Gibraltar national under-17 football team

Gibraltar Under-17
Association	Gibraltar Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Jonathan Sodi
Captain	Davan Martin
Most caps	Andrew Hernandez (9)
Top scorer	George Wink (2)
Home stadium	Victoria Stadium
FIFA code	GIB
First international
	Republic of Ireland 4–1 Gibraltar ; (Yerevan, Armenia; 24 October 2013)
Biggest defeat
	Ukraine 11–0 Gibraltar ; (Kakanj, Bosnia; 13 October 2018)
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. 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,^[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.

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	To be determined								To be determined
Total		—	0/18	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	27

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	Did not qualify								3	0	1	2	0	9
	2016	Did not qualify								3	0	0	3	2	16
	2017	Did not qualify								3	0	0	3	1	7
	2018	Did not qualify								3	0	0	3	0	23
	2019	Did not qualify								3	0	0	3	0	27
	2020	Did not qualify								3	0	0	3	1	20
Total		—	0/38	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	1	20	6	116

Recent results and fixtures

22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 2020 UEFA U-17 Qualification	France	8–0	Gibraltar	Sotira Municipal Stadium, Larnaca
14:00 (1500 EEST)	Ben Seghir 13' Tchaouna 16' (pen.), 47' Mejbri 49', 55' Gourna Douath 60' Abline 67', 86' (pen.)	Report		Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)

25 October 2019 (2019-10-25) 2020 UEFA U-17 Qualification	Slovakia	9–1	Gibraltar	Sotira Municipal Stadium, Larnaca
14:00 (15:00 EEST)	Jambor 3' (pen.) Veliký 18', 74' Szalma 41' Urgela 45' Božík 76' Šmatlák 85' Kotlár 90+1' (pen.) Čongrády 90+3'	Report	Zammitt-Agius 28'	Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)

28 October 2019 (2019-10-28) 2020 UEFA U-17 Qualification	Gibraltar	0–3	Cyprus	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
14:00 (15:00 EET)		Report	Georgiou 35' Kostis 39' Loizou 78'	Referee: Robert Ian Jenkins (Wales)

March 2021 (2021-03) 2021 UEFA U-17 Qualification	Turkey	v	Gibraltar
		Report

March 2021 (2021-03) 2021 UEFA U-17 Qualification	Russia	v	Gibraltar
		Report

March 2021 (2021-03) 2021 UEFA U-17 Qualification	Gibraltar	v	Faroe Islands
		Report

Squad

Current squad

The following players have been called for the 2020 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification games in October 2019.^[4] Players born on or after 1 January 2003 are eligible to participate.

Caps and goals are correct as of 28 October 2019 after the match against Cyprus.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Thomas Chakraverty	(2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 21)	2	0	SGS College
13	1GK	Sean Benitez	(2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Lions Gibraltar

5	2DF	Leeroy Marquez (vice-captain)	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Bruno's Magpies
14	2DF	Ryan Azopardi	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Lincoln Red Imps
17	2DF	Julian Laguea	(2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Lincoln Red Imps
19	2DF	Kivan Ramos	(2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Lincoln Red Imps
2	2DF	Julian Britto	(2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Lincoln Red Imps
3	2DF	Elias Juel-Saleh	(2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Boca Gibraltar

6	3MF	Davan Martin (captain)	(2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 21)	6	0	Lincoln Red Imps
4	3MF	Stefan Thorne	(2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21)	5	0	Lions Gibraltar
8	3MF	Bilal Douah	(2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Europa
11	3MF	Kadrian Verjaque	(2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Lions Gibraltar
12	3MF	Richard Felipes	(2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Repton
15	3MF	Omar Salah El-Din	(2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Europa
10	3MF	Kyle Clinton	(2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Lincoln Red Imps
16	3MF	Kyron McGrail	(2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Lincoln Red Imps
18	3MF	Christian Zammitt-Aguis	(2003-01-25) 25 January 2003 (age 21)	1	1	Europa

7	4FW	Jaime McGrail	(2003-11-26) 26 November 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Lincoln Red Imps
9	4FW	Dylan Borge	(2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Europa

Managerial history

Stephen Head (2013–2014, 2016–2017)
David Ochello (2014–2016, 2017–2018)
Jeff Wood (2018)
Steven Cummings (2018–2019)
Jonathan Sodi (2019–)

Top Goalscorers

As of 25 October 2019

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

#	Name	Career	Goals	Caps	Average
1	George Wink	2013	2	3	0.667
2	Christian Zammitt-Aguis	2019–	1	1	1
	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
^ Gibraltar U-17 profile UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

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] Gibraltar U-17 profile UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

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