Venezuela national under-23 football team

Venezuela Olympic

Nickname	La Vinotinto
Association	Federación Venezolana de Fútbol (FVF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
FIFA code	VEN
Pan American Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2007)
Best result	Group stage (2007)

The Venezuela national under-23 football team, also known as the Venezuela Olympic football team, represents Venezuela in international men's football during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three overage players. The team is controlled by the Venezuelan Football Federation.

Olympic Games record
Year	Host	Round	Pos.	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Barcelona	Did not qualify
1996	Atlanta
2000	Sydney
2004	Athens
2008	Beijing
2012	London
2016	Rio de Janeiro
2020	Tokyo
2024	Paris
Total		–	0/8	–	–	–	–	–	–

CONMEBOL Preolímpico record
Year	Host	Pos.	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Paraguay	Group stage	4	0	1	3	1	9
1996	Argentina	Fourth place	7	2	1	4	7	15
2000	Brazil	Group stage	4	1	1	2	5	9
2004	Chile	Group stage	4	0	1	3	2	11
2020	Colombia	Group stage	4	1	0	3	3	7
2024	Venezuela	Fourth place	7	2	3	2	11	11
Total		Fourth place	30	6	7	17	29	62

Pan American Games record
Year	Host	Round	Pos.	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
Until 1995	See Venezuela national football team
1999	Winnipeg	Did not qualify
2003	Santo Domingo
2007	Rio de Janeiro	Group stage	12th	3	0	0	3	1	6
2011	Guadalajara	Did not qualify
2015	Toronto
2019	Lima
2023	Santiago
Total		Group stage	1/19	3	0	0	3	1	6

Colombia  v  Venezuela

10 December 2023 Friendly	Colombia	1–0	Venezuela	Fort Lauderdale, United States
17:00 UTC−5	Ferro 40' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium

Venezuela  v  Bolivia

20 January 2024 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament	Venezuela	3-3	Bolivia	Caracas, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte

Ecuador  v  Venezuela

23 January 2024 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament	Ecuador	1-1	Venezuela	Caracas, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte

Colombia  v  Venezuela

29 January 2024 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament	Colombia	0-1	Venezuela	Caracas, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte

Venezuela  v  Brazil

1 February 2024 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament	Venezuela	3-1	Brazil	Caracas, Venezuela
16:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Brígido Iriarte

The following 26 players were called up for a training module in Centro Nacional de Alto Rendimiento in Los Robles, Venezuela.

Caps and goals are correct as of 10 December 2023.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Frankarlos Benítez	(2004-05-03) 3 May 2004	4	0	Caracas
	1GK	Diego Gil	(2001-09-25) 25 September 2001	4	0	Academia Puerto Cabello
	1GK	Pedro Fulco	(2005-01-26) 26 January 2005	4	0	Academia Puerto Cabello
	2DF	Andrés Ferro	(2001-08-02) 2 August 2001	5	0	Central Córdoba
	2DF	Carlos Vivas	(2002-04-04) 4 April 2002	4	0	Deportivo Táchira
	2DF	Renné Rivas	(2003-03-21) 21 March 2003	2	0	Caracas
	2DF	Rafael Uzcátegui	(2004-10-04) 4 October 2004	2	0	Mineros de Guayana
	2DF	Jesús Quintero	(2001-02-01) 1 February 2001	0	0	Deportivo Pasto
	2DF	Andry Vera	(2003-11-05) 5 November 2003	0	0	Mineros de Guayana
	2DF	Álex Custodio	(2004-01-31) 31 January 2004	0	0	Deportivo La Guaira
	2DF	Bianneider Tamayo	(2005-01-13) 13 January 2005	4	0	Caracas
	3MF	Yerson Chacón	(2003-06-04) 4 June 2003	9	0	Deportivo Táchira
	3MF	David Martínez	(2006-02-07) 7 February 2006	8	0	Monagas
	3MF	Briant Ortega	(2002-02-28) 28 February 2002	7	1	Caracas
	3MF	Emerson Ruíz	(2003-03-01) 1 March 2003	7	0	Mineros de Guayana
	3MF	Telasco Segovia	(2003-03-01) 1 March 2003	5	2	Casa Pia
	3MF	Manuel Sulbarán	(2002-10-08) 8 October 2002	2	0	Caracas
	3MF	Anderson Contreras	(2001-03-31) 31 March 2001	1	0	Caracas
	3MF	Daniel De Sousa	(2004-12-13) 13 December 2004	1	0	Universidad Central de Venezuela
	3MF	Nicola Profeta	(2006-02-27) 27 February 2006	1	0	Deportivo Cali U20
	3MF	Pedro Álvarez	(2001-02-01) 1 February 2001	1	0	Deportivo La Guaira
	3MF	Jayson Martínez	(2001-07-12) 12 July 2001	0	0	Metropolitanos
	4FW	Brayan Alcócer	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003	5	0	Boston River
	4FW	Luifer Hernández	(2001-04-28) 28 April 2001	3	1	Academia Puerto Cabello
	4FW	Kevin Kelsy	(2004-07-27) 27 July 2004	1	0	Shakhtar Donetsk
	4FW	José Riasco	(2004-02-02) 2 February 2004	1	0	Boston River
	4FW	Bryan Castillo	(2001-05-14) 14 May 2001	0	0	Deportivo Táchira

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Javier Otero	(2002-11-18) 18 November 2002	1	0	Orlando City B	v.  Colombia, 10 December 2023
GK	Samuel Rodríguez	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003	5	0	Burgos CF Promesas	v.  Colombia, 10 December 2023
DF	Moisés Tablante	(2001-07-04) 4 July 2001	1	0	Orlando City B	v.  Colombia, 10 December 2023
MF	Daniel Pereira	(2000-07-14) 14 July 2000	1	0	Austin FC	v.  Colombia, 10 December 2023
MF	Matías Lacava	(2002-10-24) 24 October 2002	5	0	Vizela	v.  Colombia, 10 December 2023
MF	Jesús Bueno	(1999-04-15) 15 April 1999	1	0	Philadelphia Union	v.  Colombia, 10 December 2023
MF	Carlos Faya	(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002	1	0	Navalcarnero	v.  Colombia, 10 December 2023
MF	Wikelman Carmona	(2003-02-24) 24 February 2003	0	0	New York Red Bulls	v.  Colombia, 10 December 2023PRE

• ^PRE Preliminary squad

• Central American and Caribbean Games
  • Silver medal (1): 1990
• Bolivarian Games
  • Silver medal (4): 1951, 1965, 1970, 1977
  • Bronze medal (2): 1961, 1981

Friendly

• Maurice Revello Tournament
  • Runners-up (1): 2022