Barbados national under-17 football team
The Barbados national under-17 football team, nicknamed Bajan Tridents, is the youth national association football team of Barbados and is controlled by the Barbados Football Association. Its represent the country FIFA U-17 World Cup also regional competition CONCACAF U-17 Championship. The team hasn't qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup[1][2][3][4][5]
| Nickname(s) | Bajan Tridents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Barbados Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
| Head coach |  Renaldo Gilkes | ||
| Captain | Andre Applewhaite | ||
| Home stadium | Barbados National Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | BRB | ||
| 
 | |||
| First international | |||
| Saint Lucia  3–1  Barbados (Castries; 18 October 1998) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Barbados  5–2  Dominica (Bridgetown, Barbados 24 July 2016) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Canada .svg.png.webp) 8–0 Barbados  Barbados (Montego Bay Jamaica; 17 February 2011) | |||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| CONCACAF U-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2011) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2011, 2013, 2019, 2023) | ||
History
    
Since the formation Barbados national under-17 football team have not performed well in international competitions. They have never qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The team has qualified thrice for the CONCACAF U-17 Championship and never advanced past the group stage.
Players
    
    Current squad
    
The following 20 players have been named in the final roster for the 2023 Concacaf Men’s Under-17 Championship that will be held in Guatemala from February 11-26, 2023.[6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | K'Den Hee Chung | 20 March 2006 (aged 16) |  Pro Shottas United | 
| 2 | DF | Micaiah Clarke | 2 September 2007 (aged 15) |  National Sports Council | 
| 3 | DF | Ajani Banton | 18 December 2006 (aged 16) |  Ballaz International | 
| 4 | DF | Warren Trotman | 5 December 2006 (aged 16) |  UWI Blackbirds | 
| 5 | DF | Kamari Johnson | 21 June 2007 (aged 15) |  West Coast Youth Academy | 
| 6 | MF | Amego Jordan | 19 February 2006 (aged 16) |  Pinelands FC | 
| 7 | MF | Shamari Harewood | 25 May 2006 (aged 16) |  Paradise | 
| 8 | MF | Joshua Husbands | 4 April 2006 (aged 16) |  Whitehall FA | 
| 9 | FW | Che Millington | 24 December 2006 (aged 16) |  Pro Shottas United | 
| 10 | FW | Rovaldo Massiah | 17 August 2006 (aged 16) |  Pro Shottas United | 
| 11 | MF | Christian Gill | 20 February 2006 (aged 16) |  Pro Shottas United | 
| 12 | MF | Kiaros Greaves | 12 September 2006 (aged 16) |  Technique FC | 
| 13 | MF | Kobe Burges | 11 January 2006 (aged 17) |  Pinelands FC | 
| 14 | DF | Ephraim Gill | 4 May 2007 (aged 15) |  Pro Shottas United | 
| 15 | MF | Jayden Grenidge | 5 September 2006 (aged 16) |  Kick Start FC | 
| 16 | DF | Zachari Yard | 2 October 2007 (aged 15) |  Pro Shottas United | 
| 17 | MF | Ronan Lee | 3 February 2007 (aged 16) |  Pro Shottas United | 
| 18 | GK | Jireh Malcolm | 21 November 2006 (aged 16) |  Potential Ballers FC | 
| 19 | MF | Ajanie Payne | 27 April 2007 (aged 15) |  Barbados Soccer Academy | 
| 20 | MF | James Moore | 1 January 2006 (aged 17) |  Pro Shottas United | 
Fixtures and recent results
    
The following is a list of recent match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss
2019
    
| 2 May 2019 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Group F | Guatemala   | 1–1 |  Barbados | Bradenton, United States | 
| 16:00 UTC−4 | Gaitán  55' | Report | Gale  90'+3' | Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1 Referee: John Pitti (Panama) | 
| 4 May 2019 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Group F | Barbados   | 1–6 |  United States | Bradenton, United States | 
| 16:00 UTC−4 | Richards  54' (pen.) | Report | 
 | Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1 Attendance: 215 Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador) | 
| 6 May 2019 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Group F | Barbados   | 0–4 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | Bradenton, United States | 
| 16:00 UTC−4 | Report | 
 | Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1 Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica) | 
2023
    
| February 11 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Group F | United States   | 5–0 |  Barbados | Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala | 
| 20:00 EST | Report | Stadium: Estadio Pensativo Referee: Okeito Nicholson (Jamaica) | 
| February 13 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Group F | Barbados   | 0–2 | .svg.png.webp) Canada | Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala | 
| 17:00 EST | Report | 
 | Stadium: Estadio Pensativo Referee: Sanchez Bass (Saint Kitts and Nevis) | 
| February 15 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Group F | Trinidad and Tobago   | 1–1 |  Barbados | Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala | 
| 17:00 EST | 
 | Report | 
 | Stadium: Estadio Pensativo Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic) | 
Competitive records
    
    FIFA U-17 World Cup
    
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  1985 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| .svg.png.webp) 1987 | ||||||||
|  1989 | Did not enter | |||||||
|  1991 | Withdrew from qualification | |||||||
|  1993 | Did not qualify | |||||||
|  1995 | Disqualified from qualification | |||||||
|  1997 | Did not qualify | |||||||
|  1999 | ||||||||
|  2001 | ||||||||
|  2003 | ||||||||
|  2005 | ||||||||
|  2007 | ||||||||
|  2009 | ||||||||
|  2011 | ||||||||
|  2013 | ||||||||
|  2015 | ||||||||
|  2017 | ||||||||
|  2019 | ||||||||
|  2023 | ||||||||
| Total | 0/19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 
CONCACAF U-17 Championship
    
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  1983 | Did not qualify | |||||||
|  1985 | ||||||||
|  1987 | Did not enter | |||||||
|  1988 | Did not qualify | |||||||
|  1991 | ||||||||
|  1992 | Disqualified | |||||||
|  1994 | Did not qualify | |||||||
|  1996 | ||||||||
|   1999 | ||||||||
|   2001 | ||||||||
|  .svg.png.webp) 2003 | ||||||||
|   2005 | ||||||||
|   2007 | ||||||||
|  2009 | ||||||||
|  2011 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | –9 | 
|  2013 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 
|  2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||
|  2017 | ||||||||
|  2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | –9 | 
|  2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 
| Total | 4/20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 33 | –27 | 
References
    
- "Barbados U-17 soccer team profile, results, fixtures, squad". International Soccerway. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- "Barbados youth national under-17 team statistics, results, fixtures, photos". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- "Barbados U-17 soccer team squad, matches, results". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- "Youth decorates senior team roster World Cup Qualifiers". Barbadosloopnews.com. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- "Invest in u-17 football team". Nation News. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- "National team roster 2023 Concacaf Under-17 Championship". Concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.











