Northern Ireland women's national under-17 football team

Northern Ireland U-17

Association	Irish Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Gail Redmond
Top scorer	Aimee Mackin (6)
First colours Second colours
First international
Scotland 6-0 Northern Ireland (Croatia; 20 October 2007)
Biggest win
Kazakhstan 0-5 Northern Ireland (Ioannina, Greece; 18 October 2018)
Biggest defeat
Austria 9-0 Northern Ireland (Luso, Italy; 28 September 2017)

The Northern Ireland women's national under-17 football team represents Northern Ireland in international youth football competitions and is controlled by the Northern Ireland Women's Football Association (NIWFA), the women's football arm of the Irish Football Association (IFA) and the governing body for women's football in Northern Ireland.

FIFA U-17 World Cup

The team has never qualified. ^[1]

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws*	Losses	GF	GA
2008	Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024
2025
Total	0/9	0	0	0	0	0	0

UEFA Under-17 Championship

The Northern Ireland U17 team took part in the qualification for the UEFA Under-17 Championship in 2008 ^[2] and has consistently participated since 2011. The team has never qualified. ^[3]

UEFA Under-17 Championship Qualifying

Year	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
2008	3	0	1	2	0	8
2009	Did not participate
2010	Did not participate
2011	3	1	0	2	4	4
2012	3	0	0	3	4	8
2013	6	3	1	2	7	6
2014	6	2	0	4	9	13
2015	3	1	0	2	3	10
2016	6	1	2	3	3	14
2017	3	1	0	2	4	8
2018	3	1	0	2	3	11
2019	6	1	1	4	8	17
2020	3	0	1	2	1	7
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19
2022	6	3	0	3	7	11
2023	4	1	0	3	2	6
2024	5	2	0	3	9	14
2025	TBD

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 UEFA Under-17 Championship qualification. ^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ellie Scott	(2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 19)	6	0	Lisburn Rangers F.C.
12	1 GK	Cerys Sharkey	(2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 (age 17)			Glentoran
4	2 DF	Abi Sweetlove	(2006-04-09) 9 April 2006 (age 18)			Linfield F.C.
3	2 DF	Sofie Keenan	(2006-06-30) 30 June 2006 (age 18)			Linfield F.C.
11	2 DF	Sophie Gargan	(2006-06-09) 9 June 2006 (age 18)			Linfield F.C.
14	2 DF	Morgan Hanna	(2007-01-29) 29 January 2007 (age 18)			Larne FC
2	2 DF	Olivia Canavan	(2006-09-01) 1 September 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Glentoran
5	2 DF	Niamh O’Donnell	(2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 18)			Mid-Ulster F.C.
8	3 MF	Mia Moore	(2007-04-17) 17 April 2007 (age 17)			Linfield F.C.
13	3 MF	Erin Morrison				Crusaders Strikers F.C.
6	3 MF	Darcie McNeill	(2007-07-17) 17 July 2007 (age 17)			Crusaders Strikers F.C.
10	3 MF	Aimee Kerr	(2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 (age 18)			Ballyclare Comrades F.C.
16	3 MF	Faye Loughran	(2006-12-12) 12 December 2006 (age 18)			Lisburn Rangers F.C.
20	3 MF	Ellen McCartney				Ballyclare Comrades F.C.
16	4 FW	Rhianna Breen	(2007-09-28) 28 September 2007 (age 17)			Linfield F.C.
17	4 FW	Maureen Quinn	(2006-09-15) 15 September 2006 (age 18)			Linfield F.C.
9	4 FW	Kascie Weir	(2006-10-02) 2 October 2006 (age 18)			Glentoran
7	4 FW	Rachel McIntyre	(2006-02-06) 6 February 2006 (age 19)	10	2	Glentoran
18	4 FW	Rebecca Mann				Crusaders Strikers
19	4 FW	Ciara McAleer				Sion Swifts F.C.

Recent call-up

The following players were named in the squad for the first round of the 2023 UEFA Under-17 Championship qualification. ^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Kate Smith	(2007-05-10) 10 May 2007 (age 17)			Banbridge
	2 DF	Ellen Hampton	(2007-04-05) 5 April 2007 (age 17)			Linfield F.C.
	2 DF	Orleigha McGuinness	(2006-05-18) 18 May 2006 (age 18)			Cliftonville F.C.
	2 DF	Sophie Magee	(2006-07-08) 8 July 2006 (age 18)			Grasshopper Club Zürich
	3 MF	Eva Myles	(2007-01-28) 28 January 2007 (age 18)			Linfield F.C.
	4 FW	Gracie Conway	(2006-01-26) 26 January 2006 (age 19)			Ballyclare Comrades F.C.

See also

• Northern Ireland women's national football team
• Northern Ireland women's national under-19 football team

References

1. "Women U-17 World Cup". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
2. "European Women U-17 Championship 2007-08". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
3. "European Women's U-17 Championship". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
4. "Northern Ireland Women's U17 squad revealed for Euro qualifiers". IFA. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
5. "Northern Ireland WU17 squad for Euro qualifiers revealed". IFA. Retrieved 2023-05-18.