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
CaptainJaiden Bartolo
Most capsAndrew Hernandez, Jaiden Bartolo (9)
Top scorerJaiden Bartolo (6)
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 8–2 Liechtenstein 
(Gibraltar; 25 August 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Serbia 12–0 Gibraltar 
(Paphos, Cyprus; 4 November 2022)
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.

8 years after their first matches as UEFA members, Gibraltar finally secured their first win at under-17 level with a 2-1 friendly win over Faroe Islands on 10 September 2021.

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
India 2017 Ineligible—
Brazil 2019 did not Qualify 3003027
Peru 2021 Cancelled—
Peru 2023 did not Qualify 3003117
Total — 0/19 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 1 44

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
Malta 2014 did not qualify 3003214
Bulgaria 2015 301209
Azerbaijan 2016 3003216
Croatia 2017 300317
England 2018 3003023
Republic of Ireland 2019 3003027
Estonia 2020 Cancelled 3003120
Cyprus 2021 —
Israel 2022 did not qualify 3003117
Hungary 2023 2002014
Cyprus 2024 To be decided 000000
Estonia 2025 Future event –
Total — 0/41 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 25 7 147

Recent results and fixtures
25 August 2022 (2022-08-25) Friendly Gibraltar  8–2  Liechtenstein Gibraltar
12:00
  • Bartolo 6', 18', 30'
  • Diaz 50', 59'
  • Scanlon 57', 82'
  • Rush 80'
 Report
  • Keller 40'
  • Oberwaditzer 90+1'
 Stadium: Victoria Stadium
27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) Friendly Gibraltar  4–0  Liechtenstein Gibraltar
12:00
  • Hancock 13'
  • Martínez 23' (p)
  • Bartolo 66'
  • Scanlon 90'
 Report Stadium: Victoria Stadium
1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification Gibraltar  0–2  Cyprus Paphos, Cyprus
13:30 Report
  • Nikolaou 48'
  • Tzouliou 56'
 Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
Attendance: 125
Referee: Sander Van Der Eijk (Netherlands)
4 November 2022 (2022-11-04) 2023 UEFA U-17 Qualification Serbia  12–0  Gibraltar Paphos, Cyprus
11:00
Report Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium
Attendance: 31
Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland)
5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) Unofficial Friendly Gibraltar  0–2 England Chesterfield Academy Gibraltar
 Stadium: Victoria Stadium
2023 (2023) 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification Belgium  v  Gibraltar
Report
2023 (2023) 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification Israel  v  Gibraltar
Report
2023 (2023) 2024 UEFA U-17 Qualification Gibraltar  v  Wales
Report

Squad

Current squad

For the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification and finals, players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible.

The following players were called up for the following 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches:[4]

  • Match date: 11, 14 and 17 October 2022
  • Opposition:  Belgium,  Israel and  Wales
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 4 November 2022, after the match against  Cyprus.

Note: Gibraltar withdrew from qualification for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship on 7 October 2023, citing safety concerns as a result of the October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict.[5] The whole group was postponed by UEFA later that day.[6] New dates and host nation are yet to be announced.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Thomas Recagno (2007-09-11) 11 September 2007 6 0 Gibraltar Manchester 62
1GK Ryan Smith (2007-04-21) 21 April 2007 1 0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
2DF Kai Mauro (2007-05-30) 30 May 2007 3 0 Spain Atlético Zabal
2DF Joachim Ostheider (2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 2 0 Spain Cádiz
2DF Julian Chichon (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 0 0 Spain Puerto de la Línea
2DF Alex Collado 0 0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
2DF Jay Coombes 0 0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
2DF Jayvan Garro (2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 0 0 Spain Atlético Zabal
2DF Sebastian Gorny 0 0 Gibraltar Mons Calpe
2DF Giovanni Soleci (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 0 0 Spain Puerto de La Línea
3MF Leon Mason (2007-05-16) 16 May 2007 2 0 Spain Cádiz
3MF Amos Federico (2007-04-23) 23 April 2007 1 0 England Repton
3MF Max Bautista (2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 0 0 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
3MF Karim Bousselham 0 0 Spain Atlético Zabal
3MF Stefan Desoiza 0 0 Gibraltar Manchester 62
3MF Quentin McGlashan 0 0 Gibraltar Europa
3MF Daniel Smith 0 0 Gibraltar Manchester 62
4FW Anthony Avellano (2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 0 0 Spain San Roque
4FW Kai Bartolo 0 0 England Wealdstone
4FW Evan Villa 0 0 Gibraltar 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

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

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

Top Goalscorers

As of 4 November 2022

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

# Name Career Goals Caps Average
1 Jaiden Bartolo 2021– 6 9 0.667
2 James Scanlon 2022– 3 4 0.75
3 Sebastian Diaz 2022– 2 3 0.667
Angel Gonzalez 2021 2 3 0.667
George Wink 2013 2 3 0.667
6 Ashton Hancock 2022– 1 1 1
Javier Martínez 2022– 1 1 1
Christian Zammitt-Agius 2019 1 1 1
Johnny Rush 2022– 1 3 0.333
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
  4. U17 Squad Gibraltar FA. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. Official Statement Gibraltar FA. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. Statement: MU17 UEFA EURO Qualifying Round Football Association of Wales. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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