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Aruba

Association	Arubaanse Voetbal Bond
Confederation	CONCACAF ( North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Elvis Albertus
Home stadium	Trinidad Stadium
FIFA code	ARU
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	123 3 (17 July 2014)
Highest	120 (June 2014)
Lowest	202 (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	1 GK	Jahmani Eisden	(2005-07-19) 19 July 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Dakota
13	1 GK	Samir Erasmus	(2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 (age 20)	0	0	RCA
2	2 DF	Anthony Maduro	(2004-03-02) 2 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Estrella
14	2 DF	José Robles	(2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Unknown
15	2 DF	Nathan Solagnier	(2004-08-29) 29 August 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Unknown
20	2 DF	Basley Merveille	(2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Unknown
3	3 MF	Ezekiel Frans	(2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Unknown
4	3 MF	Jaybrien Romano	(2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Unknown
6	3 MF	Bernard Smolders	(2004-05-26) 26 May 2004 (age 19)	0	0	River Plate Aruba
8	3 MF	Milan Bouwer	(2003-04-28) 28 April 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Unknown
9	3 MF	Mishawn Molina	(2005-01-16) 16 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Excelsior
11	3 MF	Ludgeneson de Cuba	(2005-01-15) 15 January 2005 (age 19)	0	0	RCA
12	3 MF	Bryaden Koolman	(2005-02-10) 10 February 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Estrella
16	3 MF	Quion Poppen	(2005-04-15) 15 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Spartaan '20
18	3 MF	Joey Franken	(2005-04-11) 11 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Portugal SV Witten
5	4 FW	Kymani Nedd	(2004-06-10) 10 June 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Excelsior
7	4 FW	Terick Monsanto	(2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Sparta Rotterdam
10	4 FW	Jaydon Dania	(2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 (age 19)	0	0	AFC '34
17	4 FW	Javier Valerio	(2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	VVV-Venlo
19	4 FW	Evander Nedd	(2005-12-28) 28 December 2005 (age 18)	0	0	RCA

See also

[1]; Aruba U20 Team

References

External links

• [2]; Official website
• [3] at the FIFA website.