Northern Ireland national under-17 football team
| Nickname(s) | The GAWA Norn Iron | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Irish Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Andy Waterworth | ||
| Home stadium | various | ||
| FIFA code | NIR | ||
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| First international | |||
.svg.png){kind=small} 0–3  Austria(Ballymena, Northern Ireland; 18 September 2001) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
7–0  Luxembourg(Beggen, Luxembourg; 30 October 2019 | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
0–8  Turkey(Staines, England; 2 September 2007 | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1987) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (6 times) | ||
The Northern Ireland national under-17 football team also known as Northern Ireland under-17s or Northern Ireland U17s represents Northern Ireland in association football at under-17 level. It is controlled by the Irish Football Association. The team first competed as Northern Ireland under-16 before evolving into the current under-17 side when UEFA realigned their youth tournaments in 2001. They have qualified for the finals of the UEFA European Under-16 Championships five times (1987, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1997) and for the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship once (2004). In addition to the UEFA Championships, the team also plays regular friendlies and in minor tournaments from similar age-group teams from throughout the world.
Competitive record
UEFA U-16/17 European Championship record
| UEFA European Under-16/17 Championship Finals record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1982
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did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
 1984
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 1985
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 1986
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did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | ||||||||
 1987
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
 1988
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did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | ||||||||
 1989
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |||||||||
 1990
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1991
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did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | –4 | ||||||||
 1992
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1993
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
 1994
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did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | ||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 1995
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | |||||||||
| 1996
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |||||||||
| 1997
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | |
 1998
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did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | ||||||||
 1999
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |||||||||
 2000
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | |||||||||
 2001
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |||||||||
| 2002
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | –7 | |||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 2003
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2004
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | –9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} 2005
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did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | –1 | ||||||||
| 2006
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | –4 | |||||||||
| 2007
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | |||||||||
| 2008
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | –1 | |||||||||
| 2009
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | |||||||||
 2010
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |||||||||
 2011
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||
 2012
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | |||||||||
 2013
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | |||||||||
 2014
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | |||||||||
 2015
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | –8 | |||||||||
 2016
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |||||||||
 2017
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | –4 | |||||||||
| 2018
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | –7 | |||||||||
| 2019
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | –2 | |||||||||
 2020
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Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | ||||||||
| 2021
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Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||||||||
| 2022
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did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 | ||||||||
| 2023
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | –8 | |||||||||
| 2024
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | –3 | |||||||||
 2025
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | –4 | |||||||||
| 2026
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to be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 41 | –25 | 146 | 48 | 25 | 43 | 176 | 239 | –63 | |
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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 1985 |
did not enter | |||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 1987 |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 1989
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| 1991
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 1993
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 1995
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 1997
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 1999
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 2001
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 2003
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 2005
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 2007
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 2009
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 2011
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 2013
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 2015
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 2017
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 2019
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 2023
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 2025
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Current Coaching Staff
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Andy Waterworth
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| Assistant Manager | |
| Coach | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Roy Carroll
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Players
Current squad
Players born on or after 1 January 2008 will be eligible until the end of the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. Names in bold denote players who have been capped by Northern Ireland in a higher age group.
The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches against Slovenia, Israel and England, to be played in March 2025.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 10 February 2025, after the match against Sweden.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Finn McDonnell | 10 January 2008 | 8 | 0 | Bohemians
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| GK | Corey Sheridan | 6 June 2008 | 0 | 0 | Finn Harps
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| DF | Callum Leacock | 19 August 2008 | 13 | 0 | West Ham United
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| DF | Alex Watson | 23 July 2008 | 13 | 0 | Linfield
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| DF | Cead McGrath | 15 November 2008 | 7 | 1 | Derry City
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| DF | Oisin Gamble | 29 March 2008 | 5 | 0 | Cliftonville
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| DF | Noah McDonnell | 16 June 2008 | 5 | 0 | Aberdeen
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| DF | Calum Anderson | 9 January 2009 | 2 | 0 | Southampton
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| DF | Coist Walker | 30 October 2008 | 2 | 0 | Hull City
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| DF | Ben Wilson | 12 August 2008 | 2 | 0 | Glenavon
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| MF | Troy Savage | 7 March 2008 | 12 | 0 | Burnley
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| MF | Matthew Burns | 16 September 2008 | 6 | 0 | Sunderland
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| MF | Jack Faloona | 21 October 2008 | 5 | 0 | Glentoran
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| MF | Brandon Downey | 15 December 2008 | - | - | Crusaders
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| FW | Ceadach O'Neill | 10 April 2008 | 10 | 2 | Arsenal
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| FW | Christopher Atherton | 19 October 2008 | 9 | 0 | Chelsea
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| FW | Paul McGovern | 9 January 2008 | 6 | 3 | Glenavon
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| FW | George Feeney | 19 January 2008 | 5 | 0 | Tottenham Hotpur
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| FW | Joel Kerr | 24 March 2009 | 5 | 0 | West Ham United
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| FW | Kalum Thompson | 27 September 2008 | 4 | 2 | Linfield
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Recent call-ups
The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| GK | Kai Morgan | 2 February 2008 | - | - | Sutton United
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v.  Sweden, 10 February 2025
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| GK | Zak Robinson | 25 April 2008 | - | - | Larne
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v.  Lithuania, 4 November 2024
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| GK | Milo Beimers | 5 June 2008 | - | - | Glentoran
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v. Turkey, 6 August 2024
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| DF | Darragh McCann | 29 June 2008 | - | - | Ipswich Town
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v. Sweden, 10 February 2025
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| DF | Joe Orpwood | 14 April 2008 | - | - | Gillingham
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v. Lithuania, 4 November 2024
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| DF | Harry Moran | - | - | Liverpool
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v. Turkey, 6 August 2024
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| DF | Leon Barr | 9 January 2008 | - | - | Crusaders
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v. Turkey, 6 August 2024
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| DF | Aron KC | - | - | Derry City
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v. Turkey, 6 August 2024
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| MF | Glenn McCourt | 15 June 2008 | - | - | Norwich City
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v. Sweden, 10 February 2025
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| MF | Alex Eakin | 12 November 2008 | - | - | Larne
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v. Lithuania, 4 November 2024
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| MF | Evan Boulter | - | - | Nottingham Forest
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v. Turkey, 6 August 2024
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| MF | Christian Coyle | - | - | Bohemians
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v. Turkey, 6 August 2024
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| MF | Callum Downey | - | - | Derry City
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v. Turkey, 6 August 2024
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| FW | Sidney Eldred | 1 February 2008 | - | - | Ipswich Town
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v. Sweden, 10 February 2025
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| FW | Scott Hamilton | 6 March 2008 | - | - | Nottingham Forest
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v. Lithuania, 4 November 2024
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| FW | Luke Hawe | 30 April 2009 | - | - | Southampton
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v. Lithuania, 4 November 2024
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See also
- Northern Ireland national football team
- Northern Ireland national under-21 football team
- Northern Ireland national under-19 football team
References
- ^ "Waterworth reveals U17 squad for elite round qualifiers". Irish Football Association. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
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