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	Round of 32	4	1	2	1	3	3
Total	6/20	23	12	4	7	49	39

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 17)	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 17)	0	0	Olimpia
4	2 DF	Mateo Giménez	(2009-10-25) 25 October 2009 (age 16)	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 17)	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 17)	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 17)	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