Puerto Rico women's national under-20 football team
Nickname(s) | Las Boricuas (The Boricuas) | ||
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Association | Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF) | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Nathaniel González | ||
Captain | JLo Varada | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel | ||
FIFA code | PUR | ||
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First international | |||
Puerto Rico 0–4 Dominican Republic (Labadee Haiti; 8 January 2002) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Puerto Rico 11–0 Bonaire (San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic; 19 July 2017) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Puerto Rico 0–7 United States (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; 27 February 2022) | |||
CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2020) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (2022) | ||
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 |
The Puerto Rico women's national under-20 football team represents Puerto Rico in tournaments at the under-20 level of women's competitions. The team is controlled by the Puerto Rican Football Federation.[1][2]
Singer Young Miko and model Karla Aponte played for the team in 2015.[3]
History
Puerto Rico women's national under-20 team have played their first match against Dominican Republic women's national under-20 football team and they won it by 4–0 goals which took place at Labadee, Haiti on 8 January 2002.[4] In the recent performance of the team are very good the team have reached into the semifinals of 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Puerto Rico women's national under-20 soccer have not yet qualified to FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[citation needed]
Players
The following squad were called-up recently finished 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | 1GK | JLo Varada Vázquez (c) | (2003-02-02)2 February 2003 (aged 19) | University of Florida | ||
12 | 1GK | Ariana Anderson | (2005-01-13)13 January 2005 (aged 17) | Solar FC | ||
2 | 2DF | Iliana Pardo | (2005-07-24)24 July 2005 (aged 16) | NC Courage Academy | ||
5 | 2DF | Estefanía González | (2006-05-12)12 May 2006 (aged 15) | Montverde Academy | ||
6 | 2DF | Michelle Berndt | (2003-10-27)27 October 2003 (aged 18) | Florida United | ||
9 | 2DF | María Sanabria Buono | (2002-11-13)13 November 2002 (aged 19) | Nova Southeastern University | ||
10 | 2DF | Bryana Pizarro | (2002-08-29)29 August 2002 (aged 19) | University of Oregon | ||
18 | 2DF | Natasha Soto | (2003-05-18)18 May 2003 (aged 18) | Angelo State University | ||
19 | 2DF | Emma González | (2004-05-07)7 May 2004 (aged 17) | Orange County SC | ||
3 | 3MF | Karish Rivera de Jesús | (2003-01-23)23 January 2003 (aged 19) | Caribbean Stars | ||
7 | 3MF | Ana Díaz | (2002-08-26)26 August 2002 (aged 19) | Georgia Southwestern State University | ||
15 | 3MF | Laniaya del Valle | (2004-04-26)26 April 2004 (aged 17) | FC Prime | ||
17 | 3MF | Marilia Nieves-Melchor | (2006-02-10)10 February 2006 (aged 16) | Charlotte Soccer Academy | ||
20 | 3MF | Ivy Garner | (2003-05-07)7 May 2003 (aged 18) | Liberty University | ||
4 | 4FW | Leyla Molina | (2004-04-16)16 April 2004 (aged 17) | Sunrise Prime FC | ||
8 | 4FW | Indigo Sims | (2005-12-22)22 December 2005 (aged 16) | D'Feeters Kicks Soccer Club | ||
11 | 4FW | Brooke Hart | (2002-01-07)7 January 2002 (aged 20) | Georgia Southwestern State University | ||
13 | 4FW | Jessica Torres | (2004-11-04)4 November 2004 (aged 17) | Puerto Rico Sol FC | ||
14 | 4FW | Lilyana Hernandez | (2005-03-23)23 March 2005 (aged 16) | AFC Lightning | ||
16 | 4FW | Alondra Nieves | (2003-03-24)24 March 2003 (aged 18) | Georgia Southwestern State University |
Fixtures and results
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
2023
15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification GS | Puerto Rico | 5–0 | Guadeloupe | Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad |
18:00 |
| Report | Referee: Merlin Vanessa Soto (Honduras) |
17 April 2023 (2023-04-17) CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification GS | Cayman Islands | 1–6 | Puerto Rico | Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad |
18:00 |
| Report |
| Referee: Melissa Borjas Pastrana (Honduras) |
19 April 2023 (2023-04-19) CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship qualification GS | Puerto Rico | 5–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | Rignaal Jean Francisca Stadium, Willemstad |
18:00 |
| Report | Referee: Merlin Vanessa Soto (Honduras) |
May 2023 (2023-05) CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship GS | Puerto Rico | v | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium |
May 2023 (2023-05) CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship GS | Puerto Rico | v | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium |
May 2023 (2023-05) CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship GS | Puerto Rico | v | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium |
Competitive records
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | MP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
2002 to 2024 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2026 | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | – | 0/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship record | |||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||||||||||||
2002 to 2018 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
2022 | Fourth place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||
2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||
Total | 3/12 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 35 |
References
- ^ "Puerto Rico women's U-20 team statistics". International Soccerway. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Puerto Rico women's U-20 soccer team profile". Global Sports Archive. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Otra victoria para nuestra Selección U-20 Femenina". Puerto Rican Football Federation. 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Puerto Rico women's U-20 bow out by USA Women's U-20 from semifinals". www.concacaf.com. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
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