Denmark national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Denmark women's national under-17 football team.

Denmark Under-17

Association	Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union)
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Morten Corlin
Most caps	Tom Christensen (37)
Top scorer	Viktor Fischer (20)
FIFA code	DEN
First colours Second colours
First international
Denmark 3–1 Sweden   (Tårnby, Denmark; 5 September 1964)
Biggest win
Liechtenstein 0–11 Denmark   (Csákvár, Hungary; 3 October 2016)
Biggest defeat
Portugal 7–0 Denmark   (Aveiro, Portugal; 10 March 1996)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2011 )
Best result	Group stage (2011)
European Championship
Appearances	17 (first in 1986 )
Best result	Runners-up (1994)

The Denmark national under-17 football team represents Denmark in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Danish Football Association, the governing body for football in Denmark. It was founded in 1964 as an under-16 team. In 2001, it was changed to an under-17 team.

Competitive record

The Danish under-17 squad made its World Cup debut at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup

Under-16 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Under-17 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991 to 2009	did not qualify
2011	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	8
2013 to 2025	did not qualify

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

UEFA European Under-16 and Under-17 Championship

Under-16 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1982	did not qualify
1984
1985
1986	Group phase	3	1	1	1	4	3
1987	Group phase	3	0	2	1	2	3
1988	did not qualify
1989	Group phase	3	1	0	2	10	9
1990	Group phase	3	2	0	1	10	3
1991	Group phase	3	0	1	2	3	7
1992	Group phase	3	1	0	2	2	4
1993	Did not qualify
1994	Runners-up	6	3	1	2	15	13
1995	did not qualify
1996
1997
1998	Quarterfinals	4	1	2	1	2	3
1999	Group phase	3	1	0	2	2	2
2000	Group phase	3	1	0	2	7	7
2001	did not qualify

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Under-17 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	Quarterfinals	4	1	3	0	12	6
2003	Group phase	3	1	0	2	4	5
2004	did not qualify
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011	Semifinals	4	3	0	1	6	4
2012	did not qualify
2013
2014
2015
2016	Group phase	3	1	1	1	2	3
2017	did not qualify
2018	Group phase	3	0	0	3	2	5
2019	did not qualify
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [1] [2]
2021
2022	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	9	6
2023	did not qualify
2024	Semifinals	5	1	2	2	5	8
2025	did not qualify

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Germany on 15 and 18 November 2025. ^[3]

Caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2025, after the match against Germany.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Elias Medina	(2009-02-14) 14 February 2009 (age 16)	5	0	Brøndby
	1 GK	Villads Bertelsen	(2009-05-23) 23 May 2009 (age 16)	4	0	AaB
	2 DF	Felix Sommer	(2009-05-25) 25 May 2009 (age 16)	9	0	Randers
	2 DF	Raphael Canut	(2009-03-31) 31 March 2009 (age 16)	8	0	Brøndby
	2 DF	Xander Poulsen	(2009-06-02) 2 June 2009 (age 16)	8	0	Copenhagen
	2 DF	Rilke Thomsen	(2009-02-09) 9 February 2009 (age 16)	4	0	Lyngby
	2 DF	Elias Villumsen	(2009-02-17) 17 February 2009 (age 16)	4	0	Copenhagen
	2 DF	Magnus Bak	(2009-05-07) 7 May 2009 (age 16)	1	0	AaB
	2 DF	Noah Madsen	(2009-02-09) 9 February 2009 (age 16)	0	0	Copenhagen
	2 DF	Daryosh Popalzai	(2009-04-21) 21 April 2009 (age 16)	0	0	AaB
	3 MF	Frederik Vestergaard	(2009-05-10) 10 May 2009 (age 16)	9	2	Midtjylland
	3 MF	Mads Jørgensen	(2009-02-25) 25 February 2009 (age 16)	8	3	Copenhagen
	3 MF	Viktor Bastrup	(2009-02-28) 28 February 2009 (age 16)	6	0	Midtjylland
	3 MF	Hector Høyrup	(2009-03-29) 29 March 2009 (age 16)	4	0	Randers
	3 MF	Kasper Lorents	(2009-05-14) 14 May 2009 (age 16)	2	0	Odense
	3 MF	Willads Tuxen	(2009-09-29) 29 September 2009 (age 16)	1	0	Brøndby
	4 FW	Mikkel Bro Hansen	(2009-01-25) 25 January 2009 (age 16)	9	9	Bodø/Glimt
	4 FW	Ekene Chukwuani	(2009-01-07) 7 January 2009 (age 16)	9	4	Monaco
	4 FW	Elias Broberg	(2009-06-04) 4 June 2009 (age 16)	8	3	Brøndby
	4 FW	Omran Khatar	(2009-04-02) 2 April 2009 (age 16)	4	0	Køge
	4 FW	Chuk Obi	(2009-07-01) 1 July 2009 (age 16)	3	0	West Ham United
	4 FW	Lukas Jørgensen	(2009-02-13) 13 February 2009 (age 16)	1	0	Odense
	4 FW	Julius Wichmann	(2009-06-05) 5 June 2009 (age 16)	1	0	Union Berlin

Head coaches

• 1971: Max Rasmussen
• 1972: Bent Dahl
• 1973–1979: Hardy Gynild
• 1980–1981: Kaj Christensen
• 1982: Hans Brun Larsen
• 1983: Per Simonsen
• 1984–1987: Kim Splidsboel
• 1987–1996: Poul Erik Bech
• 1996–2006: Hans Brun Larsen
• 2006–2008: Glen Riddersholm
• 2008–2012: Thomas Frank
• 2012–2016: Jan Michaelsen
• 2016: Per Holm
• 2017: Claus Nørgaard
• 2017–2018: Michael Pedersen
• 2018–2020: Søren Hermansen
• 2020-2023: Kenneth Weber
• 2023-2025: Søren Hermansen
• 2025-: Morten Corlin

See also

• Denmark men's national football team
• Denmark men's national under-21 football team
• Denmark men's national under-19 football team
• Denmark women's national football team
• Denmark women's national under-19 football team
• Denmark women's national under-17 football team

References

1. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
2. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
3. "Truppen til U17-drengelandsholdets Samling i Marbella fra den 13.-19. november 2025" (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil-Union. Retrieved 6 November 2025.