Paraguay national under-17 football team

Paraguay

Association	Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Gerardo Gonzalez Aquino
Home stadium	Estadio Defensores del Chaco
FIFA code	PAR
First colours Second colours
First international
NA
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1999 )
Best result	Quarterfinals (1999, 2019)
South American U-17 Championship
Appearances	18 (first in 1986 )
Best result	Runners-up (1999)

The Paraguay national under-17 football team represents Paraguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-17 World Cup and South American Under-17 Football Championship.

Overview

The under-17 Paraguay national football team has seen and delivered along the years many of Paraguay's best talents.

The team has participated in 4 events of the FIFA U-17 World Cup and their best performance came in the 1999 World Cup held in New Zealand, when Paraguay reached the quarterfinals and finished in 5th place. Their best performance at the South American level came in the 1999 tournament in Uruguay when they finished in second place, along with two third-place finishes in 2001 and 2017 as well as three fourth-place finishes in 1988, 1997 and 2015.

In 2001, the team were crowned champions of the Milk Cup after defeating Manchester United 6–0. ^[1]

Tournament records

FIFA U-17 World Cup FIFA U-17 World Cup record Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA 1985 Did not enter 1987 Did not qualify 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 Quarterfinals 4 2 1 1 10 6 2001 Group Stage 3 2 0 1 5 6 2003 Did not qualify 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 8 7 2017 Round of 16 4 3 0 1 10 10 2019 Quarterfinals 5 3 1 1 13 7 2023 Did not qualify 2025 Qualified Total 6/20 19 11 2 6 46 36

South American Under-17 Football Championship South American Under-17 Football Championship record Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA 1985 Did not enter 1986 Group Stage 4 1 0 3 4 6 1988 Fourth Place 7 3 0 4 6 11 1991 Group Stage 4 1 3 0 6 4 1993 Group Stage 4 2 0 2 7 6 1995 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 6 6 1997 Fourth Place 7 3 1 3 8 9 1999 Runners-up 6 3 0 3 10 13 2001 Third Place 7 2 4 1 15 12 2003 Group Stage 4 2 0 2 7 10 2005 Group Stage 4 3 0 1 12 8 2007 Group Stage 4 0 1 3 3 10 2009 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 3 7 2011 Sixth Place 9 3 1 5 14 16 2013 Fifth Place 9 3 3 3 14 12 2015 Fourth Place 9 4 3 2 19 15 2017 Third Place 9 4 4 1 16 10 2019 Third Place 9 3 4 2 13 13 2023 Fifth Place 9 3 3 3 13 11 2025 Fifth Place 6 2 2 2 8 6 Total 19/20 119 44 31 44 184 185

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 South American U-17 Championship between 27 March – 12 April 2025. ^[2]

Caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2025, after the match against Peru.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Félix Fernández	(2009-06-10) 10 June 2009 (age 16)	2	0	Olimpia
12	1 GK	Rainero Laratro	(2008-03-07) 7 March 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Libertad
22	1 GK	Diego Rodríguez	(2008-07-22) 22 July 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Cerro Porteño
2	2 DF	Thiago Aranda	(2008-02-25) 25 February 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Olimpia
3	2 DF	Christhian Ruiz	(2008-11-12) 12 November 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Olimpia
4	2 DF	Mateo Giménez	(2009-10-25) 25 October 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Libertad
6	2 DF	Leo Cristaldo	(2009-01-12) 12 January 2009 (age 16)	4	0	Vélez Sarsfield
13	2 DF	Mauro Coronel	(2008-05-25) 25 May 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Nacional
19	2 DF	Alexis Acosta	(2008-01-23) 23 January 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Olimpia
8	3 MF	Alan Ledesma	(2008-09-04) 4 September 2008 (age 16)	2	0	Olimpia
10	3 MF	Carlos Franco	(2008-01-05) 5 January 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Cerro Porteño
11	3 MF	Tobías Jara	(2009-05-06) 6 May 2009 (age 16)	1	0	Guaraní
14	3 MF	Jhosias Campss	(2008-02-17) 17 February 2008 (age 17)	2	1	Nacional
15	3 MF	Aldo Sanabria	(2008-05-09) 9 May 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Cerro Porteño
16	3 MF	Fernando Zayas	(2008-10-24) 24 October 2008 (age 16)	2	1	Cerro Porteño
17	3 MF	Thiago Vera	(2008-06-14) 14 June 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Libertad
23	3 MF	Diego Ruiz	(2008-03-29) 29 March 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Libertad
7	4 FW	Derlis Almada	(2008-02-14) 14 February 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Libertad
9	4 FW	Mauricio De Carvalho	(2008-02-04) 4 February 2008 (age 17)	2	1	Cerro Porteño
18	4 FW	Milan Freyres	(2008-12-08) 8 December 2008 (age 16)	2	0	Olimpia
20	4 FW	Pedro Villalba	(2008-07-09) 9 July 2008 (age 16)	2	2	Libertad
21	4 FW	José Buhring	(2008-02-17) 17 February 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Libertad

See also

• Paraguay national football team
• Paraguay national under-23 football team
• Paraguay national under-20 football team
• Paraguay women's national under-17 football team

References

1. "Milk Cup (Northern Ireland)".
2. "Peru-Paraguay". CONMEBOL. Retrieved 28 March 2025.

External links

• APF Website