El Salvador national under-17 football team

El Salvador Under-17
Nickname(s)La Azulita
AssociationSalvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachJuan Carlos Serrano
FIFA codeSLV
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
  1–4 United States 
(Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 28 August 1983)
Biggest win
 Bermuda 1–11  
(Trinidad and Tobago; 18 August 2006)
Biggest defeat
  1–6 United States 
(San Salvador, El Salvador; 9 May 1999)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2025)
Best resultTBD
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
Appearances16 (first in 1983)
Best resultFourth place (1999)

The El Salvador national under-17 football team is controlled by Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol and represents El Salvador in international under-17 or youth football competitions.

Tournament Records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1985 Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025 Qualified
Total 1/20 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fixtures and results

The following is a list of match results of the El Salvador Under-17 football team in January and February 2025.

Date Location Opponent Score* Competition Salvadoran scorers
29 January 2025 Estadio Francisco Morazan  Honduras 1-2 Friendly Brandon Ramirez 25'
31 January 2025 Estadio Francisco Morazan  Honduras 0-3 Friendly Nil
10 February 2025 Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City  Cayman Islands 8-0 2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification Tobar 3', 13'
Inojosa 17', 34'
Perla 43'
Torres 45'
Galdamez 68'
Ramirez 73'
12 February 2025 Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City Saint Lucia  2-0 2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification Tobar 16'
Torres 52'
15 February 2025 Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City Jamaica  2-1 2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification Perla 22'
Ramirez 80'
27 April 2025 TBD, TBD Pachuca Under 17 4-2 Unofficial Friendly Luis Tobar 37' 45'
Mayson Barillas 90' 92'

Key


2025

4 November 2025 WC U-17 GS   v  North Korea Al Rayyan , Qatar
20:15 UTC+3 Stadium: Aspire Zone
7 November 2025 WC U-17 GS   v  Colombia Al Rayyan , Qatar
18:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Aspire Zone
10 November 2025 WC U-17 GS   v  Germany Al Rayyan , Qatar
20:15 UTC+3 Stadium: Aspire Zone

Players

2025 Squad

The following 20 players were called up for the 2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification in February.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Peter Cornejo Los Angeles Surf SC
1GK Oliver Alegria Sigennes FC Zürich U-17
1GK Alfredo Esquivel Isidro Metapan U-17
2DF Jefferson Perla Aguila U-17
2DF Jose Guatemala Aguila U-17
2DF Adonis Campos New York City U-17
2DF Anderson Tula Alianza U-17
2DF Emerson Guardado Alacranes FC
2DF Andrew Reyes Cedar Stars
2DF Marvin Mejia Albion San Diego
3MF Eduardo Galdamez Isidro Metapan U-17
3MF Esteban Hernandez Alianza U-17
3MF David Leon Alianza U-17
3MF Rafael Inojosa Houston Dynamo U-17
3MF Azyk Gomez Los Angeles FC
4FW Ovido Hernandez Aruba
4FW Brandon Ramirez Turin FC
4FW Steven Espinoza Turin FC
4FW Kerin Torres LA Firpo U-17
4FW Mayson Barillas DC United U-17
4FW Luis Tobar Alianza U-17

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the El Salvador U-17 squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
Jarell Bonilla Orlando SC U-17 January training camp
TBD TBD January training camp
TBD TBD January training camp
TBD TBD January training camp

Personnel

Current staff

As of February 2025

Head coach Juan Carlos Serrano
Assistant coach Cristian Ernesto Lopez
Physical Coordinator Pablo Rodas
Physical Therapist Chepe Martínez
Medical Trainer TBD
Goalkeeper Coach Misael Alfaro

List of coaches

  • Jorge Araujo (1990)
  • Cesar Acevedo (1999)
  • Armando Contreras Palma (2001)
  • Remberto Santillana (2002)
  • Hector Cocherari (2004)
  • Norberto Huezo (February 2006 – 2008)
  • Mario Rodriguez (January 2008)
  • Victor Manuel Pacheco (November 2010 – December 2011)
  • Jose Luis Rugamas (January 2012 – January 2013)
  • Victor Manuel Pacheco (February 2013 – October 2013)
  • Rafael Tobar (August 2014 – February 2015)
  • Edgar Henríquez (May 2015 – December 2015)
  • Erick Dowson Prado (January 2016 – April 2017)
  • Diego Pizarro (September 2017 – December 2017)
  • José de la Cruz (January 2017 - December 2017)
  • Ernesto Gochez (Dec 2018- 2021)
  • Juan Carlos Serrano (July 2022 - Present)

Record versus other nations

Records for competitive matches only. As of 19-02-25

Nat P W D L GF GA GD
 Bermuda 1 1 0 0 11 1 +10
 Belize 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8
 Canada 7 1 1 5 7 13 -6
 Cayman Islands 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8
 Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Costa Rica 12 0 1 11 10 27 -17
 Cuba 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4
 Curaçao 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4
 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Guatemala 8 5 2 1 14 11 +3
 Guyana 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
 Haiti 4 2 0 2 8 7 +1
 Honduras 6 2 0 4 6 13 -7
 Jamaica 8 3 4 1 10 7 +3
 Mexico 6 0 1 5 4 25 -21
 Nicaragua 9 9 0 0 41 6 +35
 North Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Panama 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
 Puerto Rico 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Saint Lucia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Suriname 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
 Trinidad and Tobago 5 2 2 1 13 11 +22
 United States 9 0 1 8 5 31 -26

See also

References