Northern Ireland national under-17 football team
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Norn Iron
| Nickname(s) | The GAWA Norn Iron | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Irish Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Andy Waterworth | ||
| Home stadium | various | ||
| FIFA code | NIR | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
 Northern Ireland 0–3  Austria(Ballymena, Northern Ireland; 18 September 2001) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Northern Ireland 7–0  Luxembourg(Beggen, Luxembourg; 30 October 2019 | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Northern Ireland 0–8  Turkey(Staines, England; 2 September 2007 | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1987) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (6 times) | ||
The Northern Ireland national under-17 football team also known as Northern Ireland under-17s or Northern Ireland U17s represents Northern Ireland in association football at under-17 level. It is controlled by the Irish Football Association. The team first competed as Northern Ireland under-16 before evolving into the current under-17 side when UEFA realigned their youth tournaments in 2001. They have qualified for the finals of the UEFA European Under-16 Championships five times (1987, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1997) and for the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship once (2004). In addition to the UEFA Championships, the team also plays regular friendlies and in minor tournaments from similar age-group teams from throughout the world.
UEFA U-16/17 European Championship record
| UEFA European Under-16/17 Championship Finals record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1982 |
did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
 1986 |
did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | ||||||||
 1987 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
 1988 |
did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | ||||||||
 1989 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |||||||||
 1990 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
 1991 |
did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | –4 | ||||||||
 1992 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1993 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
 1994 |
did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | ||||||||
 1995 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | |||||||||
| 1996 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |||||||||
| 1997 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | |
 1998 |
did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | ||||||||
 1999 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |||||||||
 2000 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | |||||||||
 2001 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |||||||||
| 2002 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | –7 | |||||||||
 2003 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2004 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | –9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | |
 2005 |
did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | –1 | ||||||||
| 2006 |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | –4 | |||||||||
| 2007 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | |||||||||
| 2008 |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | –1 | |||||||||
| 2009 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |||||||||
 2010 |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |||||||||
 2011 |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||
 2012 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | |||||||||
 2013 |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | |||||||||
 2014 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | |||||||||
 2015 |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | –8 | |||||||||
 2016 |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |||||||||
 2017 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –4 | |||||||||
| 2018 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | –7 | |||||||||
| 2019 |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | –2 | |||||||||
 2020 |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | ||||||||
| 2021 |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 |
did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | ||||||||
| 2023 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | –8 | |||||||||
| 2024 |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | –3 | |||||||||
 2025 |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | –4 | |||||||||
| 2026 |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | |||||||||
 2027 |
to be determined | |||||||||||||||
 2028 |
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 2029 |
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| Total | Group stage | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 41 | –25 | 152 | 49 | 27 | 46 | 180 | 249 | –69 | |
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1985 | did not enter | |||||||
 1987 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1989 | ||||||||
| 1991 | ||||||||
 1993 | ||||||||
 1995 | ||||||||
 1997 | ||||||||
 1999 | ||||||||
 2001 | ||||||||
 2003 | ||||||||
 2005 | ||||||||
 2007 | ||||||||
 2009 | ||||||||
 2011 | ||||||||
 2013 | ||||||||
 2015 | ||||||||
 2017 | ||||||||
 2019 | ||||||||
 2023 | ||||||||
 2025 | ||||||||
| 2026 | ||||||||
| 2027 | TBD | |||||||
| 2028 | ||||||||
| 2029 | ||||||||
Current Coaching Staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Andy Waterworth |
| Assistant Manager | |
| Coach | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Roy Carroll |
Players
Current squad
Players born on or after 1 January 2009 will be eligible until the end of the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Names in bold denote players who have been capped by Northern Ireland in a higher age group.
The following players were named in the squad for the Under-17 Euro 2026 elite round games against Spain, Turkiye and Scotland on 15 March, 18 March and 21 March 2026 respectively.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Phoenix Blayney | 17 November 2010 | Larne | |||
| GK | Kyle Chivers | Ballymena United | ||||
| DF | Calum Anderson | 9 January 2009 | Southampton | |||
| DF | Alfie Wilson | 14 March 2009 | Hearts | |||
| DF | Paul Stanfield | 17 March 2009 | Cliftonville | |||
| DF | Shea McGarry | 18 August 2009 | Cliftonville | |||
| DF | Sonny Trainor | 4 November 2009 | Larne | |||
| DF | Daniel McCarron | 2 February 2010 | Dungannon Swifts | |||
| DF | Alfie Mulvenna | 5 March 2010 | Larne | |||
| DF | David Green | Cliftonville | ||||
| MF | Finlay Ross | 16 February 2009 | Linfield | |||
| MF | Charlie McConnell | 2 July 2009 | UCD | |||
| MF | Liam Kelly | 7 August 2010 | Derry City | |||
| MF | Alfie Anderson | Cliftonville | ||||
| FW | Jack May | 15 January 2009 | Larne | |||
| FW | Joel Kerr | 24 March 2009 | West Ham United | |||
| FW | Luke Hawe | 30 April 2009 | Southampton | |||
| FW | Zak Magowan | 8 July 2009 | Glentoran | |||
| FW | Eamonn Tohill | 13 September 2009 | Cliftonville | |||
| FW | Michael Mulholland | 17 January 2011 | Crusaders | |||
Recent call-ups
The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Matthew Belshaw | 5 July 2010 | Glentoran | |||
| GK | Tom Hill | Shrewsbury Town | ||||
| DF | Charlie Campbell | 19 October 2009 | Linfield | |||
| DF | Calum Woods | Dundalk | ||||
| DF | Sean Cassidy | Cliftonville | ||||
| MF | Coran Madden | 5 February 2009 | Brentford | |||
| MF | Jake Drewett | 18 March 2009 | Bournemouth | |||
| MF | Emmett Morrison | 23 March 2009 | Sheffield United | |||
| MF | Mason Ayre | 5 January 2010 | Glentoran | |||
| MF | Conor Wilson | 23 February 2010 | Coleraine | |||
| MF | Adam Nelson | 2 March 2010 | Glentoran | |||
| MF | Freddie Murdock | Everton | ||||
| MF | Harry Gough | Glenavon | ||||
| MF | Will Haselhurst | Middlesbrough | ||||
| FW | Jahmi Kellyman | 6 July 2009 | Aston Villa | |||