Paraguay national under-17 football team
| Association | Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Gerardo Gonzalez Aquino | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | ||
| FIFA code | PAR | ||
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| First international | |||
| NA | |||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1999) | ||
| Best result | Quarterfinals (1999, 2019) | ||
| South American U-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 18 (first in 1986) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1999) | ||
The Paraguay national under-17 football team represents Paraguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-17 World Cup and South American Under-17 Football Championship.
Overview
The under-17 Paraguay national football team has seen and delivered along the years many of Paraguay's best talents.
The team has participated in 4 events of the FIFA U-17 World Cup and their best performance came in the 1999 World Cup held in New Zealand, when Paraguay reached the quarterfinals and finished in 5th place. Their best performance at the South American level came in the 1999 tournament in Uruguay when they finished in second place, along with two third-place finishes in 2001 and 2017 as well as three fourth-place finishes in 1988, 1997 and 2015.
In 2001, the team were crowned champions of the Milk Cup after defeating Manchester United 6–0.[1]
Tournament records
FIFA U-17 World Cup
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South American Under-17 Football Championship
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*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2025 South American U-17 Championship between 27 March – 12 April 2025.[2]
Caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2025, after the match against Peru.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Félix Fernández | 10 June 2009 | 2 | 0 | Olimpia |
| 12 | GK | Rainero Laratro | 7 March 2008 | 0 | 0 | Libertad |
| 22 | GK | Diego Rodríguez | 22 July 2008 | 0 | 0 | Cerro Porteño |
| 2 | DF | Thiago Aranda | 25 February 2008 | 2 | 0 | Olimpia |
| 3 | DF | Christhian Ruiz | 12 November 2008 | 0 | 0 | Olimpia |
| 4 | DF | Mateo Giménez | 25 October 2009 | 0 | 0 | Libertad |
| 6 | DF | Leo Cristaldo | 12 January 2009 | 4 | 0 | Vélez Sarsfield |
| 13 | DF | Mauro Coronel | 25 May 2008 | 1 | 0 | Nacional |
| 19 | DF | Alexis Acosta | 23 January 2008 | 2 | 0 | Olimpia |
| 8 | MF | Alan Ledesma | 4 September 2008 | 2 | 0 | Olimpia |
| 10 | MF | Carlos Franco | 5 January 2008 | 1 | 0 | Cerro Porteño |
| 11 | MF | Tobías Jara | 6 May 2009 | 1 | 0 | Guaraní |
| 14 | MF | Jhosias Campss | 17 February 2008 | 2 | 1 | Nacional |
| 15 | MF | Aldo Sanabria | 9 May 2008 | 2 | 0 | Cerro Porteño |
| 16 | MF | Fernando Zayas | 24 October 2008 | 2 | 1 | Cerro Porteño |
| 17 | MF | Thiago Vera | 14 June 2008 | 0 | 0 | Libertad |
| 23 | MF | Diego Ruiz | 29 March 2008 | 1 | 0 | Libertad |
| 7 | FW | Derlis Almada | 14 February 2008 | 2 | 0 | Libertad |
| 9 | FW | Mauricio De Carvalho | 4 February 2008 | 2 | 1 | Cerro Porteño |
| 18 | FW | Milan Freyres | 8 December 2008 | 2 | 0 | Olimpia |
| 20 | FW | Pedro Villalba | 9 July 2008 | 2 | 2 | Libertad |
| 21 | FW | José Buhring | 17 February 2008 | 0 | 0 | Libertad |
See also
- Paraguay national football team
- Paraguay national under-23 football team
- Paraguay national under-20 football team
- Paraguay women's national under-17 football team
References
- ^ "Milk Cup (Northern Ireland)".
- ^ "Peru-Paraguay". CONMEBOL. Retrieved 28 March 2025.