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.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Belgium women's national under-17 football team.

Belgium U-17
Nickname(s)De Jonge Duivels
Les Diablotins
AssociationRoyal Belgian Football Association
ConfederationUEFA
Head coachBob Browaeys
FIFA codeBEL
First colours
Second colours
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2007)
Best resultThird place (2015)
European Championship
Appearances7 (first in 2006)
Best resultSemi-final (2007, 2015, 2018)

Players

Current squad
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Matt Lendfers (2006-03-10) 10 March 2006 7 0 Sint-Truiden
12 1GK Michiel Haentjens (2006-03-23) 23 March 2006 6 0 Anderlecht
2 2DF Ismaël Baouf (2006-09-17) 17 September 2006 10 0 Anderlecht
3 2DF Madi Monamay (2006-04-06) 6 April 2006 3 0 Bayer Leverkusen
4 2DF Josue Ndenge Kongolo (2006-04-13) 13 April 2006 7 0 Genk
5 2DF Hugo Lamock (2006-02-25) 25 February 2006 5 0 Gent
13 2DF Gilles De Meyer (2006-09-17) 17 September 2006 7 1 Gent
14 2DF Kaïs Barry (2006-02-08) 8 February 2006 4 0 Anderlecht
6 3MF Nolhan Courtens (2006-12-20) 20 December 2006 7 0 Royal Antwerp
8 3MF Lilian Vergeylen (2006-05-25) 25 May 2006 10 1 Anderlecht
10 3MF Gyano Vanderdonck (2006-11-24) 24 November 2006 1 0 Gent
15 3MF Rafaël Teugels (2006-06-07) 7 June 2006 1 0 Charleroi
16 3MF Amine Boukamir (2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 2 0 Charleroi
17 3MF Laurens Goemaere (2006-04-07) 7 April 2006 9 0 Club Brugge
20 3MF Gerard Vandeplas (2006-02-25) 25 February 2006 7 0 Royal Antwerp
7 4FW Robin Mirisola (2006-12-08) 8 December 2006 9 3 Genk
9 4FW Matteo Filorizzo (2006-02-19) 19 February 2006 7 4 Eupen
11 4FW Cédric Nuozzi (2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 8 2 Genk
18 4FW Victor Tihon (2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 6 0 Eupen
19 4FW Nassim Azaouzi (2006-03-31) 31 March 2006 4 0 Anderlecht

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 (2006-05-15) 15 May 2006 3 1 Charleroi v.  Denmark, 1 November 2022
DF Ethan Butera (2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 3 0 Anderlecht v.  Denmark, 1 November 2022
MF Rayane Bounida (2006-03-03) 3 March 2006 4 1 Ajax v.  Denmark, 1 November 2022
MF Raphael Di Matteo (2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 3 1 Eupen v.  Denmark, 1 November 2022
MF Rabby Mateta Pepa (2006-07-13) 13 July 2006 3 0 Standard Liège v.  Denmark, 1 November 2022

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
1985did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007Group stage310236
2009did not qualify
2011
2013
2015Third place741298
2017did not qualify
2019
2023
2025to be determined
Total2/20105141214

UEFA European U-17 Football Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
2002did not qualify
2003
2004
2005
2006Group stage301228
2007Semi-finals413*055
2008did not qualify
2009
2010
2011
2012Group stage311132
2013did not qualify
2014
2015Semi-finals522*164
2016Quarter-finals412132
2017did not qualify
2018Semi-finals5401103
2019Quarter-finals412155
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3][4]
2021
2022Group stage311144
2023did not qualify
2024did not qualify
Total8/1931121093833
  •   *  denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
  •   indicates tournament was held on home soil.

See also

References
  1. "Belgium-Slovenia | Under-17 2023". UEFA. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  2. "Belgium-Croatia | Under-17 2023". UEFA. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  3. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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