Wales national under-17 football team

Wales Under-17
NicknameYoung Dragons (Welsh: Dreigiau Ifanc)
AssociationFootball Association of Wales
Head coachChris Gunter
First colours
Second colours
European Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup Stage (2023, 2024)

The Wales national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Wales and is controlled by the Football Association of Wales. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship held every year.

Competitive record

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

  • 1985–1989: Did not Enter
  • 1991–2023: Did not Qualify
  • 2025: To be determined

UEFA Under-16 Championships

  • 1982–1989 did not enter
  • 1990–2001 did not qualify

UEFA Under-17 Championships

  • 2002 Qualifying Round
  • 2003 Elite Round
  • 2004 Elite Round
  • 2005 Qualifying Round
  • 2006 Elite Round
  • 2007 Elite Round
  • 2008 Elite Round
  • 2009 Elite Round
  • 2010 Elite Round
  • 2011 Qualifying Round
  • 2012 Elite Round
  • 2013 Qualifying Round
  • 2014 Elite Round
  • 2015 Elite Round
  • 2016 Elite Round
  • 2017 Qualifying Round
  • 2018 Qualifying Round
  • 2019 Qualifying Round
  • 2020–2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2022 Elite Round
  • 2023: Group Stage
  • 2024: Group Stage

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2009 are eligible.

The following players were called up for the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches against Slovenia, Portugal and Liechtenstein on 12, 15 and 18 November 2025; respectively.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Liechtenstein.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Oscar Abbotson (2009-01-05) 5 January 2009 7 0 Southampton
12 1GK Alex Cross (2009-10-04) 4 October 2009 2 0 Cardiff City

3 2DF George Robinson (2009-10-19) 19 October 2009 4 0 Southampton
4 2DF Carter Heywood (2009-01-01) 1 January 2009 14 2 Swansea City
5 2DF Theo Pitt (2009-09-05) 5 September 2009 7 1 Blackburn Rovers
14 2DF Louis Evans (2009-03-24) 24 March 2009 6 0 Bolton Wanderers
15 2DF Finley Evans (2009-01-30) 30 January 2009 2 0 Luton Town
20 2DF Alfie Walker (2009-09-03) 3 September 2009 2 0 Manchester United

2 3MF Alex Godfrey (2009-10-04) 4 October 2009 8 1 Swansea City
6 3MF Lennon Moss (2009-12-01) 1 December 2009 9 0 Aston Villa
16 3MF Paul Moreno (2010-01-11) 11 January 2010 3 3 Cardiff City
17 3MF Bobby Lewis (2010-02-27) 27 February 2010 2 2 Swansea City
19 3MF Archie Walls (2010-01-15) 15 January 2010 1 0 Blackburn Rovers

7 4FW Leon Scarlett (2009-08-16) 16 August 2009 7 3 Queens Park Rangers
8 4FW Isaac Thomas (2009-09-03) 3 September 2009 7 0 West Ham United
9 4FW Harvey Gray (2009-02-07) 7 February 2009 2 0 Swansea City
10 4FW Axel Donczew (2010-02-15) 15 February 2010 3 2 Cardiff City
11 4FW Shea Pita (2009-05-03) 3 May 2009 8 2 Everton
13 4FW Keano Conaty (2009-10-27) 27 October 2009 2 0 Cardiff City
18 4FW Jacob Norris (2009-12-28) 28 December 2009 7 2 Cardiff City

Recent call-ups

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


MF Rob Tankiewicz (2009-06-12) 12 June 2009 2 0 Cardiff City v.  Italy, 16 October 2025
MF Enzo Romano (2009-03-18) 18 March 2009 1 0 Free agent v.  Italy, 16 October 2025

FW Archie Lorimer (2009-11-03) 3 November 2009 2 0 Burnley v.  Italy, 16 October 2025

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cymru MU17 squad announced for November EURO qualifiers". Football Association of Wales. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.