Paraguay national under-17 football team

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Paraguay
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Association Asociación Paraguaya
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Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Flag of Paraguay.svg Gerardo Gonzalez Aquino
Home stadium Estadio Defensores del Chaco
FIFA code PAR
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First international
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FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1999 )
Best resultQuarterfinals (1999)
South American U-17 Championship
Appearances18 (first in 1986 )
Best resultRunners-up Silver medal icon.svg (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.

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

Tournament records

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

Head coach: Gustavo Morínigo

The following 21 players were named to the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil from October 26 – November 17, 2019. [2]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
1 GK Antonio González (2002-01-02)2 January 2002 (aged 17) Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño
2 DF Santiago Ocampos (2002-01-22)22 January 2002 (aged 17) Flag of Israel.svg Beitar Jerusalem
2 DF Rodrigo Melgarejo (2002-05-23)23 May 2002 (aged 16) Flag of Mexico.svg Atlético Morelia
2 DF Gastón Benítez (2002-05-21)21 May 2002 (aged 16) Flag of Brazil.svg Athletico Paranaense
2 DF Rolando Ortiz (2002-08-19)19 August 2002 (aged 16) Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia
3 MF Wilder Viera (2002-03-04)4 March 2002 (aged 17) Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño
3 MF Rodrigo López (2002-03-29)29 March 2002 (aged 16) Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad
3 MF Fabrizio Peralta (2002-08-02)2 August 2002 (aged 16) Flag of Brazil.svg Flamengo
4 FW Diego Duarte (2002-04-08)8 April 2002 (aged 16) Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia
3 MF Fernando Ovelar (2004-01-06)6 January 2004 (aged 15) Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño
3 MF Junior Noguera (2002-05-08)8 May 2002 (aged 16) Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño
1 GK Ángel González (2003-02-04)4 February 2003 (aged 16) Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad
2 DF Basilio Duarte (2002-11-01)1 November 2002 (aged 16) Flag of Paraguay.svg Cerro Porteño
2 DF Ulises González (2002-01-15)15 January 2002 (aged 17)Unattached
3 MF Diego Torres (2002-10-14)14 October 2002 (aged 16) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gent
3 MF Matías Segovia (2003-01-04)4 January 2003 (aged 16) Flag of Paraguay.svg Guaraní
3 MF Junior Quiñonez (2002-02-11)11 February 2002 (aged 17) Flag of Paraguay.svg Libertad
4 FW Diego Acosta (2002-11-12)12 November 2002 (aged 16) Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro
4 FW Fernando Presentado (2002-06-28)28 June 2002 (aged 16) Flag of Paraguay.svg Nacional
2 DF Fabio Barrios (2002-09-19)19 September 2002 (aged 16) Flag of Paraguay.svg Olimpia
1 GK Diego Aranda (2002-03-02)2 March 2002 (aged 17) Flag of Paraguay.svg Sol de América

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References

  1. "Milk Cup (Northern Ireland)".
  2. "Albirroja Sub 17: Lista final de 21 futbolistas para el Mundial de Brasil". www.apf.org.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-16.