Argentina national under-17 football team

Argentina U-17
Nickname(s)	Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue); Los Cebollitas (Little Onions); Los Pibes (The Kids)
Association	Asociación del Fútbol Argentino; (Argentine Football Association)
Confederation	CONMEBOL; (South American Football Confederation)
Head coach	Diego Placente
Captain	Ezequiel Báez
Most caps	Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Javier Mascherano, Oscar Ustari
Top scorer	Fernando Gatti, Hernán Peirone
FIFA code	ARG
First colours	Second colours
Biggest defeat
	Nigeria 4–0 ; (Nagoya, Japan; 24 August 1993); Germany 4–0 ; (Chillan, Chile; 21 October 2015)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	16 (first in 1985)
Best result	Third place (1991, 1995, 2003)
South American U-17 Championship
Appearances	19 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1985, 2003, 2013, 2019)
Medal record
U-17 World Cup

The Argentina national U-17 football team is the representative of Argentina within all FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.

Argentina has participated in 15 of the 19 FIFA U-17 World Cups, finishing in third place three times and fourth place twice. Argentina has also won the South American Under-17 Football Championship four times.

Many of Argentina's top players came through the ranks of the U-17 teams, including Emiliano Martínez, Fernando Redondo, Nestor Fabbri, Roberto Bonano, Juan Sebastián Verón, Roberto Abbondanzieri, Franco Constanzo, Leonardo Biagini, Luciano Galletti, Marcelo Gallardo, Esteban Cambiasso, Gabriel Milito, Ezequiel González, Aldo Duscher, Lucas Biglia, Eduardo Salvio, Maxi López, Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D¹	L	GS	GA
1985	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	5	4
1987	did not qualify
1989	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	2	1	5	3
1991	Third place	3rd	6	2	2	2	5	5
1993	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	7	6
1995	Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1	12	4
1997	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	1	1	3	2
1999	did not qualify
2001	Fourth place	4th	6	3	1	2	12	9
2003	Third place	3rd	6	4	1	1	10	4
2005	did not qualify
2007	Quarter-finals	6th	5	2	2	1	7	4
2009	Round of 16	11th	4	2	0	2	6	6
2011	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	4	8
2013	Fourth place	4th	7	4	1	2	13	12
2015	Group stage	24th	3	0	0	3	1	8
2017	did not qualify
2019	Round of 16	9th	4	2	1	1	8	5
2023	Fourth place	4th	7	4	1	2	19	9
2025	Qualified
Total	16/20	5th	72	34	15	23	117	89

South American U-17 Championship

Year	Round	GP	W	D¹	L	GS	GA
1985	Champions	8	8	0	0	32	5
1986	Fourth place	7	1	5	1	7	7
1988	Runners-up	7	6	0	1	13	4
1991	Third place	7	4	2	1	10	7
1993	Third place	7	4	1	2	12	6
1995	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	12	4
1997	Runners-up	7	4	1	2	15	6
1999	Fourth place	6	2	2	2	9	9
2001	Runners-up	7	4	1	2	12	8
2003	Champions	7	4	3	0	19	5
2005	Group stage	4	1	1	2	6	7
2007	Third place	9	4	4	1	13	7
2009	Runners-up	5	3	2	0	10	4
2011	Third place	9	5	1	3	17	11
2013	Champions	9	4	3	2	17	13
2015	Runners-up	9	4	2	3	14	9
2017	Group stage	4	1	0	3	3	4
2019	Champions	9	5	2	2	14	10
2023	Third place	9	5	2	2	15	8
Total	19/19	136	73	33	30	250	134

¹Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

Competitive

FIFA U-17 World Cup
- Third Place (3): 1991, 1995, 2003

South American Championship U-17
- Champions (4): 1985, 2003, 2013, 2019
- Runners-up (6): 1988, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2015
- Third Place (5): 1991, 1993, 2007, 2011, 2023

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the friendly against Qatar on 20 May 2025.^[1]

Caps and goals as of 11 April 2025, after the match against Paraguay.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Juan Manuel Centurión	(2008-06-12) 12 June 2008	4	0	Independiente
1GK	Ramiro Buratti	(2008-03-04) 4 March 2008	0	0	River Plate

2DF	Matías Satas	(2008-02-28) 28 February 2008	9	0	Boca Juniors
2DF	Thiago Yánez	(2008-03-06) 6 March 2008	9	0	Argentinos Juniors
2DF	Misael Zalazar	(2008-03-12) 12 March 2008	9	0	Talleres
2DF	Mateo Martínez	(2008-04-27) 27 April 2008	7	0	Racing Club
2DF	Joaquín Salas	(2008-01-14) 14 January 2008	6	0	Talleres
2DF	Fernando Closter	(2008-07-18) 18 July 2008	0	0	Independiente
2DF	Siro Di Niro		0	0	Lanús
2DF	Lucio Ferrari	(2008-01-02) 2 January 2008	0	0	Talleres
2DF	Ehitan Morales		0	0	Lanús
2DF	Ramiro Scandolo		0	0	Vélez Sarsfield

3MF	Tomás Parmo	(2008-01-08) 8 January 2008	11	2	Independiente
3MF	Juan Cruz Meza	(2008-03-14) 14 March 2008	9	2	River Plate
3MF	Alejandro Tello	(2008-02-08) 8 February 2008	8	0	Racing Club
3MF	Uriel Ojeda	(2008-03-22) 22 March 2008	7	3	San Lorenzo
3MF	Felipe Pujol	(2008-05-23) 23 May 2008	6	0	Vélez Sarsfield
3MF	Tomás Nosei		0	0	Vélez Sarsfield
3MF	Thaiel Peralta	(2008-09-21) 21 September 2008	0	0	Huracán
3MF	Joaquin Pimentel	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	0	0	Lanús
3MF	Ramiro Tulián	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008	0	0	Belgrano

4FW	Thomás De Martis	(2008-06-26) 26 June 2008	11	9	Lanús
4FW	Álex Verón	(2008-10-24) 24 October 2008	11	3	Vélez Sarsfield
4FW	Joaquín Piñeyro	(2008-02-22) 22 February 2008	4	2	Boca Juniors
4FW	Kevin Ferreira		0	0	Boca Juniors
4FW	Facundo Jainikoski	(2008-03-15) 15 March 2008	0	0	Argentinos Juniors

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Agustín Martínez	(2008-02-25) 25 February 2008	4	0	Talleres	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025
GK	Dylan Martínez	(2008-04-30) 30 April 2008	2	0	River Plate	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025

DF	Benjamín Fariña	(2008-07-29) 29 July 2008	6	0	Lanús	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025
DF	Bautista González	(2008-06-19) 19 June 2008	0	0	Independiente	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025
DF	Santiago Silveira	(2008-04-24) 24 April 2008	0	0	Argentinos Juniors	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025

MF	Santiago Espíndola	(2008-03-17) 17 March 2008	6	0	River Plate	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025
MF	Jerónimo Gómez Mattar	(2008-08-07) 7 August 2008	5	3	Newell's Old Boys	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025
MF	Matías Acevedo	(2008-02-09) 9 February 2008	1	0	Racing Club	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025
MF	Francisco Baridó		1	0	Juventus	v. Paraguay, 11 April 2025

References

^ "Sub 17: nuevo entrenamiento para el equipo dirigido por Diego Placente" (in Spanish). Asociación del Fútbol Argentino. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

[1] "Sub 17: nuevo entrenamiento para el equipo dirigido por Diego Placente" (in Spanish). Asociación del Fútbol Argentino. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

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