# Gibraltar national under-17 football team

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.

## History

The team played its first match on 24 October 2013 against the Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team, the year when Gibraltar became a member of UEFA. 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.
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. The whole group, set to be hosted in Israel, was postponed by UEFA later that day. New dates were later announced for November 2023 with Wales hosting instead.

## Match record
### FIFA World Cup

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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 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member |
| Under-17 | 1991 to 2015 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member |
| Under-17 | 2017 | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | Ineligible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Under-17 | 2019 | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Under-17 | 2021 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Under-17 | 2023 | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Under-17 | 2025 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Total | — | 0/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 |

### UEFA European Championship

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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 | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member |
| Under-17 | 2002 to 2013 | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member |
| Under-17 | 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Under-17 | 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Under-17 | 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| Under-17 | 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Under-17 | 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Under-17 | 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Under-17 | 2020 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Under-17 | 2021 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Under-17 | 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| Under-17 | 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Under-17 | 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Under-17 | 2025 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Under-17 | 2026 | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Under-17 | 2027 | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | — | 0/41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 174 |

## Squad
### Current squad

For the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification and finals, players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible.
The following players were called up for the following 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches:
* Match date: 29 October, 1 and 4 November 2024
* Opposition: France, Slovakia and Cyprus
* Caps and goals correct as of: 4 November 2024, after the match against Cyprus.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Victor Huart | (2008-09-05) 5 September 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | Lynx |
| 13 | 1GK | Marcus Martinez | (2008-10-02) 2 October 2008 (age 16) | 0 | 0 | FCB Magpies |
| 3 | 2DF | Kevan Buckley | (2008-04-07) 7 April 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 4 | 2DF | Owen Fortunato | (2008-10-27) 27 October 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | Manchester 62 |
| 18 | 2DF | Nooran Tizniti | (2008-10-25) 25 October 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | FCB Magpies |
| 2 | 2DF | Adam Aboudi Achbay | (2008-11-01) 1 November 2008 (age 16) | 3 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 12 | 2DF | Lucas Llambias | (2009-10-20) 20 October 2009 (age 15) | 2 | 0 | Balón Linense |
| 15 | 2DF | Gianni Peliza | (2008-04-23) 23 April 2008 (age 16) | 2 | 0 | Manchester 62 |
| 7 | 2DF | Stefan Soleci | (2009-07-29) 29 July 2009 (age 15) | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 5 | 3MF | Jayvan Garro | (2008-06-01) 1 June 2008 (age 16) | 6 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 6 | 3MF | Shaun Murien | (2008-09-09) 9 September 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | Manchester 62 |
| 14 | 3MF | Max Bautista | (2008-05-07) 7 May 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | Lions Gibraltar |
| 17 | 3MF | Max Purdy | (2008-12-06) 6 December 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | Manchester 62 |
| 10 | 3MF | Lyndon Turrell | (2009-10-13) 13 October 2009 (age 15) | 3 | 0 | Leicester City |
| 20 | 3MF | Daniel Llamas | (2008-01-23) 23 January 2008 (age 17) | 3 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 19 | 3MF | Nicholas Poggio | (2009-10-08) 8 October 2009 (age 15) | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 8 | 4FW | Theo Montovio | (2008-06-29) 29 June 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
| 11 | 4FW | Luca Scanlon | (2009-07-13) 13 July 2009 (age 15) | 3 | 0 | Manchester United |
| 16 | 4FW | Julian Pecino | (2009-01-23) 23 January 2009 (age 16) | 2 | 0 | Atlético Zabal |
| 9 | 4FW | Ethan Ochello | (2008-12-16) 16 December 2008 (age 16) | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |

### Recent call-ups

The 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 |
| DF | Jonathan Rowbottom | (2009-02-01) 1 February 2009 (age 16) | 0 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v France, 29 October 2024$^{PRE}$ |
| FW | Anthony Avellano | (2008-04-04) 4 April 2008 (age 16) | 3 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v France, 29 October 2024$^{PRE}$ |
| $^{INJ}$ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury $^{PRE}$ Preliminary squad $^{WD}$ Withdrew for other reasons |||||||

## Managerial history

* Stephen Head (2013–2014, 2016–2017)
* David Ochello (2014–2016, 2017–2018)
* Jeff Wood (2018)
* Steven Cummings (2018–2019)
* Jonathan Sodi (2019–2020)
* Jansen Moreno (2021–2024)
* Scott Wiseman (2024–)

## Top Goalscorers

As of 4 November 2022
Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in order of average.
| # | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | Average |
| 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 |
| 3 | Angel Gonzalez | 2021 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 |
| 3 | George Wink | 2013 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 |
| 6 | Ashton Hancock | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Javier Martínez | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Christian Zammitt-Agius | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Johnny Rush | 2022 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 |
| 6 | Liam Jessop | 2021 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 |
| 6 | Julian Valarino | 2015–2016 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 |
| 6 | Ethan Britto | 2014–2016 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 |
| 6 | Byron Espinosa | 2013–2015 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 |