Gibraltar national under-17 football team

Gibraltar Under-17

Association	Gibraltar Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Jansen Moreno
Captain	Jaiden Bartolo
Most caps	Andrew Hernandez, Jaiden Bartolo (9)
Top scorer	Jaiden Bartolo (6)
Home stadium	Victoria Stadium
FIFA code	GIB
First colours Second colours Third colours
First international
Republic of Ireland 4–1 Gibraltar  (Yerevan, Armenia; 24 October 2013)
Biggest win
Gibraltar 8–2 Liechtenstein  (Gibraltar; 25 August 2022)
Biggest defeat
Serbia 12–0 Gibraltar  (Paphos, Cyprus; 4 November 2022)
European Championship
Appearances	None
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	None

The Gibraltar national under-17 football team is the youth football team of Gibraltar, run by the Gibraltar Football Association. The team is based mostly on the young players from the region's domestic leagues, the Gibraltar Premier Division and Gibraltar Second Division, and competes every year to qualify for the European Under-17 Football Championship.

History

The team played its first match on 24 October 2013 against the Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team,^[1] the year when Gibraltar became a member of UEFA.^[2] George Wink, then of the Juvenil team of the Spanish club Club Atlético Zabal, scored the first goal, in the history of the national under-17 team on October 28, 2013 against the Armenia national under-17 football team.^[3]

The side would finish bottom of the group on every campaign since, scoring only 5 goals in response, with George Wink becoming the record goalscorer at any level of football in Gibraltar until Jake Gosling and Lee Casciaro equalled the record for the seniors in 2015. In May 2017, a re-organization of management throughout the Gibraltar Football Association saw coach Stephen Head step up to manage the U19 team, with David Ochello appointed as his replacement. The following campaign saw Gibraltar suffer a record 10-0 defeat to Norway on the 4th anniversary of their debut in the competition.

8 years after their first matches as UEFA members, Gibraltar finally secured their first win at under-17 level with a 2-1 friendly win over Faroe Islands on 10 September 2021. In October 2023, Gibraltar initially withdrew from qualification for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, citing safety concerns as a result of the Israel–Hamas war.^[4] The whole group, set to be hosted in Israel, was postponed by UEFA later that day.^[5] New dates were later announced for November 2023 with Wales hosting instead.

Match record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Era	Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Under-16	1985 to 1989	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
Under-17	1991 to 2015
	2017	Ineligible									—
	2019	Did Not Qualify									3	0	0	3	0	27
	2021	Cancelled									—
	2023	Did Not Qualify									2	0	0	2	0	14
Total		—	0/19	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	0	0	5	0	41

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record											Qualification record
Era	Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Under-16	1982 to 2001	Not a UEFA member									Not a UEFA member
Under-17	2002 to 2013
	2014	did not qualify									3	0	0	3	2	14
	2015										3	0	1	2	0	9
	2016										3	0	0	3	2	16
	2017										3	0	0	3	1	7
	2018										3	0	0	3	0	23
	2019										3	0	0	3	0	27
	2020	Cancelled									3	0	0	3	1	20
	2021										—
	2022	did not qualify									3	0	0	3	1	17
	2023										2	0	0	2	0	14
	2024	To be decided									0	0	0	0	0	0
	2025	Future event									–
Total		—	0/41	0	0	0	0	0	0		26	0	1	25	7	147

Recent results and fixtures

Gibraltar  v  Liechtenstein

25 August 2022 (2022-08-25) Friendly	Gibraltar	8–2	Liechtenstein	Gibraltar
12:00	Bartolo 6', 18', 30' Diaz 50', 59' Scanlon 57', 82' Rush 80'	Report	Keller 40' Oberwaditzer 90+1'	Stadium: Victoria Stadium

Gibraltar  v  Liechtenstein

27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) Friendly	Gibraltar	4–0	Liechtenstein	Gibraltar
12:00	Hancock 13' Martínez 23' (p) Bartolo 66' Scanlon 90'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Stadium

Gibraltar  v  Cyprus

1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification	Gibraltar	0–2	Cyprus	Paphos, Cyprus
13:30		Report	Nikolaou 48' Tzouliou 56'	Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Attendance: 125 Referee: Sander Van Der Eijk (Netherlands)

Serbia  v  Gibraltar

4 November 2022 (2022-11-04) 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification	Serbia	12–0	Gibraltar	Paphos, Cyprus
11:00	Delibašić 7', 44' Jovanović 13', 46', 82' Cvetković 25', 31' Maksimović 68' (p) Sremčević 79', 86' (p), 90', 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Attendance: 31 Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland)

Gibraltar  v Chesterfield Academy

5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) Unofficial Friendly	Gibraltar	0–2	Chesterfield Academy	Gibraltar
			Marshall Dolman	Stadium: Victoria Stadium

Belgium  v  Gibraltar

15 November 2023 (2023-11-15) 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification	Belgium	4–0	Gibraltar	Newport, Wales
17:00	Reumers 22' Da Costa 30' Diawara 90+1' Engwanda-Ongena 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Dragon Park Referee: Roman Jitari (Moldova)

Israel  v  Gibraltar

18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification	Israel	Cancelled	Gibraltar	Newport, Wales
14:00		Report		Stadium: Dragon Park Referee: Jan Machálek (Czechia)

Gibraltar  v  Wales

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification	Gibraltar	0–4	Wales	Cardiff, Wales
14:00		Report	Bostock 14' Allen 49' Jones 77' Griffiths 89'	Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)

Squad

Current squad

For the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification and finals, players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible.

The following players were called up for the following 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches:^[6]

• Match date: 15, 18 and 21 November 2022
• Opposition:  Belgium,  Israel and  Wales
• Caps and goals correct as of: 21 November 2023, after the match against  Wales.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Thomas Recagno	(2007-09-11) 11 September 2007 (age 16)	8	0	Manchester 62
13	1GK	Ryan Smith	(2007-04-21) 21 April 2007 (age 16)	1	0	Lincoln Red Imps
3	2DF	Kai Mauro	(2007-05-30) 30 May 2007 (age 16)	5	0	Atlético Zabal
2	2DF	Joachim Ostheider	(2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 16)	4	0	Cádiz
4	2DF	Jayvan Garro	(2008-06-01) 1 June 2008 (age 15)	2	0	Lincoln Red Imps
5	2DF	Jay Coombes	(2007-03-09) 9 March 2007 (age 17)	2	0	Lincoln Red Imps
12	2DF	Sebastian Sun Gorny	(2007-09-04) 4 September 2007 (age 16)	1	0	Lincoln Red Imps
17	2DF	Julian Chichon	(2007-09-23) 23 September 2007 (age 16)	0	0	Puerto de La Línea
20	2DF	Alex Collado	(2007-02-25) 25 February 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Lincoln Red Imps
6	3MF	Amos Federico (captain)	(2007-04-23) 23 April 2007 (age 16)	3	0	Repton
7	3MF	Giovanni Soleci	(2007-02-02) 2 February 2007 (age 17)	2	0	Lincoln Red Imps
8	3MF	Karim Bousselham	(2007-10-07) 7 October 2007 (age 16)	2	0	Linense
10	3MF	Daniel Smith	(2007-04-01) 1 April 2007 (age 17)	2	0	Manchester 62
14	3MF	Quentin McGlashan	(2007-06-20) 20 June 2007 (age 16)	1	0	College 1975
15	3MF	Max Bautista	(2008-05-07) 7 May 2008 (age 15)	0	0	Lincoln Red Imps
19	3MF	Stefan Desoiza	(2007-11-15) 15 November 2007 (age 16)	0	0	Lincoln Red Imps
11	4FW	Leon Mason	(2007-05-16) 16 May 2007 (age 16)	4	0	FCB Magpies
9	4FW	Kai Bartolo	(2007-07-16) 16 July 2007 (age 16)	2	0	Wealdstone
18	4FW	Anthony Avellano	(2008-04-04) 4 April 2008 (age 15)	2	0	Algeciras
16	4FW	Evan Villa	(2007-08-24) 24 August 2007 (age 16)	1	0	Lincoln Red Imps

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past twelve months or withdrew from the current squad due to injury or suspension, and remain eligible.

Managerial history

Top Goalscorers

As of 4 November 2022

Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in order of average.

Notes

External links

• Football Federation of Gibraltar