Gibraltar national under-17 football team


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. As of October 2019, the team is coached by Jonathan Sodi.

History

The team played its first match on 24 October 2013 against the Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team, the year when Gibraltar became a member of UEFA. 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.
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.

Match record

FIFA World Cup

UEFA European Championship

Recent results and fixtures

Squad

Current squad

The following players have been called for the 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification games in October 2019. Players born on or after 1 January 2003 are eligible to participate.

Top Goalscorers

As of 25 October 2019
Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in order of average.
#NameCareerGoalsCapsAverage
1George Wink201323
2Christian Zammitt-Aguis2019–11
2Julian Valarino2015–201615
2Ethan Britto2014–201617
2Byron Espinosa2013–201517