Aruba national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Aruba women's national football team.

Aruba
AssociationArubaanse Voetbal Bond (AVB)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachMarvic Bermúdez
CaptainFernando Lewis
Most capsEric Abdul (32)
Top scorerRovien Ostiana (8)
Home stadiumTrinidad Stadium
FIFA codeARU
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 195 (3 April 2025)[1]
Highest112 (November 2015)
Lowest205 (April 2021)
First international
Aruba 0–4 Curaçao 
(Aruba; 6 April 1924)[2]
As FIFA member
 Trinidad and Tobago 7–0  
(Netherlands Antilles; 31 March 1989)[3]
Biggest win
Aruba 8–1 Suriname
(Surinam; 6 June 1946)
  7–0 British Virgin Islands 
(Oranjestad, Aruba; 1 June 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Trinidad and Tobago 11–0  
(Arima, Trinidad and Tobago; 23 April 1989)

The Aruba national football team (Dutch: Arubaans voetbalelftal; Papiamento: Seleccion Arubano di futbol) is the national team of Aruba. It was founded in 1932 and is affiliated with the CFU, CONCACAF and FIFA (since 1988) and is controlled by the Arubaanse Voetbal Bond (English: Aruba Football Federation).

The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

History

Between 1924 and 1933, Aruba only played against Curaçao, although these matches are not considered official.[5] In the 1950s these matches were used to select the best players for the Netherlands Antilles team. Aruban players like Jani Brokke played for the Netherlands Antilles at the 1952 Olympic Games.[6] Under the flag of the Curaçao Football Association (C.V.B.), they won gold with the Netherlands Antilles team at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games and participated in the 1953 CCCF Championship.[7]

In the 1950s the A.V.B. organised friendly matches and mini tournaments on the island. Examples are the 1952 match between Aruba and football club Botafogo (3-1)[8] and the 1953 series between Aruba, Surinam, British Guiana and professional club La Salle F.C. from Venezuela.[9] Aruba participated in its first tournament at the 1955 CCCF Championship, where they finished in 5th place. In 1958, A.V.B. and C.V.B. merged into the Netherlands Antillean Football Union. Aruba took part in the Netherlands Antilles national team until their secession in 1986.

Following its split from the Netherlands Antilles, the Aruba Football Federation was affiliated in 1988 with CONCACAF and FIFA. Aruba entered qualifying for the 1989 Caribbean Cup, and in its first group match it suffered the worst defeat in its history, at the hands of Trinidad and Tobago, which crushed them 11–0. They played their first World Cup qualifying match against the Dominican Republic as part of the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Aruba has participated in all the qualifying tournaments for the World Cup since, without being able to get past the first qualifying round.

Aruba has also yet to qualify for the Caribbean Cup. However, they showed some progress in the preliminary round of the 2014 Caribbean Cup by getting two wins against Turks and Caicos (1–0) and British Virgin Islands (7–0), the latter being the biggest victory in its history. These results allowed them to reach 120th place in the FIFA World Ranking for the month of June 2014, their best ranking to date. Following these victories, Aruba lost 2–0 against French Guiana and were eliminated.

Aruba began their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification in the second round against Barbados, losing 2–0 at home and 1–0 away, however FIFA ruled that Barbados had fielded an ineligible player, giving Aruba a 3–0 second leg victory and advancing them to the third round. Despite that, in the next round they were defeated again, this time by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who won 3–2 on aggregate. Aruba failed to progress in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, finishing 4th in the first round. In March 2025, Aruba then travel all the way to Southeast Asia to face against Cambodia in a friendly match which is also their first Asian opponents since 2014 against Guam.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

8 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification   0–2  Curaçao Oranjestad, Aruba
21:00 UTC−4 Report
  • Bacuna 58'
  • Severina 90+6'
 Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Guillermo Prospero Trinidad
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
11 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Saint Lucia  2–2   Wildey, Barbados
15:00 UTC−4
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Stadium: Wildey Turf
Attendance: 42
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
6 September 2024 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Sint Maarten  2–0   Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
17:00 UTC−4
  • Lake 81'
  • Olivacce 90+3'
 Report Stadium: Estadio Centroamericano de Mayagüez
Referee: Hakeem Harvey (St. Kitts and Nevis)
9 September 2024 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League   0–1  Puerto Rico Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
20:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: Estadio Centroamericano de Mayagüez
Referee: Kimbell Ward (St. Kitts and Nevis)
11 October 2024 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League   1–3  Haiti Oranjestad, Aruba
20:00 UTC−4
Report
  • F. Pierrot 30'
  • D. Nazon 38' (pen.), 61'
 Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Guillermo Prospero Trinidad
Attendance: 1,011
Referee: Kwinsi Williams
14 October 2024 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Haiti  5-3   Oranjestad, Aruba
19:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Guillermo Prospero Trinidad
Attendance: 837
Referee: David Gómez
15 November 2024 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League Puerto Rico  5-1   Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
19:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Mayagüez Athletics Stadium
Referee: Nicolas Wassouf (Aruba)
18 November 2024 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League   0-1  Sint Maarten Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
16:00 UTC−4 Report
  • Illidge 90+1'
 Stadium: Mayagüez Athletics Stadium
Referee: Fernando Morón (Panama)

2025

22 March Friendly Visakha 3–1   Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:00 UTC+7
Report
Stadium: Prince Stadium
25 March Friendly Cambodia  1–2   Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Leow Hong Wei (Singapore)
4 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Barbados  1–1   Wildey, Barbados
17:00 UTC−4 Leacock 7' (pen.) Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Luydens 15' Stadium: BFA Technical Centre
Referee: Andrew Samuel (Trinidad and Tobago)
7 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification   0–5  Haiti Oranjestad, Aruba
17:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: Trinidad Stadium
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

Coaching history

Players

Main article: List of Aruba international footballers

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round matches against Barbados and Haiti on 4 and 7 June 2025.[10]

Caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2025, after the match against Barbados.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Matthew Lentink (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 21 0 Goes
18 1GK Jahmani Eisden (2005-07-09) 9 July 2005 0 0 Den Bosch
20 1GK Josthan Maduro (2006-08-30) 30 August 2006 1 0 Britannia
2 2DF Nickenson Paul (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 35 0 Dakota
3 2DF Diederick Luydens (1999-02-18) 18 February 1999 12 2 Dakota
4 2DF Bradley Martis (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 2 0 IJsselmeervogels
5 2DF Kymani Nedd (2004-06-10) 10 June 2004 14 0 Excelsior
12 2DF Edhyon Hersilia (2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 2 0 Britannia
17 2DF Jaybrien Romano (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 5 0 Den Bosch
2DF Jillroy Ruiz (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 2 0 RVVH
2DF Jonathan Richard (1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 8 0 ADO '20
2DF Shivay Wadhwani (2005-07-03) 3 July 2005 5 0 Zeeburgia
6 3MF Rovien Ostiana (2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 15 8 RKAVV
7 3MF Dimaggio Senchi (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 5 0 AFC '34
8 3MF Walter Bennett (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 25 2 SC Feyenoord
20 3MF Isaï Marselia (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 10 1 Sporting Khalsa
3MF Steven Rua (1990-05-12) 12 May 1990 18 0 Britannia
9 4FW Terence Groothusen (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 22 6 ADO '20
11 4FW Javier Jiménez (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 15 2 Schwarz-Weiß Rehden
14 4FW Alljereau Mercera (2002-05-03) 3 May 2002 1 0 Katwijk
19 4FW Nathan La Cruz (2006-05-09) 9 May 2006 0 0 VVV-Venlo
22 4FW Benjamin Maria (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 11 3 VV DUNO
4FW Jayden Kruydenhof (2006-12-18) 18 December 2006 8 1 Cambuur

Recent call-ups

The following players have been recently called up by the national squad.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Fernando Lewis (1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 12 0 Zandvoort v.  Cambodia, 25 March 2025
DF Mark Jacobs (1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 16 0 Free agent v.  Sint Maarten, 18 November 2024
DF Edward Clarissa (2000-03-26) 26 March 2000 12 0 VV DUNO v.  Sint Maarten, 18 November 2024
DF Darryl Bäly (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 9 1 FC Lisse v.  Sint Maarten, 18 November 2024
DF Tyrese Gijsbertha (2003-12-22) 22 December 2003 5 0 FC Twente v.  Sint Maarten, 18 November 2024
DF Ashton Charles (1995-03-22) 22 March 1995 4 1 SV Britannia vs.  Haiti, 14 October 2024
DF Nathan Lo-A-Njoe (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 5 0 Racing Club vs.  Puerto Rico, 9 September 2024
DF Sandro Staal (1994-02-12) 12 February 1994 5 0 Unattached vs.  Puerto Rico, 9 September 2024
DF Jeanpierre van der Linden (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 1 0 TAC '90 vs.  Puerto Rico, 9 September 2024
MF Joshua Gross (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 13 2 Zwaluwen v.  Cambodia, 25 March 2025
MF Ezekiel Frans (2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 0 0 San Roque de Lepe v.  Cambodia, 25 March 2025
MF Nathan Solagnier (2004-08-29) 29 August 2004 0 0 HV & CV Quick v.  Cambodia, 25 March 2025
MF Ethan Tromp (2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 5 0 SV Britannia v.  Sint Maarten, 18 November 2024
MF Conner van Kilsdonk (2006-09-24) 24 September 2006 2 0 NEC v.  Sint Maarten, 18 November 2024
FW Rensel Bryson (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 3 0 Best Vooruit v.  Cambodia, 25 March 2025
FW Tyron Perret Gentil (2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 6 1 Almere City v.  Sint Maarten, 18 November 2024
FW Terick Monsanto (2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 1 0 SV Dakota v.  Sint Maarten, 18 November 2024
FW Jesus Penate (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 1 0 VV Nieuwenhoorn v.  Sint Maarten, 18 November 2024
FW Reangelo Boekhoudt (2006-04-07) 7 April 2006 1 0 River Plate vs.  Haiti, 14 October 2024
FW Jeremy van Uunen (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 4 0 VV Zwaluwen vs.  Puerto Rico, 9 September 2024

Player records

As of 18 November 2024[11]
Players in bold are still active with Aruba.

Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Nickenson Paul 33 0 2014–present
2 Eric Abdul 32 0 2011–2023
3 Theric Ruiz 28 1 2004–2016
4 Erik Santos de Gouveia 27 3 2011–2021
5 Leroy Oehlers 24 0 2013–2019
6 Walter Bennett 23 1 2018–present
Francois Croes 23 0 2008–2021
8 Ronald Gómez 22 6 2002–2021
9 Raymond Baten 21 3 2011–2019
Matthew Lentink 21 0 2014–present

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Rovien Ostiana 7 13 0.54 2023–present
2 Terence Groothusen 6 20 0.3 2019–present
Ronald Gómez 6 22 0.27 2002–2021
4 Glenroy Lake 5 6 0.83 1995–2002
5 Wander Gross 4 5 0.8 2000–2001
Joshua John 4 9 0.44 2018–present
Dwaynalex Raven 4 10 0.4 2012–2015
Rensy Barradas 4 11 0.36 2011–2015
Maurice Escalona 4 12 0.33 2004–2014
10 Lesley Felomina 3 4 0.75 2000–2001
Benjamin Maria 3 10 0.3 2022–present
Jean-Luc Bergen 3 10 0.3 2011–2015
Annuar Kock 3 17 0.18 2011–2019
Raymond Baten 3 21 0.14 2011–2019
Erik Santos de Gouveia 3 27 0.11 2011–2021

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
1930 to 1986 Part of Netherlands Antilles Part of Netherlands Antilles
1990 and 1994 Did not enter Did not enter
1998 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 3 6
2002 4 1 1 2 7 11
2006 2 0 0 2 2 10
2010 2 0 0 2 0 4
2014 2 1 0 1 6 6
2018 4 2 0 2 5 5
2022 4 1 0 3 3 19
2026 4 0 2 2 3 10
2030 To be determined To be determined
2034
Total 0/9 24 5 3 16 29 71

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1963 Part of Netherlands Antilles Part of Netherlands Antilles
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1977
1981
1985
1989 Did not enter Did not enter
1991
1993 Withdrew Withdrew
1996 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 5 7
1998 2 1 0 1 2 7
2000 3 1 1 1 4 4
2002 3 0 0 3 4 14
2003 2 0 0 2 0 8
2005 Withdrew Withdrew
2007 Did not enter Did not enter
2009 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 3
2011 Did not enter Did not enter
2013 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 5 7
2015 3 2 0 1 8 2
2017 2 0 0 2 1 4
2019 4 1 1 2 5 6
2021 6 0 0 6 5 18
2023 4 1 1 2 5 5
2025 6 0 0 6 5 17
Total 0/19 40 6 5 29 43 102

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League Finals
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Finals Results Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2019−20 B C 6 0 0 6 5 18 2021 Ineligible
2022–23 C B 4 1 1 2 5 5 2023
2023–24 C B 4 4 0 0 14 4 2024
2024–25 B C 6 0 0 6 5 17 2025
2026–27 C To be determined 2027
Total — — 20 5 1 14 29 44 — Total 0 Titles — — — — — — —

CFU Caribbean Cup

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1988 Did not enter Did not enter
1989 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 4 27
1990 2 0 1 1 3 4
1991 Did not enter Did not enter
1992 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 0 10
1993 Did not enter Did not enter
1994
1995 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 5 7
1996 Did not enter Did not enter
1997 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 7
1998 3 1 1 1 4 4
1999 Withdrew Withdrew
2001 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 4 14
2005 Withdrew Withdrew
2007 Did not enter Did not enter
2008 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 3
2010 Did not enter Did not enter
2012 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 5 7
2014 3 2 0 1 8 2
2017 2 0 0 2 1 4
Total — — – – – – – – 29 4 4 21 37 89

ABCS Tournament

ABCS Tournament record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2010 Third place 2 0 1 1 3 6
2011 Runners-up 2 0 2 0 2 2
2012 Champions 2 2 0 0 4 2
2013 Fourth place 2 0 0 2 1 4
2015 Runners-up 2 0 1 1 0 1
2021 Third place 2 0 1 1 3 9
2022 Third place 2 1 1 0 3 2
Total 1 Title 14 3 6 5 16 26
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Head-to-head record

Note: teams that are in italics indicates that the team is a historical team of a polity not existing anymore, or a team which is not a FIFA member.[12]

As of 7 June 2025[13]

These all-time records are exclusively class 'A' internationals matches.[14]

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Confederation
 Antigua and Barbuda 5 0 0 5 4 11 −7 CONCACAF
 Barbados 7 1 1 5 8 17 −9 CONCACAF
 Bermuda 2 1 0 1 3 6 –3 CONCACAF
 British Virgin Islands 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 CONCACAF
 Cambodia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 AFC
 Canada 1 0 0 1 0 7 –7 CONCACAF
 Cayman Islands 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 CONCACAF
 Costa Rica 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 CONCACAF
 Cuba 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 CONCACAF
 Curaçao 28 1 9 16 22 53 −31 CONCACAF
 Dominica 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 CONCACAF
 Dominican Republic 4 0 1 3 5 10 −5 CONCACAF
 El Salvador 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 CONCACAF
 French Guiana 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 CONCACAF
 Grenada 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 CONCACAF
 Guadeloupe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 CONCACAF
 Guam 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 AFC
 Guatemala 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 CONCACAF
 Guyana 4 0 0 4 2 12 −10 CONCACAF
 Haiti 4 0 1 3 5 14 –9 CONCACAF
 Honduras 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 CONCACAF
 Jamaica 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 CONCACAF
 Montserrat 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 CONCACAF
 Netherlands Antilles 8 1 1 6 9 20 −11 CONCACAF
 Panama 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 CONCACAF
 Puerto Rico 4 1 1 2 7 10 –3 CONCACAF
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 CONCACAF
 Saint Lucia 4 1 1 2 10 11 −1 CONCACAF
 Saint Martin 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 CONCACAF
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 CONCACAF
 Sint Maarten 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 CONCACAF
 Suriname 13 1 2 10 6 46 −40 CONCACAF
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 0 0 1 0 11 −11 CONCACAF
 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 CONCACAF
 U.S. Virgin Islands 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 CONCACAF
 Venezuela 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 CONMEBOL
Total 110 17 24 74 129 272 −143 FIFA

Honours

Friendly

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