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| Nickname(s) | Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue) Los Cebollitas (Little Onions) Los Pibes (The Kids) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (Argentine Football Association) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation) | ||
| Head coach | Diego Placente | ||
| Captain | Ezequiel Báez | ||
| Mostcaps | Rodolfo Arruabarrena,Javier Mascherano,Oscar Ustari | ||
| Top scorer | Fernando Gatti,Hernán Peirone | ||
| FIFA code | ARG | ||
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| Biggest defeat | |||
(Nagoya,Japan; 24 August 1993) (Chillan,Chile; 21 October 2015) | |||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 16 (first in1985) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1991,1995,2003) | ||
| South American U-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 19 (first in1985) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1985,2003,2013,2019) | ||
TheArgentina national U-17 football team is the representative ofArgentina within allFIFA-sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.
Argentina has participated in 16 of the 20 FIFA U-17 World Cups, finishing in third place three times and fourth place twice. Argentina has also won theSouth American Under-17 Football Championship four times.
Many of Argentina's top players came through the ranks of the U-17 teams, includingEmiliano Martínez,Fernando Redondo,Nestor Fabbri,Roberto Bonano,Juan Sebastián Verón,Roberto Abbondanzieri,Franco Costanzo,Leonardo Biagini,Luciano Galletti,Marcelo Gallardo,Esteban Cambiasso,Gabriel Milito,Ezequiel González,Aldo Duscher,Lucas Biglia,Eduardo Salvio,Maxi López,Rodolfo Arruabarrena,Javier Mascherano andCarlos Tevez.
FIFA U-17 World Cup[edit]
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1Draws include knockout matches decided onpenalty kicks.
The following players were called up to the squad for thefriendly againstQatar on 20 May 2025.[1]
Caps and goals as of 11 April 2025, after the match againstParaguay.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Juan Manuel Centurión | (2008-06-12)12 June 2008 (age 17) | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1GK | Ramiro Buratti | (2008-03-04)4 March 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2DF | Matías Satas | (2008-02-28)28 February 2008 (age 17) | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2DF | Thiago Yánez | (2008-03-06)6 March 2008 (age 17) | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2DF | Misael Zalazar | (2008-03-12)12 March 2008 (age 17) | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2DF | Mateo Martínez | (2008-04-27)27 April 2008 (age 17) | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2DF | Joaquín Salas | (2008-01-14)14 January 2008 (age 18) | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2DF | Fernando Closter | (2008-07-18)18 July 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2DF | Siro Di Niro | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2DF | Lucio Ferrari | (2008-01-02)2 January 2008 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2DF | Ehitan Morales | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2DF | Ramiro Scandolo | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3MF | Tomás Parmo | (2008-01-08)8 January 2008 (age 18) | 11 | 2 | ||
| 3MF | Juan Cruz Meza | (2008-03-14)14 March 2008 (age 17) | 9 | 2 | ||
| 3MF | Alejandro Tello | (2008-02-08)8 February 2008 (age 18) | 8 | 0 | ||
| 3MF | Uriel Ojeda | (2008-03-22)22 March 2008 (age 17) | 7 | 3 | ||
| 3MF | Felipe Pujol | (2008-05-23)23 May 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 0 | ||
| 3MF | Tomás Nosei | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3MF | Thaiel Peralta | (2008-09-21)21 September 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3MF | Joaquin Pimentel | (2008-01-01)1 January 2008 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3MF | Ramiro Tulián | (2008-01-01)1 January 2008 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4FW | Thomás De Martis | (2008-06-26)26 June 2008 (age 17) | 11 | 9 | ||
| 4FW | Álex Verón | (2008-10-24)24 October 2008 (age 17) | 11 | 3 | ||
| 4FW | Joaquín Piñeyro | (2008-02-22)22 February 2008 (age 17) | 4 | 2 | ||
| 4FW | Kevin Ferreira | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4FW | Facundo Jainikoski | (2008-03-15)15 March 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | ||
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Agustín Martínez | (2008-02-25)25 February 2008 (age 17) | 4 | 0 | v. | |
| GK | Dylan Martínez | (2008-04-30)30 April 2008 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Benjamín Fariña | (2008-07-29)29 July 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Bautista González | (2008-06-19)19 June 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Santiago Silveira | (2008-04-24)24 April 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Santiago Espíndola | (2008-03-17)17 March 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Jerónimo Gómez Mattar | (2008-08-07)7 August 2008 (age 17) | 5 | 3 | v. | |
| MF | Matías Acevedo | (2008-02-09)9 February 2008 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Francisco Baridó | 1 | 0 | v. | ||