South America · CONMEBOL

Venezuela (2026)

Matches: 6; 6 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 2-1-3; 2 W · 1 D · 3 L
Goals: 8; 5 against
Goal difference: +3

General Information

Federación Venezolana de Fútbol

Founded: 1926
FIFA entry: 1952
Average height in 2026: 1.81 m
Average age in 2026: 26.1 years
Confederation: Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL)
Continent: South America
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Oswaldo Vizcarrondo(Coach)

Date of birth: 31 May 1984
Place of birth: Caracas, Venezuela
Height: 1.91 m
Matches: 6 (0 official · 6 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Michael

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Players of Venezuela in 2026

38 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers4
José Contreras	20 October 1994	Goalkeeper	Barcelona Guayaquil	5	0	0
Cristopher Varela	27 November 1999	Goalkeeper	Deportivo La Guaira	1	0	0
Joel Graterol	13 February 1997	Goalkeeper	Academia Puerto Cabello	0	2	0
Jesús Camargo	12 December 1997	Goalkeeper	Once Caldas	0	1	0
Defenders10
Jon Aramburu	23 July 2002	Right Back	Real Sociedad San Sebastian	6	0	0
Nahuel Ferraresi	19 November 1998	Centre Back	Botafogo FR (RJ)	5	0	0
Luis Balbo	28 March 2006	Left Back	Sturm Graz	4	1	0
Teo Quintero	2 March 1999	Centre Back	Sparta Rotterdam	4	1	0
Delvin Alfonzo	4 September 2000	Right Back	Deportivo Táchira	2	1	2
Christian Makoun	5 March 2000	Centre Back	Levski Sofia	2	0	0
Diego Osío	3 January 1997	Centre Back	Deportivo La Guaira	1	1	0
Carlos Vivas	4 April 2002	Centre Back	Internacional Bogotá	1	1	0
Yordan Osorio	10 May 1993	Centre Back	Deportes Tolima	1	0	0
Adrián Cova	13 February 2001	Right Back	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	0	1	0
Midfielders12
Cristian Jr. Cásseres	20 January 2000	Centre Midfielder	Toulouse FC	4	2	1
Yangel Herrera	7 January 1998	Defensive Midfielder	Real Sociedad San Sebastian	3	1	0
Telasco Segovia	2 April 2003	Centre Midfielder	Inter Miami CF	3	1	0
Daniel Pereira	14 July 2000	Centre Midfielder	CF Montréal	2	2	0
Wikelman Carmona	24 February 2003	Attacking Midfielder	CF Montréal	1	2	0
Marco Libra	21 March 2008	Centre Midfielder	Bologna FC	1	2	0
Jorge Yriarte	4 March 2000	Centre Midfielder	Śląsk Wrocław	1	1	0
Andrusw Araujo	5 June 2003	Defensive Midfielder	Polissya Zhytomyr	1	0	0
Gustavo González	20 February 1996	Centre Midfielder	Academia Puerto Cabello	1	0	0
Keiber Lamadrid	18 November 2003	Left Midfielder	West Ham United	1	0	0
Luis González	22 December 1990	Left Midfielder	Deportivo Táchira	0	2	0
Carlos Sosa	2 August 1995	Attacking Midfielder	Deportivo Táchira	0	2	0
Forwards12
Gleiker Mendoza	8 December 2001	Left Winger	Shakhtar Donetsk	5	1	1
Jesús Ramírez	4 May 1998	Centre Forward	Çorum FK	4	1	1
Kevin Kelsy	27 July 2004	Centre Forward	Glasgow Rangers	2	2	1
David Martínez	7 February 2006	Right Winger	FC Midtjylland	2	1	0
Ender Echenique	2 April 2004	Right Winger	FC Cincinnati	1	1	0
Bryan Castillo	14 May 2001	Centre Forward	Carabobo FC	1	0	0
Alejandro Marqués	4 August 2000	Centre Forward	Granada CF	1	0	0
Salomón Rondón	16 September 1989	Centre Forward	Pachuca CF	0	2	2
Jovanny Bolívar	16 December 2001	Centre Forward	PS Kalamata	0	2	0
Edson Tortolero	5 February 1998	Secondary striker	Carabobo FC	0	2	0
Jhonder Cádiz	29 July 1995	Centre Forward	Wuhan Three Towns	0	1	0
Yerwin Sulbarán	3 March 2008	Right Winger	FC Liefering	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Venezuela in 2026

6 matches

2 Oct 2026Friendly · Ulsan Munsu Football StadiumAvs.South KoreaMatch report: South Korea vs. Venezuela 0–0Draw
28 Sept 2026Friendly · Edion Peace Wing HiroshimaAvs.JapanMatch report: Japan vs. Venezuela 2–1Defeat
9 Jun 2026Friendly · SeatGeek StadiumHvs.IraqMatch report: Venezuela vs. Iraq 2–0Win
6 Jun 2026Friendly · Inter Miami CF StadiumAvs.TurkeyMatch report: Turkey vs. Venezuela 2–1Defeat
30 Mar 2026Friendly · Milliy StadioniAvs.UzbekistanMatch report: Uzbekistan vs. Venezuela 0–04–5 pensDefeat
27 Mar 2026Friendly · Pakhtakor Markaziy StadiumHvs.Trinidad & TobagoMatch report: Venezuela vs. Trinidad & Tobago 4–1Win

Match Progress for Venezuela

2 W · 1 D · 3 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Venezuela

49 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Colombia	43	6	15	22	27
Bolivia	40	15	8	17	64
Peru	38	9	7	22	42
Uruguay	35	5	10	20	23
Ecuador	33	11	6	16	36
Chile	31	4	5	22	22
Argentina	30	2	3	25	19
Brazil	30	1	5	24	11
Paraguay	28	5	4	19	24
Honduras	13	7	2	4	15
Panama	13	3	5	5	16
Mexico	13	1	3	9	11
Costa Rica	12	3	3	6	18
Guatemala	9	5	2	2	11
Jamaica	7	4	1	2	10
USA	7	1	2	4	8
Trinidad & Tobago	6	3	3	0	11
Japan	6	1	4	1	9
El Salvador	5	3	0	2	7
Haiti	4	2	1	1	7
Canada	4	0	2	2	4
Spain	4	0	0	4	2
Netherlands Antilles	3	2	0	1	3
Iran	3	0	1	2	1
Syria	2	2	0	0	6
United Arab Emirates	2	2	0	0	6
Cuba	2	2	0	0	4
Saudi Arabia	2	2	0	0	3
North Korea	2	1	1	0	3
Australia	2	1	1	0	2
South Korea	2	0	1	1	1
Uzbekistan	2	0	1	1	1
Nigeria	2	0	0	2	1
Puerto Rico	1	1	0	0	6
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	5
Moldova	1	1	0	0	4
Aruba	1	1	0	0	3
Estonia	1	1	0	0	3
Guinea	1	1	0	0	2
Iraq	1	1	0	0	2
Sweden	1	1	0	0	2
Austria	1	1	0	0	1
Malta	1	1	0	0	1
Angola	1	0	1	0	0
Italy	1	0	0	1	1
Turkey	1	0	0	1	1
Iceland	1	0	0	1	0
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	0
Curaçao	1	0	0	1	0
Total	451	113	97	241	459

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Venezuela

Games Total: 176
Goals: 152
Goals Against: 376
Games W/D/L: 32/32/112
Avg. Goals / Match: 0.86
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 2.14

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 16; Salomón Rondón
Most Matches: 64; Tomás Rincón
Most Yellow Cards: 18; Tomás Rincón
Most Red Cards: 1; Juan Arango

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Venezuela

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Rincón, Tomás	Defensive Midfielder	2008–2025	143	126	17	1	13	31	2	2
2	Arango, Juan	Left Midfielder	1999–2015	127	109	18	23	11	6	0	2
3	Rondón, Salomón	Centre Forward	2008–2026	122	104	18	50	7	14	0	1
4	Rey, José Manuel	Centre Back	1997–2011	110	102	8	10	2	14	2	2
5	Rosales, Roberto	Right Back	2007–2025	95	81	14	1	3	15	0	0
6	Rojas, Jorge	Left Midfielder	1999–2009	87	76	11	3	3	10	0	0
7	Mea Vitali, Miguel	Defensive Midfielder	1999–2012	85	72	13	1	4	9	1	1
8	Vizcarrondo, Oswaldo	Centre Back	2004–2016	80	79	1	7	2	16	1	0
9	Urdaneta, Gabriel	Left Midfielder	1996–2005	75	60	15	9	0	9	0	0
10	Vallenilla, Luis	Right Back	1996–2007	75	67	8	0	0	13	1	0
11	González, Alexander	Right Back	2011–2025	73	56	17	2	1	13	0	1
12	Martínez, Josef	Secondary striker	2011–2025	70	38	32	15	4	5	0	0
13	Seijas, Luis Manuel	Left Midfielder	2006–2019	70	54	16	2	3	14	0	2
14	Maldonado, Giancarlo	Centre Forward	2003–2011	64	57	7	22	5	6	0	0
15	Cichero, Gabriel	Centre Back	2004–2015	64	55	9	4	1	12	2	0
16	Páez, Ricardo	Attacking Midfielder	2000–2007	63	55	8	5	3	7	1	0
17	González, César Eduardo	Attacking Midfielder	2004–2015	63	41	22	5	2	8	0	0
18	Morán, Ruberth	Centre Forward	1996–2007	62	48	14	15	0	4	1	0
19	Lucena, Franklin	Defensive Midfielder	2007–2015	62	47	15	2	1	10	0	0
20	Jiménez, Leopoldo	Defensive Midfielder	1999–2005	62	48	14	0	0	9	1	0
21	Vega, Renny	Goalkeeper	1999–2013	61	60	1	0	1	1	0	0
22	Guerra, Alejandro	Attacking Midfielder	2006–2017	59	37	22	3	8	2	0	0
23	Vielma, Leonel	Centre Back	2000–2008	55	38	17	4	1	10	0	0
24	Dudamel, Rafael	Goalkeeper	1993–2010	54	50	4	1	0	5	0	0
25	Soteldo, Yeferson	Left Midfielder	2016–2025	53	31	22	4	13	8	0	0
26	Vera, Luis	Defensive Midfielder	1996–2007	53	49	4	2	0	12	1	1
27	Machís, Darwin	Left Winger	2011–2024	52	40	12	11	4	5	0	0
28	Otero, Rómulo	Left Midfielder	2013–2024	52	22	30	7	9	3	0	0
29	García, Juan	Centre Forward	1993–2010	51	32	19	6	0	2	0	0
30	González, Héctor	Right Midfielder	2001–2007	51	33	18	4	0	8	0	1
31	Savarino, Jefferson	Right Winger	2017–2025	51	31	20	4	5	0	0	0
32	Fedor, Nicolás 'Miku'	Centre Forward	2006–2015	50	31	19	10	2	4	0	0
33	Cásseres, Cristian Jr.	Centre Midfielder	2020–2026	50	27	23	1	2	11	0	0
34	Murillo, Jhon	Right Winger	2015–2025	48	28	20	3	3	5	0	0
35	Cichero, Alejandro	Centre Back	2002–2007	47	40	7	2	0	7	0	0
36	Ferraresi, Nahuel	Centre Back	2018–2026	47	44	3	1	0	5	0	0
37	Rondón, Alexander	Centre Forward	1999–2010	46	20	26	5	1	3	0	0
38	Herrera, Yangel	Defensive Midfielder	2016–2026	46	41	5	3	4	17	0	0
39	Ángel, Wilker	Centre Back	2014–2025	46	44	2	2	1	12	1	1
40	Angelucci, Gilberto	Goalkeeper	1995–2005	46	44	2	0	0	1	0	0
41	Perozo, Grenddy	Centre Back	2006–2014	43	36	7	2	0	8	0	0
42	Faríñez, Wuilker	Goalkeeper	2016–2025	42	41	1	0	0	1	0	0
43	Moreno, Alejandro	Centre Forward	2004–2012	41	24	17	3	1	1	0	0
44	Martínez, José Andrés	Defensive Midfielder	2021–2025	41	35	6	0	4	10	0	0
45	Moreno, Júnior	Defensive Midfielder	2017–2023	40	31	9	1	2	2	0	0
46	Tortolero, Edson	Midfielder	1993–2006	38	38	0	2	0	8	1	0
47	González, Leonardo	Left Back	1993–2008	38	33	5	0	0	5	0	2
48	Noriega, Daniel	Centre Forward	1996–2005	37	29	8	4	0	4	0	0
49	Chancellor, Jhon	Centre Back	2017–2023	37	31	6	3	1	6	0	0
50	Romo, Rafael	Goalkeeper	2008–2025	37	35	2	0	0	2	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Venezuela

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Soteldo, Yeferson	Rondón, Salomón	2019–2024	5	10
2	Arango, Juan	Rondón, Salomón	2012–2013	3	6
3	Guerra, Alejandro	Rondón, Salomón	2015–2016	3	6
4	Rondón, Salomón	Martínez, Josef	2015–2023	3	20
5	Rincón, Tomás	Machís, Darwin	2018–2019	3	27
6	Arango, Juan	Morán, Ruberth	2004	2	13
7	Arismendi, Daniel	Maldonado, Giancarlo	2007	2	9
8	Rincón, Tomás	Maldonado, Giancarlo	2008–2009	2	9
9	Rincón, Tomás	Rondón, Salomón	2011–2019	2	4
10	Rincón, Tomás	Cichero, Gabriel	2014–2015	2	50

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 173 of 429 goals.