2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads
Below are the rosters for the UEFA U-17 Championship 2008 tournament in Turkey. Players name marked in bold went on to earn full international caps.
Players' ages as of the tournament's opening day (4 May 2008).
Group A
Head coach: Albert Stuivenberg
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Jeroen Zoet | 6 January 1991 (age 17) |  PSV
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| 2 | DF | Tim Eekman | 5 August 1991 (age 16) | Feyenoord
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| 3 | DF | Imad Najah | 19 February 1991 (age 17) | PSV
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| 4 | DF | Ricardo van Rhijn | 13 June 1991 (age 16) | Ajax
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| 5 | DF | Lorenzo Burnet | 25 May 1991 (age 16) | Ajax
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| 6 | MF | Rick van Haaren | 21 June 1991 (age 16) | Feyenoord
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| 7 | FW | Rajiv van La Parra | 4 June 1991 (age 16) | Feyenoord
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| 8 | MF | Jordy Clasie | 27 June 1991 (age 16) | Feyenoord
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| 9 | FW | Geoffrey Castillion | 25 May 1991 (age 17) | Ajax
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| 10 | MF | Rodney Sneijder | 31 March 1991 (age 17) | Ajax
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| 11 | FW | Jerson Cabral | 3 January 1991 (age 17) | Feyenoord
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| 12 | DF | Rolieny Bonevacia | 8 October 1991 (age 16) | Ajax
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| 13 | DF | Dico Koppers | 31 January 1992 (age 15) | Ajax
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| 14 | MF | Youness Mokhtar | 29 August 1991 (age 16) | PSV
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| 15 | MF | Lorenzo Ebecilio | 24 September 1991 (age 16) | Ajax
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| 16 | GK | Fons Mulder | 5 April 1991 (age 17) | Utrecht
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| 17 | DF | Jeffrey Gouweleeuw | 10 July 1991 (age 16) | Heerenveen
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| 18 | MF | Oğuzhan Özyakup[1] | 23 September 1992 (age 15) |  Arsenal
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Head coach: Dejan Đurđević
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Vilson Caković | 22 February 1991 (aged 17) |  Balkan Mirijevo
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| 2 | DF | Zlatko Liščević | 8 March 1991 (aged 17) | Red Star Belgrade
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| 3 | DF | Milan Rodić | 2 April 1991 (aged 17) | OFK Beograd
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| 4 | MF | Nebojša Gavrilović | 3 February 1991 (aged 17) | Partizan
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| 5 | DF | Milan Milanović | 31 March 1991 (aged 17) |  Lokomotiv Moscow
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| 6 | MF | Goran Brkić | 28 April 1991 (aged 17) | OFK Beograd
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| 7 | DF | Aleksandar Ignjovski | 27 January 1991 (aged 17) | OFK Beograd
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| 8 | MF | Predrag Stevanović | 3 March 1991 (aged 17) |  Schalke 04
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| 9 | MF | Vuk Mitošević | 12 February 1991 (aged 17) | Vojvodina
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| 10 | FW | Adem Ljajić | 22 September 1991 (aged 16) | Partizan
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| 11 | FW | Danijel Aleksić | 30 April 1991 (aged 17) | Vojvodina
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| 12 | GK | Marko Nikolić | 2 January 1991 (aged 17) | Partizan
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| 13 | FW | Marko Obradović | 30 June 1991 (aged 16) | Zemun
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| 14 | MF | Luka Milivojević | 7 April 1991 (aged 17) | Radnički Kragujevac
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| 15 | MF | Nemanja Gudelj | 16 November 1991 (aged 16) | NAC Breda
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| 16 | DF | Stevan Smederevac | 5 January 1991 (aged 17) | OFK Beograd
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| 17 | DF | Nenad Stjepić | 1 February 1991 (aged 17) | OFK Beograd
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| 18 | FW | Marko Rajić | 30 July 1991 (aged 16) | Zemun
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Head coach: Ross Mathie
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Grant Adam | 16 April 1991 (age 17) |  Rangers
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| 2 | DF | Stephen Forbes | 21 February 1991 (age 17) | Rangers
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| 3 | DF | Michael Deland | Hearts
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| 4 | DF | Scott Durie | 11 November 1991 (age 16) | Rangers
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| 5 | DF | Liam Cooper | 3 August 1991 (age 16) | Hull City
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| 6 | MF | Jamie Ness | 2 March 1991 (age 17) | Rangers
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| 7 | MF | Paul Slane | 25 November 1991 (age 16) | Motherwell
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| 8 | MF | Gordon Smith | 14 January 1991 (age 17) | Livingston
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| 9 | FW | Archie Campbell | 10 January 1991 (age 17) | Rangers
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| 10 | MF | John Fleck | 24 August 1991 (age 16) | Rangers
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| 11 | FW | Robert McHugh | 16 July 1991 (age 16) | Motherwell
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| 12 | GK | James Wood | Manchester City
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| 13 | MF | Danny Thomson | 24 February 1991 (age 16) | Hearts
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| 14 | MF | Alex Cooper | 8 May 1991 (age 16) | Liverpool
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| 15 | FW | Scott Robinson | 12 March 1992 (age 16) | Hearts
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| 16 | FW | James Keatings | 20 January 1992 (age 16) | Celtic
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| 17 | DF | David McAuliffe | 20 June 1991 (age 16) | Motherwell
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| 18 | MF | Peter Innes | 26 April 1991 (age 17) | Motherwell
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Head coach: Şenol Ustaömer
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club
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| 1 | GK | Metin Uçar | 7 April 1991 (age 17) |  Gençlerbirliği
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| 2 | DF | Erhan Karayer | 3 August 1991 (age 16) | Çanakkale Dardanelspor
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| 3 | DF | Özgür Çek | 3 January 1991 (age 17) | Fenerbahçe
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| 4 | DF | Sertaç Eren | 20 December 1991 (age 16) | Fenerbahçe
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| 5 | DF | Emrah Yollu | 3 November 1991 (age 16) | Galatasaray
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| 6 | MF | Abdülkadir Kayalı | 30 January 1991 (age 17) | Ankaragücü
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| 7 | MF | Öztürk Karataş | 15 February 1991 (age 17) | Karlsruher SC
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| 8 | MF | Soner Aydoğdu | 5 January 1991 (age 17) | Gençlerbirliği
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| 9 | FW | Batuhan Karadeniz | 24 April 1991 (age 17) | Beşiktaş
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| 10 | MF | Gökhan Töre | 20 January 1992 (age 16) | Bayer Leverkusen
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| 11 | MF | Eren Albayrak | 23 April 1991 (age 17) | Bursaspor
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| 12 | GK | Umutcan Yüksel | 1 January 1992 (age 16) | Ankaragücü
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| 13 | DF | Volkan Dikmen | 14 November 1991 (age 16) | Hertha BSC
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| 14 | DF | Berk Neziroğluları | 3 January 1991 (age 17) | Galatasaray
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| 15 | MF | Sefer Sever | 1 January 1991 (age 17) | Fenerbahçe
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| 16 | DF | Barış Yardımcı | 14 August 1992 (age 15) | Fenerbahçe
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| 17 | FW | Muhammet Demir | 10 January 1992 (age 16) | Bursaspor
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| 18 | MF | Emre Çolak | 20 May 1991 (age 16) | Galatasaray
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Group B
Head coach: Francis Smerecki
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Jeffrey Baltus | 20 December 1991 (age 16) |  Auxerre
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| 2 | DF | Joël Adegoroye | 15 May 1991 (age 16) | Rennes
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| 3 | MF | André Auras | 22 April 1991 (age 17) | Auxerre
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| 4 | DF | William Rémy | 4 April 1991 (age 17) | Lens
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| 5 | DF | Sébastien Faure | 3 January 1991 (age 17) | Lyon
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| 6 | MF | Loïc Damour | 8 January 1991 (age 17) | Strasbourg
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| 7 | FW | Gaël Kakuta[2] | 21 June 1991 (age 16) | Chelsea
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| 8 | MF | Gueïda Fofana | 16 May 1991 (age 16) | Le Havre
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| 9 | MF | Enzo Reale | 7 October 1991 (age 16) | Lyon
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| 10 | FW | Gilles Sunu | 31 March 1991 (age 17) | Arsenal
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| 11 | FW | Yannis Salibur | 24 January 1991 (age 17) | Lille
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| 12 | FW | Alexandre Lacazette | 28 May 1991 (age 16) | Lyon
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| 13 | DF | Loïc Nego | 15 January 1991 (age 17) | Nantes
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| 14 | DF | Timothée Kolodziejczak | 1 October 1991 (age 16) | Lens
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| 15 | DF | Willy Boly | 3 February 1991 (age 17) | Auxerre
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| 16 | GK | Anthony Mfa Mezui[3] | 7 March 1991 (age 17) | Metz
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| 17 | FW | Clément Grenier | 7 January 1991 (age 17) | Lyon
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| 18 | FW | Yannis Tafer | 11 February 1991 (age 17) | Lyon
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Head coach: Sean McCaffrey
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Gerard Hanley | 4 April 1991 (age 17) |  Galway United
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| 2 | DF | Pádraic Ormsby | 8 January 1991 (age 17) | Crumlin United
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| 3 | DF | Gavin Gunning | 26 January 1991 (age 17) | Blackburn Rovers
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| 4 | DF | John Dunleavy | 3 July 1991 (age 16) | Wolverhampton Wanderers
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| 5 | DF | Mark Connolly | 16 December 1991 (age 16) | Wolverhampton Wanderers
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| 6 | FW | Gearóid Morrissey | 17 November 1991 (age 16) | Ringmahon Rangers
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| 7 | MF | Aaron Doran | 13 May 1991 (age 16) | Blackburn Rovers
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| 8 | MF | Conor Clifford | 1 October 1991 (age 16) | Chelsea
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| 9 | MF | Greg Cunningham | 31 January 1991 (age 17) | Manchester City
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| 10 | MF | Conor Hourihane | 2 February 1991 (age 17) | Sunderland
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| 11 | FW | Paul Murphy | 19 March 1991 (age 17) | Ipswich Town
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| 12 | FW | Robbie Brady | 14 January 1992 (age 16) | Manchester United
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| 13 | FW | Darragh Satelle | 22 February 1991 (age 17) | Hull City
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| 14 | DF | Daniel Joyce | 5 June 1992 (age 15) | Belvedere
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| 15 | MF | John Sullivan | 6 January 1991 (age 17) | Crumlin United
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| 16 | GK | Gavin Carlin | 18 March 1991 (age 17) | West Bromwich Albion
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| 17 | DF | Richie Towell | 17 July 1991 (age 16) | Celtic
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| 18 | DF | Shaun Timmins | 13 March 1991 (age 17) | Birmingham City
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Head coach: Juan Santisteban
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Angel Díez | 9 January 1991 (age 17) |  Racing Santander
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| 2 | DF | Martín Montoya | 14 April 1991 (age 17) | Barcelona
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| 3 | DF | Ángel Martínez | 17 May 1991 (age 16) | Espanyol
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| 4 | DF | Jon Gaztañaga | 28 June 1991 (age 16) | Real Sociedad
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| 5 | MF | Oriol Romeu | 24 September 1991 (age 16) | Barcelona
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| 6 | MF | Álvaro López | 27 June 1991 (age 16) | Real Madrid
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| 7 | MF | Keko | 27 December 1991 (age 16) | Atlético Madrid
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| 8 | FW | Thiago | 11 April 1991 (age 17) | Barcelona
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| 9 | FW | Rubén Rochina | 23 March 1991 (age 17) | Barcelona
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| 10 | MF | Sergio Canales | 16 February 1991 (age 17) | Racing Santander
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| 11 | FW | Manu Gavilán | 12 July 1991 (age 16) | Real Betis
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| 12 | DF | Jorge Pulido | 8 April 1991 (age 17) | Atlético Madrid
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| 13 | GK | Álex Sánchez | 3 February 1991 (age 17) | Barcelona
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| 14 | FW | Gerardo Bruna | 29 January 1991 (age 17) | Liverpool
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| 15 | DF | Carles Planas | 4 March 1991 (age 17) | Barcelona
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| 16 | FW | Sergi | 20 January 1991 (age 17) | Valencia
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| 17 | MF | Óscar Sielva | 6 August 1991 (age 16) | Espanyol
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| 18 | MF | Adrià Carmona | 8 February 1992 (age 16) | Barcelona
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Head coach: Yves Débonnaire
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | René Borković | 21 April 1991 (aged 17) |  Zürich
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| 2 | DF | Bigambo Rochat | 29 May 1991 (aged 16) | Lausanne-Sport
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| 3 | DF | Fabio Daprelà | 19 February 1991 (aged 17) | Grasshopper
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| 4 | DF | Philippe Koch | 8 February 1991 (aged 17) | Zürich
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| 5 | DF | Michael Lang | 8 February 1991 (aged 17) | St. Gallen
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| 6 | MF | Steven Ukoh[4] | 19 June 1991 (aged 16) | Young Boys
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| 7 | MF | David Frey | 8 February 1991 (aged 17) | Thun
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| 8 | MF | Taulant Xhaka[5] | 28 March 1991 (aged 17) | Basel
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| 9 | FW | Nassim Ben Khalifa | 13 January 1992 (aged 16) | Lausanne-Sport
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| 10 | FW | Admir Mehmedi | 16 March 1991 (aged 17) | Zürich
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| 11 | MF | Alexandre Pasche | 31 May 1991 (aged 16) | Lausanne-Sport
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| 12 | GK | Hrvoje Bukovski | 5 November 1991 (aged 16) | SC Freiburg
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| 13 | DF | Patrick Dürig | 28 January 1991 (aged 17) | Young Boys
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| 14 | DF | Fisnik Sabedini | 4 November 1991 (aged 16) | Zürich
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| 15 | MF | Xherdan Shaqiri | 10 October 1991 (aged 16) | Basel
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| 16 | MF | Stefano Milani | 13 January 1991 (aged 17) | Lugano
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| 17 | FW | Dino Rebronja | 12 June 1991 (aged 16) | Young Boys
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| 18 | FW | Sven Lehmann | 18 December 1991 (aged 16) | St. Gallen
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