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| Nickname(s) | De Jonge Duivels Les Diablotins The Super Devils | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Royal Belgian Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA | ||
| Head coach | Bob Browaeys | ||
| FIFA code | BEL | ||
| |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in2007) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2015) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in2006) | ||
| Best result | Semi-final (2007,2015,2018,2025) | ||
TheBelgium national under-17 football team is the national under-17football team ofBelgium and is controlled by theBelgian Football Association. The team competes in theUEFA European Under-17 Championship and theFIFA U-17 World Cup. Their biggest successes have been their bronze medal at the2015 World Cup, reaching the semi-finals of the European championship in2007 on home soil, and again in2015 and2018.
The following players were called up for the2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, to be played between 19 May – 1 June 2025.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 20 May 2025, after the match againstEngland.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Lucca Brughmans | (2008-06-27)27 June 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1GK | Martin Henrion | (2008-03-02)2 March 2008 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2DF | Arthur De Kimpe | (2008-05-02)2 May 2008 (age 17) | 9 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2DF | Brent Jonkers | (2008-03-11)11 March 2008 (age 17) | 9 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2DF | Wout Gielen | (2008-04-05)5 April 2008 (age 17) | 9 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2DF | Lucca Darcon | (2008-02-06)6 February 2008 (age 17) | 8 | 0 | |
| 13 | 2DF | Pablo Capilla Rivera | (2008-11-20)20 November 2008 (age 17) | 9 | 0 | |
| 14 | 2DF | Axl Wins | (2008-07-05)5 July 2008 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 3MF | Nathan De Cat | (2008-07-19)19 July 2008 (age 17) | 7 | 2 | |
| 7 | 3MF | Jessi Da Silva | (2008-04-15)15 April 2008 (age 17) | 13 | 1 | |
| 8 | 3MF | August De Wannemacker | (2008-12-25)25 December 2008 (age 16) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | 3MF | Noah Fernandez | (2008-01-09)9 January 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 3 | |
| 15 | 3MF | Matthias Wamu Oyatambwe | (2008-10-22)22 October 2008 (age 17) | 11 | 0 | |
| 16 | 3MF | Naïm Amengai | (2008-02-09)9 February 2008 (age 17) | 4 | 0 | |
| 17 | 3MF | Loïc Alvarez Fernandez | (2008-01-29)29 January 2008 (age 17) | 5 | 0 | |
| 9 | 4FW | Stan Naert | (2008-02-02)2 February 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 0 | |
| 11 | 4FW | Jesse Bisiwu | (2008-01-22)22 January 2008 (age 17) | 7 | 1 | |
| 18 | 4FW | Ali Camara | (2008-01-13)13 January 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 1 | |
| 19 | 4FW | René Mitongo | (2008-01-18)18 January 2008 (age 17) | 10 | 5 | |
| 20 | 4FW | Aaron Murenzi | (2008-05-23)23 May 2008 (age 17) | 9 | 4 | |
The following players have also been called up to the Belgium 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 | Bas Evers | (2008-12-02)2 December 2008 (age 16) | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Wout Kapers | (2008-02-11)11 February 2008 (age 17) | 4 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Mory Kera | (2008-06-26)26 June 2008 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Mohammed El Adfaoui | (2008-02-28)28 February 2008 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Gassimou Sylla | (2008-08-10)10 August 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 4 | v. | |
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| did not qualify | |||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| did not qualify | |||||||
| Third place | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
| did not qualify | |||||||
| Round of 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |
| Total | 3/20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 |
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 3* | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Semi-finals | 5 | 2 | 2* | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Semi-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic[2][3] | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Total | 9/10 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 40 | |
The following table shows Belgium's head-to-head record in theFIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 | |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 050.00 |