Belgium national under-17 football team
The Belgium national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Their biggest successes have been their bronze medal at the 2015 World Cup, reaching the semi-finals of the European championship in 2007 on home soil, and again in 2015 and 2018.
| Nickname(s) | De Jonge Duivels Les Diablotins | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Royal Belgian Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA | ||
| Head coach | Bob Browaeys | ||
| FIFA code | BEL | ||
| |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2007) | ||
| Best result | Third place, 2015 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Semi-final, 2007, 2015, 2018 | ||
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.[1][2]
- Match dates: 22–28 March 2023
- Opposition:
Slovenia,
Croatia and
Norway - Caps and goals correct as of: 25 March 2023, after the match against
Croatia
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Matt Lendfers | 10 March 2006 | 7 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Michiel Haentjens | 23 March 2006 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Ismaël Baouf | 17 September 2006 | 10 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Madi Monamay | 6 April 2006 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Josue Ndenge Kongolo | 13 April 2006 | 7 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Hugo Lamock | 25 February 2006 | 5 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Gilles De Meyer | 17 September 2006 | 7 | 1 | |
| 14 | DF | Kaïs Barry | 8 February 2006 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Nolhan Courtens | 20 December 2006 | 7 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Lilian Vergeylen | 25 May 2006 | 10 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Gyano Vanderdonck | 24 November 2006 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Rafaël Teugels | 7 June 2006 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Amine Boukamir | 23 October 2006 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Laurens Goemaere | 7 April 2006 | 9 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Gerard Vandeplas | 25 February 2006 | 7 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Robin Mirisola | 8 December 2006 | 9 | 3 | |
| 9 | FW | Matteo Filorizzo | 19 February 2006 | 7 | 4 | |
| 11 | FW | Cédric Nuozzi | 30 January 2006 | 8 | 2 | |
| 18 | FW | Victor Tihon | 8 September 2006 | 6 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Nassim Azaouzi | 31 March 2006 | 4 | 0 | |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Belgium under-17 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Matheo Gerard | 15 May 2006 | 3 | 1 | v. | |
| DF | Ethan Butera | 16 April 2006 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Rayane Bounida | 3 March 2006 | 4 | 1 | v. | |
| MF | Raphael Di Matteo | 23 January 2006 | 3 | 1 | v. | |
| MF | Rabby Mateta Pepa | 13 July 2006 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| did not qualify | |||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| did not qualify | |||||||
| Third place | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
| did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 2/19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 |
UEFA European U-17 Football Championship record
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 3* | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Semi-finals | 5 | 2 | 2* | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Semi-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3][4] | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| to be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 8/19 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 33 | |
- * denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- indicates tournament was held on home soil.
See also
References
- "Belgium-Slovenia | Under-17 2023". UEFA. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- "Belgium-Croatia | Under-17 2023". UEFA. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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