| Association | Gibraltar Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Jansen Moreno | ||
| Captain | Jaiden Bartolo | ||
| Most caps | Andrew Hernandez, Jaiden Bartolo (9) | ||
| Top scorer | Jaiden Bartolo (6) | ||
| Home stadium | Victoria Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | GIB | ||
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| 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 | |||
 Serbia 12–0 Gibraltar (Paphos, Cyprus; 4 November 2022) | |||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
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.
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 Israel–Hamas 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.
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Era | Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| Under-16 | 1985to1989 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||
| Under-17 | 1991to2015 | |||||||||||||||
 2017
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Ineligible | — | ||||||||||||||
 2019
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Did Not Qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | |||||||||
 2021
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Cancelled | — | ||||||||||||||
 2023
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Did Not Qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||
 2025
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to be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | ||
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Era | Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| Under-16 | 1982to2001 | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | |||||||||||||
| Under-17 | 2002to2013 | |||||||||||||||
 2014
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did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||
 2015
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
 2016
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||
 2017
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
 2018
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| 2019
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||
 2020
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Cancelled | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | |||||||||
 2021
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— | |||||||||||||||
 2022
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did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||
 2023
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2024
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2025
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Future event | – | ||||||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 155 | ||
v Liechtenstein
| 25 August 2022 (2022-08-25) Friendly | Gibraltar | 8–2 | Liechtenstein | Gibraltar |
| 12:00 |
 50', 59' 57', 82' 80' |
Report |
90+1' |
Stadium: Victoria Stadium |
v Liechtenstein
| 27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) Friendly | Gibraltar | 4–0 | Liechtenstein | Gibraltar |
| 12:00 |
23' (p) 66' 90' |
Report | Stadium: Victoria Stadium |
v Cyprus
| 1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Gibraltar | 0–2 | Cyprus | Paphos, Cyprus |
| 13:30 | Report |
56' |
Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Attendance: 125 Referee: Sander Van Der Eijk (Netherlands) |
v Gibraltar
| 4 November 2022 (2022-11-04) 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Serbia | 12–0 | Gibraltar | Paphos, Cyprus |
| 11:00 |
13', 46', 82' 25', 31' 68' (p) 79', 86' (p), 90', 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Attendance: 31 Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland) |
v Chesterfield Academy
| 5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) Unofficial Friendly | Gibraltar | 0–2 | Chesterfield Academy | Gibraltar |
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Stadium: Victoria Stadium |
v Gibraltar
| 15 November 2023 (2023-11-15) 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Belgium | 4–0 | Gibraltar | Newport, Wales |
| 17:00 |
30' 90+1' 90+5' |
Report | Stadium: Dragon Park Referee: Roman Jitari (Moldova) |
v Gibraltar
| 18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Israel | Cancelled | Gibraltar | Newport, Wales |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Dragon Park Referee: Jan Machálek (Czechia) |
v
Wales
| 21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Gibraltar | 0–4 | Wales | Cardiff, Wales |
| 14:00 | Report |
49' 77' 89' |
Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria) |
v
France
| 2024 (2024) 2025 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Gibraltar | v | France |
v
Slovakia
| 2024 (2024) 2025 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Gibraltar | v | Slovakia |
v Cyprus
| 2024 (2024) 2025 UEFA U-17 Qualification | Gibraltar | v | Cyprus |
For the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification and finals, players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible.
The following players were called up for the following 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches:[6]
Belgium, Israel and Wales Wales.| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Thomas Recagno | (2007-09-11) 11 September 2007 (age 16) | 8 | 0 | Manchester 62
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| 13 | 1GK | Ryan Smith | (2007-04-21) 21 April 2007 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps
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| 3 | 2DF | Kai Mauro | (2007-05-30) 30 May 2007 (age 17) | 5 | 0 |  Cádiz
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| 2 | 2DF | Joachim Ostheider | (2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 17) | 4 | 0 | Cádiz
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| 4 | 2DF | Jayvan Garro | (2008-06-01) 1 June 2008 (age 16) | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps
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| 5 | 2DF | Jay Coombes | (2007-03-09) 9 March 2007 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps
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| 12 | 2DF | Sebastian Sun Gorny | (2007-09-04) 4 September 2007 (age 16) | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps
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| 17 | 2DF | Julian Chichon | (2007-09-23) 23 September 2007 (age 16) | 0 | 0 | Puerto de La Línea
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| 20 | 2DF | Alex Collado | (2007-02-25) 25 February 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps
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| 6 | 3MF | Amos Federico (captain) | (2007-04-23) 23 April 2007 (age 17) | 3 | 0 | Repton
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| 7 | 3MF | Giovanni Soleci | (2007-02-02) 2 February 2007 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps
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| 8 | 3MF | Karim Bousselham | (2007-10-07) 7 October 2007 (age 16) | 2 | 0 | Linense
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| 10 | 3MF | Daniel Smith | (2007-04-01) 1 April 2007 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | Manchester 62
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| 14 | 3MF | Quentin McGlashan | (2007-06-20) 20 June 2007 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | College 1975
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| 15 | 3MF | Max Bautista | (2008-05-07) 7 May 2008 (age 16) | 0 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps
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| 19 | 3MF | Stefan Desoiza | (2007-11-15) 15 November 2007 (age 16) | 0 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps
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| 11 | 4FW | Leon Mason | (2007-05-16) 16 May 2007 (age 17) | 4 | 0 | Atlético Zabal
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| 9 | 4FW | Kai Bartolo | (2007-07-16) 16 July 2007 (age 16) | 2 | 0 | Wealdstone
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| 18 | 4FW | Anthony Avellano | (2008-04-04) 4 April 2008 (age 16) | 2 | 0 | Algeciras
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| 16 | 4FW | Evan Villa | (2007-08-24) 24 August 2007 (age 16) | 1 | 0 | Lincoln Red Imps
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury | ||||||
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As of 4 November 2022
Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in order of average.
| # | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | Average |
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| 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 |
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