# 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads

Below are the rosters for the UEFA U-17 Championship 2008 tournament in Turkey. Players name marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.
Players' ages as of the tournament's opening day (4 May 2008).

## Group A
### Netherlands

Head coach: Albert Stuivenberg
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Jeroen Zoet | (1991-01-06)6 January 1991 (age 17) | PSV Eindhoven |
| 2 | 2DF | Tim Eekman | (1991-08-05)5 August 1991 (age 16) | Feyenoord |
| 3 | 2DF | Imad Najah | (1991-02-19)19 February 1991 (age 17) | PSV Eindhoven |
| 4 | 2DF | Ricardo van Rhijn | (1991-06-13)13 June 1991 (age 16) | Ajax |
| 5 | 2DF | Lorenzo Burnet | (1991-05-25)25 May 1991 (age 16) | Ajax |
| 6 | 3MF | Ricky van Haaren | (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (age 16) | Feyenoord |
| 7 | 4FW | Rajiv van La Parra | (1991-06-04)4 June 1991 (age 16) | Feyenoord |
| 8 | 3MF | Jordy Clasie | (1991-06-27)27 June 1991 (age 16) | Feyenoord |
| 9 | 4FW | Geoffrey Castillion | (1991-05-25)25 May 1991 (age 17) | Ajax |
| 10 | 3MF | Rodney Sneijder | (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (age 17) | Ajax |
| 11 | 4FW | Jerson Cabral | (1991-01-03)3 January 1991 (age 17) | Feyenoord |
| 12 | 2DF | Roly Bonevacia | (1991-10-08)8 October 1991 (age 16) | Ajax |
| 13 | 2DF | Dico Koppers | (1992-01-31)31 January 1992 (age 15) | Ajax |
| 14 | 3MF | Youness Mokhtar | (1991-08-29)29 August 1991 (age 16) | PSV Eindhoven |
| 15 | 3MF | Lorenzo Ebecilio | (1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (age 16) | Ajax |
| 16 | 1GK | Fons Mulder | (1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (age 17) | Utrecht |
| 17 | 2DF | Jeffrey Gouweleeuw | (1991-07-10)10 July 1991 (age 16) | Heerenveen |
| 18 | 3MF | Oğuzhan Özyakup | (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (age 15) | Arsenal |

### Serbia

Head coach: Dejan Đurđević
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Vilson Caković | (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 17) | Balkan Mirijevo |
| 2 | 2DF | Zlatko Liščević | (1991-03-08)8 March 1991 (aged 17) | Red Star Belgrade |
| 3 | 2DF | Milan Rodić | (1991-04-02)2 April 1991 (aged 17) | OFK Beograd |
| 4 | 3MF | Nebojša Gavrilović | (1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 17) | Partizan |
| 5 | 2DF | Milan Milanović | (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (aged 17) | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 6 | 3MF | Goran Brkić | (1991-04-28)28 April 1991 (aged 17) | OFK Beograd |
| 7 | 2DF | Aleksandar Ignjovski | (1991-01-27)27 January 1991 (aged 17) | OFK Beograd |
| 8 | 3MF | Predrag Stevanović | (1991-03-03)3 March 1991 (aged 17) | Schalke 04 |
| 9 | 3MF | Vuk Mitošević | (1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 17) | Vojvodina |
| 10 | 4FW | Adem Ljajić | (1991-09-22)22 September 1991 (aged 16) | Partizan |
| 11 | 4FW | Danijel Aleksić | (1991-04-30)30 April 1991 (aged 17) | Vojvodina |
| 12 | 1GK | Marko Nikolić | (1991-01-02)2 January 1991 (aged 17) | Partizan |
| 13 | 4FW | Marko Obradović | (1991-06-30)30 June 1991 (aged 16) | Zemun |
| 14 | 3MF | Luka Milivojević | (1991-04-07)7 April 1991 (aged 17) | Radnički Kragujevac |
| 15 | 3MF | Nemanja Gudelj | (1991-11-16)16 November 1991 (aged 16) | NAC Breda |
| 16 | 2DF | Stevan Smederevac | (1991-01-05)5 January 1991 (aged 17) | OFK Beograd |
| 17 | 2DF | Nenad Stjepić | (1991-02-01)1 February 1991 (aged 17) | OFK Beograd |
| 18 | 4FW | Marko Rajić | (1991-07-30)30 July 1991 (aged 16) | Zemun |

### Scotland

Head coach: Ross Mathie
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Grant Adam | (1991-04-16)16 April 1991 (age 17) | Rangers |
| 2 | 2DF | Stephen Forbes | (1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (age 17) | Rangers |
| 3 | 2DF | Michael Deland | (1991-01-06)6 January 1991 (age 17) | Heart of Midlothian |
| 4 | 2DF | Scott Durie | (1991-11-11)11 November 1991 (age 16) | Rangers |
| 5 | 2DF | Liam Cooper | (1991-08-03)3 August 1991 (age 16) | Hull City |
| 6 | 3MF | Jamie Ness | (1991-03-02)2 March 1991 (age 17) | Rangers |
| 7 | 3MF | Paul Slane | (1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (age 16) | Motherwell |
| 8 | 3MF | Gordon Smith | (1991-01-14)14 January 1991 (age 17) | Livingston |
| 9 | 4FW | Archie Campbell | (1991-01-10)10 January 1991 (age 17) | Rangers |
| 10 | 3MF | John Fleck | (1991-08-24)24 August 1991 (age 16) | Rangers |
| 11 | 4FW | Bob McHugh | (1991-07-16)16 July 1991 (age 16) | Motherwell |
| 12 | 1GK | James Wood | (1991-11-10)10 November 1991 (age 16) | Manchester City |
| 13 | 3MF | Danny Thomson | (1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (age 16) | Heart of Midlothian |
| 14 | 3MF | Alex Cooper | (1991-05-08)8 May 1991 (age 16) | Liverpool |
| 15 | 4FW | Scott Robinson | (1992-03-12)12 March 1992 (age 16) | Heart of Midlothian |
| 16 | 4FW | James Keatings | (1992-01-20)20 January 1992 (age 16) | Celtic |
| 17 | 2DF | David McAuliffe | (1991-06-20)20 June 1991 (age 16) | Motherwell |
| 18 | 3MF | Peter Innes | (1991-04-26)26 April 1991 (age 17) | Motherwell |

### Turkey

Head coach: Şenol Ustaömer
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Metin Uçar | (1991-04-07)7 April 1991 (age 17) | Gençlerbirliği |
| 2 | 2DF | Erhan Karayer | (1991-08-03)3 August 1991 (age 16) | Çanakkale Dardanelspor |
| 3 | 2DF | Özgür Çek | (1991-01-03)3 January 1991 (age 17) | Fenerbahçe |
| 4 | 2DF | Sertaç Eren | (1991-12-20)20 December 1991 (age 16) | Fenerbahçe |
| 5 | 2DF | Emrah Yollu | (1991-11-03)3 November 1991 (age 16) | Galatasaray |
| 6 | 3MF | Abdülkadir Kayalı | (1991-01-30)30 January 1991 (age 17) | Ankaragücü |
| 7 | 3MF | Öztürk Karataş | (1991-02-15)15 February 1991 (age 17) | Karlsruher SC |
| 8 | 3MF | Soner Aydoğdu | (1991-01-05)5 January 1991 (age 17) | Gençlerbirliği |
| 9 | 4FW | Batuhan Karadeniz | (1991-04-24)24 April 1991 (age 17) | Beşiktaş |
| 10 | 3MF | Gökhan Töre | (1992-01-20)20 January 1992 (age 16) | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 11 | 3MF | Eren Albayrak | (1991-04-23)23 April 1991 (age 17) | Bursaspor |
| 12 | 1GK | Umutcan Yüksel | (1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (age 16) | Ankaragücü |
| 13 | 2DF | Volkan Dikmen | (1991-11-14)14 November 1991 (age 16) | Hertha BSC |
| 14 | 2DF | Berk Neziroğluları | (1991-01-03)3 January 1991 (age 17) | Galatasaray |
| 15 | 3MF | Sefer Sever | (1991-01-01)1 January 1991 (age 17) | Fenerbahçe |
| 16 | 2DF | Barış Yardımcı | (1992-08-14)14 August 1992 (age 15) | Fenerbahçe |
| 17 | 4FW | Muhammet Demir | (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (age 16) | Bursaspor |
| 18 | 3MF | Emre Çolak | (1991-05-20)20 May 1991 (age 16) | Galatasaray |

## Group B
### France

Head coach: Francis Smerecki
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Jeffrey Baltus | (1991-12-20)20 December 1991 (age 16) | Auxerre |
| 2 | 2DF | Joël Adegoroye | (1991-05-15)15 May 1991 (age 16) | Rennes |
| 3 | 3MF | André Auras | (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (age 17) | Auxerre |
| 4 | 2DF | William Rémy | (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (age 17) | Lens |
| 5 | 2DF | Sébastien Faure | (1991-01-03)3 January 1991 (age 17) | Lyon |
| 6 | 3MF | Loïc Damour | (1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (age 17) | Strasbourg |
| 7 | 4FW | Gaël Kakuta | (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (age 16) | Chelsea |
| 8 | 3MF | Gueïda Fofana | (1991-05-16)16 May 1991 (age 16) | Le Havre |
| 9 | 3MF | Enzo Reale | (1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (age 16) | Lyon |
| 10 | 4FW | Gilles Sunu | (1991-03-31)31 March 1991 (age 17) | Arsenal |
| 11 | 4FW | Yannis Salibur | (1991-01-24)24 January 1991 (age 17) | Lille |
| 12 | 4FW | Alexandre Lacazette | (1991-05-28)28 May 1991 (age 16) | Lyon |
| 13 | 2DF | Loïc Négo | (1991-01-15)15 January 1991 (age 17) | Nantes |
| 14 | 2DF | Timothée Kolodziejczak | (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 (age 16) | Lens |
| 15 | 2DF | Willy Boly | (1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (age 17) | Auxerre |
| 16 | 1GK | Anthony Mfa Mezui | (1991-03-07)7 March 1991 (age 17) | Metz |
| 17 | 4FW | Clément Grenier | (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (age 17) | Lyon |
| 18 | 4FW | Yannis Tafer | (1991-02-11)11 February 1991 (age 17) | Lyon |

### Republic of Ireland

Head coach: Sean McCaffrey
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Gerard Hanley | (1991-04-04)4 April 1991 (age 17) | Galway United |
| 2 | 2DF | Pádraic Ormsby | (1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (age 17) | Crumlin United |
| 3 | 2DF | Gavin Gunning | (1991-01-26)26 January 1991 (age 17) | Blackburn Rovers |
| 4 | 2DF | John Dunleavy | (1991-07-03)3 July 1991 (age 16) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 5 | 2DF | Mark Connolly | (1991-12-16)16 December 1991 (age 16) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 6 | 4FW | Gearóid Morrissey | (1991-11-17)17 November 1991 (age 16) | Ringmahon Rangers |
| 7 | 3MF | Aaron Doran | (1991-05-13)13 May 1991 (age 16) | Blackburn Rovers |
| 8 | 3MF | Conor Clifford | (1991-10-01)1 October 1991 (age 16) | Chelsea |
| 9 | 3MF | Greg Cunningham | (1991-01-31)31 January 1991 (age 17) | Manchester City |
| 10 | 3MF | Conor Hourihane | (1991-02-02)2 February 1991 (age 17) | Sunderland |
| 11 | 4FW | Paul Murphy | (1991-03-19)19 March 1991 (age 17) | Ipswich Town |
| 12 | 4FW | Robbie Brady | (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (age 16) | Manchester United |
| 13 | 4FW | Darragh Satelle | (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (age 17) | Hull City |
| 14 | 2DF | Daniel Joyce | (1992-06-05)5 June 1992 (age 15) | Belvedere |
| 15 | 3MF | John Sullivan | (1991-01-06)6 January 1991 (age 17) | Crumlin United |
| 16 | 1GK | Gavin Carlin | (1991-03-18)18 March 1991 (age 17) | West Bromwich Albion |
| 17 | 2DF | Richie Towell | (1991-07-17)17 July 1991 (age 16) | Celtic |
| 18 | 2DF | Shaun Timmins | (1991-03-13)13 March 1991 (age 17) | Birmingham City |

### Spain

Head coach: Juan Santisteban
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Ángel Díez | (1991-01-09)9 January 1991 (age 17) | Racing Santander |
| 2 | 2DF | Martín Montoya | (1991-04-14)14 April 1991 (age 17) | Barcelona |
| 3 | 2DF | Ángel Martínez | (1991-05-17)17 May 1991 (age 16) | Espanyol |
| 4 | 2DF | Jon Gaztañaga | (1991-06-28)28 June 1991 (age 16) | Real Sociedad |
| 5 | 3MF | Oriol Romeu | (1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (age 16) | Barcelona |
| 6 | 3MF | Álvaro López | (1991-06-27)27 June 1991 (age 16) | Real Madrid |
| 7 | 3MF | Keko | (1991-12-27)27 December 1991 (age 16) | Atlético Madrid |
| 8 | 4FW | Thiago | (1991-04-11)11 April 1991 (age 17) | Barcelona |
| 9 | 4FW | Rubén Rochina | (1991-03-23)23 March 1991 (age 17) | Barcelona |
| 10 | 3MF | Sergio Canales | (1991-02-16)16 February 1991 (age 17) | Racing Santander |
| 11 | 4FW | Manu Gavilán | (1991-07-12)12 July 1991 (age 16) | Real Betis |
| 12 | 2DF | Jorge Pulido | (1991-04-08)8 April 1991 (age 17) | Atlético Madrid |
| 13 | 1GK | Álex Sánchez | (1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (age 17) | Barcelona |
| 14 | 4FW | Gerardo Bruna | (1991-01-29)29 January 1991 (age 17) | Liverpool |
| 15 | 2DF | Carles Planas | (1991-03-04)4 March 1991 (age 17) | Barcelona |
| 16 | 4FW | Sergi | (1991-01-20)20 January 1991 (age 17) | Valencia |
| 17 | 3MF | Óscar Sielva | (1991-08-06)6 August 1991 (age 16) | Espanyol |
| 18 | 3MF | Adrià Carmona | (1992-02-08)8 February 1992 (age 16) | Barcelona |

### Switzerland

Head coach: Yves Débonnaire
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | René Borković | (1991-04-21)21 April 1991 (aged 17) | Zürich |
| 2 | 2DF | Bigambo Rochat | (1991-05-29)29 May 1991 (aged 16) | Lausanne-Sport |
| 3 | 2DF | Fabio Daprelà | (1991-02-19)19 February 1991 (aged 17) | Grasshopper |
| 4 | 2DF | Philippe Koch | (1991-02-08)8 February 1991 (aged 17) | Zürich |
| 5 | 2DF | Michael Lang | (1991-02-08)8 February 1991 (aged 17) | St. Gallen |
| 6 | 3MF | Steven Ukoh | (1991-06-19)19 June 1991 (aged 16) | Young Boys |
| 7 | 3MF | David Frey | (1991-02-08)8 February 1991 (aged 17) | Thun |
| 8 | 3MF | Taulant Xhaka | (1991-03-28)28 March 1991 (aged 17) | Basel |
| 9 | 4FW | Nassim Ben Khalifa | (1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 16) | Lausanne-Sport |
| 10 | 4FW | Admir Mehmedi | (1991-03-16)16 March 1991 (aged 17) | Zürich |
| 11 | 3MF | Alexandre Pasche | (1991-05-31)31 May 1991 (aged 16) | Lausanne-Sport |
| 12 | 1GK | Hrvoje Bukovski | (1991-11-05)5 November 1991 (aged 16) | SC Freiburg |
| 13 | 2DF | Patrick Dürig | (1991-01-28)28 January 1991 (aged 17) | Young Boys |
| 14 | 2DF | Fisnik Sabedini | (1991-11-04)4 November 1991 (aged 16) | Zürich |
| 15 | 3MF | Xherdan Shaqiri | (1991-10-10)10 October 1991 (aged 16) | Basel |
| 16 | 3MF | Stefano Milani | (1991-01-13)13 January 1991 (aged 17) | Lugano |
| 17 | 4FW | Dino Rebronja | (1991-06-12)12 June 1991 (aged 16) | Young Boys |
| 18 | 4FW | Sven Lehmann | (1991-12-18)18 December 1991 (aged 16) | St. Gallen |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Capped for Curaçao
* ↑ Capped for Turkey
* ↑ Capped for DR Congo
* ↑ Capped for Togo
* ↑ Capped for Hungary
* ↑ Capped for Ivory Coast
* ↑ Capped for Gabon
* ↑ Capped for Nigeria
* ↑ Capped for Albania
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