Mexico national under-23 football team

Mexico U-23
Nickname(s) El Tricolor (The Tricolor)
Association Mexican Football Federation
(Federación Mexicana de Fútbol)
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach Raúl Gutiérrez
Captain Oribe Peralta
Top scorer Marco Fabián (15)
FIFA code MEX
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Spain 7–1 Mexico 
(Amsterdam, Netherlands; 30 May 1928)
Biggest win
Mexico Mexico 7–1 Trinidad and Tobago 
(Carson, United States; 23 March 2012)
Biggest defeat

 East Germany 7–0 Mexico 
(Bavaria, Germany; 5 September 1972)

Records for Competitive matches only
Summer Olympics
Appearances 5 (first in 1928)
Best result Winners (2012)

The Mexico national under-23 football team, is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation and represents Mexico in competitions like the Pan American Games and the Olympic Games, and their respective qualification phases.

The roster can be augmented with three "over-age" players, ostensibly possessing veteran experience, during Olympic competition, in accordance with FIFA regulations.

Mexico won the gold medal in 2012 Summer Olympics, their first Olympic medal in association football.[1]

Honours

Olympic Football Tournament

Year Round Position MP W D L GF GA
Spain 1992Group Stage10th303033
United States 1996Quarter-Finals7th412123
Australia 2000Did Not Qualify
Greece 2004Group Stage10th311133
China 2008Did Not Qualify
United Kingdom 2012Gold Medal1st6510124
Brazil 2016Group Stage10th311174
Total1 Medal5/7198832717

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Schedule and results

Recent and upcoming games

Date Location Opponent Score1 Competition Scorers for Mexico
September 6, 2015 Mexico City, Mexico  Panama 5-0 F Silva  7', Lozano  16', Salcedo  51', Wbias  78', Loroña  79'
October 2, 2015 Carson, California, United States  Costa Rica 4-0 OQ Bueno  19', Fernández  45+3' (o.g.), Bueno  77', Torres  88'
October 4, 2015 Carson, California, United States  Haiti 1-0 OQ López  73'
October 7, 2015 Commerce City, Colorado, United States  Honduras 2-1 OQ López  4', Torres  65'
October 10, 2015 Sandy, Utah, United States  Canada 2-0 OQ Torres  6', Lozano  57'
October 13, 2015 Sandy, Utah, United States  Honduras 2-0 OQ Acosta  42' (o.g.), Guzmán  68'
March 25, 2016 Rio Maior, Portugal  Japan 1-2 F Bueno  69'
March 28, 2016 Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal  Portugal 0-4 F
May 18, 2016 Toulon, France  France 1-3 T González  4'
May 20, 2016 Aubagne, France  Czech Republic 1-2 T Silva  61'
May 22, 2016 Salon-de-Provence, France  Mali 3-3 T Cota  29', Fierro  40', González  54'
May 24, 2016 Hyères, France  Bulgaria 1-0 T Fierro  18'
July 2, 2016 Aguascalientes, Mexico  Nigeria 1-0 F Bueno  65'
July 28, 2016 Puebla, Mexico  Argentina 0-0 F
August 4, 2016 Salvador, Brazil  Germany 2-2 SO Peralta  52', Pizarro  61'
August 7, 2016 Salvador, Brazil  Fiji 5-1 SO Gutiérrez  48'  55'  58'  73', Salcedo  67'
August 10, 2016 Brasilia, Brazil  South Korea 0-1 SO
Key

Mexico's Record Against Other Olympic Nations

As of 10 August 2016

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against % Won
 Antigua and Barbuda 1 1 0 0 8 0 100.0%
 Argentina 3 1 1 1 4 4 33.3%
 Australia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0.0%
 Belarus 1 1 0 0 2 1 100.0%
 Belgium 1 0 1 0 1 1 0.0%
 Bolivia 2 1 1 0 2 1 50.0%
 Brazil 3 1 0 2 2 3 33.3%
 Bulgaria 1 1 0 0 1 0 100.0%
 Canada 1 0 1 0 0 0 50%
 Chile 1 0 1 0 2 2 0.0%
 China PR 3 3 0 0 5 1 100.0%
 Colombia 6 3 2 1 10 3 50%
 Costa Rica 7 4 1 2 11 7 57.14%
 Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 1 2 0.0%
 Cuba 6 4 2 0 8 2 66.6%
 Denmark 1 0 1 0 1 1 0.0%
 Dominican Republic 1 1 0 0 5 1 100.0%
 Ecuador 2 2 0 0 6 3 100%
 El Salvador 3 2 1 0 4 1 66.6%
 England 1 1 0 0 2 1 100.0%
 France 5 0 1 4 4 13 0.0%
 Fiji 1 1 0 0 5 1 100%
 Gabon 1 1 0 0 2 0 100.0%
 Germany 1 0 1 0 2 2 0.0%
 Ghana 2 0 2 0 2 2 0%
 Greece 1 1 0 0 3 2 100.0%
 Guatemala 3 1 2 0 5 3 33.3%
 Haiti 1 1 0 0 6 1 100%
 Honduras 5 4 0 1 19 8 80%
 Hungary 1 1 0 0 2 0 100.0%
 Italy 2 1 1 0 2 1 50.0%
 Ivory Coast 1 0 1 0 1 1 0.0%
 Jamaica 3 1 2 0 6 1 33.3%
 Japan 1 1 0 0 3 1 100%
 Mali 2 0 2 0 3 3 0.0%
 Morocco 2 1 0 1 5 5 100.0%
 Netherlands 2 1 0 1 4 3 50.0%
 Nicaragua 1 1 0 0 6 0 100%
 Nigeria 2 1 0 1 2 2 50.0%
 Panama 2 2 0 0 4 1 100.0%
 Paraguay 2 1 1 0 4 2 50.0%
 Portugal 2 0 1 1 3 5 0.0%
 Puerto Rico 1 1 0 0 4 1 100.0%
 Senegal 1 1 0 0 4 2 100%
 South Korea 3 0 2 1 0 1 0.0%
  Switzerland 1 1 0 0 1 0 100.0%
 Trinidad and Tobago 6 5 1 0 16 4 83.3
 Turkey 1 1 0 0 3 0 100.0%
 United States 3 2 0 1 7 1 66.6%
 Uruguay 3 2 0 1 6 3 66.6%
 Venezuela 5 3 0 2 10 5 60.0%
;Key

Mexico's Record Against Other Olympic Nations, Old list

As of 24 May 2016

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against % Won
 Antigua and Barbuda 1 1 0 0 8 0 100.0%
 Argentina 13 2 4 7 13 33 15.4%
 Australia 2 0 2 0 2 2 50.0%
 Bahamas 1 1 0 0 3 0 100.0%
 Belarus 1 1 0 0 2 1 100.0%
 Bermuda 8 5 1 2 20 7 62.5%
 Bolivia 2 1 1 0 2 1 50.0%
 Brazil 7 1 2 4 6 12 14.3%
 Bulgaria 2 1 0 1 2 2 00.0%
 Canada 13 8 3 2 24 8 61.5%
 Chile 2 1 1 0 4 2 50.0%
 Colombia 12 6 3 3 20 11 50.0%
 Costa Rica 17 12 3 2 42 12 70.6%
 Cuba 15 10 3 2 36 11 66.7%
 Curaçao 6 3 1 2 7 7 50.0%
 Denmark 7 2 1 4 16 27 28.5%
 Dominican Republic 1 0 0 1 1 2 0.0%
 Ecuador 1 1 0 0 2 0 100.0%
 El Salvador 1 1 0 0 5 0 100.0%
 Finland 7 7 0 0 15 3 100.0%
 France 5 0 1 4 3 11 0.0%
 Gabon 10 5 2 3 13 13 50.0%
 Germany 10 1 4 5 7 13 10.0%
 Ghana 10 5 2 3 13 13 50.0%
 Great Britain 1 1 0 0 2 1 100.0%
 Greece 2 0 1 1 2 3 00.0%
 Guatemala 8 6 1 1 23 7 75.0%
 Guinea 22 8 2 12 31 47 36.4%
 Haiti 23 9 2 12 32 47 39.1%
 Honduras 24 10 2 12 35 48 41.7%
 Hungary 9 2 2 5 31 47 22.2%
 Iran 11 8 3 0 30 8 72.7%
 Israel 1 1 0 0 2 1 100.0%
 Italy 3 0 1 2 1 4 0.0%
 Israel 9 4 4 1 15 6 44.4%
 Jamaica 37 9 10 18 50 80 24.3%
 Japan 6 4 1 1 14 5 66.7%
 Mali 3 2 1 0 8 4 100.0%
 Morocco 1 1 0 0 7 0 100.0%
 Myanmar 1 1 0 0 2 0 100.0%
 Netherlands 4 2 1 1 5 2 50.0%
 Nicaragua 4 4 0 0 5 0 100.0%
 Nigeria 16 15 0 1 66 11 93.7%
 Panama 7 5 1 1 15 6 71.4%
 Paraguay 3 2 1 0 8 3 66.6%
 Peru 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.0%
 Puerto Rico 16 8 5 3 27 16 50.0%
 Romania 15 7 5 3 19 15 46.7%
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 2 1 2 8 7 40.0%
 Senegal 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.0%
 South Korea 1 1 0 0 4 0 100.0%
 Soviet Union 12 2 6 4 13 18 16.7%
 Spain 15 1 4 10 8 24 6.7%
 Sudan 3 2 1 0 5 2 66.7%
 Suriname 4 2 1 1 6 2 50.0%
  Switzerland 3 3 0 0 10 2 100.0%
 Trinidad and Tobago 4 2 1 1 6 3 50.0%
 Turkey 3 2 1 0 9 3 66.7%
 Uruguay 33 11 7 15 36 61 33.3%
 United States 18 8 5 5 25 18 44.4%
 Venezuela 1 1 0 0 2 0 100.0%

Olympic Games History

Football at the Summer Olympics
YearRoundScoreResult
1992 Round 1 Denmark 1 – 1 Mexico MexicoDraw
Round 1Mexico Mexico 1 – 1  AustraliaDraw
Round 1Mexico Mexico 1 – 1  GhanaDraw
1996 Round 1Mexico Mexico 1 – 0  ItalyWin
Round 1Mexico Mexico 0 – 0  South KoreaDraw
Round 1Mexico Mexico 1 – 1  GhanaDraw
QuarterfinalsMexico Mexico 0 – 2  NigeriaLoss
2004 Round 1 Mali 0 – 0 Mexico MexicoDraw
Round 1 South Korea 1 – 0 Mexico MexicoLoss
Round 1 Greece 2 – 3 Mexico MexicoWin
2012 Round 1Mexico Mexico 0 – 0  South KoreaDraw
Round 1Mexico Mexico 2 – 0  GabonWin
Round 1Mexico Mexico 1 – 0   SwitzerlandWin
QuarterfinalsMexico Mexico 4 – 2  SenegalWin
SemifinalsMexico Mexico 3 – 1  JapanWin
Gold Medal Match Brazil 1 – 2 Mexico MexicoWin
2016 Round 1Mexico Mexico 2 – 2  GermanyDraw
Round 1 Fiji 1 – 5 Mexico MexicoWin
Round 1 South Korea 1 – 0 Mexico MexicoLoss

Team

Current squad

Caps and goals updated as of August 8, 2016.

The following 18 players were called up to the Summer Olympics. On August 7, it was announced that R. López and C. Fierro would replace O. Peralta and R. Pizarro after they were ruled out of the tournament with a nasal and fibula fracture, respectively.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Gibran Lajud (1993-12-25)25 December 1993 (aged 22) 20 0 Mexico Tijuana
1 1GK Alfredo Talavera (1982-09-18) 18 September 1982 2 0 Mexico Toluca
3 2DF Jordan Silva (1994-07-30)30 July 1994 (aged 22) 14 2 Mexico Toluca
13 2DF Carlos Salcedo (1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 22) 10 1 Mexico Guadalajara
2 2DF José Abella (1994-02-10)10 February 1994 (aged 22) 11 3 Mexico Santos Laguna
14 2DF Érick Aguirre (1997-02-23)23 February 1997 (aged 19) 5 0 Mexico Pachuca
4 2DF César Montes (1997-02-27)27 February 1997 (aged 19) 2 0 Mexico Monterrey
6 2DF Jorge Torres Nilo (1988-01-16) 16 January 1988 2 0 Mexico UANL
20 2DF Raúl López (1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 23) 10 3 Mexico Pachuca
10 3MF Víctor Guzmán (1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 21) 17 1 Mexico Pachuca
17 3MF Alfonso González (1994-09-05)5 September 1994 (aged 21) 9 2 Mexico Monterrey
16 3MF Carlos Cisneros (1993-08-30)30 August 1993 (aged 22) 9 3 Mexico Guadalajara
7 3MF Rodolfo Pizarro (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 22) 9 1 Mexico PachucaINJ
5 3MF Michael Pérez (1993-02-14)14 February 1993 (aged 23) 5 1 Mexico Guadalajara
15 3MF Érick Gutiérrez (1995-06-17)17 June 1995 (aged 21) 5 4 Mexico Pachuca
21 3MF Carlos Fierro (1994-07-24)24 July 1994 (aged 22) 5 2 Mexico Querétaro
11 4FW Marco Bueno (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 (aged 22) 15 5 Mexico Guadalajara
18 4FW Erick Torres (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 23) 13 7 United States Houston Dynamo
9 4FW Oribe Peralta (1984-01-12) 12 January 1984 18 12 Mexico AméricaINJ
8 4FW Hirving Lozano (1995-07-30)30 July 1995 (aged 21) 7 1 Mexico Pachuca

Recent Call-Ups

The following players have been called up in the last twelve months.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Alejandro Peláez (1994-02-04) February 4, 1994 1 0 Mexico Cruz Azul
1GK Jesse Gonzalez (1995-05-26) May 26, 1995 0 0 United States FC Dallas
1GK Raúl Gudiño (1996-04-22) April 22, 1996 5 0 Portugal FC Porto
1GK Luis Cárdenas (1993-09-15) September 15, 1993 0 0 Mexico Monterrey
1GK Richard Sánchez (1994-04-05) April 5, 1994 6 0 Mexico Tampico Madero

2DF Luis Solorio (1994-08-01) August 1, 1994 5 0 Mexico Coras
2DF Juan Carlos García Sancho (1994-11-10) November 10, 1994 3 0 Mexico Cruz Azul
2DF Jesús García (1994-08-07) August 7, 1994 3 0 Mexico Cruz Azul
2DF Hedgardo Marín (1993-02-21) February 21, 1993 15 3 Mexico Guadalajara
2DF Antonio Briseño (1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 22) 5 0 Mexico Juárez
2DF Carlos Guzmán (1994-05-19) May 19, 1994 16 0 Mexico León
2DF Osvaldo Rodríguez (1996-09-10) September 10, 1996 1 0 Mexico León
2DF Luis López (1993-08-25) August 25, 1993 8 0 Mexico Monterrey
2DF Kevin Gutiérrez (1995-03-01)1 March 1995 (aged 21) 2 0 Mexico Tijuana
2DF Josecarlos Van Rankin (1993-05-14) May 14, 1993 13 0 Mexico UNAM

3MF Daniel Álvarez (1994-07-22)22 July 1994 (aged 21) 8 1 Mexico Atlas
3MF Javier Salas (1993-08-20) August 20, 1993 2 0 Mexico Atlas
3MF Alonso Escoboza (1993-01-22) January 22, 1993 4 0 Mexico Chiapas
3MF Rosario Cota (1995-09-12)12 September 1995 (aged 20) 4 1 Mexico Cruz Azul
3MF Omar Govea (1996-01-18)18 January 1996 (aged 20) 3 0 Portugal FC Porto B
3MF Orbelín Pineda (1996-03-24)24 March 1996 (aged 20) 0 0 Mexico Guadalajara
3MF Armando Zamorano (1993-10-03) October 3, 1993 13 3 Mexico Querétaro
3MF Ulises Rivas (1996-01-26) January 26, 1996 2 0 Mexico Santos Laguna
3MF Daniel Hernández (1994-02-16) February 16, 1994 9 0 Mexico Sinaloa
3MF Jonathan Espericueta (1994-08-09) August 9, 1994 15 0 Mexico UANL
3MF Pedro Hernández (1993-08-27) August 27, 1993 5 0 Mexico UAT
3MF Kevin Escamilla (1994-02-21) February 21, 1994 3 0 Mexico UNAM

4FW Martín Zúñiga (1993-04-14) April 14, 1993 15 6 Mexico Chiapas
4FW Ángel Zaldívar (1994-02-08)8 February 1994 (aged 22) 8 2 Mexico Guadalajara
4FW Ulises Jaimes (1996-04-20) April 20, 1996 2 0 Mexico Morelia
4FW Alejandro Díaz (1996-01-27)27 January 1996 (aged 20) 4 0 Mexico Necaxa
4FW Luis Loroña (1993-06-21) June 21, 1993 3 0 Mexico Sonora

Staff

Position Name
Manager Mexico Raúl Gutiérrez
Assistant Manager Mexico Marco Antonio Sánchez Yacuta
Assistant Manager Mexico Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
Fitness Coach Mexico Vicente Salvador Espadas Cervantes
Goalkeeper Coach Mexico José Rosario Piña Rivera
Doctor Mexico Eduardo Guerrero Fuerte
Physiotherapist Mexico Raúl Segundo Curiel Cervantes
Kit man Mexico Gabriel Hernández Gallegos
Kit man Mexico Luis Alberto Monroy Hernández
Video Mexico José Carlos Quiroz Sánchez
Chief coordinator Netherlands Dennis Johannes Te Kloese
Technical and Tactical Coordinator Mexico Juan Carlos Ortega
Logistics Coordinator Mexico Luis Mario Torres Delgado

Players Record

Top appearances

Rank Player Year(s) U-23 Caps
1Javier Aquino2011-201221
2Gibran Lajud2013–present20
3Diego Reyes2011-201217
4Carlos Guzmán2014–201616
4Miguel Ponce2011-201216
4Jorge Enríquez2011-201216
4Marco Fabián2011-201216
8Hedgardo Marín2014–201615
8Martín Zúñiga2014–201615
8Jonathan Espericueta2013–201615
8Dárvin Chávez2011-201215
8Hiram Mier2011-201215
13Jordan Silva2014–Present14
14Josecarlos Van Rankin2014–201613
14Marco Bueno2013–Present13
14Armando Zamorano2013–201613
14Héctor Herrera2011-201213
18Erick Torres2012–present12
19Bernardo Hernández2013–201611
19José de Jesús Corona2011-201211

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Year(s) U-23 Goals
1Marco Fabián2011-201215
2Oribe Peralta2011-201610
3Erick Torres2012-7
4Alan Pulido2011-20126
4Martín Zúñiga2014-20166
6Marco Bueno2013-5
6Enrique Esqueda2007-20085
6Diego Martínez2003-20045
6Rafael Marquez Lugo2003-20045
10Carlos Cisneros2015-3
10Raúl López2015-20163
10Hedgardo Marín2014-20163
10Armando Zamorano2013-20163
10José Abella2013-3
10Jerónimo Amione20113
10Giovani dos Santos2011-20123
10Miguel Ponce2011-20123
10Luis Pérez2003-20043

References

  1. Irvin, Duncan (11 August 2012). "Mexico Wins Soccer Gold Medal, 2-1". New York Times. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
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