Gibraltar national under-17 football team

Gibraltar Under-17
Association	Gibraltar Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	George Forrest
Captain	Niall Garratt
Most caps	Andrew Hernandez, Jaiden Bartolo (9)
Top scorer	Jaiden Bartolo (6)
Home stadium	Victoria Stadium
FIFA code	GIB
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Republic of Ireland 4–1 Gibraltar ; (Yerevan, Armenia; 24 October 2013)
Biggest win
	Gibraltar 8–2 Liechtenstein ; (Gibraltar; 25 August 2022)
Biggest defeat
	Czech Republic 13–0 Gibraltar ; (Strumica, North Macedonia; 8 October 2025)
European Championship
Appearances	None
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	None

National youth association 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.

History

The team played its first match on 24 October 2013 against the Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team,^[1] the year when Gibraltar became a member of UEFA.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.

8 years after their first matches as UEFA members, Gibraltar finally secured their first win at under-17 level with a 2-1 friendly win over Faroe Islands on 10 September 2021. In October 2023, Gibraltar initially withdrew from qualification for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, citing safety concerns as a result of the Gaza war.^[4] The whole group, set to be hosted in Israel, was postponed by UEFA later that day.^[5] New dates were later announced for November 2023 with Wales hosting instead.

Match record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
Era	Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Under-16	1985 to 1989	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
Under-17	1991 to 2015	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
	2017	Ineligible								—
	2019	Did Not Qualify								3	0	0	3	0	27
	2021	Cancelled								—
	2023	Did Not Qualify								2	0	0	2	0	14
	2025									3	0	0	3	0	19
	2026									3	0	0	3	0	30
	2027	Future Event								Future Event
	2028
	2029
Total		—	0/24	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	11	0	90

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record										Qualification record
Era	Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Under-16	1982 to 2001	Not a UEFA member								Not a UEFA member
Under-17	2002 to 2013	Not a UEFA member								Not a UEFA member
	2014	did not qualify								3	0	0	3	2	14
	2015									3	0	1	2	0	9
	2016									3	0	0	3	2	16
	2017									3	0	0	3	1	7
	2018									3	0	0	3	0	23
	2019									3	0	0	3	0	27
	2020	Cancelled								3	0	0	3	1	20
	2021	Cancelled								—
	2022	did not qualify								3	0	0	3	1	17
	2023									2	0	0	2	0	14
	2024									2	0	0	2	0	8
	2025									3	0	0	3	0	19
	2026									3	0	0	3	0	30
	2027	Future event								0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		—	0/41	0	0	0	0	0

For the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification and finals, players born on or after 1 January 2009 are eligible. Players in bold have been capped at a higher age group.

The following players were called up for the following 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches:^[6]

Match date: 23, 26 and 29 April 2026
Opposition: Finland, Bosnia and Moldova
Caps and goals correct as of: 29 April 2026, after the match against Moldova.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ethan Bonfante (captain)	(2009-08-12) 12 August 2009 (age 16)	4	0	Manchester 62
13	1GK	Marco Ribero Lane	(2011-07-30) 30 July 2011 (age 14)	2	0	FC Magpies

3	2DF	Julian Pecino	(2009-01-23) 23 January 2009 (age 17)	8	0	Algeciras
2	2DF	Stefan Soleci	(2009-07-29) 29 July 2009 (age 16)	5	0	Europa
5	2DF	Niall Garratt (vice-captain)	(2009-01-14) 14 January 2009 (age 17)	5	0	Manchester 62
4	2DF	Daniel Martinez	(2009-03-01) 1 March 2009 (age 17)	3	0	Lincoln Red Imps
16	2DF	Christian Perera Vinent	(2009-02-17) 17 February 2009 (age 17)	3	0	Manchester 62
12	2DF	Sacha Fortunato	(2010-07-20) 20 July 2010 (age 15)	2	0	Manchester 62

8	3MF	Omara Azaliah	(2009-05-25) 25 May 2009 (age 17)	5	0	Europa
17	3MF	Thomas Phillips	(2009-04-15) 15 April 2009 (age 17)	5	0	Bradfield College
11	3MF	Evan Garro	(2010-11-13) 13 November 2010 (age 15)	3	0	Lincoln Red Imps
18	3MF	Aaron Sánchez Soiza	(2009-01-22) 22 January 2009 (age 17)	2	0	Manchester 62
6	3MF	Craig Smith	(2009-01-04) 4 January 2009 (age 17)	3	0	Manchester 62
7	3MF	Kacey Myers	(2009-06-18) 18 June 2009 (age 17)	1	0	Derby County

10	4FW	Jaxsen Ramirez Alman	(2010-01-03) 3 January 2010 (age 16)	6	0	Lincoln Red Imps
15	4FW	Aiden Barbara	(2009-06-30) 30 June 2009 (age 17)	5	0	Manchester 62
9	4FW	James Pincho Ríos	(2011-01-01) 1 January 2011 (age 15)	3	0	Algeciras
14	4FW	Tyrese Eyoh	(2009-08-22) 22 August 2009 (age 16)	3	0	Manchester 62

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past twelve months or withdrew from the current squad due to injury or suspension, and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Matthew Avellano	(2009-08-12) 12 August 2009 (age 16)	2	0	Lincoln Red Imps	v. North Macedonia, 15 October 2025

DF	Kaion Drakes	(2010-05-24) 24 May 2010 (age 16)	3	0	Lincoln Red Imps	v. North Macedonia, 15 October 2025
DF	Aaron Key	(2009-05-27) 27 May 2009 (age 17)	3	0	Manchester 62	v. North Macedonia, 15 October 2025
DF	Leon Martinez	(2010-02-23) 23 February 2010 (age 16)	3	0	Lincoln Red Imps	v. North Macedonia, 15 October 2025
DF	Aymane Haddad	(2009-05-06) 6 May 2009 (age 17)	3	0	Manchester 62	v. North Macedonia, 15 October 2025
DF	Filipe Hill de Oliveira	(2010-02-19) 19 February 2010 (age 16)	1	0	Lincoln Red Imps	v. North Macedonia, 15 October 2025

MF	Lucas Llambias	(2009-10-20) 20 October 2009 (age 16)	5	0	Manchester 62	v. North Macedonia, 15 October 2025
MF	Nicholas Poggio	(2009-10-08) 8 October 2009 (age 16)	5	0	Lincoln Red Imps	v. North Macedonia, 15 October 2025
MF	Enzo Bahadur-Bonet	(2009-08-06) 6 August 2009 (age 16)	2	0	St Joseph's	v. North Macedonia, 15 October 2025

FW	Jonathan Rowbottom	(2009-02-01) 1 February 2009 (age 17)	3	0	Lincoln Red Imps	v. North Macedonia, 15 October 2025
FW	Jace Ramirez	(2010-05-23) 23 May 2010 (age 16)	1	0	Lincoln Red Imps	v. North Macedonia, 15 October 2025
FW	Luca Scanlon	(2009-07-13) 13 July 2009 (age 16)	3	0	Burnley	v. Cyprus, 4 November 2024
^INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury ^PRE Preliminary squad ^WD Withdrew for other reasons

Managerial history

Stephen Head (2013–2014, 2016–2017)
David Ochello (2014–2016, 2017–2018)
Jeff Wood (2018)
Steven Cummings (2018–2019)
Jonathan Sodi (2019–2020)
Jansen Moreno (2021–2024)
Scott Wiseman (2024)
Victor Manuel Gonzalez (2025)
George Forrest (2026–)

Top Goalscorers

As of 4 November 2022

Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in order of average.

#	Name	Career	Goals	Caps	Average
1	Jaiden Bartolo	2021–2022	6	9	0.667
2	James Scanlon	2022	3	4	0.75
3	Sebastian Diaz	2022	2	3	0.667
	Angel Gonzalez	2021	2	3	0.667
	George Wink	2013	2	3	0.667
6	Ashton Hancock	2022	1	1	1
	Javier Martínez	2022	1	1	1
	Christian Zammitt-Agius	2019	1	1	1
	Johnny Rush	2022	1	3	0.333
	Liam Jessop	2021	1	5	0.2
	Julian Valarino	2015–2016	1	5	0.2
	Ethan Britto	2014–2016	1	7	0.143
	Byron Espinosa	2013–2015	1	7	0.143

Notes

↑ Gibraltar drawn with Republic of Ireland, England and Armenia in Under 17’s
↑ "FOOTBALL: Season 2013/14 to kick –off". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
↑ Wink lässt Gibraltar träumen - UEFA.com
↑ Official Statement Gibraltar FA. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
↑ Statement: MU17 UEFA EURO Qualifying Round Football Association of Wales. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
↑ U17 Squad Gibraltar FA. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

External links

Football Federation of Gibraltar

[1] Gibraltar drawn with Republic of Ireland, England and Armenia in Under 17’s

[2] "FOOTBALL: Season 2013/14 to kick –off". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-08-04.

[3] Wink lässt Gibraltar träumen - UEFA.com

[4] Official Statement Gibraltar FA. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

[5] Statement: MU17 UEFA EURO Qualifying Round Football Association of Wales. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.

[6] U17 Squad Gibraltar FA. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

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