Portugal national under-17 football team

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.

Portugal Under-17
Nickname(s)Selecção das Quinas
AssociationPortuguese Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachJoão Santos
Most capsHélder Barbosa (37 caps)
Top scorerJosé Gomes (20 goals)
FIFA codePOR
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Argentina 3–0 Portugal 
(Cuenca, Spain; 05 August 1995)
Biggest win
 Portugal 10–0 Kazakhstan 
(Aveiro, Portugal; 10 October 2018)
 Portugal 10–0 Liechtenstein 
(Oeiras, Portugal; 13 November 2024)
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 0–5 Brazil 
(Tampere, Finland; 17 August 2003)
 Portugal 0–5 Germany 
(Algarve, Portugal; 9 February 2016)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1989)
Best resultThird place (1989)
European Championship
Appearances11 (first in 2002)
Best resultChampions (2003, 2016)

Competitive record

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FIFA U-17 World Cup

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Year Round GP Won Drawn* Lost GF GA
  1985 did not qualify
  1987
  1989 Third place 6 3 2 1 11 7
  1991 did not qualify
  1993
  1995 Quarter-finals 4 1 0 3 5 8
  1997 did not qualify
  1999
  2001
  2003 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 11 18
  2005 did not qualify
  2007
  2009
  2011
  2013
  2015
  2017
  2019
  2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1]
  2023 did not qualify
  2025 to be determined
Total 3/20 14 5 3 6 27 33

UEFA European U-17 Championship

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Portugal, champions of the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Year Round GP Won Drawn* Lost GF GA
  2002 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 4
  2003 Champions 5 4 1 0 10 5
  2004 Third place 5 1 2 2 10 10
  2005 did not qualify
  2006
  2007
  2008
  2009
  2010 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 3
  2011 did not qualify
  2012
  2013
  2014 Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 4 2
  2015 did not qualify
  2016 Champions 6 4 2 0 15 1
  2017 did not qualify
  2018 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 1
  2019 Quarter finals 4 2 0 2 6 5
  2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3]
  2021
  2022 Semi-finals 5 3 1 1 14 9
  2023 Group stage 3 1 1 1 3 6
  2024 Runners-up 6 4 0 2 12 10
  2025 to be determined
Total 11/22 47 25 8 14 83 56

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

  • Gold background color indicates first-place finish. Silver background color indicates second-place finish. Bronze background color indicates third-place finish.

Recent results

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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)
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)
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)
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

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Current squad

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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   Benfica
1GK Miguel Gouveia (2007-09-12) 12 September 2007 (age 17) 8 0   Sporting CP

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

3MF João Simões (2007-01-06) 6 January 2007 (age 17) 33 5   Sporting CP
3MF Afonso Meireles (2007-04-19) 19 April 2007 (age 17) 16 3   Vitória
3MF Eduardo Felicíssimo (2007-01-08) 8 January 2007 (age 17) 13 1   Sporting CP
3MF Tiago Ferreira (2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 17) 11 0   Braga
4FW David Santos Daiber (2007-01-10) 10 January 2007 (age 17) 5 0   Bayern Munich
4FW João Trovisco (2007-10-23) 23 October 2007 (age 17) 15 5   Braga

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

Recent call-ups

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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 17) 2 0   Porto v.   Finland, 25 January 2024
GK Tiago Leitão (2007-07-09) 9 July 2007 (age 17) 1 0   Sporting CP v.   Morocco, 12 September 2023

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

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

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

Former squads

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FIFA U-17 World Championship
UEFA European Under-17

Most appearances

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# 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

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# 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

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  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.