Argentina national under-17 football team

Argentina U-17
Nickname(s)	Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue); Los Cebollitas (Little Onions); Los Pibes (The Kids)
Association	Asociación del Fútbol Argentino ; (Argentine Football Association)
Confederation	CONMEBOL ; (South American Football Confederation)
Head coach	Diego Placente
Captain	Ezequiel Báez
Most caps	Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Javier Mascherano, Oscar Ustari
Top scorer	Fernando Gatti, Hernán Peirone
FIFA code	ARG
First colours	Second colours
Biggest defeat
	Nigeria 4–0 Argentina ; (Nagoya, Japan; 24 August 1993); Germany 4–0 Argentina ; (Chillan, Chile; 21 October 2015)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	16 (first in 1985 )
Best result	Third place (1991, 1995, 2003)
South American U-17 Championship
Appearances	19 (first in 1985 )
Best result	Champions (1985, 2003, 2013, 2019)
Medal record
U-17 World Cup

Last updated July 02, 2025

The Argentina national U-17 football team is the representative of Argentina within all FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.

Many of Argentina's top players came through the ranks of the U-17 teams, including Emiliano Martínez, Fernando Redondo, Nestor Fabbri, Roberto Bonano, Juan Sebastián Verón, Roberto Abbondanzieri, Franco Constanzo, Leonardo Biagini, Luciano Galletti, Marcelo Gallardo, Esteban Cambiasso, Gabriel Milito, Ezequiel González, Aldo Duscher, Lucas Biglia, Eduardo Salvio, Maxi López, Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D¹	L	GS	GA
1985	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	5	4
1987	did not qualify
1989	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	2	1	5	3
1991	Third place	3rd	6	2	2	2	5	5
1993	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	7	6
1995	Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1	12	4
1997	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	1	1	3	2
1999	did not qualify
2001	Fourth place	4th	6	3	1	2	12	9
2003	Third place	3rd	6	4	1	1	10	4
2005	did not qualify
2007	Quarter-finals	6th	5	2	2	1	7	4
2009	Round of 16	11th	4	2	0	2	6	6
2011	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	4	8
2013	Fourth place	4th	7	4	1	2	13	12
2015	Group stage	24th	3	0	0	3	1	8
2017	did not qualify
2019	Round of 16	9th	4	2	1	1	8	5
2023	Fourth place	4th	7	4	1	2	19	9
2025	Qualified
Total	16/20	5th	72	34	15	23	117	89

South American U-17 Championship

Year	Round	GP	W	D¹	L	GS	GA
1985	Champions	8	8	0	0	32	5
1986	Fourth place	7	1	5	1	7	7
1988	Runners-up	7	6	0	1	13	4
1991	Third place	7	4	2	1	10	7
1993	Third place	7	4	1	2	12	6
1995	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	12	4
1997	Runners-up	7	4	1	2	15	6
1999	Fourth place	6	2	2	2	9	9
2001	Runners-up	7	4	1	2	12	8
2003	Champions	7	4	3	0	19	5
2005	Group stage	4	1	1	2	6	7
2007	Third place	9	4	4	1	13	7
2009	Runners-up	5	3	2	0	10	4
2011	Third place	9	5	1	3	17	11
2013	Champions	9	4	3	2	17	13
2015	Runners-up	9	4	2	3	14	9
2017	Group stage	4	1	0	3	3	4
2019	Champions	9	5	2	2	14	10
2023	Third place	9	5	2	2	15	8
Total	19/19	136	73	33	30	250	134

¹Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

Competitive

FIFA U-17 World Cup
- Third Place (3): 1991, 1995, 2003

South American Championship U-17
- Champions (4): 1985, 2003, 2013, 2019
- Runners-up (6): 1988, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2015
- Third Place (5): 1991, 1993, 2007, 2011, 2023

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the friendly against Qatar on 20 May 2025.^[1]

Caps and goals as of 11 April 2025, after the match against Paraguay.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1 GK	Juan Manuel Centurión	(2008-06-12) 12 June 2008 (age 17)	4	0	Independiente
1 GK	Ramiro Buratti	(2008-03-04) 4 March 2008 (age 17)	0	0	River Plate

2 DF	Matías Satas	(2008-02-28) 28 February 2008 (age 17)	9	0	Boca Juniors
2 DF	Thiago Yánez	(2008-03-06) 6 March 2008 (age 17)	9	0	Argentinos Juniors
2 DF	Misael Zalazar	(2008-03-12) 12 March 2008 (age 17)	9	0	Talleres
2 DF	Mateo Martínez	(2008-04-27) 27 April 2008 (age 17)	7	0	Racing Club
2 DF	Joaquín Salas	(2008-01-14) 14 January 2008 (age 17)	6	0	Talleres
2 DF	Fernando Closter	(2008-07-18) 18 July 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Independiente
2 DF	Siro Di Niro		0	0	Lanús
2 DF	Lucio Ferrari	(2008-01-02) 2 January 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Talleres
2 DF	Ehitan Morales		0	0	Lanús
2 DF	Ramiro Scandolo		0	0	Vélez Sarsfield

3 MF	Tomás Parmo	(2008-01-08) 8 January 2008 (age 17)	11	2	Independiente
3 MF	Juan Cruz Meza	(2008-03-14) 14 March 2008 (age 17)	9	2	River Plate
3 MF	Alejandro Tello	(2008-02-08) 8 February 2008 (age 17)	8	0	Racing Club
3 MF	Uriel Ojeda	(2008-03-22) 22 March 2008 (age 17)	7	3	San Lorenzo
3 MF	Felipe Pujol	(2008-05-23) 23 May 2008 (age 17)	6	0	Vélez Sarsfield
3 MF	Tomás Nosei		0	0	Vélez Sarsfield
3 MF	Thaiel Peralta	(2008-09-21) 21 September 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Huracán
3 MF	Joaquin Pimentel	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Lanús
3 MF	Ramiro Tulián	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Belgrano

4 FW	Thomás De Martis	(2008-06-26) 26 June 2008 (age 17)	11	9	Lanús
4 FW	Álex Verón	(2008-10-24) 24 October 2008 (age 16)	11	3	Vélez Sarsfield
4 FW	Joaquín Piñeyro	(2008-02-22) 22 February 2008 (age 17)	4	2	Boca Juniors
4 FW	Kevin Ferreira		0	0	Boca Juniors
4 FW	Facundo Jainikoski	(2008-03-15) 15 March 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Argentinos Juniors

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Agustín Martínez	(2008-02-25) 25 February 2008 (age 17)	4	0	Talleres	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025
GK	Dylan Martínez	(2008-04-30) 30 April 2008 (age 17)	2	0	River Plate	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025

DF	Benjamín Fariña	(2008-07-29) 29 July 2008 (age 16)	6	0	Lanús	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025
DF	Bautista González	(2008-06-19) 19 June 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Independiente	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025
DF	Santiago Silveira	(2008-04-24) 24 April 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Argentinos Juniors	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025

MF	Santiago Espíndola	(2008-03-17) 17 March 2008 (age 17)	6	0	River Plate	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025
MF	Jerónimo Gómez Mattar	(2008-08-07) 7 August 2008 (age 16)	5	3	Newell's Old Boys	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025
MF	Matías Acevedo	(2008-02-09) 9 February 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Racing Club	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025
MF	Francisco Baridó		1	0	Juventus	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025

References

↑ "Sub 17: nuevo entrenamiento para el equipo dirigido por Diego Placente" (in Spanish). Asociación del Fútbol Argentino. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Sub 17: nuevo entrenamiento para el equipo dirigido por Diego Placente" (in Spanish). Asociación del Fútbol Argentino. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

[1]