# El Salvador national under-17 football team

The El Salvador Under-17 football team is controlled by Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol and represents El Salvador in international under-17 or youth football competitions.

## Tournament Records
### FIFA U-17 World Cup

| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1987 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | 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 |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | 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 |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 1/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Fixtures and results

The following is a list of match results of the El Salvador Under-17 football team in January and February 2025.
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score* | Competition | Salvadoran scorers |
| 29 January 2025 | Estadio Francisco Morazan | Honduras | 1-2 | Friendly | Brandon Ramirez 25' |
| 31 January 2025 | Estadio Francisco Morazan | Honduras | 0-3 | Friendly | Nil |
| 10 February 2025 | Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City | Cayman Islands | 8-0 | 2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification | Tobar 3', 13' Inojosa 17', 34' Perla 43' Torres 45' Galdamez 68' Ramirez 73' |
| 12 February 2023 | Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City | Saint Lucia | 2-0 | 2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification | Tobar 16' Torres 52' |
| 15 February 2023 | Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City | Jamaica | 2-1 | 2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification | Perla 22' Ramirez 80' |
Key
* F = Friendly
* UF = Unofficial Friendly
* U-17 Q = 2015 U-17 Championship qualifying
* PSO = Penalty shootout
* a.e.t. = After extra time
* El Salvador's scores listed first

## Players
### 2025 Squad

The following 20 players were called up for the 2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification in February.
| Pos. | Player | Club |
| 1GK | Peter Cornejo | Los Angeles Surf SC |
| 1GK | Oliver Alegria Sigennes | FC Zürich U-17 |
| 1GK | Alfredo Esquivel | Isidro Metapan U-17 |
| 2DF | Jefferson Perla | Aguila U-17 |
| 2DF | Jose Guatemala | Aguila U-17 |
| 2DF | Adonis Campos | New York City U-17 |
| 2DF | Anderson Tula | Alianza U-17 |
| 2DF | Emerson Guardado | Alacranes FC |
| 2DF | Andrew Reyes | Cedar Stars |
| 2DF | Marvin Mejia | Albion San Diego |
| 3MF | Eduardo Galdamez | Isidro Metapan U-17 |
| 3MF | Esteban Hernandez | Alianza U-17 |
| 3MF | David Leon | Alianza U-17 |
| 3MF | Rafael Inojosa | Houston Dynamo U-17 |
| 3MF | Azyk Gomez | Los Angeles FC |
| 4FW | Ovido Hernandez | Aruba |
| 4FW | Brandon Ramirez | Turin FC |
| 4FW | Steven Espinoza | Turin FC |
| 4FW | Kerin Torres | LA Firpo U-17 |
| 4FW | Mayson Barillas | DC United U-17 |
| 4FW | Luis Tobar | Alianza U-17 |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the El Salvador U-17 squad in the past 12 months.
| Player | Club | Latest call-up |
| Jarell Bonilla | Orlando SC U-17 | January training camp |
| TBD | TBD | January training camp |
| TBD | TBD | January training camp |
| TBD | TBD | January training camp |

## Personnel
### Current staff

As of February 2025
| Head coach | Juan Carlos Serrano |
| Assistant coach | Cristian Ernesto Lopez |
| Physical Coordinator | Pablo Rodas |
| Physical Therapist | Chepe Martínez |
| Medical Trainer | TBD |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Misael Alfaro |

## List of coaches

* Jorge Araujo (1990)
* Cesar Acevedo (1999)
* Armando Contreras Palma (2001)
* Remberto Santillana (2002)
* Hector Cocherari (2004)
* Norberto Huezo (February 2006 – 2008)
* Mario Rodriguez (January 2008)
* Victor Manuel Pacheco (November 2010 – December 2011)
* Jose Luis Rugamas (January 2012 – January 2013)
* Victor Manuel Pacheco (February 2013 – October 2013)
* Rafael Tobar (August 2014 – February 2015)
* Edgar Henríquez (May 2015 – December 2015)
* Erick Dowson Prado (January 2016 – April 2017)
* Diego Pizarro (September 2017 – December 2017)
* José de la Cruz (January 2017 - December 2017)
* Ernesto Gochez (Dec 2018- 2021)
* Juan Carlos Serrano (July 2022 - Present)

## Record versus other nations

Records for competitive matches only. As of 19-02-25
| Nat | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
| Belize | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| Canada | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 27 | -17 |
| Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Guatemala | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Haiti | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| Honduras | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
| Mexico | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 25 | -21 |
| Nicaragua | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | +35 |
| Panama | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +22 |
| United States | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 31 | -26 |