Wales national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Wales women's national under-17 football team.

Wales Under-17

Nickname	Young Dragons (Welsh: Dreigiau Ifanc)
Association	Football Association of Wales
Head coach	Chris Gunter
First colours Second colours
European Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2023 )
Best result	Group Stage (2023, 2024)

The Wales national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Wales and is controlled by the Football Association of Wales. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship held every year.

Competitive record

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

• 1985–1989: Did not Enter
• 1991–2023: Did not Qualify
• 2025: To be determined

UEFA Under-16 Championships

• 1982–1989 did not enter
• 1990–2001 did not qualify

UEFA Under-17 Championships

• 2002 Qualifying Round
• 2003 Elite Round
• 2004 Elite Round
• 2005 Qualifying Round
• 2006 Elite Round
• 2007 Elite Round
• 2008 Elite Round
• 2009 Elite Round
• 2010 Elite Round
• 2011 Qualifying Round
• 2012 Elite Round
• 2013 Qualifying Round
• 2014 Elite Round
• 2015 Elite Round
• 2016 Elite Round
• 2017 Qualifying Round
• 2018 Qualifying Round
• 2019 Qualifying Round
• 2020–2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• 2022 Elite Round
• 2023 : Group Stage
• 2024 : Group Stage

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2009 are eligible.

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Italy on 14 and 16 October 2025. ^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2025, after the match against Estonia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Oscar Abbotson	(2009-01-05) 5 January 2009 (age 16)	2	0	Southampton
	1 GK	Alex Cross	(2009-10-04) 4 October 2009 (age 16)	1	0	Cardiff City
	2 DF	Carter Heywood	(2009-01-01) 1 January 2009 (age 16)	9	1	Swansea City
	2 DF	Theo Pitt	(2009-09-05) 5 September 2009 (age 16)	2	1	Blackburn Rovers
	2 DF	Louis Evans	(2009-03-24) 24 March 2009 (age 16)	2	0	Bolton Wanderers
	2 DF	George Robinson	(2009-10-19) 19 October 2009 (age 16)	1	0	Southampton
	2 DF	Alfie Walker	(2009-09-03) 3 September 2009 (age 16)	0	0	Manchester United
	3 MF	Shea Pita	(2009-05-03) 3 May 2009 (age 16)	5	1	Everton
	3 MF	Alex Godfrey	(2009-10-04) 4 October 2009 (age 16)	4	0	Swansea City
	3 MF	Lennon Moss	(2009-12-01) 1 December 2009 (age 15)	4	0	Aston Villa
	3 MF	Rob Tankiewicz	(2009-06-12) 12 June 2009 (age 16)	2	0	Cardiff City
	3 MF	Enzo Romano	(2009-03-18) 18 March 2009 (age 16)	1	0	Free agent
	3 MF	Bobby Lewis		0	0	Swansea City
	4 FW	Leon Scarlett	(2009-08-16) 16 August 2009 (age 16)	2	2	Queens Park Rangers
	4 FW	Archie Lorimer	(2009-11-03) 3 November 2009 (age 15)	2	0	Burnley
	4 FW	Jacob Norris	(2009-12-28) 28 December 2009 (age 15)	2	0	Cardiff City
	4 FW	Isaac Thomas	(2009-09-03) 3 September 2009 (age 16)	2	0	West Ham United
	4 FW	Keano Conaty	(2009-10-27) 27 October 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Cardiff City
	4 FW	Axel Donczew		0	0	Cardiff City

See also

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship
• Football Association of Wales
• Wales national football team
• Wales national under-21 football team
• Wales national under-20 football team
• Wales national under-19 football team
• Wales national under-18 football team

References

1. "Cymru MU17 squad confirmed for Italy double header". Football Association of Wales. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.