Latvia national under-17 football team

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

Latvia Under-17

Nickname(s)	Sarkanbaltsarkanie (The red-white-reds)
Association	Latvian Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Aleksandrs Basovs
Captain	Reinis Flaksis
Most caps	Vitālijs Maksimenko (17)
Top scorer	Vitālijs Maksimenko (9)
FIFA code	LVA
First colours Second colours
Biggest win
Latvia 7 - 0 San Marino (Riga, Latvia; 24 April 2019)
Biggest defeat
Latvia 0 - 5 Israel (Kyiv, Ukraine; 27 August 2019) Belgium 5 - 0 Latvia (Orhei, Moldova; 28 October 2018) Belgium 5 - 0 Latvia (Warsaw, Poland; 29 August 2014) Belgium 5 - 0 Latvia (Sint-Niklaas, Belgium; 25 October 2012)
European U-17 Championships
Appearances	None
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	None

The Latvia national under-17 football team or Latvia U-17 represents Latvia in association football at the under-17 youth level, and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation.

The team is for Latvian players aged 17 or under at the start of a two-year UEFA European Under-17 Championship cycle, so players appearing for the team can actually be up to 19 years of age. It is considered a feeder team of the Latvian under-19 and under-21 teams.

Competition history

Prior to Latvia's independence in 1991, Latvian players were eligible for selection to the Soviet Union U-16 team. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Latvian Football Federation was admitted to UEFA as a full member in 1992, and the Latvia U-16 team played their first competitive matches in the first phase of the qualifying tournament for the 1994 European U-16 Championship. The team's competitive debut came on 18 September 1993 against Russia U-16 and they finished their first qualifying campaign as 3rd out of 3 teams, behind Russia and Norway. ^[1]

Although the team has continued to participate in every under-16 and under-17 European Championship qualifying cycle since 1994, the team has never qualified for any of the tournaments.

European Championship

Under-16 format

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1994	did not qualify
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Total	0/8	0	0	0	0	0	0

Under-17 format

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2002	did not qualify
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [2] [3]
2021
2022	did not qualify
2023
2024
2025
Total	0/22	0	0	0	0	0	0

Current players

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Hungary on 13 and 15 May 2025. ^[4]

Caps and goals correct as of 30 October 2024, after the match against Malta.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Nils Balagušs	(2008-03-14) 14 March 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Torino
	1 GK	Rendijs Mihelsons	(2008-04-23) 23 April 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Genoa
	2 DF	Savēlijs Boroviks	(2008-04-10) 10 April 2008 (age 17)	6	0	RFS
	2 DF	Patriks Toms Brūns	(2008-09-09) 9 September 2008 (age 16)	6	0	Liepāja
	2 DF	Kristaps Rekmanis	(2008-08-15) 15 August 2008 (age 16)	6	0	Super Nova
	2 DF	Artemijs Deņisovs	(2008-03-15) 15 March 2008 (age 17)	5	0	RFS
	3 MF	Aleksejs Bukovskis	(2008-04-07) 7 April 2008 (age 17)	6	0	Pisa
	3 MF	Rojs Bušs	(2008-07-05) 5 July 2008 (age 16)	6	0	Valmiera
	3 MF	Enriko Gauračs	(2008-06-06) 6 June 2008 (age 17)	6	0	Modena
	3 MF	Markuss Eduards Blaubergs	(2008-02-10) 10 February 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Riga
	3 MF	Felikss Sproġis	(2008-05-17) 17 May 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Hansa Rostock
	3 MF	Toms Sarma	(2008-04-18) 18 April 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Riga
	3 MF	Salvijs Cipruss	(2008-08-25) 25 August 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Smiltene/BJSS
	3 MF	Artjoms Kroļikovs	(2008-07-04) 4 July 2008 (age 16)	0	0	RFS
	4 FW	Nikita Doroņins	(2008-06-17) 17 June 2008 (age 16)	6	2	Real Betis
	4 FW	Artjoms Butriks	(2008-03-23) 23 March 2008 (age 17)	6	1	Sevilla
	4 FW	Jegors Olijars	(2008-03-17) 17 March 2008 (age 17)	3	1	Atalanta
	4 FW	Olivers Beķeris	(2008-06-27) 27 June 2008 (age 16)	2	1	Skanstes
	4 FW	Rauls Ozoliņš	(2008-08-04) 4 August 2008 (age 16)	2	0	Riga
	4 FW	Olivers Dzenītis	(2008-02-17) 17 February 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Modena

See also

• Latvia national football team
• Latvia national under-21 football team
• Latvia national under-19 football team

References

1. Garin, Erik (7 December 2003). "European U-16 Championship 1994". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 30 December 2010.
2. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
3. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
4. "Pārbaudes spēles Ungārijā pirms kvalifikācijas otrās kārtas" (in Latvian). Latvijas Futbola federācija. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.

External links

• Official website of the Latvian Football Federation