Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team

Republic of Ireland Under-17
Association	Football Association of Ireland
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Colin O'Brien
FIFA code	IRL
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Norway 2–2 vs Rep. of Ireland ; (Kongsvinger, Norway; 13 October 1985) ; (as U16s) ; Rep. of Ireland 4–0 vs Cyprus ; (Dublin, Ireland; 4 March 2002) ; (as U17s)
Biggest win
	Rep. of Ireland 8–0 vs Liechtenstein ; (Almaty, Kazakhstan; 19 October 2011)
Biggest defeat
	Rep. of Ireland 0–7 vs Germany ; (Rijeka, Croatia; 10 May 2017)
European Championship
Appearances	13 (first in 1988)
Best result	Champions (1998)
Medal record
Men's football
UEFA European U-17 Championship ; Formerly U-16 Championship

The Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team, is the national under-17 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the biennial FIFA U-17 World Cup.

History

The Republic of Ireland won the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship in Scotland and the 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.

Competitive record

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

The team has never qualified for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup (formerly the FIFA Under-17 World Championship and FIFA Under-16 World Championship), and did not enter the 1985 edition.

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
FIFA Under-16 World Championship
1985	did not enter
1987	did not qualify
1989	did not qualify
FIFA Under-17 World Championship
1991 to 2005	did not qualify
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
2007 to 2019	did not qualify
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[1]
2023	did not qualify
2025	to be determined

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The Republic of Ireland Under-17s have qualified for the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (formerly the UEFA European Under-16 Championship) 11 times, winning the competition in 1998. They hosted the 1994 and 2019 editions and finished in the group stage for both.

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
1982	did not enter
1984
1985
1986	did not qualify
1987	did not qualify
1988	Group stage	3	1	2	0	3	2	Squad
1989	did not qualify
1990
1991
1992	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	3	Squad
1993	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	5	Squad
1994	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	5	Squad
1995	did not qualify
1996	Quarter-final	4	2	1	1	2	2	Squad
1997	did not qualify
1998	Champions	6	5	1	0	9	1	Squad
1999	did not qualify
2000	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	5	Squad
2001	did not qualify
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2002	did not qualify
2003
2004
2005	did not qualify (Elite round)
2006
2007
2008	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	6	Squad
2009	did not qualify
2010	did not qualify (Elite round)
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017	Quarter-final	4	1	0	3	2	10	Squad
2018	Quarter-final	4	2	1	1	4	3	Squad
2019	Group stage	3	0	3	0	3	3	Squad
~~2020~~	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[2]^[3]
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[2]^[3]
2022	did not qualify (Elite round)
2023	Quarter-final	4	2	0	2	8	10	Squad
2024	did not qualify
2025	to be determined

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2023

9 February Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1–0	Hungary	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
13:00	Naj Razi 19'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Ojas Valera (Spain)

11 February Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0–0	Hungary	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
13:00		Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Ojas Valera (Spain)

7 March 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round	Italy	2–2	Republic of Ireland	Paphos, Greece
14:00	Ravaglioli 66' (pen.) Mannini 80'	Report	Akachukwu 24' Ramaj 38' (o.g.)	Stadium: Municipal Geroskipou Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)

10 March 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round	Ukraine	0–3	Republic of Ireland	Paphos, Greece
14:00		Report	Melia 4', 12', 62'	Stadium: Municipal Geroskipou Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway)

13 March 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round	Republic of Ireland	3–2	Cyprus	Paphos, Greece
14:00	Kehir 68' Razi 82' Okosun 90+6'	Report	Evangelou 39' Avramidis 73'	Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)

17 May 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro Championship Group A	Poland	5–1	Republic of Ireland	Budapest, Hungary
16:30	Skoczylas 13', 49' Szala 44' Borys 54' Kądziołka 65'	Report	Orazi 5'	Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Attendance: 412 Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey)

20 May 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro Championship Group A	Republic of Ireland	3–0	Wales	Felcsút, Hungary
16:30	Razi 24' Orazi 34' Akachukwu 61'	Report		Stadium: Pancho Aréna Attendance: 714 Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

23 May 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro Championship Group A	Republic of Ireland	4–2	Hungary	Felcsút, Hungary
20:00	Kehir 5', 61' Melia 24', 31'	Report	Grante 10' (o.g.) Kern 72'	Stadium: Pancho Aréna Attendance: 2,577 Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey)

27 May 2023 UEFA U-17 Euro Championship QF	Spain	3–0	Republic of Ireland	Budapest, Hungary
20:00	Granados 22' Guiu 69' Yamal 72'	Report		Stadium: Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Attendance: 893 Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)

9 September Friendly	Belgium	0–0	Republic of Ireland	Tubize, Belgium
15:00		Report		Stadium: Belgium Football Centre

11 September Friendly	Belgium	0–1	Republic of Ireland	Tubize, Belgium
13:00		Report	William Martin 10'	Stadium: Belgium Football Centre

11 October 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 10	Republic of Ireland	4–0	Armenia	Fermoy, Republic of Ireland
20:00	Mason Melia 13' Jaden Umeh 38' Mason Melia 87' Mason Melia 90+4'	Report	Karen Hovakimyan 81'	Stadium: Carrig Park Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark)

14 October 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 10	Republic of Ireland	0–0	Iceland	Cork, Republic of Ireland
19:00		Report		Stadium: Turners Cross Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)

17 October 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 10	Switzerland	0–0	Republic of Ireland	Cork, Republic of Ireland
12:00		Report		Stadium: Turners Cross Referee: Jakob Alexander Sundberg (Denmark)

2024

14 February Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0–2	Hungary	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
13:00		Report	Patrik Kovacs 15' Zsombor Hos	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

17 February Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1–5	Denmark	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
13:00	Michael Noonan 59'	Report	Noah Markmann 4' Jonathan Moalem 7' Sebastian Lodberg 17' Nicolaj Hansen 39' Chido Obi 66'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 53

20 March 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round	Portugal	4–1	Republic of Ireland	Braga, Portugal
16:00	João Simões 16' Gabriel Silva 30' Gabriel Silva 52' Rodrigo Mora 60'	Report	Mason Melia 33' (pen.)	Stadium: Cidade Desportiva do SC Braga Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

23 March 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round	Germany	2–0	Republic of Ireland	Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
11:00	Kilian Sauck 19' Onyeka 36'	Report		Stadium: Municipal Stadium Coutada Referee: Bence Csonka

26 March 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round	Republic of Ireland	0–5	Croatia	Viana do Castelo, Portugal
11:00		Report	Mislav Čutuk 34' (pen.) Marko Zebić 45+1' Patrik Marić 80' Mislav Čutuk 85' (pen.) Ljubo Puljić 90+6'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Manuela Machado Referee: Kamal Umudlu

5 September Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1–2	Denmark	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00	Grady McDonnell 5'	Report	Mark Ian Frokjaer Steffensen 47' Jacob Brochner Ambaek 53'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

8 September Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0–2	Denmark	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
10:00		Report	Malik Pingpong 38' Sander Larsen 69'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

29 October 2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 8	Republic of Ireland	2–2	Lithuania	Larne, Northern Ireland
12:00	Lee Brody 32' Michael Noonan 49'	Report	Carmine Mennea 79' Carmine Mennea 84'	Stadium: Inver Park Referee: Peiman Simani

1 November 2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 8	Republic of Ireland	1–3	Northern Ireland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
18:00	Michael Noonan 80'	Report	Oisin McDonagh 4' (o.g.) Ceadach O'Neill 54' Cead McGrath 67'	Stadium: Seaview Referee: Stefan Ebner

4 November 2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 8	Scotland	0–3	Republic of Ireland	Larne, Northern Ireland
15:00		Report	Ramón Martos 36' Michael Noonan 76' (pen.) Goodness Ogbonna 90+4'	Stadium: Inver Park Referee: Heini Ziskason Viðoy

Honours

UEFA European Under-17 Championship, formerly UEFA European Under-16 Championship
- Champions (1998)

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification campaign.

The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification games against Lithuania, Northern Ireland & Scotland on 29 October, 1 & 4 November 2024.^[4]

Caps and goals correct as of 4 November 2024, after the match against Scotland.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Alex Noonan	(2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 16)	4	0	Shamrock Rovers
16	1GK	Ali Topçu	(2008-04-01) 1 April 2008 (age 16)	1	0	Shelbourne

3	2DF	Ade Solanke	(2008-01-09) 9 January 2008 (age 16)	5	0	Shamrock Rovers
4	2DF	Oisin McDonagh (Captain)	(2008-06-27) 27 June 2008 (age 16)	5	0	Venezia
5	2DF	Finn Sherlock	(2008-05-04) 4 May 2008 (age 16)	5	0	TSG Hoffenheim
2	2DF	Billy Canny	(2008-05-28) 28 May 2008 (age 16)	4	0	St Patrick's Athletic
19	2DF	Muhammad Oladiti	(2008-03-25) 25 March 2008 (age 16)	3	0	Shamrock Rovers
15	2DF	Vincent Leonard	(2008-03-21) 21 March 2008 (age 16)	2	0	Dundalk

6	3MF	Rory Finneran	(2008-02-29) 29 February 2008 (age 16)	12	0	Newcastle United
10	3MF	Grady McDonnell	(2008-02-17) 17 February 2008 (age 16)	8	1	Vancouver
17	3MF	Ramón Martos	(2008-05-20) 20 May 2008 (age 16)	5	1	Almería
18	3MF	Kian McMahon Brown	(2008-08-03) 3 August 2008 (age 16)	5	0	Burnley
8	3MF	Goodness Ogbonna	(2008-02-01) 1 February 2008 (age 16)	3	1	Shamrock Rovers
13	3MF	Oskar Skoubo Keely	(2008-02-22) 22 February 2008 (age 16)	3	0	Bohemians

7	4FW	Jaden Umeh	(2008-03-18) 18 March 2008 (age 16)	10	1	Benfica
9	4FW	Michael Noonan	(2008-07-31) 31 July 2008 (age 16)	10	4	St Patrick's Athletic
12	4FW	Lee Brody	(2008-07-31) 31 July 2008 (age 16)	5	1	Shamrock Rovers
14	4FW	Billy O'Neill	(2008-03-12) 12 March 2008 (age 16)	3	0	Bray Wanderers
11	4FW	Billy Hayes	(2008-06-06) 6 June 2008 (age 16)	2	0	St Patrick's Athletic
20	4FW	Cillian Tollett	(2008-02-09) 9 February 2008 (age 16)	1	0	Galway United

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

DF	Sam Steward		1	0	St Patrick's Athletic	v. Denmark, 8 September 2024
DF	Ben Dumigan	(2009-01-12) 12 January 2009 (age 15)	1	0	Cork City	v. Denmark, 8 September 2024

MF	Killian Ryan		1	0	Shelbourne	v. Denmark, 8 September 2024

FW	Luke Chukwu	(2008-01-03) 3 January 2008 (age 16)	2	0	St Patrick's Athletic	v. Denmark, 8 September 2024
FW	Sam Rooney		1	0	St Patrick's Athletic	v. Denmark, 8 September 2024
^U19 With U19 squad ^INJ Withdrew from latest squad due to injury ^WD Withdrew from latest squad ^SUS Player is suspended ^COVID Withdrew from latest squad due to Covid-19 protocols

Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the senior team.

References

^ "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ https://www.fai.ie/latest/mu17-squad-named-first-round-euro-u17-qualifiers/

External links

UEFA Under-17 website

[1] "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

[2020_Cancellation-2] "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[3] "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

[4] ttps://www.fai.ie/latest/mu17-squad-named-first-round-euro-u17-qualifiers/

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