Aruba
AssociationArubaanse Voetbal Bond
ConfederationCONCACAF
(North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachElvis Albertus
Home stadiumTrinidad Stadium
FIFA codeARU
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current123 Decrease 3 (17 July 2014)
Highest120 (June 2014)
Lowest202 (February 2008)

The Aruba National Football team (Dutch, "Arubaans voetbalelftal"; Papiamento, "Seleccion Arubano di futbol" is the official football team under 20 of Aruba and is controlled by the Arubaanse Voetbal Bond.

History

Road to the 2015 Championship

During the 1st round of qualification they were placed in group 4 along with Grenada, and Dominica. Aruba defeated both team with 1-0 win to qualify to the final round. During the final round they were placed in group B along with Haiti, Dominican Republic and Saint Kitts and Nevis. They would beat the Dominican Republic and Saint Kitts and Nevis both with 2-1 win, unfortunately lose to Haiti with 2-1 defeat. They would get second in the group and face off against Cuba which they lost 2-1. Their goalkeeper Jean Marc Antersijn, would win the Golden Glove, and they would win the Fair Play Award. This would be their first time competing in the CONCACAF Championship. They were later placed in group A along with host  Jamaica,  Trinidad and Tobago,  Panama,  United States, and  Guatemala.

2015 Championship

On Aruba debut in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship the team would find it difficult to win a single game in the tournament. The team would go on to lose 4 out of the 5 games, drawing with host Jamaica in a 0-0 scoreline in their final game.

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[1]
  • Match dates: 18 June – 3 July 2022
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 19 June 2022
  • Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jahmani Eisden (2005-07-19) 19 July 2005 0 0 Aruba Dakota
13 1GK Samir Erasmus (2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 0 0 Aruba RCA
2 2DF Anthony Maduro (2004-03-02) 2 March 2004 0 0 Aruba Estrella
14 2DF José Robles (2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 0 0 Unknown
15 2DF Nathan Solagnier (2004-08-29) 29 August 2004 0 0 Unknown
20 2DF Basley Merveille (2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 0 0 Unknown
3 3MF Ezekiel Frans (2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 0 0 Unknown
4 3MF Jaybrien Romano (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 0 0 Unknown
6 3MF Bernard Smolders (2004-05-26) 26 May 2004 0 0 Aruba River Plate Aruba
8 3MF Milan Bouwer (2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 0 0 Unknown
9 3MF Mishawn Molina (2005-01-16) 16 January 2005 0 0 Netherlands Excelsior
11 3MF Ludgeneson de Cuba (2005-01-15) 15 January 2005 0 0 Aruba RCA
12 3MF Bryaden Koolman (2005-02-10) 10 February 2005 0 0 Aruba Estrella
16 3MF Quion Poppen (2005-04-15) 15 April 2005 0 0 Netherlands Spartaan '20
18 3MF Joey Franken (2005-04-11) 11 April 2005 0 0 Germany Portugal SV Witten
5 4FW Kymani Nedd (2004-06-10) 10 June 2004 0 0 Netherlands Excelsior
7 4FW Terick Monsanto (2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 0 0 Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam
10 4FW Jaydon Dania (2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 0 0 Netherlands AFC '34
17 4FW Javier Valerio (2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 0 0 Netherlands VVV-Venlo
19 4FW Evander Nedd (2005-12-28) 28 December 2005 0 0 Aruba RCA

See also

; Aruba U20 Team

References

  1. ↑ "Aruba National Team Roster" (PDF). CONCACAF. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  • ; Official website
  • at the FIFA website.
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