Germany national under-17 football team

Germany Under-17
Nickname(s)Die Mannschaft (The Team)
AssociationDeutscher Fußball-Bund
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMarc-Patrick Meister
FIFA codeGER
First colours
Second colours
European Championship
Appearances29 (first in 1982)
Best resultChampions (1984, 1992, 2009, 2023)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1985)
Best resultChampions (2023)

Germany national under-17 football team, also known as Germany Under-17s or Germany U17(s), represents Germany in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by German Football Association, the governing body for football in Germany.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA World U-16 Championship/FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
as  West Germany
1985 Runners-up 6 3 1 2 13 10
1987 did not qualify
1989
as  Germany
1991 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 6 8
1993 did not qualify
1995 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 6
1997 Fourth place 6 2 2 2 6 7
1999 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 2
2001 did not qualify
2003
2005
2007 Third place 7 5 1 1 20 11
2009 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 10 10
2011 Third place 7 6 0 1 24 9
2013 did not qualify
2015 Round of 16 4 2 0 2 9 5
2017 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 10 8
2019 did not qualify
2021 Cancelled
2023 Champions 7 5 2 0 18 9
2025 Qualified
Total 1 title 56 29 10 17 120 85

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
as  West Germany
1982 Runners-up 2 1 0 1 2 2
1984 Champions 2 2 0 0 7 1
1985 Group stage 3 1 1 1 3 3
1986 Did not qualify
1987 Group stage 3 1 2 0 5 4
1988 Fourth place 5 2 2 1 6 5
1989 Did not qualify
1990 Group stage 3 1 2 0 6 2
as  Germany
1991 Runners-up 5 2 1 2 8 6
1992 Champions 5 4 1 0 8 3
1993 Did not qualify
1994 Group stage 3 2 0 1 9 6
1995 Third place 6 4 0 2 12 8
1996 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 16 7
1997 Third place 6 5 0 1 13 4
1998 Did not qualify
1999 Third place 6 4 0 2 11 6
2000 Quarter-finals 4 2 2 0 8 4
2001 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 12 5
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2002 Quarter-finals 4 2 2 0 9 4
2003 Did not qualify
2004
2005
2006 Fourth place 5 2 2 1 9 2
2007 Fifth place 4 2 1 1 6 4
2008 Did not qualify
2009 Champions 5 5 0 0 13 2
2010 Did not qualify
2011 Runners-up 5 2 1 2 7 8
2012 Runners-up 5 4 1 0 7 1
2013 Did not qualify
2014 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 3
2015 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 9 4
2016 Semi-finals 5 3 1 1 11 5
2017 Semi-finals 5 4 1 0 17 2
2018 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 8
2019 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 5
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1][2]
2021
2022 Quarter-finals 4 3 1 0 10 3
2023 Champions 6 4 2 0 16 5
2024 Did not qualify
2025 To be determined
Total 4 titles 124 72 26 26 249 122

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, to be played 19 May – 1 June 2025.[3][4]

Caps and goals correct as of 22 May 2025, after the match against Albania.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Marcello Trippel (2008-01-03) 3 January 2008 13 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
12 1GK Leonard Reiners (2008-02-18) 18 February 2008 2 0 1. FC Köln
23 1GK Tjark Möbius (2008-07-29) 29 July 2008 3 0 1. FC Magdeburg

2 2DF Natnael Abraha (2008-03-14) 14 March 2008 14 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
3 2DF Osman Turay (2008-03-17) 17 March 2008 14 0 Schalke 04
4 2DF Elias Vali Fard (2008-01-15) 15 January 2008 15 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
5 2DF Ben Hawighorst (2008-03-01) 1 March 2008 9 0 Bayer Leverkusen
13 2DF Nebe-Sirak Domnic (2008-11-16) 16 November 2008 13 0 Bayer Leverkusen
15 2DF Raphael Pavlic (2008-02-08) 8 February 2008 5 0 Bayern Munich

6 3MF Mussa Kaba (2008-11-17) 17 November 2008 10 1 Borussia Dortmund
8 3MF Mathieu Nguefack (2008-05-14) 14 May 2008 9 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
10 3MF Lennart Karl (2008-02-22) 22 February 2008 12 7 Bayern Munich
11 3MF Moritz Göttlicher (2008-04-21) 21 April 2008 14 1 Bayern Munich
16 3MF Jeremiah Mensah (2008-02-21) 21 February 2008 12 2 Bayer Leverkusen
18 3MF Lasse Isbruch (2008-06-15) 15 June 2008 10 0 VfL Bochum

7 4FW Can Armando Güner (2008-01-07) 7 January 2008 6 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
9 4FW Alexander Staff (2008-06-12) 12 June 2008 16 13 Eintracht Frankfurt
17 4FW Salvatore Mule (2008-01-24) 24 January 2008 10 2 VfB Stuttgart
19 4FW Keziah Oteng-Mensah (2008-03-31) 31 March 2008 5 4 Eintracht Frankfurt
20 4FW David Creța (2008-04-27) 27 April 2008 12 3 TSG Hoffenheim
21 4FW Wisdom Mike (2008-09-24) 24 September 2008 3 1 Bayern Munich

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Germany 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 Jan-Mattis Wehrbein (2008-03-07) 7 March 2008 3 0 Borussia Dortmund v.  Norway, 25 March 2025

MF Tim Schnitzer (2008-02-07) 7 February 2008 8 0 FC Augsburg v.  Norway, 25 March 2025
MF Christian Prenaj (2008-01-16) 16 January 2008 6 0 Eintracht Frankfurt v.  Norway, 25 March 2025

FW Yll Gashi (2008-01-17) 17 January 2008 12 1 Bayern Munich v.  Norway, 25 March 2025

See also

Notes

1 = as West Germany
2 = as East Germany

References

  1. ^ "UEFA postpones all June national team matches". UEFA. 1 April 2020.
  2. ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Meister nominiert Kader für U 17-EM" (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Kader für die Europameisterschaft in Albanien (19. Mai bis 1. Juni 2025)". Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 22 May 2025.