Latvia national under-17 football team
National U-17 association football team
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The Latvia national under-17 football team or Latvia U-17 represents Latvia in association football at the under-17 youth level, and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation.
Aleksandrs Basovs| Nickname | Sarkanbaltsarkanie (The red-white-reds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Latvian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Aleksandrs Basovs | ||
| Captain | Reinis Flaksis | ||
| Most caps | Vitālijs Maksimenko (17) | ||
| Top scorer | Vitālijs Maksimenko (9) | ||
| FIFA code | LVA | ||
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| Biggest win | |||
Latvia 7–0 San Marino  (Riga, Latvia; 24 April 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Spain 5–0 Latvia (Los Ángeles de San Rafael, Spain; 11 October 2025) Latvia 0–5 Israel  (Kyiv, Ukraine; 27 August 2019)  Belgium 5–0 Latvia (Orhei, Moldova; 28 October 2018) Belgium 5–0 Latvia (Warsaw, Poland; 29 August 2014) Belgium 5–0 Latvia (Sint-Niklaas, Belgium; 25 October 2012) | |||
| European U-17 Championships | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2027) | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
The team is for Latvian players aged 17 or under at the start of a two-year UEFA European Under-17 Championship cycle, so players appearing for the team can actually be up to 19 years of age. It is considered a feeder team of the Latvian under-19 and under-21 teams.
Competition history
Prior to Latvia's independence in 1991, Latvian players were eligible for selection to the Soviet Union U-16 team. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Latvian Football Federation was admitted to UEFA as a full member in 1992, and the Latvia U-16 team played their first competitive matches in the first phase of the qualifying tournament for the 1994 European U-16 Championship. The team's competitive debut came on 18 September 1993 against Russia U-16 and they finished their first qualifying campaign as 3rd out of 3 teams, behind Russia and Norway.[1]
Although the team has continued to participate in every under-16 and under-17 European Championship qualifying cycle since 1994, the team has never qualified for any of the tournaments.
European Championship
Under-16 format
Under-17 format
Current players
The following players were called up for 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Hugo Viļķins | 12 February 2010 | JDFS Alberts | |||
| GK | Kristers Purmalis | 14 August 2010 | ROFC Stockel | |||
| DF | Edgars Aščuks | 25 March 2010 | FK Metta | |||
| DF | Gustavs Maslinarskis | 5 April 2010 | JDFS Alberts | |||
| DF | Kristaps Zvilna | 3 January 2010 | Mārupes SC | |||
| DF | Matīss Mičulis | 6 February 2010 | FK Metta | |||
| MF | Andris Aizsilnieks | 28 March 2010 | FK Metta | |||
| MF | Roberts Vientiess | 28 June 2010 | FK Metta | |||
| MF | Olivers Jēkabs Ozoliņš | 11 December 2010 | Liepājas FS | |||
| MF | Rodrigo Laimiņš | 28 May 2010 | FK Metta | |||
| MF | Davids Kurakins | 30 December 2010 | RFS | |||
| MF | Daņila Sļusarevs | 18 June 2010 | RFS | |||
| MF | Iļja Harlamovs | 28 May 2010 | BFC Daugavpils | |||
| MF | Adrians Kurakins | 30 December 2010 | RFS | |||
| MF | Filips Aleksandrs Kovalers | 23 July 2010 | ||||
| MF | Henrijs Holtoms | 28 March 2010 |  Lausanne | |||
| MF | Zahars Maligins | 9 September 2010 | EF Huesca | |||
| MF | Denis Ignatjevs | 20 February 2010 | Super Nova | |||
| FW | Miroslavs Mogiļevičs | 16 February 2010 | RFS | |||
| FW | Tomass Bergs | 1 July 2010 | BFC Daugavpils | |||
| FW | Miks Siliņš | 22 February 2010 | Mārupes SC | |||