Costa Rica national under-23 football team

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.

Costa Rica U-23

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)

Competitive record

Olympic Games

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

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	—

Results and fixtures

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Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament between 5 and 18 June 2023.^[1]

Caps and goals are correct as of 25 March 2021, after the match against Dominican Republic.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Alexandre Lezcano	(2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Santos de Guápiles
	1GK	Abraham Madriz	(2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Saprissa
	2DF	Sebastián Acuña	(2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 23)	0	0	San Carlos
	2DF	Jorkaeff Azofeifa	(2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 24)	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 23)	0	0	Grecia
	2DF	Keral Ríos	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Pérez Zeledón
	2DF	Douglas Sequiera	(2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Santos de Guápiles
	2DF	Gerald Taylor	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Saprissa
	2DF	Santiago van der Putten	(2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Real Betis
	2DF	Guillermo Villalobos	(2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Pérez Zeledón
	3MF	Brandon Aguilera	(2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Estoril
	3MF	Alejandro Bran	(2001-03-05) 5 March 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Guanacasteca
	3MF	Ricardo Peña	(2004-07-15) 15 July 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Real Betis
	3MF	Damián Rivera	(2002-12-08) 8 December 2002 (age 22)	0	0	New England Revolution
	3MF	Royner Rojas	(2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Herediano
	3MF	Paulo Santamaría	(2001-05-24) 24 May 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Sporting San José
	3MF	Álvaro Zamora	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Aris
	4FW	Anthony Hernández	(2001-10-11) 11 October 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Puntarenas
	4FW	Cameron Johnson	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Inter Miami CF
	4FW	Doryan Rodríguez	(2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Alajuelense
	4FW	Kenneth Vargas	(2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Herediano
	4FW	Hakeem Morgan	(2001-11-13) 13 November 2001 (age 23)	0	0	St. Olaf College

Honours

• CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament
  • Runners-up (1): 2004

See also

• Costa Rica national football team
• Costa Rica national under-20 football team
• Costa Rica national under-17 football team
• Costa Rica at the FIFA World Cup