Romania national under-20 football team
| Nickname | Tricolorii (The Tricolours) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federația Română de Fotbal | |||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
| Head coach | Adrian Iencsi | |||
| 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 2025–26 Under 20 Elite League matches against Germany and Portugal on 14 and 17 November 2025 respectively.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2025, after the match against Portugal.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Codruț Sandu | 17 April 2006 | 4 | 0 | Corvinul Hunedoara | |
| GK | Iustin Chirilă | 21 May 2006 | 2 | 0 | Universitatea Cluj | |
| GK | Máté Simon | 19 July 2006 | 1 | 0 | Csíkszereda | |
| DF | Mario Bărăitaru | 8 December 2006 | 4 | 0 | Slatina | |
| DF | Emanuel Marincău | 7 April 2006 | 4 | 0 | Mainz 05 II | |
| DF | Darius Fălcușan | 14 February 2006 | 4 | 1 | Universitatea Craiova | |
| DF | Raul Marița | 27 September 2006 | 3 | 0 | Greuther Fürth II | |
| DF | Filip Oprea | 27 November 2005 | 3 | 0 | Åsane | |
| DF | Alin Chinteș | 7 February 2006 | 2 | 0 | Universitatea Cluj | |
| DF | Ionuț Cercel | 14 November 2006 | 1 | 0 | FCSB | |
| DF | Adrian Iancu | 3 November 2006 | 0 | 0 | Concordia Chiajna | |
| MF | Remus Guțea | 2 November 2006 | 4 | 0 | Voluntari | |
| MF | David Păcuraru | 17 February 2006 | 4 | 0 | Concordia Chiajna | |
| MF | Adrian Caragea | 7 September 2005 | 4 | 0 | Dinamo București | |
| MF | Tudor Neamțiu | 25 August 2005 | 4 | 0 | F91 Dudelange | |
| MF | Luca Băsceanu | 17 May 2006 | 3 | 1 | Universitatea Craiova | |
| MF | David Irimia | 12 May 2006 | 2 | 0 | Metaloglobus București | |
| MF | Luca Banu | 31 January 2005 | 2 | 0 | Farul Constanța | |
| MF | David Paraschiv | 28 September 2006 | 1 | 0 | Petrolul Ploiești | |
| MF | Eric Vînău | 5 May 2005 | 1 | 0 | ASA Târgu Mureș | |
| FW | David Barbu | 26 June 2006 | 4 | 1 | UTA Arad | |
| FW | Jason Kodor | 9 January 2006 | 4 | 1 | Lecce | |
| FW | Raul Rotund | 17 November 2005 | 3 | 0 | Unirea Slobozia | |
Recent call-ups
Players born in or after 2005 are eligible for the 2025–26 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 Rafailă | 17 February 2005 | 4 | 0 | Betis Deportivo | v. Italy, 19 November 2024 |
| GK | Eduard Chioveanu | 23 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | Voluntari | v. Switzerland, 14 October 2024 |
| DF | Robert Bădescu | 2 April 2005 | 4 | 0 | Rapid București | v. Czech Republic, 13 October 2025 |
| DF | Ștefan Senciuc | 2 April 2006 | 1 | 0 | ASA Târgu Mureș | v. Czech Republic, 13 October 2025 |
| DF | Leonardo Ferroni | 28 February 2005 | 1 | 0 | Unattached | v. Turkey, 25 March 2025 |
| 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 | Mario Tudose | 21 January 2005 | 2 | 0 | Argeș Pitești | v. England, 10 September 2024 |
| MF | Robert Jălade | 28 March 2005 | 10 | 0 | Sevilla Atlético | v. Czech Republic, 13 October 2025 |
| MF | David Matei | 19 July 2006 | 2 | 0 | Universitatea Craiova | v. Czech Republic, 13 October 2025 |
| MF | Fabiano Cibi | 22 March 2005 | 1 | 0 | Dumbrăvița | v. Czech Republic, 13 October 2025 |
| MF | Rareș Pop | 14 June 2005 | 8 | 1 | Rapid București | v. Czech Republic, 10 October 2025 |
| MF | Mihnea Rădulescu | 17 September 2005 | 4 | 1 | Universitatea Craiova | v. Turkey, 25 March 2025 |
| MF | Andrei Florea | 30 May 2005 | 4 | 0 | Žilina | v. Italy, 19 November 2024 |
| FW | Patrick Dulcea | 10 February 2005 | 1 | 0 | Unirea Slobozia | v. Czech Republic, 13 October 2025 |
| FW | Alex Stan | 25 September 2005 | 6 | 0 | Chindia Târgoviște | v. Italy, 19 November 2024 |
- 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 naționalei U20 pentru meciurile cu Germania și Portugalia din luna noiembrie" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 8 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 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 |