# Puerto Rico national under-17 football team

The Puerto Rico national under-17 football team represents Puerto Rico in tournaments at the under-17 level. It is controlled by the Puerto Rican Football Federation.

## History

Puerto Rico made its debut at the 1983 CONCACAF Championship where they faced Honduras and México. Subsequently, they played in the FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifiers in 1991, 2000 and 2002. It wasn't until 2006 where they got their first two victories against Anguilla and Saint Lucia.
Since 2012 they have participated in every World Cup qualification. In 2012 the team was managed by Jeaustin Campos where they played in Cuba the first round of the qualification where they faced the hosts, Aruba and Bahamas but failing to advance to the next round.
In 2014 they went to Bahamas this time managed by Vítor Hugo Barros where they earned a win against Bahamas but failed to advance after losing 2–0 against Martinique and drawing scoreless to Bermudas.
Steven Estrada managed the team in 2016 with a very limited time to prepare. They lost all the matches against Haiti, Cayman Islands and Aruba, scoring only one goal.
Marco Vélez took charge of the U-17 in 2019. After a successful first round, the team reached the Round of 16 of the Concacaf Championship where they lost 2–1 against Mexico.
The team returned in 2022 with Pablo Almagro a head coach. Puerto Rico advanced as group leaders through the qualifying round with 25 goals scored and none conceded. They managed to get a historic result defeating Costa Rica in the Round of 16 of the 2023 Concacaf U-17 Championship.

## Fixtures and recent results

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win  Draw  Loss

### 2023
## Players
### Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 12 | 1GK | Franco Ramos | (2006-04-10)10 April 2006 (aged 16) | 2 | 0 | Club Atletico San Juan |
| 1 | 1GK | Sebastian Cuevas | (2006-05-23)23 May 2006 (aged 16) | 2 | 0 | Mirabelli SA |
| 16 | 2DF | Gabriel Rosario | (2006-04-12) April 12, 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Orlando City SC |
| 3 | 2DF | Adrian Rosario | (2007-04-12) April 12, 2007 (age 17) | 4 | 1 | Inter Miami CF |
| 14 | 2DF | Juan Torres | (2006-10-02) October 2, 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Solar SC |
| 18 | 2DF | Adrian Prado | (2006-04-26) April 26, 2006 (age 18) | 4 | 1 | San Juan FC |
| 6 | 2DF | Alejandro Viera | (2006-08-31) August 31, 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Mirabelli SA |
| 2 | 2DF | Eitan Solomiany | (2006-12-08) December 8, 2006 (age 18) | 4 | 0 | Bayamon FC |
| 13 | 2DF | Abraham Nelson | (2006-03-23) March 23, 2006 (age 18) | 4 | 1 | Puerto Rico Surf |
| 5 | 3MF | Ian Charles | (2007-02-08) February 8, 2007 (age 18) | 4 | 3 | Fc Dallas |
| 11 | 3MF | Sebastian Sime | (2007-01-17) January 17, 2007 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Mirabelli SA |
| 10 | 3MF | Justin Blanco | (2007-02-19) February 19, 2007 (age 17) | 4 | 1 | Queensboro FC |
| 17 | 3MF | Edgardo Vazquez | (2006-10-24) October 24, 2006 (age 18) | 4 | 0 | Tampa Bay United |
| 8 | 3MF | Andres Lopez | (2007-05-01) May 1, 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Loudoun SC |
| 20 | 4FW | Leonard Aviles Jr | (2006-01-26) January 26, 2006 (age 19) | 4 | 5 | New York Red Bulls |
| 15 | 4FW | Samuel Byron | (2007-03-26) March 26, 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Nashville SC |
| 4 | 4FW | Xzavier Colon | (2007-02-18) February 18, 2007 (age 17) | 2 | ? | Orlando City |
| 19 | 4FW | Jorge Vazquez | (2006-06-27) June 27, 2006 (age 18) | 4 | 5 | Orlando City Seminole |
| 7 | 4FW | Carlos Siaca | (2006-01-18) January 18, 2006 (age 19) | 4 | 1 | Bayamon FC |
| 9 | 4FW | Joel Rosa | (2007-04-07) April 7, 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Tampa Bay United |

## Competitive record
### CONCACAF U-17 Championship

CONCACAF U-17 Championship record :
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1983 | Group stage | 6th of 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 1985 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1987 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1988 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1991 | Group stage | 12th of 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 1992 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1999 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Round of 16 | 9th of 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 7th of 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | Quarter-finals | - | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 27 |