These are the Ecuadorians who are abroad and were not called up for the South American U-20 Colombia 2023

Three players who play for clubs in Belgium, one from Spain, one from France and a local soccer player who is currently considered the new promise of Independiente del Valle, are the main absences from the Ecuador youth team that they will look for in Colombia the two-time championship of the South American Sub-20 Championship.

The contest, which has Ecuador as the current champion for the title won in Chile in 2019, will be held from January 19 to February 12 in the cities of Cali and Bogotá.

Patrickson Delgado, the Ajax B midfielder called to be the banner of Ecuador in the South American Sub-20

Ecuadorian coach Jimmy Bran will miss Anthony Valenciaof Royal Antwerp; nilson angleof anderlechtY Joel Ordonezof Club Brugeswho did not receive authorization from their clubs to go to the South American, according to a report by the Spanish agency Efe.

Valencia, 19, is a right winger; Angulo, 19, is an attacking midfielder; and Ordóñez, 18, is a central defender.

They were not summoned probably by technical decision Diego Almeida Crespo (18 years old), central defender of the Juvenile A of FC BarcelonaY Maiky de la Cruz (18 years old), left side of the Stade Reims B. Same Kendry Paez (15 years old), Midfielder with a promising sign from the Negriazul youth academy, apparently because Independiente del Valle wants him to join their main squad so that he can do preseason in Uruguay and Argentina.

The U-20 South American Championship can be played by players born from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2007. So, by the way, Páez meets the player eligibility requirements under the FIFA Statutes and the Conmebol.

“Nilson has good pique, he is fast, he is unbalanced and he has also had his chance in the senior team (2021 and 2022 in FIFA date friendlies). Anthony is a player similar to Nilson but with more dribbling resources, a bit more aesthetic, and he has tremendous potential. Ordóñez is a high-ranking central defender, he does well with aerial balls, he is good with the ball, he is forceful, he seems to me to be a central defender with immense potential, “analyzed the youtuber Sabio Manager.

Likewise, Sabio Manager adds to this list the Spanish-Ecuadorian Diego Almeida. “He has a top ball output. The vision of the game he has, the filtered passes, from the defense he puts balls to the forward. Now, he has to improve other defensive aspects: be more forceful, not lose concentration, go better into the clash… ”, he pointed out.

Despite the absence of these players who play in Europe, the Tricolor has concentrated to form a solid group with youngsters from Sporting Cristal of Peru and the jong ajax from the Netherlands. Is about Juan Sanchez (19 years old), midfielder, and patrickson delgado (19 years old), midfielder.

Eleven of the twenty-three players called up played in the final of the South American Games played in October 2022 in Asunción and lost 1-0 to Paraguay.

Ecuador was matched in group B of the South American and will debut with Chile on January 20. Two days later it will be measured against Bolivia, with Venezuela it will be measured on the 26th, and on the 28th with Uruguay.

The squads of Ecuador for the South American Sub-20 Colombia 2023:

Goalkeepers: Gilmar Napa (Emelec), Ethan Minda (Quito League) and Tony Jiménez (Guayaquil City).

Defenses: Davis Bautista (Aucas), Luis Córdova (Deportivo Cuenca), Garis Mina (Independiente del Valle), Yeltzin Erique (Liga de Quito), Daniel De la Cruz (Liga de Quito), Orlando Herrera (Independiente del Valle) and Byron Carabalí ( Aucas).

Midfielders: Denil Castillo (Quito League), Patrik Mercado (Independiente del Valle), Patrickson Delgado (Jong Ajax), Juan Sánchez (Sporting Cristal), Oscar Zambrano (Quito League), Sebastián González (Quito League) and Emerson Pata (Independiente from the valley).

Forwards: Justin Cuero (Independiente del Valle), Oscar Sosa (Liga de Quito), Alan Minda (Independiente del Valle), Cristopher Zambrano (Aucas), José Klinger (Independiente del Valle) and Yalmar Medina (Independiente del Valle).

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