Venezuela
CONMEBOL. Played 463 since 12 Feb 1938: won 117, drawn 103, lost 243. Elo 1824, ranked 37 in the world; peak 1916 in 2024.
Latest results
- 2026-10-06DJordan0–0VenezuelaFriendly · Amman51%
- 2026-10-02DSouth Korea0–0VenezuelaFriendly · Ulsan33%
- 2026-09-28LJapan2–1VenezuelaFriendly · Hiroshima19%
- 2026-06-09WIraq0–2VenezuelaFriendly · Bridgeview59%
- 2026-06-06LVenezuela1–2TurkeyFriendly · Fort Lauderdale30%
- 2026-03-30DUzbekistan0–0Venezuela (Uzbekistan won on penalties)FIFA Series · Tashkent32%
- 2026-03-27WVenezuela4–1Trinidad and TobagoFIFA Series · Tashkent80%
- 2025-11-18LCanada2–0VenezuelaFriendly · Fort Lauderdale38%
- 2025-11-14WAustralia0–1VenezuelaFriendly · Houston33%
- 2025-10-10LArgentina1–0VenezuelaFriendly · Miami Gardens10%
Squad
The following players were called up to the friendly matches against Basque Country and Rusia on 14 and 17 November 2026, respectively. *
- Players
- 28
- Average age
- 25.3
- Caps between them
- 400
- Most from one club
- Carabobo (2)
Where they play
6 at home · 22 abroad in 18 other countries
- Venezuela 6
- Brazil 2
- Bulgaria 2
- Colombia 2
- Spain 2
- Austria 1
- Belgium 1
- Canada 1
- Cyprus 1
- Ecuador 1
- France 1
- Italy 1
- Mexico 1
- Netherlands 1
- Portugal 1
- Scotland 1
- Turkey 1
- Ukraine 1
- United States 1
Average club rating 1624 (ClubElo; 27 of 28 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Barcelona, ranked 3 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| José ContrerasBarcelona(Ecuador) | 32 | 14 | 0 | |
| Cristopher VarelaDeportivo La Guaira | 26 | 2 | 0 | |
| Miguel SilvaCarabobo | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frankarlos BenítezCaracas | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| Nahuel FerraresiBotafogo(Brazil) | 27 | 47 | 1 | |
| Yordan OsorioTolima(Colombia) | 32 | 38 | 0 | |
| Jon AramburuReal Sociedad(Spain) | 24 | 24 | 1 | |
| Christian MakounLevski Sofia(Bulgaria) | 26 | 16 | 0 | |
| Teo QuinteroSparta Rotterdam(Netherlands) | 27 | 8 | 0 | |
| Luis BalboSturm Graz(Austria) | 20 | 6 | 0 | |
| Adrián CovaLokomotiv Plovdiv(Bulgaria) | 25 | 2 | 0 | |
| Adrián PalaciosGenk(Belgium) | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| Cristian CásseresToulouse(France) | 26 | 50 | 1 | |
| Yangel HerreraReal Sociedad(Spain) | 28 | 47 | 3 | |
| Telasco SegoviaInter Miami(United States) | 23 | 20 | 2 | |
| Daniel PereiraMontréal(Canada) | 26 | 13 | 0 | |
| Marco LibraBologna Primavera(Italy) | 18 | 4 | 0 | |
| Sebastián MendozaCarabobo | 21 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jeferson CaraballoDeportivo Táchira | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| Yerson ChacónAEK Larnaca(Cyprus) | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jefferson SavarinoFluminense(Brazil) | 29 | 51 | 4 | |
| Eduard BelloDeportivo Cali(Colombia) | 31 | 26 | 4 | |
| Gleiker MendozaShakhtar Donetsk(Ukraine) | 24 | 11 | 1 | |
| Jesús RamírezÇorum(Turkey) | 28 | 8 | 2 | |
| Kevin KelsyRangers(Scotland) | 22 | 8 | 1 | |
| Matías LacavaVizela(Portugal) | 24 | 3 | 0 | |
| Robinson FloresPuerto Cabello | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luifer HernándezPuebla(Mexico) | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Venezuela national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 6 October 2026; page last edited 3 Nov 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
Copa América: 20 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Venezuela v Colombia: played 42, won 6, drawn 15, lost 21; goals 27–62. First met 23 Feb 1938, last 9 Sep 2025.
- 2025-09-09LVenezuela3–6ColombiaFIFA World Cup qualification · Maturín35%
- 2023-09-07LColombia1–0VenezuelaFIFA World Cup qualification · Barranquilla12%
- 2022-03-29LVenezuela0–1ColombiaFIFA World Cup qualification · Guayana37%
- 2021-06-17DColombia0–0VenezuelaCopa América · Group A · Goiânia25%
- 2020-10-09LColombia3–0VenezuelaFIFA World Cup qualification · Barranquilla18%
- 2019-09-10DColombia0–0VenezuelaFriendly · Tampa20%
- 2018-09-07LVenezuela1–2ColombiaFriendly · Miami Gardens23%
- 2017-08-31DVenezuela0–0ColombiaFIFA World Cup qualification · San Cristóbal25%
- 2016-09-01LColombia2–0VenezuelaFIFA World Cup qualification · Barranquilla11%
- 2015-06-14WColombia0–1VenezuelaUpsetCopa América · Group C · Rancagua14%
- 2013-03-26WVenezuela1–0ColombiaFIFA World Cup qualification · Puerto Ordaz36%
- 2011-11-11DColombia1–1VenezuelaFIFA World Cup qualification · Barranquilla28%
- 2010-09-03LVenezuela0–2ColombiaFriendly · Puerto la Cruz61%
- 2009-08-12WColombia1–2VenezuelaFriendly · East Rutherford45%
- 2009-03-31WVenezuela2–0ColombiaFIFA World Cup qualification · Puerto Ordaz51%
Latest 15 of 42 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 188 | 69 | 49 | 70 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 176 | 32 | 32 | 112 |
| Copa América | 74 | 11 | 18 | 45 |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Bolivarian Games | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Brazil Independence Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| FIFA Series | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kirin Challenge Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| LG Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top scorers
- Salomón Rondón 23
- Juan Arango 14
- Ruberth Morán 11
- Giancarlo Maldonado 10
- Josef Martínez 9
- José Luis Dolgetta 6
- Darwin Machís 6
- Miku 5
- Rómulo Otero 5
- Rafael Santana 4
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.