# Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team

The Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team, is the national under-17 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the biennial FIFA U-17 World Cup.

## History

The Republic of Ireland won the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship in Scotland and the 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.

## Competitive record
### FIFA Under-17 World Cup

The team has never qualified for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup (formerly the FIFA Under-17 World Championship and FIFA Under-16 World Championship), and did not enter the 1985 edition.
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| FIFA Under-16 World Championship |||||||||
| 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 |
| 1987 | did not qualify | 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 | did not qualify |
| FIFA Under-17 World Championship |||||||||
| 1991 to 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| FIFA Under-17 World Cup |||||||||
| 2007 to 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 |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 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 |
| 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 |

### UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The Republic of Ireland Under-17s have qualified for the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (formerly the UEFA European Under-16 Championship) 11 times, winning the competition in 1998. They hosted the 1994 and 2019 editions and finished in the group stage for both.
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| UEFA European Under-16 Championship |||||||||
| 1982 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1984 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 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 |
| 1986 | did not qualify | 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 | did not qualify |
| 1988 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Squad |
| 1989 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1990 | did not qualify | 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 | did not qualify |
| 1992 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Squad |
| 1993 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
| 1994 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Squad |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad |
| 1997 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1998 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | Squad |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
| 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 |
| UEFA European Under-17 Championship |||||||||
| 2002 | 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 |
| 2004 | 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 qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) |
| 2006 | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) |
| 2007 | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) |
| 2008 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Squad |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2010 | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) |
| 2011 | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) |
| 2012 | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) |
| 2013 | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) |
| 2014 | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) |
| 2015 | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) |
| 2016 | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) |
| 2017 | Quarter-final | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Squad |
| 2018 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Squad |
| 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Squad |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) | did not qualify (Elite round) |
| 2023 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | Squad |
| 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 |
| 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 |

## Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

### Legend

Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

### 2025
## Honours

* UEFA European Under-17 Championship, formerly UEFA European Under-16 Championship
** Champions (1998)

## Players
### Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification campaign.
The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification games against Belgium, Poland & Iceland on 19, 22 & 25 March 2025.
Caps and goals correct as of 17 February 2025, after the match against Hungary.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Alex Noonan | (2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 1GK | George Moloney | (2009-11-17) 17 November 2009 (age 15) | 1 | 0 | Southampton |
| 2DF | Oisin McDonagh | (2008-06-27) 27 June 2008 (age 16) | 6 | 0 | Venezia |
| 2DF | Billy Canny | (2008-05-28) 28 May 2008 (age 16) | 6 | 0 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 2DF | Vincent Leonard | (2008-03-21) 21 March 2008 (age 16) | 3 | 0 | Dundalk |
| 2DF | Ade Solanke | (2008-01-09) 9 January 2008 (age 17) | 5 | 0 | Lorient |
| 2DF | Finn Sherlock | (2008-05-04) 4 May 2008 (age 16) | 5 | 0 | TSG Hoffenheim |
| 3MF | Rory Finneran (Captain) | (2008-02-29) 29 February 2008 (age 17) | 14 | 0 | Newcastle United |
| 3MF | Grady McDonnell | (2008-02-17) 17 February 2008 (age 17) | 8 | 1 | Club NXT |
| 3MF | Ramón Martos | (2008-05-20) 20 May 2008 (age 16) | 7 | 1 | Almería |
| 3MF | Kian McMahon Brown | (2008-08-03) 3 August 2008 (age 16) | 7 | 0 | Burnley |
| 3MF | Oskar Skoubo Keely | (2008-02-22) 22 February 2008 (age 17) | 5 | 0 | Bohemians |
| 3MF | Billy Hayes | (2008-06-06) 6 June 2008 (age 16) | 4 | 0 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 3MF | Gavin McAteer | (2008-07-02) 2 July 2008 (age 16) | 2 | 0 | Finn Harps |
| 4FW | Jaden Umeh | (2008-03-18) 18 March 2008 (age 17) | 10 | 1 | Benfica |
| 4FW | Brody Lee | (2008-07-31) 31 July 2008 (age 16) | 7 | 2 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 4FW | Billy O'Neill | (2008-03-12) 12 March 2008 (age 17) | 5 | 0 | Bray Wanderers |
| 4FW | Cillian Tollett | (2008-02-09) 9 February 2008 (age 17) | 3 | 1 | Galway United |
| 4FW | Charles Akinrintayo | (2008-06-06) 6 June 2008 (age 16) | 2 | 1 | Shamrock Rovers |
| 4FW | Victor Ozhianvuna | (2009-01-10) 10 January 2009 (age 16) | 0 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Ali Topçu | (2008-04-01) 1 April 2008 (age 16) | 2 | 0 | Shelbourne | v. Hungary, 15 February 2025 |
| GK | Darragh Brunton | (2009-06-01) 1 June 2009 (age 15) | 1 | 0 | St Patrick's Athletic | v. Hungary, 15 February 2025 |
| DF | Aidan Gabbidon | (2009-01-23) 23 January 2009 (age 16) | 2 | 1 | Malmö | v. Hungary, 15 February 2025 |
| DF | Sean Spaight | (2009-01-25) 25 January 2009 (age 16) | 2 | 0 | Dundalk | v. Hungary, 15 February 2025 |
| DF | Muhammad Oladiti | (2008-03-25) 25 March 2008 (age 16) | 3 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers | v. Scotland, 4 November 2024 |
| DF | Sam Steward | | 1 | 0 | St Patrick's Athletic | v. Denmark, 8 September 2024 |
| DF | Ben Dumigan | (2009-01-12) 12 January 2009 (age 16) | 1 | 0 | Retired | v. Denmark, 8 September 2024 |
| MF | Goodness Ogbonna | (2008-02-01) 1 February 2008 (age 17) | 5 | 1 | Shamrock Rovers | v. Hungary, 15 February 2025 |
| MF | Niall Sullivan | (2009-02-11) 11 February 2009 (age 16) | 1 | 0 | St Patrick's Athletic | v. Hungary, 15 February 2025 |
| MF | Killian Ryan | | 1 | 0 | Shelbourne | v. Denmark, 8 September 2024 |
| FW | David Dunne | (2009-02-01) 1 February 2009 (age 16) | 2 | 0 | Cork City | v. Hungary, 15 February 2025 |
| FW | Chris Idah | | 2 | 0 | Klub Kildare | v. Hungary, 15 February 2025 |
| FW | Michael Noonan$^{U19}$ | (2008-07-31) 31 July 2008 (age 16) | 10 | 4 | Shamrock Rovers | v. Scotland, 4 November 2024 |
| FW | Luke Chukwu | (2008-01-03) 3 January 2008 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | St Patrick's Athletic | v. Denmark, 8 September 2024 |
| FW | Sam Rooney | | 1 | 0 | St Patrick's Athletic | v. Denmark, 8 September 2024 |
| $^{U19}$ With U19 squad $^{INJ}$ Withdrew from latest squad due to injury $^{WD}$ Withdrew from latest squad $^{SUS}$ Player is suspended $^{COVID}$ Withdrew from latest squad due to Covid-19 protocols |||||||
Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the senior team.