The Gibraltar national under-17 football team is the youth football team of Gibraltar, run by the Gibraltar Football Association. The team is based mostly on the young players from the region's domestic leagues, the Gibraltar Premier Division and Gibraltar Second Division, and competes every year to qualify for the European Under-17 Football Championship.
Association | Gibraltar Football Association | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Jansen Moreno | ||
Captain | Jaiden Bartolo | ||
Most caps | Andrew Hernandez, Jaiden Bartolo (9) | ||
Top scorer | Jaiden Bartolo (6) | ||
Home stadium | Victoria Stadium | ||
FIFA code | GIB | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Yerevan, Armenia; 24 October 2013) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Gibraltar; 25 August 2022) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Paphos, Cyprus; 4 November 2022) | |||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | None |
History
editThe team played its first match on 24 October 2013 against the Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team,[1] the year when Gibraltar became a member of UEFA.[2] George Wink, then of the Juvenil team of the Spanish club Club Atlético Zabal, scored the first goal, in the history of the national under-17 team on October 28, 2013 against the Armenia national under-17 football team.[3]
The side would finish bottom of the group on every campaign since, scoring only 5 goals in response, with George Wink becoming the record goalscorer at any level of football in Gibraltar until Jake Gosling and Lee Casciaro equalled the record for the seniors in 2015. In May 2017, a re-organization of management throughout the Gibraltar Football Association saw coach Stephen Head step up to manage the U19 team, with David Ochello appointed as his replacement. The following campaign saw Gibraltar suffer a record 10-0 defeat to Norway on the 4th anniversary of their debut in the competition.
8 years after their first matches as UEFA members, Gibraltar finally secured their first win at under-17 level with a 2-1 friendly win over Faroe Islands on 10 September 2021. In October 2023, Gibraltar initially withdrew from qualification for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, citing safety concerns as a result of the Israel–Hamas war.[4] The whole group, set to be hosted in Israel, was postponed by UEFA later that day.[5] New dates were later announced for November 2023 with Wales hosting instead.
Match record
editFIFA World Cup
editFIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Era | Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
Under-16 | 1985 to 1989 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||
Under-17 | 1991 to 2015 | |||||||||||||||
2017 | Ineligible | — | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Did Not Qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | |||||||||
2021 | Cancelled | — | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Did Not Qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||
2025 | to be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | — | 0/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 |
UEFA European Championship
editUEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Era | Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
Under-16 | 1982 to 2001 | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | |||||||||||||
Under-17 | 2002 to 2013 | |||||||||||||||
2014 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||
2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||
2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
2020 | Cancelled | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | |||||||||
2021 | — | |||||||||||||||
2022 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||
2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
2025 | Future event | – | ||||||||||||||
Total | — | 0/41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 155 |
Recent results and fixtures
edit25 August 2022 Friendly | Gibraltar | 8–2 | Liechtenstein | Gibraltar |
12:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Victoria Stadium |
27 August 2022 Friendly | Gibraltar | 4–0 | Liechtenstein | Gibraltar |
12:00 | Report | Stadium: Victoria Stadium |
1 November 2022 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Gibraltar | 0–2 | Cyprus | Paphos, Cyprus |
13:30 | Report | Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Attendance: 125 Referee: Sander Van Der Eijk (Netherlands) |
4 November 2022 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Serbia | 12–0 | Gibraltar | Paphos, Cyprus |
11:00 | Report | Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Attendance: 31 Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland) |
5 August 2023 Unofficial Friendly | Gibraltar | 0–2 | Chesterfield Academy | Gibraltar |
Stadium: Victoria Stadium |
15 November 2023 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Belgium | 4–0 | Gibraltar | Newport, Wales |
17:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Dragon Park Referee: Roman Jitari (Moldova) |
18 November 2023 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Israel | Cancelled | Gibraltar | Newport, Wales |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Dragon Park Referee: Jan Machálek (Czechia) |
21 November 2023 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Gibraltar | 0–4 | Wales | Cardiff, Wales |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria) |
29 October 2024 2025 UEFA U-17 Qualification | France | v | Gibraltar | |
Report |
1 November 2024 2025 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Slovakia | v | Gibraltar | |
Report |
4 November 2024 2025 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Gibraltar | v | Cyprus | |
Report |
Squad
editCurrent squad
editFor the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification and finals, players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible.
The following players were called up for the following 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches:[6]
- Match date: 15, 18 and 21 November 2022
- Opposition: Belgium, Israel and Wales
- Caps and goals correct as of: 21 November 2023, after the match against Wales.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Thomas Recagno | 11 September 2007 | 8 | 0 | Europa |
13 | GK | Ryan Smith | 21 April 2007 | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
3 | DF | Kai Mauro | 30 May 2007 | 5 | 0 | Cádiz |
2 | DF | Joachim Ostheider | 10 April 2007 | 4 | 0 | Cádiz |
4 | DF | Jayvan Garro | 1 June 2008 | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
5 | DF | Jay Coombes | 9 March 2007 | 2 | 0 | Sutton United |
12 | DF | Sebastian Sun Gorny | 4 September 2007 | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
17 | DF | Julian Chichon | 23 September 2007 | 0 | 0 | Puerto de La Línea |
20 | DF | Alex Collado | 25 February 2007 | 0 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
6 | MF | Amos Federico (captain) | 23 April 2007 | 3 | 0 | Repton |
7 | MF | Giovanni Soleci | 2 February 2007 | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
8 | MF | Karim Bousselham | 7 October 2007 | 2 | 0 | Linense |
10 | MF | Daniel Smith | 1 April 2007 | 2 | 0 | Europa |
14 | MF | Quentin McGlashan | 20 June 2007 | 1 | 0 | College 1975 |
15 | MF | Max Bautista | 7 May 2008 | 0 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
19 | MF | Stefan Desoiza | 15 November 2007 | 0 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
11 | FW | Leon Mason | 16 May 2007 | 4 | 0 | Atlético Zabal |
9 | FW | Kai Bartolo | 16 July 2007 | 2 | 0 | Wealdstone |
18 | FW | Anthony Avellano | 4 April 2008 | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
16 | FW | Evan Villa | 24 August 2007 | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
Recent call-ups
editThe following players have been called up within the past twelve months or withdrew from the current squad due to injury or suspension, and remain eligible.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury |
Managerial history
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Top Goalscorers
editAs of 4 November 2022
Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in order of average.
# | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | Average |
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1 | Jaiden Bartolo | 2021–2022 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 |
2 | James Scanlon | 2022 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 |
3 | Sebastian Diaz | 2022 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 |
Angel Gonzalez | 2021 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | |
George Wink | 2013 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | |
6 | Ashton Hancock | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Javier Martínez | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Christian Zammitt-Agius | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Johnny Rush | 2022 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | |
Liam Jessop | 2021 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | |
Julian Valarino | 2015–2016 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | |
Ethan Britto | 2014–2016 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | |
Byron Espinosa | 2013–2015 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 |
Notes
edit- ^ Gibraltar drawn with Republic of Ireland, England and Armenia in Under 17’s
- ^ "FOOTBALL: Season 2013/14 to kick –off". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ Wink lässt Gibraltar träumen - UEFA.com
- ^ Official Statement Gibraltar FA. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Statement: MU17 UEFA EURO Qualifying Round Football Association of Wales. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ U17 Squad Gibraltar FA. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.