Germany national under-17 football team

Germany Under-17

Nickname(s)	Die Mannschaft (The Team)
Association	Deutscher Fußball-Bund
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Marc-Patrick Meister
FIFA code	GER
First colours Second colours Anniversary colours
European Championship
Appearances	29 (first in 1982)
Best result	Champions (1984, 1992, 2009, 2023)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (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.

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

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.

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 Domnič	(2008-11-16) 16 November 2008	13	0	Bayer Leverkusen
15	2DF	Raphael Pavlić	(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

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

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