Since
the 1992 tournament, male squads have been required to consist of players under 23 years old; since
1996 tournament, a maximum of three over-23-year-old players have been allowed per squad.
This is a list of all-time overage players (also known as
wild card players in some countires) in
Olympic football
Football at the Summer Olympics, referred to as the Olympic Football Tournament, has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 (the inaugural Games) and 1932 (in an attempt to promote the new FIFA Wo ...
since
1996 tournament.
Overage players rule in Olympic football have influenced other competitions like
Asian Games football and
Pan American Games football.
Africa (CAF)
Algeria
Overage players of
Algeria national under-23 football team
The Algeria national under-23 football team represents Algeria in international football competitions including the Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except during the Olympic Games where the use of three over ...
Cameroon
Overage players of
Cameroon national under-23 football team
Cameroon national under-23 football team, also known as the Indomitable Lions (''Les Lions Indomptables''), represents Cameroon in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, ...
Egypt
Overage players of
Egypt national under-23 football team
The Egypt national under-23 football team ( ar, منتخب مصر الأوليمبى), nicknamed The Pharaohs ( ar, الفراعنة), is the national team of Egypt Under-23 and is administered by the Egyptian Football Association. The team's ma ...
Gabon
Overage players of
Gabon national under-23 football team
Gabon national under-23 football team (also known as Gabon Olympic, Gabon U-23) represents Gabon in international football competitions in the Olympic Games and the CAF U-23 Championship. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23 bu ...
Ghana
Overage players of
Ghana national under-23 football team
Ivory Coast
Overage players of
Ivory Coast national under-23 football team
The Ivorian national under-23 football team represents Ivory Coast in international under-23 tournaments.
Nicknamed ''Les Petit Éléphants'' (The Small Elephants" in English), the under-23 national team's first appearance on the world stage was ...
Mali
Overage players of
Mali national under-23 football team
Morocco
Overage players of
Morocco national under-23 football team
The Morocco Olympic football team represents Morocco in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Fédération Royale ...
Nigeria
Overage players of
Nigeria national under-23 football team
Nigeria Olympic football team represents Nigeria in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to male players under the age of 23, except during the Olympic Games where the use of three overage players is allo ...
Senegal
Overage players of
Senegal national under-23 football team
Senegal national under-23 football team (also known as Senegal Olympic, Senegal U-23) represents Senegal in international football competitions in the Olympic Games and the CAF U-23 Championship. The selection is limited to players under the age ...
South Africa
Overage players of
South Africa national under-23 football team
The South Africa national under-23 football team is a youth football (soccer) team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main object ...
Tunisia
Overage players of
Tunisia national under-23 football team
Asia (AFC)
Australia
Overage players of
Australia men's national under-23 soccer team
China
Overage players of
China national under-23 football team
Iraq
Overage players of
Iraq national under-23 football team
The Iraq national under-23 football team (also known as Iraq Olympic football team) represents Iraq in international under-23 football, Olympic Games and at the Asian Games, The team is controlled by the governing body for football in Iraq, Iraq ...
Japan
Overage players of
Japan national under-23 football team
The Japan national under-23 football team（Japanese: U-23サッカー日本代表）is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The team won the gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games an ...
Kuwait
Overage players of
Kuwait national under-23 football team
The Kuwait national under-23 football team is the youth association football team representing Kuwait in youth competitions and it is controlled by Kuwait Football Association. Kuwait under 23 Could also be called as Kuwait Olympic Team. Kuwait u ...
Saudi Arabia
Overage players of
Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team
Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team (also known as Saudi Arabia Olympics football team) is the football team representing Saudi Arabia in Olympics, AFC U-23 Championship, GCC U-23 Championship and any other under-23 international foo ...
South Korea
Overage players of
South Korea national under-23 football team
The South Korea national under-23 football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA, and Republic of Korea by IOC) represents South Korea at football in the Olympic Games and Asian Games. It was founded when the Olympic football was changed ...
United Arab Emirates
Overage players of
United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team
The United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team represents United Arab Emirates in association football and is administered by the United Arab Emirates Football Association.
Recent Fixtures
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Europe (UEFA)
Belarus
Overage players of
Belarus national under-23 football team
Belgium
Overage players of
Belgium national under-21 football team
The Belgium national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years. Their bi ...
Czech Republic
Overage players of
Czech Republic national under-21 football team
The Czech Republic national under-21 football team is the national under-21 association football team of the Czech Republic and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Champ ...
Denmark
Overage players of
Denmark national under-21 football team
France
Overage players of
France Olympic football team
The France Olympic football team represents France in international football competitions in Olympic Games. It has been active since 1900, and first competed in 1900. Olympic football was originally an amateur sport, and as the pre-World War II F ...
Great Britain
Overage players of
Great Britain men's Olympic football team
The Great Britain men's Olympic football team is the men's football team that represents the United Kingdom at the Summer Olympic Games (where it competes as Great Britain, currently branded Team GB). The team is organised by the English Foot ...
Greece
Overage players of
Greece national under-23 football team
Greece national under-23 football team represents Greece in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overaged players. The team is controlled by the Hellenic Footba ...
Germany
Overage players of
Germany Olympic football team
The Germany Olympic football team represents Germany in international football competitions in Olympic Games. It has been active since 1908, and first competed in 1912.
Olympic football was originally an amateur sport, and as the pre-World War ...
Hungary
Overage players of
Hungary national under-21 football team
The Hungary national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team for Hungary and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.
Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Hungarian Under-21 team w ...
Italy
Overage players of
Italy national under-21 football team
Netherlands
Overage players of
Netherlands national under-21 football team
The Netherlands national under-21 football team is the national under-21 team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.
Followin ...
Portugal
Overage players of
Portugal Olympic football team
The Portugal national under-23 football team (also known as Portugal Olympic football team) represents Portugal in international football competitions (final stage and qualifiers) in Olympic Games, as well as in under–23 football tournaments. ...
Romania
Overage players of
Romania national under-21 football team
The Romania national under-21 football team, also known as Romania under-21s or Romania U21(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the Romania national football team.
This team is for Romanian players aged under 21 at the start of the cale ...
Serbia
Overage players of
Serbia national under-21 football team
The Serbia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia. Both FIFA and UEFA consider the Serbian national team to be the direct and sole successor of the ...
Slovakia
Overage players of
Slovakia national under-21 football team
The Slovakia national under-21 football team, controlled by the Slovak Football Association, is Slovakia's national under-21 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Slovakia national football team.
European Under-21 Champion ...
Spain
Overage players of
Spain national under-23 football team
The Spain Olympic football team (also known as Spain Under-23, or Spain U-23) represents Spain in international football competitions in the Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for the Olympics which all ...
Sweden
Overage players of
Sweden national under-23 football team
Switzerland
Overage players of
Switzerland national under-23 football team
North America, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)
Costa Rica
Overage players of
Costa Rica national under-23 football team
The Costa Rica national under-23 football team (also known as the Costa Rica Olympic football team) represents Costa Rica in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under ...
Honduras
Overage players of
Honduras national under-23 football team
The Honduras national under-23 football team represents Honduras in international football competitions (finals stage and qualifiers) in Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for three ...
Mexico
Overage players of
Mexico national under-23 football team
The Mexico national under-23 football team (also known as Mexico Olympic football team) represents Mexico in under-23 international football competitions such as the Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under ...
United States
Overage players of
United States men's national under-23 soccer team
The United States U-23 men's national soccer team, also known as the United States men's Olympic soccer team, is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer. Its primary role is qualification into and competition at the quadr ...
Oceania (OFC)
Fiji
Overage players of
Fiji national under-23 football team
The Fiji national under-23 football team, also known as Fiji U23, represents Fiji at U23 tournaments. The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Fiji national football team.
History
Fiji U23 made the maximum of seven appearances so far a ...
New Zealand
Overage players of
New Zealand national under-23 football team
The New Zealand national under-23 football team, informally known as the "OlyWhites", represents New Zealand Football and New Zealand in international Under-23 football events, such as the Summer Olympics.
The OlyWhites qualified for the 2008 Su ...
South America (CONMEBOL)
Argentina
Overage players of
Argentina national under-23 football team
The Argentina Olympic football team (Argentina U-23 since 1992) represents Argentina in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overa ...
Brazil
Overage players of
Brazil national under-23 football team
The Brazil Olympic football team (also known as Brazil under-23, Brazil U23) represents Brazil in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except th ...
Chile
Overage players of
Chile Olympic football team
Colombia
Overage players of
Colombia national under-23 football team
Paraguay
Overage players of
Paraguay national under-23 football team
The Paraguay national under-23 football team, also known as the Paraguay Olympic football team, represents Paraguay in international football competitions in Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football A ...
Uruguay
Overage players of
Uruguay national under-23 football team
References
Match reports at FIFA.com
External links
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