El Salvador national under-17 football team
Nickname(s) | La Azulita | |||
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Association | Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT) | |||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | |||
Head coach | Juan Carlos Serrano | |||
FIFA code | SLV | |||
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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 | ||||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2025) | |||
Best result | TBD | |||
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship | ||||
Appearances | 16 (first in 1983) | |||
Best result | Fourth 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 | |
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2025 | Qualified | |||||||
Total | 1/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNCAF preliminary round
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CONCACAF U-17 tournament
From 1983 until 1991, competition was U-16, not U-17. |
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 |
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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
- F = Friendly
- UF = Unofficial Friendly
- U-17 Q = 2015 U-17 Championship qualifying
- PSO = Penalty shootout
- a.e.t. = After extra time
- El Salvador's scores listed first
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 |
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GK | Peter Cornejo | Los Angeles Surf SC | ||||
GK | Oliver Alegria Sigennes | FC Zürich U-17 | ||||
GK | Alfredo Esquivel | Isidro Metapan U-17 | ||||
DF | Jefferson Perla | Aguila U-17 | ||||
DF | Jose Guatemala | Aguila U-17 | ||||
DF | Adonis Campos | New York City U-17 | ||||
DF | Anderson Tula | Alianza U-17 | ||||
DF | Emerson Guardado | Alacranes FC | ||||
DF | Andrew Reyes | Cedar Stars | ||||
DF | Marvin Mejia | Albion San Diego | ||||
MF | Eduardo Galdamez | Isidro Metapan U-17 | ||||
MF | Esteban Hernandez | Alianza U-17 | ||||
MF | David Leon | Alianza U-17 | ||||
MF | Rafael Inojosa | Houston Dynamo U-17 | ||||
MF | Azyk Gomez | Los Angeles FC | ||||
FW | Ovido Hernandez | Aruba | ||||
FW | Brandon Ramirez | Turin FC | ||||
FW | Steven Espinoza | Turin FC | ||||
FW | Kerin Torres | LA Firpo U-17 | ||||
FW | Mayson Barillas | DC United U-17 | ||||
FW | 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 |
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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 |
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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
- El Salvador national football team
- El Salvador national under-20 football team
- El Salvador national under-21 football team
- El Salvador national under-23 football team
- Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol