Lucas Villalba	(2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Nacional	v. Guatemala, 1 September 2024
MF	Facundo Bernal	(2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Fluminense	v. Costa Rica, 31 May 2024
MF	Francisco Ginella	(1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 26)	1	0	Defensor Sporting	v. Costa Rica, 31 May 2024
MF	Rodrigo Chagas	(2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Juventud	v. Costa Rica, 31 May 2024
MF	Ignacio Sosa	(2003-08-31) 31 August 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Peñarol	v. Costa Rica, 31 May 2024 ^WD

FW	Matias Fonseca	(2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Unattached	v. Guatemala, 1 September 2024
FW	Nicolás Schiappacasse	(1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 26)	1	0	Miramar Misiones	v. Guatemala, 1 September 2024
FW	Nahuel Acosta	(1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Blooming	v. Costa Rica, 31 May 2024
FW	Walter Domínguez	(1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Fénix	v. Costa Rica, 31 May 2024
FW	Emiliano Gómez	(2001-09-18) 18 September 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Puebla	v. Costa Rica, 31 May 2024
FW	José Neris	(2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Montevideo City Torque	v. Costa Rica, 31 May 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

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Santiago Cartagena	3	0	2024–present
1	Franco Pizzichillo	3	0	2024–present
3	Bruno Damiani	2	2	2024–present
	Agustín Amado	2	0	2024–present
	Franco Catarozzi	2	0	2024–present
	Luciano Cosentino	2	0	2024–present
	Nicolás Fernández	2	0	2024–present
	Matias Fonseca	2	0	2024–present
	Gonzalo Larrazábal	2	0	2024–present
	Alexander Machado	2	0	2024–present
	Lucas Monzón	2	0	2024–present
	Lucas Morales	2	0	2024–present
	Diego Romero	2	0	2024–present
	Leandro Suhr	2	0	2024–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Bruno Damiani	2	2	1	2024–present
2	Lucas Pino	1	1	1	2024–present

References

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

External links

Official website (in Spanish)

[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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