Puerto Rico national under-17 football team

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Puerto Rico U17
Nickname(s) El Huracán Azul
(The Blue Hurricane)
Association Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF)
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation CFU (Caribbean)
Head coachPablo Almagro
Home stadium Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel
FIFA code PUR
First international
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 1–0 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
(Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; August 28, 1983)
Biggest win
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 16–0 U.S. Virgin Islands  Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg
(August 31, 2022)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 8–0 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
(Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; August 30, 1983)
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 1983 )
Best resultQuarter-finals (2023)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0

The Puerto Rico national under-17 football team represents Puerto Rico in tournaments at the under-17 level. It is controlled by the Puerto Rican Football Federation.

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History

Puerto Rico made its debut at the 1983 CONCACAF Championship were they faced Honduras and México. Subsequently, they played in the FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifiers in 1991, 2000 and 2002. It wasn't until 2006 where they got their first two victories against Anguilla and Saint Lucia. [1]

Since 2012 they have participated in every World Cup qualification. In 2012 the team was managed by Jeaustin Campos where they played in Cuba the first round of the qualification where they faced the hosts, Aruba and Bahamas but failing to advance to the next round. [2]

In 2014 they went to Bahamas this time managed by Vítor Hugo Barros where they earned a win against Bahamas but failed to advance after losing 2–0 against Martinique and drawing scoreless to Bermudas. [3]

Steven Estrada managed the team in 2016 with a very limited time to prepare. They lost all the matches against Haiti, Cayman Islands and Aruba, scoring only one goal. [4]

Marco Vélez took charge of the U-17 in 2019. [5] After a successful first round, the team reached the Round of 16 of the Concacaf Championship where they lost 2–1 against Mexico.

The team returned in 2022 with Pablo Almagro a head coach. Puerto Rico advanced as group leaders through the qualifying round with 25 goals scored and none conceded. [6] They managed to get a historic result defeating Costa Rica in the Round of 16 of the 2023 Concacaf U-17 Championship. [7]

Fixtures and recent results

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Loss

2022

August 31 CONCACAF U17 Championship qualifying Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg16–0Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands Bradenton, Florida
Report Stadium: IMG Academy Field 6

2023

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. [8]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
121 GK Franco Ramos (2006-04-10)10 April 2006 (aged 16)20 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Club Atletico San Juan
11 GK Sebastian Cuevas (2006-05-23)23 May 2006 (aged 16)20 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Mirabelli SA

162 DF Gabriel Rosario (2006-04-12) April 12, 2006 (age 17)00 Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City SC
32 DF Adrian Rosario (2007-04-12) April 12, 2007 (age 16)41 Flag of the United States.svg Inter Miami CF
142 DF Juan Torres (2006-10-02) October 2, 2006 (age 17)00 Flag of the United States.svg Solar SC
182 DF Adrian Prado (2006-04-26) April 26, 2006 (age 17)41 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg San Juan FC
62 DF Alejandro Viera (2006-08-31) August 31, 2006 (age 17)20 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Mirabelli SA
22 DF Eitan Solomiany (2006-12-08) December 8, 2006 (age 17)40 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Bayamon FC
132 DF Abraham Nelson (2006-03-23) March 23, 2006 (age 17)41 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Surf

53 MF Ian Charles (2007-02-08) February 8, 2007 (age 17)43 Flag of the United States.svg Fc Dallas
113 MF Sebastian Sime (2007-01-17) January 17, 2007 (age 17)10 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Mirabelli SA
103 MF Justin Blanco (2007-02-19) February 19, 2007 (age 16)41 Flag of the United States.svg Queensboro FC
173 MF Edgardo Vazquez (2006-10-24) October 24, 2006 (age 17)40 Flag of the United States.svg Tampa Bay United
83 MF Andres Lopez (2007-05-01) May 1, 2007 (age 16)00 Flag of the United States.svg Loudoun SC

204 FW Leonardo Aviles (2006-01-26) January 26, 2006 (age 18)45 Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls
154 FW Samuel Byron (2007-03-26) March 26, 2007 (age 16)00 Flag of the United States.svg Nashville SC
44 FW Antonio Delgado (2007-02-18) February 18, 2007 (age 16)42 Flag of the United States.svg FC United
194 FW Jorge Vazquez (2006-06-27) June 27, 2006 (age 17)45 Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City Seminole
74 FW Carlos Siaca (2006-01-18) January 18, 2006 (age 18)41 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Bayamon FC
94 FW Joel Rosa (2007-04-07) April 7, 2007 (age 16)00 Flag of the United States.svg Tampa Bay United

Competitive record

CONCACAF U-17 Championship

CONCACAF U-17 Championship record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1983 Group stage6th of 6200209
Flag of Mexico.svg 1985 Did not enter
Flag of Honduras.svg 1987
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1988
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1991 Group stage12th of 123003012
Flag of Cuba.svg 1992 Did not enter
Flag of El Salvador.svg 1994
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1996
Flag of Jamaica.svg Flag of El Salvador.svg 1999
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Honduras.svg 2001 Did not qualify
Flag of Guatemala.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2003
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Flag of Mexico.svg 2005 Did not enter
Flag of Honduras.svg Flag of Jamaica.svg 2007 Did not qualify
Flag of Mexico.svg 2009 Did not enter
Flag of Jamaica.svg 2011
Flag of Panama.svg 2013 Did not qualify
Flag of Honduras.svg 2015
Flag of Panama.svg 2017
Flag of the United States.svg 2019 Round of 169th of 20100112
Flag of Guatemala.svg 2023 Quarter-finals7th of 20210114
TotalQuarter-finals-8107227

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