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Belgium U-17

Nickname(s)	De Jonge Duivels Les Diablotins The Super Devils
Association	Royal Belgian Football Association
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Bob Browaeys
FIFA code	BEL
First colours Second colours
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2007)
Best result	Third place (2015)
European Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 2006)
Best result	Semi-final (2007, 2015, 2018)

The Belgium national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Their biggest successes have been their bronze medal at the 2015 World Cup, reaching the semi-finals of the European championship in 2007 on home soil, and again in 2015 and 2018.

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.
• Match dates: 22–28 March 2023
• Opposition:  Slovenia,  Croatia and  Norway
• Caps and goals correct as of: 25 March 2023, after the match against  Croatia

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Matt Lendfers	(2006-03-10) 10 March 2006 (age 18)	7	0	Sint-Truiden
12	1GK	Michiel Haentjens	(2006-03-23) 23 March 2006 (age 18)	6	0	Anderlecht
2	2DF	Ismaël Baouf	(2006-09-17) 17 September 2006 (age 18)	10	0	Anderlecht
3	2DF	Madi Monamay	(2006-04-06) 6 April 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Bayer Leverkusen
4	2DF	Josue Ndenge Kongolo	(2006-04-13) 13 April 2006 (age 18)	7	0	Genk
5	2DF	Hugo Lamock	(2006-02-25) 25 February 2006 (age 18)	5	0	Gent
13	2DF	Gilles De Meyer	(2006-09-17) 17 September 2006 (age 18)	7	1	Gent
14	2DF	Kaïs Barry	(2006-02-08) 8 February 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Anderlecht
6	3MF	Nolhan Courtens	(2006-12-20) 20 December 2006 (age 18)	7	0	Royal Antwerp
8	3MF	Lilian Vergeylen	(2006-05-25) 25 May 2006 (age 18)	10	1	Anderlecht
10	3MF	Gyano Vanderdonck	(2006-11-24) 24 November 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Gent
15	3MF	Rafaël Teugels	(2006-06-07) 7 June 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Charleroi
16	3MF	Amine Boukamir	(2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Charleroi
17	3MF	Laurens Goemaere	(2006-04-07) 7 April 2006 (age 18)	9	0	Club Brugge
20	3MF	Gerard Vandeplas	(2006-02-25) 25 February 2006 (age 18)	7	0	Royal Antwerp
7	4FW	Robin Mirisola	(2006-12-08) 8 December 2006 (age 18)	9	3	Genk
9	4FW	Matteo Filorizzo	(2006-02-19) 19 February 2006 (age 18)	7	4	Eupen
11	4FW	Cédric Nuozzi	(2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 18)	8	2	Genk
18	4FW	Victor Tihon	(2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 (age 18)	6	0	Eupen
19	4FW	Nassim Azaouzi	(2006-03-31) 31 March 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Anderlecht

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Belgium under-17 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Matheo Gerard	(2006-05-15) 15 May 2006 (age 18)	3	1	Charleroi	v.  Denmark, 1 November 2022
DF	Ethan Butera	(2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Anderlecht	v.  Denmark, 1 November 2022
MF	Rayane Bounida	(2006-03-03) 3 March 2006 (age 18)	4	1	Ajax	v.  Denmark, 1 November 2022
MF	Raphael Di Matteo	(2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 (age 18)	3	1	Eupen	v.  Denmark, 1 November 2022
MF	Rabby Mateta Pepa	(2006-07-13) 13 July 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Standard Liège	v.  Denmark, 1 November 2022

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985	did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	6
2009	did not qualify
2011
2013
2015	Third place	7	4	1	2	9	8
2017	did not qualify
2019
2023
2025	to be determined
Total	2/20	10	5	1	4	12	14

UEFA European U-17 Football Championship record

Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	did not qualify
2003
2004
2005
2006	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	8
2007	Semi-finals	4	1	3*	0	5	5
2008	did not qualify
2009
2010
2011
2012	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	2
2013	did not qualify
2014
2015	Semi-finals	5	2	2*	1	6	4
2016	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	3	2
2017	did not qualify
2018	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	10	3
2019	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	5	5
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	4
2023	did not qualify
2024	did not qualify
Total	8/19	31	12	10	9	38	33

•   *  denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
•   indicates tournament was held on home soil.

See also

• Belgium national football team
• Belgium national under-21 football team
• Belgium national under-19 football team

References

1. "Belgium-Slovenia | Under-17 2023". UEFA. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
2. "Belgium-Croatia | Under-17 2023". UEFA. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
3. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
4. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

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