Romania national under-20 football team
| Nickname(s) | Tricolorii (The Tricolours) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federația Română de Fotbal | |||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
| Head coach | Costin Curelea | |||
| FIFA code | ROU | |||
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The Romania national under-20 football team represents Romania in international football at this age level and is controlled by Federația Română de Fotbal, the governing body for football in Romania.
Honours
Individual awards
| Year | Golden Ball |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Romulus Gabor |
Players
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2024–25 Under 20 Elite League matches against Poland and Turkey on 21 and 25 March 2025 respectively.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2025, after the match against Turkey.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ștefan Lefter | 18 November 2004 | 6 | 0 | Universitatea Cluj | |
| GK | Codruț Sandu | 17 April 2006 | 2 | 0 | FC U Craiova | |
| GK | David Dincă | 24 April 2004 | 1 | 0 | Reșița | |
| DF | Ștefan Duțu | 16 February 2004 | 13 | 1 | Afumați | |
| DF | Ionuț Pop | 12 February 2004 | 9 | 0 | Corvinul Hunedoara | |
| DF | Răzvan Pașcalău | 5 May 2004 | 7 | 0 | Dinamo București | |
| DF | Andrei Dorobanțu | 29 August 2004 | 6 | 0 | Unirea Slobozia | |
| DF | Antonio David | 8 January 2004 | 5 | 0 | Gubbio | |
| DF | David Maftei | 12 July 2004 | 4 | 0 | Oțelul Galați | |
| DF | Mark Țuțu | 2 January 2004 | 2 | 0 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | |
| DF | Leonardo Ferroni | 28 February 2005 | 1 | 0 | Genoa | |
| MF | Eduard Radaslavescu | 30 July 2004 | 15 | 4 | Farul Constanța | |
| MF | Alin Boțogan | 21 February 2004 | 9 | 0 | Petrolul Ploiești | |
| MF | Rareș Pop | 14 June 2005 | 8 | 1 | Rapid București | |
| MF | Robert Jălade | 28 March 2005 | 8 | 0 | Sevilla Atlético | |
| MF | Andres Sfaiț | 9 December 2004 | 8 | 0 | CFR Cluj | |
| MF | Ștefan Bană | 29 October 2004 | 8 | 0 | Universitatea Craiova | |
| MF | Cătălin Vulturar | 9 March 2004 | 5 | 1 | Rapid București | |
| MF | Denis Rența | 26 April 2004 | 5 | 0 | Focșani | |
| MF | Omar El Sawy | 16 March 2004 | 5 | 0 | Sepsi OSK | |
| MF | Mihnea Rădulescu | 17 September 2005 | 4 | 1 | Petrolul Ploiești | |
| FW | Atanas Trică | 9 July 2004 | 13 | 4 | Slatina | |
| FW | Rareș Burnete | 31 January 2004 | 5 | 1 | Lecce | |
Recent call-ups
Players born in or after 2004 are eligible for the 2024–25 Under 20 Elite League.
The following players have also been called up in the past to the Romania under-20 squad and remain eligible to play:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Vlad Răfăilă | 17 February 2005 | 4 | 0 | Lecce | v. Italy, 19 November 2024 |
| GK | Eduard Chioveanu | 23 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | Voluntari | v. Switzerland, 14 October 2024 |
| GK | Denis Oncescu | 29 June 2004 | 1 | 0 | Argeș Pitești | v. England, 10 September 2024 |
| GK | Paul Toroc | 24 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | Slatina | v. England, 10 September 2024 |
| DF | Tony Strata | 7 September 2004 | 8 | 0 | Ajaccio | v. Italy, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Matteo Duțu | 23 November 2005 | 5 | 0 | Milan Futuro | v. Italy, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Andrei Borza | 12 November 2005 | 4 | 0 | Rapid București | v. Italy, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Alexandru Șuteu | 3 March 2004 | 8 | 0 | Voluntari | v. Switzerland, 14 October 2024 |
| DF | Robert Bădescu | 2 April 2005 | 2 | 0 | Rapid București | v. England, 10 September 2024 |
| DF | Mario Tudose | 21 January 2005 | 2 | 0 | Argeș Pitești | v. England, 10 September 2024 |
| DF | Robert Sălceanu | 13 January 2004 | 2 | 0 | Gloria Buzău | v. Germany, 17 November 2023 |
| DF | Alexandru Luca | 26 April 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1599 Șelimbăr | v. Italy, 15 November 2021 |
| MF | Andrei Florea | 30 May 2005 | 4 | 0 | Estoril | v. Italy, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Alexandru Musi INJ | 17 July 2004 | 9 | 2 | FCSB | v. Portugal, 14 November 2024 |
| MF | Adrian Caragea | 7 September 2005 | 2 | 0 | Dinamo București | v. Switzerland, 14 October 2024 |
| MF | Daniel Olariu | 24 September 2004 | 1 | 0 | Afumați | v. Switzerland, 14 October 2024 |
| MF | Antonio Bordușanu INJ | 10 August 2004 | 3 | 0 | Politehnica Iași | v. Germany, 5 September 2024 |
| MF | Cristian Mihai | 23 September 2004 | 3 | 1 | UTA Arad | v. Germany, 17 November 2023 |
| FW | Alex Stan | 25 September 2005 | 6 | 0 | Oțelul Galați | v. Italy, 19 November 2024 |
| FW | Dragoș Lazăr | 4 May 2004 | 2 | 0 | Metalul Buzău | v. Norway, 27 March 2023 |
- Notes
- INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
- SUS = Player is serving suspension
- WD = Player withdrew from the squad
- Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the Senior team.
See also
- Romania national football team
- Romania national under-21 football team
- Romania national under-19 football team
- Romania national under-17 football team
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
References
- ^ "Lotul ales de selecționerul Costin Curelea pentru ultimele partide ale naționalei U20 din această stagiune" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
External links
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Romania's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 66.67 |