Uruguay local national football team

Uruguay local
AssociationAsociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (AUF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachDiego Pérez
CaptainFranco Catarozzi
Most capsSantiago Cartagena
Franco Pizzichillo (3)
Top scorerBruno Damiani (2)
Home stadiumEstadio Centenario
FIFA codeURU
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Costa Rica 0–0 Uruguay 
(San José, Costa Rica; 31 May 2024)
Biggest win
Uruguay  2–1 Brazil 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.

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  1–1  Uruguay Fort Lauderdale
  • Pedro Altán 67'
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Stadium: Chase Stadium
5 December Friendly Uruguay  2–1 Brazil Grêmio Rivera
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  • Gabriel Passos 85'
 Stadium: Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera

Coaching staff

Current personnel

As of 3 December 2024[7]
Position Name
Head coach Uruguay Diego Pérez
Assistant coach Uruguay Álvaro Fernández
Goalkeeping coach Uruguay 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. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mauro Silveira (2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 1 0 Colombia Atlético Junior
12 1GK Santiago Silva (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 1 0 Colombia América de Cali
23 1GK Francisco Tinaglini (1998-11-09) 9 November 1998 0 0 Greece Panserraikos
2 2DF Leonard Costa (1998-08-24) 24 August 1998 1 0 Argentina Independiente Rivadavia
3 2DF Lucas Monzón (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 2 0 Colombia Atlético Junior
4 2DF Emiliano Ancheta (1999-06-09) 9 June 1999 1 0 Uruguay Nacional
5 2DF Franco Pizzichillo (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 3 0 Uruguay Montevideo City Torque
6 2DF Mateo Acosta (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 1 0 Uruguay Montevideo Wanderers
13 2DF Ramiro Brazionis (2001-12-15) 15 December 2001 1 0 Uruguay Racing Montevideo
14 2DF Facundo Kidd (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 1 0 Uruguay Progreso
15 2DF Lucas Morales (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 2 0 Paraguay Olimpia
8 3MF Santiago Cartagena (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 3 0 Uruguay Deportivo Maldonado
10 3MF Agustín Amado (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 2 0 Uruguay Boston River
16 3MF Erik De Los Santos (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999 1 0 Chile Unión La Calera
18 3MF Franco Catarozzi (captain) (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 2 0 Uruguay Liverpool Montevideo
21 3MF Diego Romero (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 2 0 Uruguay Nacional
7 4FW Gonzalo Larrazábal (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 2 0 Uruguay Deportivo Maldonado
9 4FW Bruno Damiani (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 2 2 United States Philadelphia Union
11 4FW Leandro Suhr (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 2 0 Argentina Sarmiento
17 4FW Luciano Cosentino (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 2 0 Brazil Atlético Goianiense
19 4FW Nicolás Fernández (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 2 0 Uruguay Progreso
20 4FW Juan Cruz de los Santos (2003-02-22) 22 February 2003 1 0 Uruguay Nacional
22 4FW Alexander Machado (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 2 0 Uruguay Defensor Sporting

Recent call-ups

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
GK Guillermo de Amores (1994-10-19) 19 October 1994 1 0 Colombia Millonarios v.  Guatemala, 1 September 2024
GK Kevin Martínez (2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 0 0 Uruguay Danubio v.  Guatemala, 1 September 2024
DF Agustín Alfaro (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 1 0 Retired v.  Guatemala, 1 September 2024
DF Hugo Magallanes (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 1 0 Chile Everton v.  Guatemala, 1 September 2024
DF Guillermo Pereira (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 1 0 Uruguay Fénix v.  Guatemala, 1 September 2024
DF Tomás Viera (2006-03-18) 18 March 2006 0 0 Uruguay Nacional v.  Guatemala, 1 September 2024
MF Lucas Pino (2005-10-30) 30 October 2005 1 1 Uruguay Montevideo City Torque v.  Guatemala, 1 September 2024
MF Wiston Fernández (1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 1 0 Colombia Alianza v.  Guatemala, 1 September 2024
MF Facundo Pérez (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 0 0 Uruguay Juventud v.  Guatemala, 1 September 2024
MF Lucas Villalba (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 0 0 Uruguay Nacional v.  Guatemala, 1 September 2024
FW Matias Fonseca (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 2 0 Argentina Instituto v.  Guatemala, 1 September 2024
FW Nicolás Schiappacasse (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 1 0 Uruguay River Plate Montevideo v.  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

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Santiago Cartagena 3 0 2024–present
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

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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