Gibraltar national under-17 football team
Association | Gibraltar Football Association | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Jansen Moreno | ||
Captain | Jaiden Bartolo | ||
Most caps | Andrew Hernandez, Jaiden Bartolo (9) | ||
Top scorer | Jaiden Bartolo (6) | ||
Home stadium | Victoria Stadium | ||
FIFA code | GIB | ||
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First international | |||
Republic of Ireland 4–1 Gibraltar (Yerevan, Armenia; 24 October 2013) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Gibraltar 8–2 Liechtenstein (Gibraltar; 25 August 2022) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Serbia 12–0 Gibraltar (Paphos, Cyprus; 4 November 2022) | |||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | None | ||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | None |
The Gibraltar national under-17 football team is the youth football team of Gibraltar, run by the Gibraltar Football Association. The team is based mostly on the young players from the region's domestic leagues, the Gibraltar Premier Division and Gibraltar Second Division, and competes every year to qualify for the European Under-17 Football Championship.
History
[edit]The team played its first match on 24 October 2013 against the Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team,[1] the year when Gibraltar became a member of UEFA.[2] George Wink, then of the Juvenil team of the Spanish club Club Atlético Zabal, scored the first goal, in the history of the national under-17 team on October 28, 2013 against the Armenia national under-17 football team.[3]
The side would finish bottom of the group on every campaign since, scoring only 5 goals in response, with George Wink becoming the record goalscorer at any level of football in Gibraltar until Jake Gosling and Lee Casciaro equalled the record for the seniors in 2015. In May 2017, a re-organization of management throughout the Gibraltar Football Association saw coach Stephen Head step up to manage the U19 team, with David Ochello appointed as his replacement. The following campaign saw Gibraltar suffer a record 10-0 defeat to Norway on the 4th anniversary of their debut in the competition.
8 years after their first matches as UEFA members, Gibraltar finally secured their first win at under-17 level with a 2-1 friendly win over Faroe Islands on 10 September 2021. In October 2023, Gibraltar initially withdrew from qualification for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, citing safety concerns as a result of the Israel–Hamas war.[4] The whole group, set to be hosted in Israel, was postponed by UEFA later that day.[5] New dates were later announced for November 2023 with Wales hosting instead.
Match record
[edit]FIFA World Cup
[edit]FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Era | Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
Under-16 | 1985 to 1989 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||
Under-17 | 1991 to 2015 | |||||||||||||||
2017 | Ineligible | — | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Did Not Qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | |||||||||
2021 | Cancelled | — | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Did Not Qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||
2025 | to be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | — | 0/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 |
UEFA European Championship
[edit]UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Era | Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
Under-16 | 1982 to 2001 | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | |||||||||||||
Under-17 | 2002 to 2013 | |||||||||||||||
2014 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||
2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||
2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
2020 | Cancelled | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | |||||||||
2021 | — | |||||||||||||||
2022 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||
2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
2025 | Future event | – | ||||||||||||||
Total | — | 0/41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 155 |
Recent results and fixtures
[edit]25 August 2022 Friendly | Gibraltar | 8–2 | Liechtenstein | Gibraltar |
12:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Victoria Stadium |
27 August 2022 Friendly | Gibraltar | 4–0 | Liechtenstein | Gibraltar |
12:00 | Report | Stadium: Victoria Stadium |
1 November 2022 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Gibraltar | 0–2 | Cyprus | Paphos, Cyprus |
13:30 | Report | Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Attendance: 125 Referee: Sander Van Der Eijk (Netherlands) |
4 November 2022 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Serbia | 12–0 | Gibraltar | Paphos, Cyprus |
11:00 | Report | Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Attendance: 31 Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland) |
5 August 2023 Unofficial Friendly | Gibraltar | 0–2 | Chesterfield Academy | Gibraltar |
Stadium: Victoria Stadium |
15 November 2023 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Belgium | 4–0 | Gibraltar | Newport, Wales |
17:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Dragon Park Referee: Roman Jitari (Moldova) |
18 November 2023 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Israel | Cancelled | Gibraltar | Newport, Wales |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Dragon Park Referee: Jan Machálek (Czechia) |
21 November 2023 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Gibraltar | 0–4 | Wales | Cardiff, Wales |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria) |
4 September 2024 Friendly | Wales | 5–0 | Gibraltar | Arcos de la Frontera, Spain |
17:00 | Stadium: Estadio Municipal Antonio Gallardo |
29 October 2024 2025 UEFA U-17 Qualification | France | v | Gibraltar | |
Report |
1 November 2024 2025 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Slovakia | v | Gibraltar | |
Report |
4 November 2024 2025 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Gibraltar | v | Cyprus | |
Report |
Squad
[edit]Current squad
[edit]For the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification and finals, players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible.
The following players were called up for the following friendly match:[6]
- Match date: 4 September 2024
- Opposition: Wales
- Caps and goals correct as of: 4 September 2024, after the match against Wales.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Ryan Smith | 21 April 2007 | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
13 | GK | Victor Huart | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | |
4 | DF | Jayvan Garro | 1 June 2008 | 3 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
16 | DF | Giovanni Soleci | 2 February 2007 | 3 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
3 | DF | Kevan Buckley | 7 April 2008 | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
5 | GK | Owen Fortunato | 1 | 0 | Puerto de La Línea | |
14 | DF | Gianni Peliza | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | |
6 | MF | Daniel Smith | 1 April 2007 | 3 | 0 | Europa |
7 | MF | Max Bautista | 7 May 2008 | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
11 | MF | Daniel Llamas | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | |
17 | MF | Shaun Murien | 1 | 0 | FCB Magpies | |
2 | MF | Christian Navas | 10 December 2007 | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
19 | MF | Max Purdy | 1 | 0 | Manchester 62 | |
20 | MF | Nooran Tizniti | 1 | 0 | FCB Magpies | |
8 | FW | Leon Mason | 16 May 2007 | 5 | 0 | Linense |
18 | FW | Ashton Hancock | 5 October 2006 | 3 | 1 | Mons Calpe |
9 | FW | Anthony Avellano | 4 April 2008 | 3 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps |
10 | FW | Lucas Pocock | 1 | 0 | Manchester 62 | |
15 | FW | Theo Montovio | 1 | 0 | FCB Magpies |
Recent call-ups
[edit]The following players have been called up within the past twelve months or withdrew from the current squad due to injury or suspension, and remain eligible.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Thomas Recagno | 11 September 2007 | 8 | 0 | Europa | v. Wales, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Kai Mauro | 30 May 2007 | 5 | 0 | Cádiz | v. Wales, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Joachim Ostheider | 10 April 2007 | 4 | 0 | Cádiz | v. Wales, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Jay Coombes | 9 March 2007 | 2 | 0 | Sutton United | v. Wales, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Sebastian Sun Gorny | 4 September 2007 | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v. Wales, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Julian Chichon | 23 September 2007 | 0 | 0 | Puerto de La Línea | v. Wales, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Alex Collado | 25 February 2007 | 0 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v. Wales, 21 November 2023 |
MF | Amos Federico | 23 April 2007 | 3 | 0 | Repton | v. Wales, 21 November 2023 |
MF | Karim Bousselham | 7 October 2007 | 2 | 0 | Linense | v. Wales, 21 November 2023 |
MF | Quentin McGlashan | 20 June 2007 | 1 | 0 | Manchester 62 | v. Wales, 21 November 2023 |
MF | Stefan Desoiza | 15 November 2007 | 0 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v. Wales, 21 November 2023 |
FW | Kai Bartolo | 16 July 2007 | 2 | 0 | Wealdstone | v. Wales, 21 November 2023 |
FW | Evan Villa | 24 August 2007 | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps | v. Wales, 21 November 2023 |
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury |
Managerial history
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Top Goalscorers
[edit]As of 4 November 2022
Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in order of average.
# | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | Average |
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1 | Jaiden Bartolo | 2021–2022 | 6 | 9 | 0.667 |
2 | James Scanlon | 2022 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 |
3 | Sebastian Diaz | 2022 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 |
Angel Gonzalez | 2021 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | |
George Wink | 2013 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | |
6 | Ashton Hancock | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Javier Martínez | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Christian Zammitt-Agius | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Johnny Rush | 2022 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | |
Liam Jessop | 2021 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | |
Julian Valarino | 2015–2016 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | |
Ethan Britto | 2014–2016 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | |
Byron Espinosa | 2013–2015 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Gibraltar drawn with Republic of Ireland, England and Armenia in Under 17’s
- ^ "FOOTBALL: Season 2013/14 to kick –off". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ Wink lässt Gibraltar träumen - UEFA.com
- ^ Official Statement Gibraltar FA. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Statement: MU17 UEFA EURO Qualifying Round Football Association of Wales. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ U17 Squad Gibraltar FA. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.