Gibraltar national under-17 football team

The Gibraltar national under-17 football team is the youth football team of Gibraltar, run by the Gibraltar Football Association. The team is based mostly on the young players from the region's domestic leagues, the Gibraltar Premier Division and Gibraltar Second Division, and competes every year to qualify for the European Under-17 Football Championship.

Gibraltar Under-17
AssociationGibraltar Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachJansen Moreno
CaptainNicholas Pozo
Most capsAndrew Hernandez (9)
Top scorerJaiden Bartolo
Angel Gonzalez
George Wink (2)
Home stadiumVictoria Stadium
FIFA codeGIB
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
 Republic of Ireland 4–1 Gibraltar 
(Yerevan, Armenia; 24 October 2013)
Biggest win
 Gibraltar 2–1 Faroe Islands 
(Gibraltar; 10 September 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Ukraine 11–0 Gibraltar 
(Kakanj, Bosnia; 13 October 2018)
European Championship
AppearancesNone
FIFA U-17 World Cup
AppearancesNone

History

The team played its first match on 24 October 2013 against the Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team,[1] the year when Gibraltar became a member of UEFA.[2] George Wink, then of the Juvenil team of the Spanish club Club Atlético Zabal, scored the first goal, in the history of the national under-17 team on October 28, 2013 against the Armenia national under-17 football team.[3]

The side would finish bottom of the group on every campaign since, scoring only 5 goals in response, with George Wink becoming the record goalscorer at any level of football in Gibraltar until Jake Gosling and Lee Casciaro equalled the record for the seniors in 2015. In May 2017, a re-organization of management throughout the Gibraltar Football Association saw coach Stephen Head step up to manage the U19 team, with David Ochello appointed as his replacement. The following campaign saw Gibraltar suffer a record 10-0 defeat to Norway on the 4th anniversary of their debut in the competition.

Match record

FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup recordQualification record
Era Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Under-161985 to 1989 Not a FIFA memberNot a FIFA member
Under-171991 to 2015
2017 Ineligible—
2019 Did not Qualify 3003027
2021 Cancelled—
2023 To be determined To be determined
Total — 0/18 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 27

UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship recordQualification record
Era Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Under-161982 to 2001 Not a UEFA memberNot a UEFA member
Under-172002 to 2013
2014 Did not qualify 3003214
2015 301209
2016 3003216
2017 300317
2018 3003023
2019 3003027
2020 Cancelled 3003120
2021 —
2022 Did not qualify 3003117
Total — 0/40 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 1 23 7 133

Recent results and fixtures
10 September 2021 (2021-09-10) Friendly Gibraltar  2–1  Faroe Islands Gibraltar
  • Bartolo 1'
  • Jessop 56'
  • Suni Herman Petersen 48'
 Stadium: Victoria Stadium
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) Friendly Gibraltar  2–2  Faroe Islands Gibraltar
  • Angel Gonzalez 1', 56'
  • Hanus Højgaard 14'
  • Marius Allansson 84'
 Stadium: Victoria Stadium
7 October 2021 (2021-10-07) 2022 UEFA U-17 Qualification Bosnia and Herzegovina  6–1  Gibraltar Vantaa, Finland
12:00 13:00 (EEST)
  • Zahirović 19'
  • Prusina 23'
  • Lamadžama 66'
  • Pramenković 89'
  • Damjanić 90'
  • Misimović 90+3'
 Report
  • Bartolo 59'
 Stadium: Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)
10 October 2021 (2021-10-10) 2022 UEFA U-17 Qualification Switzerland   7–0  Gibraltar Vantaa, Finland
12:00 13:00 (EEST)
  • Asllani 20'
  • Frokaj 47', 82'
  • Bajrami 49'
  • Krasniqi 56'
  • Di Giusto 64', 90+1'
 Report Stadium: Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)
13 October 2021 (2021-10-13) 2022 UEFA U-17 Qualification Gibraltar  0–4  Finland Vantaa, Finland
13:00 14:00 (EEST) Report
  • Lika 4'
  • Jalonen 41' (p)
  • Armstrong 82'
  • Hudd 90+3'
 Stadium: Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)
1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification Gibraltar  v  Serbia TBC, Cyprus
4 November 2022 (2022-11-04) 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification Russia  v  Gibraltar TBC, Cyprus
7 November 2022 (2022-11-07) 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification Gibraltar  v  Cyprus TBC, Cyprus

Squad

Current squad

For the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification and finals, players born on or after 1 January 2005 are eligible.

The following players were called up for the following 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers:

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
13 1GK Thomas Recagno (2007-09-11) 11 September 2007 3 0 Atlético Zabal
1 1GK Noah Sene (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 2 0 Manchester 62
2 2DF Jayden Villa (2005-05-12) 12 May 2005 5 0 Manchester 62
3 2DF Ayden Buckley (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 5 0 Manchester 62
17 2DF Kai Villa (2005-01-24) 24 January 2005 4 0 Lincoln Red Imps
4 2DF Evan Busto (2005-06-09) 9 June 2005 3 0 Rotherham United
5 2DF Michael Porter (2005-03-23) 23 March 2005 3 0 Manchester 62
12 2DF Shane Borda (2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 2 0 Lincoln Red Imps
20 2DF Tyler Carrington (2006-05-28) 28 May 2006 2 0 Estepona
8 3MF Carl de Torres (2005-02-26) 26 February 2005 5 0 Manchester 62
10 3MF Rafi Emrani (2005-03-27) 27 March 2005 5 0 Real Balompédica Linense
6 3MF Nicholas Pozo (captain) (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 4 0 Balón de Cádiz
16 3MF Jesse Gomez (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 4 0 Algeciras
11 3MF Carlos Richards (2005-08-30) 30 August 2005 3 0 Derby County
14 3MF Kaydan Glynn (2005-05-16) 16 May 2005 2 0 Lincoln Red Imps
9 4FW Jaiden Bartolo (2006-02-10) 10 February 2006 5 2 Manchester 62
7 4FW Liam Jessop (vice-captain) (2005-08-13) 13 August 2005 5 1 Fleetwood Town
19 4FW Fraser Carnegie (2005-11-14) 14 November 2005 5 0 Manchester 62
18 4FW Angel Gonzalez (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 3 2 Lynx
15 4FW Jonathan Sciortino (2005-12-19) 19 December 2005 3 0 Lincoln Red Imps

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past twelve months or withdrew from the current squad due to injury or suspension, and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK James Rovegno (2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 0 0 Lions Gibraltar v.  Faroe Islands, 12 September 2021
GK Soufiane El Morabet 0 0 St Joseph's v.  Faroe Islands, 12 September 2021
DF Jayron Negron (2005-09-26) 26 September 2005 2 0 Europa v.  Faroe Islands, 12 September 2021
DF Leon Thick 2 0 Europa v.  Faroe Islands, 12 September 2021
MF Andrew Viñas Cruz (2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 1 0 Europa v.  Faroe Islands, 12 September 2021
MF Kevan Gonzalez 1 0 Manchester 62 v.  Faroe Islands, 12 September 2021
FW Ethan Balban 1 0 Manchester 62 v.  Faroe Islands, 12 September 2021

INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury
PRE Preliminary squad
WD Withdrew for other reasons

Managerial history
  • Stephen Head (2013–2014, 2016–2017)
  • David Ochello (2014–2016, 2017–2018)
  • Jeff Wood (2018)
  • Steven Cummings (2018–2019)
  • Jonathan Sodi (2019–2020)
  • Jansen Moreno (2021–present)

Top Goalscorers

As of 7 October 2021

Players with an equal number of goals are ranked in order of average.

# Name Career Goals Caps Average
1 Angel Gonzalez 2021– 2 3 0.667
George Wink 2013 2 3 0.667
Jaiden Bartolo 2021– 2 5 0.4
4 Christian Zammitt-Agius 2019 1 1 1
Liam Jessop 2021– 1 5 0.2
Julian Valarino 2015–2016 1 5 0.2
Ethan Britto 2014–2016 1 7 0.143
Byron Espinosa 2013–2015 1 7 0.143

Notes
  1. Gibraltar drawn with Republic of Ireland, England and Armenia in Under 17’s
  2. "FOOTBALL: Season 2013/14 to kick –off". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  3. Wink lässt Gibraltar träumen - UEFA.com
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