Portugal national under-17 football team

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NicknameSelecção das Quinas
AssociationPortuguese Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachJoão Santos
Portugal Under-17
NicknameSelecção das Quinas
AssociationPortuguese Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachJoão Santos
Most capsHélder Barbosa (37 caps)
Top scorerJosé Gomes (20 goals)
FIFA codePOR
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Argentina 3–0 Portugal 
(Cuenca, Spain; 05 August 1995)
Biggest win
 Portugal 10–0 Kazakhstan 
(Aveiro, Portugal; 10 October 2018)
 Portugal 10–0 Liechtenstein 
(Oeiras, Portugal; 13 November 2024)
 Portugal 10–0 Liechtenstein 
(Loulé, Portugal; 12 November 2025)
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 0–5 Brazil 
(Tampere, Finland; 17 August 2003)
 Portugal 0–5 Germany 
(Algarve, Portugal; 9 February 2016)
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1989)
Best resultChampions (2025)
European Championship
Appearances12 (first in 2002)
Best resultChampions (2003, 2016, 2025)
Medal record
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Gold medal – first place2025 QatarTeam
Bronze medal – third place1989 ScotlandTeam
UEFA European U-17 Championship
Gold medal – first place2003 PortugalTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 AzerbaijanTeam
Gold medal – first place2025 AlbaniaTeam
Silver medal – second place2024 CyprusTeam
Bronze medal – third place2004 FranceTeam

The Portugal national under-17 football team represents Portugal in international football at this age level and is controlled by Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, the governing body for football in that nation.

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year Round G W D* L GF GA
China 1985did not qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989Third place6321117
Italy 1991did not qualify
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995Quarter-finals410358
Egypt 1997did not qualify
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003Quarter-finals41121118
Peru 2005did not qualify
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Peru 2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1]
Indonesia 2023did not qualify
Qatar 2025Champions8611234
Qatar 2026Did not qualify
Qatar 2027To be determined
Qatar 2028
Qatar 2029
Total3/212211575037

UEFA European U-17 Championship

Portugal, champions of the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Year Round GP Won Drawn* Lost GF GA
Denmark 2002Group stage310224
Portugal 2003Champions5410105
France 2004Third place51221010
Italy 2005did not qualify
Luxembourg 2006
Belgium 2007
Turkey 2008
Germany 2009
Liechtenstein 2010Group stage310233
Serbia 2011did not qualify
Slovenia 2012
Slovakia 2013
Malta 2014Semi-finals430142
Bulgaria 2015did not qualify
Azerbaijan 2016Champions6420151
Croatia 2017did not qualify
England 2018Group stage311141
Republic of Ireland 2019Quarter finals420265
Estonia 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3]
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022Semi-finals5311149
Hungary 2023Group stage311136
Cyprus 2024Runners-up64021210
Albania 2025Champions5320113
Estonia 2026Did not qualify
Latvia 2027To be determined
Lithuania 2028
Moldova 2029
Total12/22522810149459

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

  • Gold background color indicates first-place finish. Silver background color indicates second-place finish. Bronze background color indicates third-place finish.

Recent results

4 May 2019 2019 UEFA U-17 Euro group stage Hungary  1–0  Portugal UCD Bowl, Dublin
19:00 Kosznovszky 80' Report Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (MLT)
7 May 2019 2019 UEFA U-17 Euro group stage Portugal  2–1  Russia UCD Bowl, Dublin
15:00 Batalha 16'
Sousa 50'		 Report Schetinin 68' (pen.) Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL)
10 May 2019 2019 UEFA U-17 Euro group stage Portugal  4–2  Iceland City Calling Stadium, Longford
17:00 Tavares 32'
Silva 46'
Bernardo 76'
Cruz 84'		 Report Jóhannesson 37'
Ellertsson 71'		 Referee: Donald Robertson (SCO)
13 May 2019 2019 UEFA U-17 Euro quarter-final Italy  1–0  Portugal Tolka Park, Dublin
16:30 Tongya 26' Report Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (LTU)

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches against Italy, Romania and Iceland on 25, 28 and 31 March 2026; respectively in Italy.[4]

Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2026, after the match against Romania.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK André Marques (2010-10-03) 3 October 2010 (age 15) 1 0 Portuguese Football Federation Braga
12 1GK Pippo Gaidão (2009-03-06) 6 March 2009 (age 17) 1 0 Portuguese Football Federation Benfica
3 2DF Isaac Badu (2009-12-05) 5 December 2009 (age 16) 2 0 The Football Association Chelsea
4 2DF Tomás Ferreira (2009-01-30) 30 January 2009 (age 17) 1 0 Portuguese Football Federation Benfica
5 2DF Ricardo Batista (2009-03-05) 5 March 2009 (age 17) 2 0 Portuguese Football Federation Benfica
13 2DF Kilian Ferreira (2009-08-18) 18 August 2009 (age 16) 1 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Calavera
14 2DF Rodrigo Silva (2009-12-17) 17 December 2009 (age 16) 2 0 Portuguese Football Federation Braga
15 2DF Francisco Cabeçana (2009-01-29) 29 January 2009 (age 17) 1 0 Portuguese Football Federation Sporting CP
6 3MF Hugo Gomes (2009-01-26) 26 January 2009 (age 17) 2 0 Portuguese Football Federation Benfica
8 3MF Rúben Correia (2009-02-06) 6 February 2009 (age 17) 2 0 Portuguese Football Federation Benfica
10 3MF Nélio Batista (2009-01-14) 14 January 2009 (age 17) 2 0 Portuguese Football Federation Marítimo
16 3MF Rodrigo Gonçalves (2009-02-12) 12 February 2009 (age 17) 0 0 Portuguese Football Federation Porto
17 3MF João Silva (2009-12-03) 3 December 2009 (age 16) 2 0 Portuguese Football Federation Vitória de Guimarães
2 4FW Estefânio (2009-09-05) 5 September 2009 (age 16) 2 0 Portuguese Football Federation Sporting CP
7 4FW Duarte Tomás (2009-01-20) 20 January 2009 (age 17) 1 0 Portuguese Football Federation Sporting CP
9 4FW Afonso Ferreirinha (2009-01-16) 16 January 2009 (age 17) 2 1 Portuguese Football Federation Benfica
11 4FW Vlad (2009-03-19) 19 March 2009 (age 17) 2 0 Portuguese Football Federation Paços de Ferreira
18 4FW Gustavo Guerra (2009-03-31) 31 March 2009 (age 17) 2 1 Portuguese Football Federation Porto
19 4FW Tiago Rodrigues (2009-01-25) 25 January 2009 (age 17) 2 0 Portuguese Football Federation Benfica
20 4FW Sandro Ferreira (2009-05-29) 29 May 2009 (age 16) 2 0 Portuguese Football Federation Sporting CP

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
FW Bernardo Nunes (2009-05-15) 15 May 2009 (age 16) 0 0 Portugal Benfica v.  Serbia, 25 March 2025
FW Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. (2010-06-17) 17 June 2010 (age 15) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr FC

Former squads

Head-to-head record

References

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