Portugal national under-17 football team

Portugal Under-17
Nickname(s)	Selecção das Quinas
Association	Portuguese Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	João Santos
Most caps	Hélder Barbosa (37 caps)
Top scorer	José Gomes (20 goals)
FIFA code	POR
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
Appearances	3 (first in 1989)
Best result	Third place (1989)
European Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 2002)
Best result	Champions (2003, 2016)
Medal record
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
UEFA European U-17 Championship

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
1985	did not qualify
1987	did not qualify
1989	Third place	6	3	2	1	11	7
1991	did not qualify
1993	did not qualify
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

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~~	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[2]^[3]
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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

[1] "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[2020_Cancellation-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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