Belgium national under-17 football team
| Nickname(s) | De Jonge Duivels Les Diablotins The Super Devils | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Royal Belgian Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA | ||
| Head coach | Bob Browaeys | ||
| FIFA code | BEL | ||
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2007) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2015) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Semi-final (2007, 2015, 2018) | ||
The Belgium national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Their biggest successes have been their bronze medal at the 2015 World Cup, reaching the semi-finals of the European championship in 2007 on home soil, and again in 2015 and 2018.
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, to be played between 19 May – 1 June 2025.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 20 May 2025, after the match against England.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Lucca Brughmans | 27 June 2008 | 6 | 0 | Genk |
| 12 | GK | Martin Henrion | 2 March 2008 | 2 | 0 | Ajax |
| 2 | DF | Arthur De Kimpe | 2 May 2008 | 9 | 0 | OH Leuven |
| 3 | DF | Brent Jonkers | 11 March 2008 | 9 | 0 | PSV Eindhoven |
| 4 | DF | Wout Gielen | 5 April 2008 | 9 | 0 | Juventus |
| 5 | DF | Lucca Darcon | 6 February 2008 | 8 | 0 | OH Leuven |
| 13 | DF | Pablo Capilla Rivera | 20 November 2008 | 9 | 0 | Gent |
| 14 | DF | Axl Wins | 5 July 2008 | 0 | 0 | Club Brugge |
| 6 | MF | Nathan De Cat | 19 July 2008 | 7 | 2 | Anderlecht |
| 7 | MF | Jessi Da Silva | 15 April 2008 | 13 | 1 | Club Brugge |
| 8 | MF | August De Wannemacker | 25 December 2008 | 9 | 2 | Genk |
| 10 | MF | Noah Fernandez | 9 January 2008 | 6 | 3 | PSV Eindhoven |
| 15 | MF | Matthias Wamu Oyatambwe | 22 October 2008 | 11 | 0 | Genk |
| 16 | MF | Naïm Amengai | 9 February 2008 | 4 | 0 | Club Brugge |
| 17 | MF | Loïc Alvarez Fernandez | 29 January 2008 | 5 | 0 | OFI Crete |
| 9 | FW | Stan Naert | 2 February 2008 | 6 | 0 | Club Brugge |
| 11 | FW | Jesse Bisiwu | 22 January 2008 | 7 | 1 | Club Brugge |
| 18 | FW | Ali Camara | 13 January 2008 | 6 | 1 | Genk |
| 19 | FW | René Mitongo | 18 January 2008 | 10 | 5 | Standard Liège |
| 20 | FW | Aaron Murenzi | 23 May 2008 | 9 | 4 | Genk |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Belgium under-17 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Bas Evers | 2 December 2008 | 3 | 0 | Gent | v. Poland, 25 March 2025 |
| DF | Wout Kapers | 11 February 2008 | 4 | 0 | Genk | v. Poland, 25 March 2025 |
| MF | Mory Kera | 26 June 2008 | 2 | 0 | Sporting Charleroi | v. Poland, 25 March 2025 |
| MF | Mohammed El Adfaoui | 28 February 2008 | 1 | 0 | Gent | v. Poland, 25 March 2025 |
| FW | Gassimou Sylla | 10 August 2008 | 6 | 4 | Anderlecht | v. Poland, 25 March 2025 |
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 1987 | |||||||
| 1989 | |||||||
| 1991 | |||||||
| 1993 | |||||||
| 1995 | |||||||
| 1997 | |||||||
| 1999 | |||||||
| 2001 | |||||||
| 2003 | |||||||
| 2005 | |||||||
| 2007 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 2011 | |||||||
| 2013 | |||||||
| 2015 | Third place | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| 2017 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 2019 | |||||||
| 2023 | |||||||
| 2025 | Qualified | ||||||
| Total | 3/20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 |
UEFA European U-17 Football Championship record
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2003 | ||||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||
| 2005 | ||||||||
| 2006 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2007 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 3* | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2008 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||
| 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2013 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||
| 2015 | Semi-finals | 5 | 2 | 2* | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2017 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2018 | Semi-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2019 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3] | |||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
| 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2023 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2024 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2025 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
| Total | 9/10 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 40 | |
- * denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- indicates tournament was held on home soil.
See also
- Belgium national football team
- Belgium national under-21 football team
- Belgium national under-19 football team
References
- ^ "Belgium". Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Belgium's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Mali | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 50.00 |