Dreamplanet national under-21 football team
Nickname(s) | Sonhadores (Dreamers) | ||
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Association | Dreamplanetian Football Association | ||
Head coach | José Santos | ||
Captain | Miguel Benedito | ||
Top scorer | Paulo Figueiredo (9) | ||
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First international | |||
Dreamplanet 3–0 The Sword Bloke (Longview, Valanora; 10 December 2001) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Dreamplanet 3–0 The Sword Bloke (Longview, Valanora; 10 December 2001) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Schottia 5–3 Dreamplanet Goldsan, Valanora; 20 December 2001 | |||
Di Bradini Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in DBC 36) | ||
Best result | Quarter-Finals (DBC 46) | ||
The Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Dreamplanet and is controlled by the Dreamplanetian Football Association (DFA). They are nicknamed "Sonhadores." Sonhadores means dreamers, thus they are Dreamplanet's generation that will dare to dream.
Following the formation of the DFA in 2001, the Dreamplanetian under-21 team was formed. The team had its first Di Bradini Cup appearance in the 36th edition, the team fired off in all cylinders with a 3-0 win over The Sword Bloke and were able to recover their tournament after drawing to Krytenia and losing to Pasarga to book their place in the Round of 16 with a win over Ethane, however they were dumped out of the tournament by Schottia in their largest defeat.
The under-21 team could not stay afloat after as Dreamplanet suffered economic downturn, all aspects of Dreamplanetian football were put under question as the the President Simão Silva vetoed reforms and Dreamplanetian football was only saved by the DFA's action to spend their own money into keeping Dreamplanetian football afloat, Dreamplanet returned to the Di Bradini Cup without much expectations, they had a slow start despite a thrilling game with Baker Park that was a 3-3 draw, however things would only get better for Os Sonhadores as they picked up a 3-1 win over Taeshan to put them top of the group and then beat the then already-eliminated Ko-oren in a tense 4-3 game to stamp their second consecutive Round of 16 appearance, in there was the peak of the campaign as Os Sonhadores went 3-0 down to Nephara only to turn it around and beat the Nepharims in the penalty shootout, Dreamplanet were looking like dark horses for the tournament until they were snuffed out against Bears Armed by a mere goal, not even getting a goal of their own, terminating this thrilling, albeit unexpected run.
During this time the Hinodejin Scare hit both the Under-21 squad and the main national football team squad, this was a Dreamplanetian paranoia as a result of Hinodejin clubs attempting, and some succeeding, to purchase Dreamplanetian starlets, this culminated in Ultras groups from various clubs declaring a "footballing war" against Kita-Hinode which resulted in riots near the Hinodejin embassy and even clashes during the FC Libon vs Q-Bee Honeyama friendly that resulted in multiple arrests and one death.
Squad
The following 17 players were named to the squad for the Di Bradini Cup 46.
Caps and goals are correct as of 30 October 2019 after the match against Bears Armed.
Ages use IRL years, subtract 14 years for Dreamplanetian years.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Rui Sousa | 14 May 2002 | 0 | Sporting CD | |
12 | GK | Diogo Carvalho | 1 June 1999 | 0 | FC Libon | |
2 | DF | Fransisco Jorge | 26 August 1999 | 0 | FC Libon | |
3 | DF | Hélder Guimarães | 24 December 1999 | 0 | Sporting CD | |
4 | DF | José Fontes | 31 December 2000 | 0 | Libon United | |
5 | DF | Raúl Costa | 7 June 1998 | 0 | Adina CF | |
13 | DF | Duarte Henriques | 21 February 2001 | 0 | Coerefente | |
14 | DF | Cláudio Pinto | 16 November 1998 | 0 | Libon United | |
6 | MF | José Costa | 3 January 2002 | 0 | Real Island | |
7 | MF | Fabio Henriques | 8 December 1997 | 0 | Coerefente | |
8 | MF | Miguel Benedito (Captain) | 9 September 1999 | 7 | Q-Bee Honeyama | |
15 | MF | Diogo Tavares | 31 October 1998 | 0 | Real Island | |
16 | MF | Tiago Soares | 2 July 2000 | 0 | Coerefente | |
9 | FW | Bruno Silva | 11 July 2001 | 8 | Sporting CD | |
10 | FW | Antonio Bento | 9 May 2001 | 1 | Coerefente | |
11 | FW | Rui Mendes | 7 December 1999 | 1 | FC Libon | |
17 | FW | Rafael Torres | 9 March 2003 | 1 | Adina CF |
Notable Players
- Paulo Figueiredo
- Bruno Silva
- Miguel Benedito
- Fabio Henriques
Team Records
Di Bradini Cup (Under-21 World Cup) record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
DBC 1-DBC 35 | Did not enter | ||||||
DBC 36 | Round of 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 |
DBC 37-45 | Did not enter | ||||||
DBC 46 | Quarter-Finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 |
TOTAL | 1/24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 |
Individual Records
Most Goals
Most Goals | |||||
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Rank | Name | Position | Goals | ||
1 | Paulo Figueiredo | Striker | 9 | ||
2 | Bruno Silva | Right Winger | 8 | ||
3 | Miguel Benedito | Center Midfielder | 7 | ||
4 | Luis da Costa | Left Winger | 3 | ||
5 | Antonio Bento | Left Winger | 1 | ||
5 | Rui Mendes | Striker | 1 | ||
5 | Rafael Torres | Striker | 1 | ||
5 | Jose Resende | Center Back | 1 |
(Players in Bold are still playing for the national team)