Northern Ireland national under-17 football team

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Northern Ireland Under-17
Nickname(s) The GAWA
Norn Iron
Association Irish Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Gerard Lyttle
Home stadiumvarious
FIFA code NIR
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 0–3 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
(Ballymena, Northern Ireland; 18 September 2001)
Biggest win
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 7–0 Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
(Beggen, Luxembourg; 30 October 2019
Biggest defeat
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 0–8 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
(Staines, England; 2 September 2007
World Cup
Appearances0
European Championship
Appearances6 (first in 1987)
Best resultGroup stage (6 times)

The Northern Ireland national under-17 football team also known as Northern Ireland under-17s or Northern Ireland U17s represents Northern Ireland in association football at under-17 level. It is controlled by the Irish Football Association. The team first competed as Northern Ireland under-16 before evolving into the current under-17 side when UEFA realigned their youth tournaments in 2001. They have qualified for the finals of the UEFA European Under-16 Championships five times (1987, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1997) and for the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship once (2004). In addition to the UEFA Championships, the team also plays regular friendlies and in minor tournaments from similar age-group teams from throughout the world.

Competitive record

UEFA U-16/17 European Championship record

UEFA European Under-16/17 Championship Finals recordQualification record
YearRoundPldWDLGFGAGDPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Italy.svg 1982 did not enterdid not enter
Flag of Germany.svg 1984
Flag of Hungary.svg 1985
Flag of Greece.svg 1986 did not qualify201101–1
Flag of France.svg 1987 Group stage302123–12101110
Flag of Spain.svg 1988 did not qualify201102–2
Flag of Denmark.svg 1989 201113–2
Flag of East Germany.svg 1990 Group stage310238–5211043+1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1991 did not qualify200204–4
Flag of Cyprus.svg 1992 Group stage301226–42101330
Flag of Turkey.svg 1993 Group stage301238–52101110
Flag of Ireland.svg 1994 did not qualify210145–1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1995 210114–3
Flag of Austria.svg 1996 200224–2
Flag of Germany.svg 1997 Group stage310234–1220082+6
Flag of Scotland.svg 1998 did not qualify211010+1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1999 411224–2
Flag of Israel.svg 2000 201102–2
Flag of England.svg 2001 201113–2
Flag of Denmark.svg 2002 4004411–7
Flag of Portugal.svg 2003 6312440
Flag of France.svg 2004 Group stage3003312–96411139+4
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg 2005 did not qualify62131112–1
Flag of Luxembourg.svg 2006 6303913–4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2007 631297+2
Flag of Turkey.svg 2008 630378–1
Flag of Germany.svg 2009 310213–2
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg 2010 640265+1
Flag of Serbia.svg 2011 621312120
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2012 310225–3
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2013 6132108+2
Flag of Malta.svg 2014 310234–1
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2015 6123715–8
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 2016 301224–2
Flag of Croatia.svg 2017 310259–4
Flag of England.svg 2018 310218–7
Flag of Ireland.svg 2019 612379–2
Flag of Estonia.svg 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 310276+1
Flag of Cyprus.svg 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Flag of Israel.svg 2022 did not qualify301247–3
Flag of Hungary.svg 2023 6114513–8
Flag of Cyprus.svg 2024 62131013–3
Flag of Albania.svg 2025 to be determined
TotalGroup stage1824121641–25140462440168227–59

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

YearRoundPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1985 did not enter
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1987 did not qualify
Flag of Scotland.svg 1989
Flag of Italy.svg 1991
Flag of Japan.svg 1993
Flag of Ecuador.svg 1995
Flag of Egypt.svg 1997
Flag of New Zealand.svg 1999
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2001
Flag of Finland.svg 2003
Flag of Peru.svg 2005
Flag of South Korea.svg 2007
Flag of Nigeria.svg 2009
Flag of Mexico.svg 2011
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2013
Flag of Chile.svg 2015
Flag of India.svg 2017
Flag of Brazil.svg 2019
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2023
Flag of Qatar.svg 2025 to be determined

Current Coaching Staff

PositionName
Manager Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Lyttle
Assistant Manager Ulster Banner.svg Andy Waterworth
Coach Ulster Banner.svg Gareth McAuley
Goalkeeping Coach Ulster Banner.svg Roy Carroll

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2008 will be eligible until the end of the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. Names in bold denote players who have been capped by Northern Ireland in a higher age group.

The following players were named in the squad for the Under-17 Euro 2024 qualifying round games against Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland, Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland and Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania on the 29 October, 1 November and 4 November 2024 respectively. [1]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
1 GK Zak Robinson (2008-04-25) 25 April 2008 (age 16) Ulster Banner.svg Larne
1 GK Finn McDonnell (2008-01-10) 10 January 2008 (age 16) Flag of Ireland.svg Bohemians

2 DF Oisin Gamble (2008-03-29) 29 March 2008 (age 16) Ulster Banner.svg Cliftonville
2 DF Callum Leacock (2008-08-19) 19 August 2008 (age 16) Ulster Banner.svg Linfield
2 DF Darragh McCann (2008-06-29) 29 June 2008 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Ipswich Town
2 DF Cead McGrath (2008-11-15) 15 November 2008 (age 15) Flag of Ireland.svg Derry City
2 DF Noah McDonnell (2008-06-16) 16 June 2008 (age 16) Flag of Scotland.svg Aberdeen
2 DF Joe Orpwood (2008-04-14) 14 April 2008 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Gillingham

3 MF Troy Savage (2008-03-07) 7 March 2008 (age 16) Ulster Banner.svg Glenavon
3 MF Alex Watson (2008-07-23) 23 July 2008 (age 16) Ulster Banner.svg Linfield
3 MF Matthew Burns (2008-09-16) 16 September 2008 (age 16) Ulster Banner.svg Coleraine
3 MF Alex Eakin (2008-11-12) 12 November 2008 (age 15) Ulster Banner.svg Larne
3 MF Jack Faloona (2008-10-21) 21 October 2008 (age 16) Ulster Banner.svg Glentoran

4 FW Paul McGovern (2008-01-09) 9 January 2008 (age 16) Ulster Banner.svg Glenavon
4 FW George Feeney (2008-01-19) 19 January 2008 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Tottenham
4 FW Ceadach O’Neill (2008-04-10) 10 April 2008 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Arsenal
4 FW Chris Atherton (2008-10-19) 19 October 2008 (age 16) Ulster Banner.svg Glenavon
4 FW Joel Kerr (2009-03-24) 24 March 2009 (age 15) Ulster Banner.svg Glentoran
4 FW Luke Hawe (2009-04-30) 30 April 2009 (age 15) Ulster Banner.svg Ballymena United
4 FW Scott Hamilton (2008-03-06) 6 March 2008 (age 16) Ulster Banner.svg Nottingham Forest

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Milo Beimers-- Ulster Banner.svg Glentoran v. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 6 August 2024

DF Harry Moran-- Flag of England.svg Liverpool v. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 6 August 2024
DF Leon Barr-- Ulster Banner.svg Crusaders v. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 6 August 2024
DF Aron KC-- Flag of Ireland.svg Derry City v. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 6 August 2024

MF Evan Boulter-- Flag of England.svg Nottingham Forest v. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 6 August 2024
MF Christian Coyle-- Flag of Ireland.svg Bohemians v. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 6 August 2024
MF Callum Downey-- Flag of Ireland.svg Derry City v. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 6 August 2024
MF Glenn McCourt (2008-06-15) 15 June 2008 (age 16)-- Flag of Ireland.svg Derry City v. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 6 August 2024

FW Kalum Thompson (2008-09-27) 27 September 2008 (age 16)-- Ulster Banner.svg Linfield v. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 6 August 2024

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References

  1. "U17s gearing up for home Euro qualifiers". The Irish Football Association. 26 October 2024.