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2 unusual facts about Argentina national under-17 football team


Ahmad Al Salih

He played against Argentina, Spain and Honduras in the group-stage of the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Sergio Araujo

During April–May 2009, Araujo represented Argentina at the South American U-17 Championship, where he scored three goals in five appearances.


Altin Lala

He travelled to Germany at the age of 15 with the Albanian U-16 side in 1991, where they were staying at their training camp near the Port of Hamburg.

Ashley Sammons

As a 15-year-old, Sammons played three matches for the England under-17 team in the 2007 Nordic Tournament, against their Icelandic, Finnish and Swedish counterparts.

Birkenhead United

They also saw Elijah Neblett get selected for the New Zealand U-17 national team and Bill Tuiloma signed with Olympique de Marseille.

Branimir Petrović

He was part of the Serbia and Montenegro team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where they exited in the first round, finishing last in Group C behind gold-medal winners Argentina, Australia and Tunisia.

Brett Studman

He represented Australia at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago.

Cao Xiandong

Cao Xiandong was considered a talented midfielder and was soon called up to the Chinese under-17 team that took part in the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship where China were knocked out in the quarter-finals to West Germany in a 4-2 defeat.

Carlos Luque

Carlos was called for the Argentina U-20 by current coach Walter Perazzo and is part of the current squad in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Diego Colotto

Colotto was part of the Argentine under-20 team that competed at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship on home soil.

Fabricio Coloccini

Coloccini was part of the Argentina Under-20 that won the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, as well as the gold medal winning Argentina team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Gerson Acevedo

He has represented the Chilean national team at the Under-17 and Under-20 levels.

Glen Riddersholm

In 2006 he replaced Hans Brun Larsen as the manager of the Danish national under-17 football team.

Gustavo Oberman

He has also played with the Argentina Under-20 team, winning the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Jordon Mutch

He made his debut for the England under-17 team in July 2007, aged only fifteen-and-a-half, against their Icelandic counterparts.

Jordy Croux

He played again two days later in a 2–1 loss against the England U-17 squad.

José Villalobos

He was a member of Costa Rica U23 team who competed at 2004 Summer Olympics, playing the full 90 minutes in all matches as Costa Rica lost to Argentina on the quarterfinals and scoring in the group stage match against Portugal.

Juan Neira

In January 2009, Neira was selected to join the Argentina under-20 squad for the 2009 South American Youth Championship held in Venezuela.

Kim Sam-Rak

He was manager of South Korea national under-16 football team at South 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship and South Korea national under-23 football team at 1992 Summer Olympics

Latvia national under-17 football team

The following players have been called up for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship matches against Northern Ireland, Turkey and Luxembourg in Belfast and Dungannon in November 2013.

Lauren Bruton

Bruton scored on her debut cap for the England Under-17s side, against Greece.

Max Clayton

On 25 June 2011, he scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory over Uruguay in Torreón.

Mexico national under-17 football team

Germany had advantage during the first minutes of the second time, but Mexico came back to equalize the score after Jonathan Espericueta scored a second goal from a corner kick, where Julio Gómez was injured and left the field.

Milan Stepanov

Stepanov was part of the Serbian and Montenegrin team that was knocked out in the first round of the 2004 Summer Olympics after finishing fourth in Group C behind eventual winners Argentina, Australia and Tunisia.

Mohamad Zbida

He plays against Argentina, Spain and Honduras in the group-stage of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 and against England in the Round of 16.

Netherlands national under-17 football team

:* Second Place: 2005 , 2009

Nick Carle

Carle began his international career playing for Australia at under-17 level before representing Australia at the under-20s 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.

North Korea national under-17 football team

The team's first match was a 1–1 draw to Syria on 24 October 2010 with Ri Kwang-Il scoring the goal for North Korea.

Paulo Dybala

It was called by Argentina Under-17 to participate in the XVI Pan American Games, but in the end did not take part in the competition.

Raúl Bravo

With the under-17s he played in the Nymburk International Tournament, scoring two goals in three matches.

Ricardo Janota

While a youngster with Benfica, he represented his country at under-16 level, and was first-choice goalkeeper at the European under-17 championship finals, at which Portugal's under-17s beat England 3–2 on penalties to win the third-place play-off; Janota saved the decisive penalty.

Scotland women's national under-17 football team

The Scotland women's national under-17 football team, also known as Scotland under-17s or Scotland U17(s), represents Scotland in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association, the governing body for football in Scotland.

Sebastian Lletget

Lletget has played for the United States at under 17, under 20 and under 23 levels.

Srđan Radonjić

Radonjić was part of the Serbia and Montenegro team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, which finished fourth in Group C, behind gold-medal winners Argentina, Australia and Tunisia.

Stadion Galgenwaard

Argentina won the final, beating Nigeria 2–1, with 2 goals from Lionel Messi.

Stefan Marinković

Already a member of the Switzerland U-17 national team at age 16, Ajax won the young player over ahead of Juventus, Sampdoria, Brescia, Nancy and Valenciennes, all who were in running for the young defender.

Switzerland national under-17 football team

The biggest success was the win of the World Cup in 2009 in Nigeria.

Theo Wharton

Wharton was first selected for the Wales Under-17 squad for 2011 Euro qualifiers where he start 2 games against Belgium and Denmark.

Vincent van den Berg

Van den Berg has played for the Netherlands U17 team, and was a member of the side that reached third place in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru in 2005.


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