This article displays the squads for the 2023 IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship. Each team consisted of 18 players, of which 16 were fielded for each game.
Age, club, appearances and goals correct as of 20 June 2023.
Group A
Croatia
A 18-player squad was announced on 9 June 2023.[1][2]
Head coach: Andrija Nikolić
France
A 18-player squad was announced on 1 June 2023.[3][4]
Head coach: Yohan Delattre
Poland
A 16-player squad was announced on 18 June 2023.[5][6]
Head coach: Zygmunt Kamys
United States
A 18-player squad was announced on 13 June 2023.[7][8]
Head coach: Danilo Rojevic
Group B
Algeria
[9]
Head coach: Abderrahmane Hadj
No.
|
Pos.
|
Name
|
Date of birth (age)
|
Height
|
App.
|
Goals
|
Club
|
1
|
GK
|
Houssem Boudemagh
|
(2002-03-02)2 March 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.86 m
|
6
|
3
|
HBC El-Biar
|
3
|
RB
|
Adlène Chaib
|
(2003-11-15)15 November 2003 (aged 19)
|
1.88 m
|
4
|
10
|
Jeunesse sportive espérance de Skikda
|
5
|
P
|
Noureddine Fetaissa
|
(2002-05-24)24 May 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.93 m
|
2
|
5
|
Jeunesse sportive espérance de Skikda
|
6
|
CB
|
Chems-Eddine Lakikza
|
(2002-10-21)21 October 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.87 m
|
1
|
2
|
Jeunesse sportive espérance de Skikda
|
7
|
CB
|
Abdelhafid Khettaf
|
(2002-06-08)8 June 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.78 m
|
6
|
12
|
Chabab Riadi Baladiat Baraki
|
9
|
LB
|
Ramy Sidi Aissa
|
(2002-08-24)24 August 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.91 m
|
7
|
26
|
HBC El-Biar
|
10
|
RB
|
Nidhal Eddine Badie Blida
|
(2002-11-27)27 November 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.90 m
|
7
|
20
|
Chabab Bordj Bou Arreridj
|
16
|
GK
|
Chouaib Djoulah
|
(2002-06-23)23 June 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.81 m
|
6
|
3
|
Chabab Riadi Baladiat Baraki
|
17
|
P
|
Mohamed Abderraouf Sadi
|
(2002-10-09)9 October 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.98 m
|
6
|
12
|
HBC El-Biar
|
19
|
CB
|
Amdjed Haouia
|
(2002-09-09)9 September 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.80 m
|
6
|
15
|
HBC Mila
|
24
|
LW
|
Aissa Hadef
|
(2002-04-20)20 April 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.93 m
|
6
|
10
|
MC Alger
|
41
|
CB
|
Rabah Racim Meddahi
|
(2002-11-29)29 November 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.90 m
|
7
|
40
|
HBC El-Biar
|
55
|
P
|
Nasrellah Harzallah
|
(2002-06-04)4 June 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.88 m
|
6
|
16
|
Chabab Bordj Bou Arreridj
|
63
|
GK
|
Salim Mezaza
|
(2004-01-26)26 January 2004 (aged 19)
|
1.94 m
|
9
|
4
|
HBC El-Biar
|
66
|
LW
|
Amir Ansel
|
(2002-06-26)26 June 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.80 m
|
6
|
8
|
Mouloudia Club de Saïda
|
77
|
LW
|
Ahmed Lamine Cherif
|
(2002-01-19)19 January 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.87 m
|
6
|
25
|
Chabab Riadi Baladiat Baraki
|
89
|
RB
|
Mohamed Lamine Boucharabine
|
(2002-04-13)13 April 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.87 m
|
6
|
10
|
Chabab Riadi Baladiat Baraki
|
99
|
RW
|
Adem Boussouar
|
(2002-01-30)30 January 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.76 m
|
6
|
8
|
HBC Mila
|
|
Germany
A 18-player squad was announced on 12 June 2023.[10][11]
Head coach: Martin Heuberger
Libya
[12]
Head coach: Hedi Guiga
Tunisia
[13]
Head coach: Zouheir Messaoud
Group C
Brazil
[14]
Head coach: Drean Dutra
No.
|
Pos.
|
Name
|
Date of birth (age)
|
Height
|
App.
|
Goals
|
Club
|
3
|
LW
|
Ruan Almeida
|
(2003-05-27)27 May 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.77 m
|
4
|
6
|
Associação Desportiva Itajaiense
|
4
|
RW
|
Michael Quintino
|
(2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.86 m
|
0
|
0
|
Associação Desportiva Itajaiense
|
5
|
LW
|
Caio Morais
|
(2002-08-21)21 August 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.90 m
|
0
|
0
|
Praia Clube Uberlândia
|
6
|
LB
|
Cauê Souza
|
(2003-07-30)30 July 2003 (aged 19)
|
1.90 m
|
4
|
5
|
Praia Clube Uberlândia
|
8
|
RB
|
Giancarlo Henn
|
(2002-09-18)18 September 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.92 m
|
4
|
5
|
Associação Desportiva Itajaiense
|
10
|
P
|
Gabriel Griggio
|
(2003-06-09)9 June 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.77 m
|
4
|
8
|
Esporte Clube Pinheiros
|
12
|
GK
|
Luiz Vieira
|
(2002-05-21)21 May 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.87 m
|
5
|
0
|
Associação Desportiva São José
|
14
|
RB
|
Gabriel Rosa
|
(2002-04-30)30 April 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.80 m
|
4
|
8
|
Associação Desportiva Itajaiense
|
15
|
CB
|
Nhauã Castro
|
(2003-06-20)20 June 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.80 m
|
0
|
0
|
Praia Clube Uberlândia
|
17
|
RW
|
Samir Fróes
|
(2002-05-23)23 May 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.77 m
|
4
|
8
|
Praia Clube Uberlândia
|
19
|
P
|
Pedro Sosa
|
(2003-09-20)20 September 2003 (aged 19)
|
1.97 m
|
4
|
7
|
Associação Desportiva Itajaiense
|
30
|
CB
|
Davi Langaro
|
(2002-03-04)4 March 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.88 m
|
4
|
5
|
Esporte Clube Pinheiros
|
31
|
LW
|
Mateus Frias
|
(2002-02-10)10 February 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.80 m
|
4
|
6
|
Associação Maringaense de Handebol
|
33
|
P
|
Nícolas Ribera
|
(2003-07-11)11 July 2003 (aged 19)
|
1.90 m
|
0
|
0
|
ACISEG
|
77
|
GK
|
William Santos
|
(2002-07-14)14 July 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.89 m
|
4
|
0
|
Esporte Clube Pinheiros
|
83
|
LW
|
Hugo Monta
|
(2003-04-06)6 April 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.92 m
|
6
|
17
|
Esporte Clube Pinheiros
|
|
Costa Rica
[15]
Head coach: Hanner Parra
No.
|
Pos.
|
Name
|
Date of birth (age)
|
Height
|
App.
|
Goals
|
Club
|
1
|
GK
|
Jared Campos
|
(2004-11-10)10 November 2004 (aged 18)
|
1.77 m
|
10
|
0
|
CCDR Liberia
|
2
|
RW
|
Ali Lara
|
(2003-06-10)10 June 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.86 m
|
10
|
43
|
CCDR La Cruz
|
3
|
LW
|
Sebastián Acuña
|
(2003-08-20)20 August 2003 (aged 19)
|
1.75 m
|
10
|
27
|
CCDR Cartago
|
4
|
RB
|
Erick Kendall Suárez
|
(2006-03-15)15 March 2006 (aged 17)
|
1.81 m
|
5
|
31
|
CCDR Heredia
|
5
|
LB
|
Elimelec Montero
|
(2005-07-02)2 July 2005 (aged 17)
|
1.75 m
|
5
|
8
|
CCDR Alajuela
|
6
|
CB
|
Saúl Vargas
|
(2002-12-16)16 December 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.88 m
|
10
|
46
|
CCDR Alajuela
|
8
|
LB
|
Óscar Saborío
|
(2002-08-16)16 August 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.73 m
|
10
|
24
|
CCDR Liberia
|
9
|
RB
|
Erick Andrey Suárez
|
(2003-05-08)8 May 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.83 m
|
10
|
58
|
CCDR Heredia
|
10
|
P
|
Kendall García
|
(2003-01-24)24 January 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.86 m
|
10
|
15
|
CCDR Pococí
|
11
|
LW
|
Drivan Cubero
|
(2002-09-18)18 September 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.75 m
|
10
|
21
|
CCDR Desamparados
|
14
|
P
|
José Solís
|
(2006-01-20)20 January 2006 (aged 17)
|
1.79 m
|
10
|
2
|
CCDR Liberia
|
15
|
RW
|
Joseph Montoya
|
(2002-01-22)22 January 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.84 m
|
10
|
19
|
CCDR Heredia
|
16
|
GK
|
Víctor Gómez
|
(2002-12-03)3 December 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.83 m
|
10
|
0
|
CCDR Liberia
|
17
|
LB
|
Alex Trujillo
|
(2005-01-17)17 January 2005 (aged 18)
|
1.80 m
|
10
|
40
|
CCDR Liberia
|
19
|
P
|
Jerson Cantarero
|
(2003-11-24)24 November 2003 (aged 19)
|
1.81 m
|
10
|
51
|
CCDR Desamparados
|
|
Kuwait
A 18-player squad was announced on 18 June 2023.[16][17]
Head coach: Magdi Aboelmagd
Portugal
A 16-player squad was announced on 12 June 2023.[18][19]
Head coach: Carlos Martingo
Group D
Angola
A 16-player squad was announced on 4 June 2023.[20][21]
Head coach: Wiliam de Almeida
Faroe Islands
A 16-player squad was announced on 6 June 2023.[22][23]
Head coach: Julian Johansen
Japan
A 18-player squad was announced on 10 June 2023.[24][25]
Head coach: Shinnosuke Uematsu
Spain
A 16-player squad was announced on 20 June 2023.[26][27]
Head coach: Rodrigo Reñones
Group E
Argentina
A 18-player squad was announced on 24 May 2023.[28][29]
Head coach: Rodolfo Jung
Denmark
A 16-player squad was announced on 24 May 2023.[30][31]
Head coach: Arnór Atlason
Hungary
A 18-player squad was announced on 7 June 2023.[32][33]
Head coach: László Sótonyi
No.
|
Pos.
|
Name
|
Date of birth (age)
|
Height
|
App.
|
Goals
|
Club
|
1
|
GK
|
Kristóf Palasics
|
(2002-04-19)19 April 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.99 m
|
1
|
0
|
Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia
|
5
|
RB
|
Gábor Temesvári
|
(2002-03-29)29 March 2002 (aged 21)
|
2.10 m
|
0
|
0
|
Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia
|
7
|
RB
|
Zoran Ilić
|
(2002-01-02)2 January 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.97 m
|
12
|
12
|
Veszprém KC
|
8
|
LB
|
Andrej Pergel
|
(2003-06-18)18 June 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.97 m
|
0
|
0
|
Veszprém KC
|
9
|
CB
|
Dániel Sztraka
|
(2003-11-24)24 November 2003 (aged 19)
|
1.82 m
|
0
|
0
|
PLER KC
|
10
|
RW
|
Zsolt Krakovszki
|
(2002-07-09)9 July 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.88 m
|
0
|
0
|
Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia
|
11
|
P
|
Tamás Papp
|
(2002-11-11)11 November 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.84 m
|
0
|
0
|
Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia
|
13
|
LW
|
Erhárd Sisa
|
(2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.83 m
|
0
|
0
|
Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia
|
14
|
P
|
Miklós Karai
|
(2002-09-22)22 September 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.95 m
|
0
|
0
|
Kecskeméti TE
|
17
|
RB
|
Màtè Ònodi-Jànoskùti
|
(2002-06-17)17 June 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.93 m
|
0
|
0
|
FTC Kézilabdasport Nonprofit Kft
|
18
|
LW
|
Bence Krakovszki
|
(2002-07-09)9 July 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.87 m
|
0
|
0
|
Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia
|
19
|
RW
|
Bence Imre
|
(2002-10-15)15 October 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.87 m
|
0
|
0
|
FTC Kézilabdasport Nonprofit Kft
|
24
|
CB
|
Gergő Fazekas
|
(2003-10-31)31 October 2003 (aged 19)
|
1.95 m
|
0
|
0
|
Wisła Płock
|
27
|
CB
|
Péter Lukács
|
(2002-07-30)30 July 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.92 m
|
0
|
0
|
Veszprém KC
|
29
|
LB
|
Marcell Ludmán
|
(2002-11-29)29 November 2002 (aged 20)
|
2.01 m
|
0
|
0
|
SC Pick Szeged
|
36
|
LW
|
Márkó Tárnoki
|
(2003-07-10)10 July 2003 (aged 19)
|
1.93 m
|
0
|
0
|
Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia
|
61
|
GK
|
Krisztián Mikler
|
(2002-12-05)5 December 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.93 m
|
0
|
0
|
BFKA Veszprém
|
90
|
GK
|
Ákos Takács
|
(2002-01-06)6 January 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.99 m
|
0
|
0
|
Nemzeti Kézilabda Akadémia
|
|
Norway
A 16-player squad was announced on 26 May 2023.[34][35]
Head coach: Žarko Pejović
Group F
Bahrain
A 18-player squad was announced on 9 June 2023.[36][37]
Head coach: Abdulla Esam
No.
|
Pos.
|
Name
|
Date of birth (age)
|
Height
|
App.
|
Goals
|
Club
|
7
|
RW
|
Mahmood Al-Khunaizi
|
(2002-12-12)12 December 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.71 m
|
6
|
3
|
Al-Ittihad
|
8
|
RW
|
Hasan Ali
|
(2003-10-07)7 October 2003 (aged 19)
|
1.74 m
|
6
|
3
|
Al-Ahli
|
10
|
LB
|
Mohamed Rabia
|
(2003-01-14)14 January 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.83 m
|
20
|
25
|
Al-Ittifaq
|
11
|
LB
|
Ahmed Kadhem
|
(2003-05-09)9 May 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.93 m
|
5
|
6
|
Al-Shabab
|
12
|
GK
|
Sadeq Al-Raqraq
|
(2002-08-04)4 August 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.79 m
|
0
|
0
|
Tobli
|
14
|
LB
|
Abdulla Ali
|
(2002-01-25)25 January 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.82 m
|
6
|
3
|
Al-Najma
|
16
|
GK
|
Ali Naser
|
(2003-03-29)29 March 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.67 m
|
0
|
0
|
Al-Ittifaq
|
19
|
LW
|
Ali Al-Asheeri
|
(2002-04-13)13 April 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.82 m
|
15
|
30
|
Al-Dair
|
20
|
GK
|
Hesham Isa
|
(2003-01-05)5 January 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.65 m
|
21
|
2
|
Al-Dair
|
23
|
LW
|
Ahmed Al-Zain
|
(2003-06-06)6 June 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.77 m
|
0
|
0
|
Al-Ahli
|
26
|
RW
|
Mustafa Al-Hayki
|
(2002-02-08)8 February 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.87 m
|
5
|
3
|
Al-Ahli
|
50
|
LB
|
Yaser Qambar
|
(2003-01-30)30 January 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.75 m
|
0
|
0
|
Barbar
|
64
|
P
|
Ali Mohamed
|
(2002-04-22)22 April 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.75 m
|
18
|
20
|
Al-Ittifaq
|
69
|
RW
|
Komail Ali
|
(2002-03-12)12 March 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.85 m
|
6
|
4
|
Al-Najma
|
73
|
CB
|
Husain Saleh
|
(2003-01-17)17 January 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.82 m
|
6
|
3
|
Tobli
|
77
|
RB
|
Jasim Khamis
|
(2002-09-02)2 September 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.77 m
|
10
|
4
|
Al-Shabab
|
90
|
RB
|
Ali Abdulla
|
(2002-08-05)5 August 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.85 m
|
5
|
3
|
Al-Tadamon
|
99
|
CB
|
Ali Madan
|
(2003-06-29)29 June 2003 (aged 19)
|
1.72 m
|
0
|
0
|
Barbar
|
|
Greenland
[38]
Head coach: Angutimmarik Kreutzmann
Slovenia
A 16-player squad was announced on 17 June 2023.[39][40]
Head coach: Saša Praprotnik
Sweden
A 17-player squad was announced on 15 May 2023.[41][42]
Head coach: Dennis Sandberg
Group G
Chile
A 16-player squad was announced on 12 June 2023.[43][44]
Head coach: Aitor Etxaburu
No.
|
Pos.
|
Name
|
Date of birth (age)
|
Height
|
App.
|
Goals
|
Club
|
3
|
CB
|
Sebastián Puelma
|
(2002-04-15)15 April 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.82 m
|
0
|
0
|
DPV Kutral
|
11
|
LB
|
Alberto Orellana
|
(2002-04-16)16 April 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.87 m
|
0
|
0
|
DPV Kutral
|
12
|
P
|
Benjamín Barrios
|
(2003-09-10)10 September 2003 (aged 19)
|
1.91 m
|
0
|
0
|
USAB
|
17
|
GK
|
Esteban Menanteau
|
(2003-08-18)18 August 2003 (aged 19)
|
1.80 m
|
0
|
0
|
Club Balonmano Cordillera
|
18
|
LB
|
Daniel Montecino
|
(2002-01-11)11 January 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.91 m
|
0
|
0
|
Club Deportivo Ferroviarios de Chile
|
19
|
P
|
Jonas Jn Charles
|
(2004-04-19)19 April 2004 (aged 19)
|
1.85 m
|
0
|
0
|
DPV Kutral
|
21
|
LW
|
Joaquín Olguín
|
(2002-09-16)16 September 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.81 m
|
0
|
0
|
Unión Machali Balonmano
|
23
|
P
|
Gonzalo Bustamante
|
(2002-09-13)13 September 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.83 m
|
0
|
0
|
Unión Machali Balonmano
|
24
|
RW
|
Jovani Pino
|
(2002-05-05)5 May 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.76 m
|
0
|
0
|
DPV Kutral
|
26
|
RW
|
Camilo Ceballos
|
(2002-04-17)17 April 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.84 m
|
0
|
0
|
DPV Kutral
|
27
|
LW
|
Renato Castro
|
(2003-06-09)9 June 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.73 m
|
0
|
0
|
Liceo Nacional de Maipú
|
28
|
RW
|
Luciano Scaramelli
|
(2002-04-23)23 April 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.82 m
|
0
|
0
|
Pallamano Trieste
|
33
|
CB
|
Rodolfo Huaracán
|
(2002-04-29)29 April 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.68 m
|
0
|
0
|
Liceo Nacional de Maipú
|
37
|
RW
|
Camilo Hernández
|
(2004-02-07)7 February 2004 (aged 19)
|
1.83 m
|
0
|
0
|
Club Italiano Balonmano
|
48
|
CB
|
Cristóbal Oyarzún
|
(2004-06-30)30 June 2004 (aged 18)
|
1.92 m
|
0
|
0
|
Ovalle Balonmano
|
76
|
GK
|
Alejandro Rosales
|
(2003-06-12)12 June 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.87 m
|
0
|
0
|
Unión Machali Balonmano
|
|
Iceland
[45]
Head coach: Einar Andri Einarsson
Morocco
[46]
Head coach: Mohammed Berrajaâ
Serbia
A 18-player squad was announced on 19 June 2023.[47][48]
Head coach: Đorđe Teodorović
Group H
Cuba
[49]
Head coach: Alexis Luis
No.
|
Pos.
|
Name
|
Date of birth (age)
|
Height
|
App.
|
Goals
|
Club
|
1
|
GK
|
Esnie Negret
|
(2003-01-28)28 January 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.90 m
|
15
|
0
|
Santiago de Cuba
|
3
|
P
|
Omar Hernández
|
(2005-08-03)3 August 2005 (aged 17)
|
1.84 m
|
5
|
1
|
Artemisa
|
5
|
LW
|
Lázaro Vega
|
(2004-01-31)31 January 2004 (aged 19)
|
1.70 m
|
10
|
16
|
La Habana
|
8
|
RB
|
Adrián Azcuy
|
(2003-04-07)7 April 2003 (aged 20)
|
1.85 m
|
0
|
0
|
Pinar del Río
|
10
|
CB
|
Geovanis Claro
|
(2006-09-11)11 September 2006 (aged 16)
|
1.87 m
|
0
|
0
|
Holguín
|
11
|
LB
|
Osmany Miniet
|
(2006-09-05)5 September 2006 (aged 16)
|
1.80 m
|
10
|
18
|
Artemisa
|
12
|
GK
|
Dairon Girón
|
(2002-05-12)12 May 2002 (aged 21)
|
2.01 m
|
25
|
0
|
Granma
|
13
|
LW
|
Andro Gonzalés
|
(2002-08-18)18 August 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.83 m
|
25
|
60
|
Holguín
|
14
|
RW
|
Maiko Vázques
|
(2003-09-03)3 September 2003 (aged 19)
|
1.93 m
|
25
|
92
|
Matanzas
|
19
|
CB
|
Samuel Cordies
|
(2002-11-02)2 November 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.90 m
|
30
|
95
|
Granma
|
20
|
GK
|
Luis Alazales
|
(2006-09-18)18 September 2006 (aged 16)
|
1.85 m
|
0
|
0
|
Artemisa
|
34
|
RB
|
Rolando Méndez
|
(2002-05-03)3 May 2002 (aged 21)
|
1.88 m
|
10
|
49
|
Camagüey
|
49
|
CB
|
Lisván Mora
|
(2002-12-02)2 December 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.81 m
|
15
|
12
|
Villa Clara
|
55
|
RW
|
Ronal Menéndez
|
(2005-03-01)1 March 2005 (aged 18)
|
1.85 m
|
10
|
2
|
Artemisa
|
66
|
P
|
Diosel Rondón
|
(2002-12-02)2 December 2002 (aged 20)
|
1.85 m
|
10
|
18
|
Granma
|
|
Egypt
A 17-player squad was announced on 14 June 2023.[50][51]
Head coach: Mohamed El-Alfy
Greece
[52]
Head coach: Nikolaos Georgiadis
Saudi Arabia
A 18-player squad was announced on 6 June 2023.[53][54]
Head coach: Juan López
References