Costa Rica national under-23 football team

Costa Rica U-23
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Nickname(s)	Ticos, La Tricolor, La Sele (Selección)
Association	Federación Costarricense de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	UNCAF (Central America)
FIFA code	CRC
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Costa Rica 0–3 Iraq ; (Kyiv, Soviet Union; 21 July 1980)
Biggest win
	Costa Rica 4–2 Portugal ; (Athens, Greece; 18 August 2004)
Biggest defeat
	Argentina 4–0 Costa Rica ; (Patras, Greece; 21 August 2004); Mexico 4–0 Costa Rica ; (Carson, United States; 2 October 2015)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2004)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2004)
Pan American Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1999)
Best result	Fourth place (2011)

The Costa Rica national under-23 football team (also known as the Costa Rica Olympic football team) represents Costa Rica in international football competitions 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 Costa Rican Football Federation.

Nickname(s)Ticos, La Tricolor, La Sele (Selección)

AssociationFederación Costarricense de Fútbol

ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)

Sub-confederationUNCAF (Central America)

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Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
Until 1988	See Costa Rica national football team
1992	Did not qualify
1996
2000
2004	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	4	8	Squad
2008	Did not qualify
2012
2016
2020
2024
Total	Quarter-finals	1/9	4	1	1	2	4	8	—

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
Until 1995	See Costa Rica national football team
1999	Group stage	5th	4	1	3	0	5	4	Squad
2003	Did not qualify
2007	Group stage	9th	3	0	1	2	2	5	Squad
2011	Fourth place	4th	4	2	0	2	4	7	Squad
2015	Did not qualify
2019
2023
Total	Fourth place	3/7	11	3	4	4	11	16	—

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Alexandre Lezcano	(2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Santos de Guápiles
1GK	Abraham Madriz	(2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 22)	0	0	Saprissa

2DF	Sebastián Acuña	(2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 24)	0	0	San Carlos
2DF	Jorkaeff Azofeifa	(2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 25)	0	0	Guadalupe
2DF	Carlos Barahona	(2002-08-22) 22 August 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Apollon Limassol
2DF	Matthew Bolaños	(2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 24)	0	0	Grecia
2DF	Keral Ríos	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 23)	0	0	Pérez Zeledón
2DF	Douglas Sequiera	(2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Santos de Guápiles
2DF	Gerald Taylor	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 25)	0	0	Saprissa
2DF	Santiago van der Putten	(2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 (age 22)	0	0	Real Betis
2DF	Guillermo Villalobos	(2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 25)	0	0	Pérez Zeledón

3MF	Brandon Aguilera	(2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 23)	0	0	Estoril
3MF	Alejandro Bran	(2001-03-05) 5 March 2001 (age 25)	0	0	Guanacasteca
3MF	Ricardo Peña	(2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 22)	0	0	Real Betis
3MF	Damián Rivera	(2002-12-08) 8 December 2002 (age 23)	0	0	New England Revolution
3MF	Royner Rojas	(2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 24)	0	0	Herediano
3MF	Paulo Santamaría	(2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 25)	0	0	Sporting San José
3MF	Álvaro Zamora	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 24)	0	0	Aris

4FW	Anthony Hernández	(2001-10-11) 11 October 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Puntarenas
4FW	Cameron Johnson	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 22)	0	0	Inter Miami CF
4FW	Doryan Rodríguez	(2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 23)	0	0	Alajuelense
4FW	Kenneth Vargas	(2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 24)	0	0	Herediano
4FW	Hakeem Morgan	(2001-11-13) 13 November 2001 (age 24)	0	0	St. Olaf College

Costa Rica national under-23 football team

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