Gibraltar national under-17 football team

Gibraltar Under-17
Association	Gibraltar Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Scott Wiseman
Captain	Jaiden Bartolo
Most caps	Andrew Hernandez, Jaiden Bartolo (9)
Top scorer	Jaiden Bartolo (6)
Home stadium	Victoria Stadium
FIFA code	GIB
First colours	Second colours
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

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

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
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	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
	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

UEFA European Championship record										Qualification record
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	Not a UEFA member								Not a UEFA member
	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	Cancelled								—
	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									3	0	0	3	0	19
	2026	Future event								0	0	0	0	0	0
	2027	Future event								0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		—	0/41	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	1	30	7	174

Recent results and fixtures

15 November 2023 (2023-11-15) 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification	Belgium	4–0	Gibraltar	Newport, Wales
17:00	Reumers 22' Da Costa 30' Diawara 90+1' Engwanda-Ongena 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Dragon Park Referee: Roman Jitari (Moldova)

18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification	Israel	Cancelled	Gibraltar	Newport, Wales
14:00		Report		Stadium: Dragon Park Referee: Jan Machálek (Czechia)

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification	Gibraltar	0–4	Wales	Cardiff, Wales
14:00		Report	Bostock 14' Allen 49' Jones 77' Griffiths 89'	Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)

4 September 2024 (2024-09-04) Friendly	Wales	5–0	Gibraltar	Arcos de la Frontera, Spain
17:00	Bradbury 7', 18', 36' Pita 53' Newman 77'			Stadium: Estadio Municipal Antonio Gallardo

29 October 2024 (2024-10-29) 2025 UEFA U-17 Qualification	France	6–0	Gibraltar	Sotira, Cyprus
10:00	Negre 9', 31', 65' (pen.) Himbert 50', 55' Leccese 75'	Report		Stadium: Sotira Municipal Stadium Referee: Pavle Ilić (Serbia)

1 November 2024 (2024-11-01) 2025 UEFA U-17 Qualification	Slovakia	7–0	Gibraltar	Sotira, Cyprus
10:00	Polťák 11', 18', 86', 90+1' Baravelli 32' Fecso 45+1' Pecsuk 67'	Report		Stadium: Sotira Municipal Stadium Referee: Mihály Káprály (Hungary)

4 November 2024 (2024-11-04) 2025 UEFA U-17 Qualification	Gibraltar	0–6	Cyprus	Achna, Cyprus
13:30		Report	E. Georgiou 8', 11', 90+2' Kontopoulos 71' (pen.), 90+1' O. Panayiotou 85'	Stadium: Dasaki Stadium Referee: Pavle Ilić (Serbia)

Squad

Current squad

For the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification and finals, players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible.

The following players were called up for the following 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches:^[6]

Match date: 29 October, 1 and 4 November 2024
Opposition: France, Slovakia and Cyprus
Caps and goals correct as of: 4 November 2024, after the match against Cyprus.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Victor Huart	(2008-09-05) 5 September 2008 (age 16)	4	0	Lincoln Red Imps
13	1GK	Marcus Martinez	(2008-10-02) 2 October 2008 (age 16)	0	0	FCB Magpies

3	2DF	Kevan Buckley	(2008-04-07) 7 April 2008 (age 16)	4	0	Lincoln Red Imps
4	2DF	Owen Fortunato	(2008-10-27) 27 October 2008 (age 16)	4	0	Puerto de La Línea
18	2DF	Nooran Tizniti	(2008-10-25) 25 October 2008 (age 16)	4	0	FCB Magpies
2	2DF	Adam Aboudi Achbay	(2008-11-01) 1 November 2008 (age 16)	3	0	FCB Magpies
12	2DF	Lucas Llambias	(2009-10-20) 20 October 2009 (age 15)	2	0	Algeciras
15	2DF	Gianni Peliza	(2008-04-23) 23 April 2008 (age 16)	2	0	Lincoln Red Imps
7	2DF	Stefan Soleci	(2009-07-29) 29 July 2009 (age 15)	1	0	Balón Linense

5	3MF	Jayvan Garro	(2008-06-01) 1 June 2008 (age 16)	6	0	Lincoln Red Imps
6	3MF	Shaun Murien	(2008-09-09) 9 September 2008 (age 16)	4	0	FCB Magpies
14	3MF	Max Bautista	(2008-05-07) 7 May 2008 (age 16)	4	0	Lincoln Red Imps
17	3MF	Max Purdy	(2008-12-06) 6 December 2008 (age 15)	4	0	Manchester 62
10	3MF	Lyndon Turrell	(2009-10-13) 13 October 2009 (age 15)	3	0	Leicester City
20	3MF	Daniel Llamas	(2008-01-23) 23 January 2008 (age 16)	3	0	Lincoln Red Imps
19	3MF	Nicholas Poggio	(2009-10-08) 8 October 2009 (age 15)	2	0	Lincoln Red Imps

8	4FW	Theo Montovio	(2008-06-29) 29 June 2008 (age 16)	4	0	FCB Magpies
11	4FW	Luca Scanlon	(2009-07-13) 13 July 2009 (age 15)	3	0	Manchester United
16	4FW	Julian Pecino	(2009-01-23) 23 January 2009 (age 15)	2	0	Atlético Zabal
9	4FW	Ethan Ochello	(2008-12-16) 16 December 2008 (age 15)	1	0	Lincoln Red Imps

Recent call-ups

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

DF	Jonathan Rowbottom	(2009-02-01) 1 February 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Lincoln Red Imps	v France, 29 October 2024^PRE


FW	Anthony Avellano	(2008-04-04) 4 April 2008 (age 16)	3	0	Lincoln Red Imps	v France, 29 October 2024^PRE
^INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury ^PRE Preliminary squad ^WD Withdrew for other reasons

Managerial history

Stephen Head (2013–2014, 2016–2017)
David Ochello (2014–2016, 2017–2018)
Jeff Wood (2018)
Steven Cummings (2018–2019)
Jonathan Sodi (2019–2020)
Jansen Moreno (2021–2024)
Scott Wiseman (2024–)

Top Goalscorers

As of 4 November 2022

Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in order of average.

#	Name	Career	Goals	Caps	Average
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

^ 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.

External links

Football Federation of Gibraltar

[1] Gibraltar drawn with Republic of Ireland, England and Armenia in Under 17’s

[2] "FOOTBALL: Season 2013/14 to kick –off". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-08-04.

[3] Wink lässt Gibraltar träumen - UEFA.com

[4] Official Statement Gibraltar FA. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

[5] Statement: MU17 UEFA EURO Qualifying Round Football Association of Wales. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

[6] U17 Squad Gibraltar FA. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

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