Portugal national under-17 football team

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Portugal Under-17
Nickname(s)Selecção das Quinas
AssociationPortuguese Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachFilipe Ramos
CaptainDiogo Queirós
Most capsHélder Barbosa (37 caps)
Top scorerJosé Gomes (20 goals)
FIFA codePOR
First colours
Second colours
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1989)
Best resultThird place (1989)
European Championship
Appearances10 (first in 2002)
Best resultChampions (2003, 2016)

The Portugal national under-17 football team represents Portugal in international football at this age level and is controlled by Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, the governing body for football in Portugal.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year Round GP Won Drawn* Lost GF GA
China 1985 did not qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989 Third place 6 3 2 1 11 7
Italy 1991 did not qualify
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995 Quarter-finals 4 1 0 3 5 8
Egypt 1997 did not qualify
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 11 18
Peru 2005 did not qualify
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Peru 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1]
Indonesia 2023 did not qualify
Total 3/19 14 5 3 6 27 33

UEFA European U-17 Championship

Portugal, champions of the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Year Round GP Won Drawn* Lost GF GA
Denmark 2002 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 4
Portugal 2003 Champions 5 4 1 0 10 5
France 2004 Third place 5 1 2 2 10 10
Italy 2005 did not qualify
Luxembourg 2006
Belgium 2007
Turkey 2008
Germany 2009
Liechtenstein 2010 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 3
Serbia 2011 did not qualify
Slovenia 2012
Slovakia 2013
Malta 2014 Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 4 2
Bulgaria 2015 did not qualify
Azerbaijan 2016 Champions 6 4 2 0 15 1
Croatia 2017 did not qualify
England 2018 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 1
Republic of Ireland 2019 Quarter finals 4 2 0 2 6 5
Estonia 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3]
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022 Semi-finals 5 4 0 1 14 9
Hungary 2023 Group stage 3 1 1 1 3 6
Cyprus 2024 to be determined
Total 10/20 41 22 7 12 71 46

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Recent results

Hungary  v  Portugal
4 May 2019 2019 UEFA U-17 Euro group stage Hungary  1–0  Portugal UCD Bowl, Dublin
19:00 Kosznovszky 80' Report Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (MLT)
Portugal  v  Russia
7 May 2019 2019 UEFA U-17 Euro group stage Portugal  2–1  Russia UCD Bowl, Dublin
15:00 Batalha 16'
Sousa 50'
Report Schetinin 68' (pen.) Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL)
Portugal  v  Iceland
10 May 2019 2019 UEFA U-17 Euro group stage Portugal  4–2  Iceland City Calling Stadium, Longford
17:00 Tavares 32'
Silva 46'
Bernardo 76'
Cruz 84'
Report Jóhannesson 37'
Ellertsson 71'
Referee: Donald Robertson (SCO)
Italy  v  Portugal
13 May 2019 2019 UEFA U-17 Euro quarter-final Italy  1–0  Portugal Tolka Park, Dublin
16:30 Tongya 26' Report Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (LTU)

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, to be played in March 2024.[4]

Caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Germany.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Diogo Ferreira (2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 17) 9 0 Portugal Benfica
1GK Miguel Gouveia (2007-09-12) 12 September 2007 (age 16) 8 0 Portugal Sporting CP

2DF Martim Cunha (2007-02-28) 28 February 2007 (age 17) 16 2 Portugal Porto
2DF Rafael Mota (2007-02-07) 7 February 2007 (age 17) 14 1 Portugal Sporting CP
2DF Afonso Sousa (2007-04-17) 17 April 2007 (age 16) 12 1 Portugal Braga
2DF Duarte Soares (2007-02-19) 19 February 2007 (age 17) 11 0 Portugal Benfica
2DF Rui Silva (2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 (age 17) 10 5 Portugal Benfica
2DF Denilson Santos (2007-02-02) 2 February 2007 (age 17) 8 1 Portugal Sporting CP
2DF Pedro Andrade (2007-01-18) 18 January 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Portugal Estoril
2DF Afonso Machado (2007-03-01) 1 March 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Portugal Sporting CP

3MF João Simões (2007-01-06) 6 January 2007 (age 17) 33 5 Portugal Sporting CP
3MF Afonso Meireles (2007-04-19) 19 April 2007 (age 16) 16 3 Portugal Vitória
3MF Eduardo Felicíssimo (2007-01-08) 8 January 2007 (age 17) 13 1 Portugal Sporting CP
3MF Tiago Ferreira (2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 17) 11 0 Portugal Braga

4FW Cardoso Varela (2008-10-29) 29 October 2008 (age 15) 16 2 Portugal Porto
4FW Gabriel Silva (2007-04-09) 9 April 2007 (age 16) 15 11 Portugal Sporting CP
4FW João Trovisco (2007-10-23) 23 October 2007 (age 16) 15 5 Portugal Braga
4FW Geovany Quenda (2007-04-30) 30 April 2007 (age 16) 12 6 Portugal Sporting CP
4FW Rodrigo Mora (2007-05-05) 5 May 2007 (age 16) 12 2 Portugal Porto
3MF Afonso Vieria (2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 17) 11 4 Portugal Vitória
4FW David Daiber (2007-01-10) 10 January 2007 (age 17) 5 0 Germany Bayern Munich
4FW Francisco Silva (2007-09-14) 14 September 2007 (age 16) 2 0 Portugal Benfica

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Denis Gutu (2007-11-25) 25 November 2007 (age 16) 2 0 Portugal Porto v.  Finland, 25 January 2024
GK Tiago Leitão (2007-07-09) 9 July 2007 (age 16) 1 0 Portugal Sporting CP v.  Morocco, 12 September 2023

DF Edgar Mota (2007-03-08) 8 March 2007 (age 17) 13 0 Portugal Braga v.  Germany, 14 February 2024
DF João Capucho (2007-01-24) 24 January 2007 (age 17) 5 0 Portugal Benfica v.  Germany, 14 February 2024
DF Atanásio Cunha (2007-01-06) 6 January 2007 (age 17) 4 0 Portugal Sporting CP v.  Finland, 25 January 2024
DF Afonso Sousa (2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 17) 2 0 Portugal Vitória Guimarães v.  Finland, 25 January 2024
DF Kilian Hölscher (2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 (age 17) 2 0 Germany Hamburg v.  Finland, 25 January 2024
DF Duarte Nogueira (2007-02-08) 8 February 2007 (age 17) 2 0 Portugal Porto v.  Morocco, 12 September 2023

MF Rafael Camacho (2007-03-28) 28 March 2007 (age 16) 5 1 Portugal Sporting CP v.  Netherlands, 30 October 2023
MF Rodrigo Marques (2007-02-09) 9 February 2007 (age 17) 5 0 Portugal Braga v.  Germany, 14 February 2024
MF Manuel Miranda (2007-04-13) 13 April 2007 (age 16) 4 1 Portugal Porto v.  Germany, 14 February 2024
MF Martim Duarte (2007-11-06) 6 November 2007 (age 16) 3 0 Portugal Vitória Guimarães v.  Netherlands, 30 October 2023
MF Rodrigo Cunha (2007-05-21) 21 May 2007 (age 16) 2 0 Portugal Vitória Guimarães v.  Finland, 25 January 2024
MF João Martins (2007-06-02) 2 June 2007 (age 16) 2 0 Portugal Vitória Guimarães v.  Finland, 25 January 2024
MF Dinis Telehovschi (2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 16) 2 0 Portugal Benfica v.  Morocco, 12 September 2023

FW Afonso Patrão (2007-02-03) 3 February 2007 (age 17) 14 5 Portugal Braga v.  Germany, 14 February 2024
FW Gustavo Ferreira (2007-05-29) 29 May 2007 (age 16) 5 3 Portugal Benfica v.  Germany, 14 February 2024
FW Eduardo Fernandes (2007-03-24) 24 March 2007 (age 17) 5 0 Portugal Benfica v.  Germany, 14 February 2024
FW Sandro Vidigal (2007-07-28) 28 July 2007 (age 16) 2 0 Portugal Braga v.  Finland, 25 January 2024
FW Vasco Sousa (2007-01-27) 27 January 2007 (age 17) 2 0 Portugal Porto v.  Morocco, 12 September 2023
FW Tomás Gomes (2007-08-28) 28 August 2007 (age 16) 1 0 Portugal Braga v.  Finland, 25 January 2024

Former squads

FIFA U-17 World Championship
UEFA European Under-17

Most appearances

# Name Caps Goals First cap Latest cap
1 Hélder Barbosa 37 3 July 16, 2002 May 15, 2004
2 Bruno Gama 34 11 February 11, 2003 May 15, 2004
3 Rúben Neves 31 2 July 7, 2012 May 18, 2014

Most goals

# Name Goals Caps First cap Latest cap
1 José Gomes 20 26 September 19, 2014 May 21, 2016
2 Pipo 13 16 July 29. 2008 March 27, 2009
3 Bruno Gama 11 34 February 11, 2003 May 15, 2004

References

  1. ^ "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup™ and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  3. ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Nova alteração à convocatória" (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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