Portugal national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Portugal women's national under-17 football team.

The Portugal national under-17 football team represents Portugal in international football at this age level and is controlled by Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, the governing body for football in Portugal.

Portugal Under-17

Nickname(s)	Selecção das Quinas
Association	Portuguese Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	João Santos
Most caps	Hélder Barbosa (37 caps)
Top scorer	José Gomes (20 goals)
FIFA code	POR
First colours Second colours
First international
Argentina 3–0 Portugal  (Cuenca, Spain; 05 August 1995)
Biggest win
Portugal 10–0 Kazakhstan  (Aveiro, Portugal; 10 October 2018)  Portugal 10–0 Liechtenstein  (Oeiras, Portugal; 13 November 2024)
Biggest defeat
Portugal 0–5 Brazil  (Tampere, Finland; 17 August 2003)  Portugal 0–5 Germany  (Algarve, Portugal; 9 February 2016)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1989)
Best result	Third place (1989)
European Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 2002)
Best result	Champions (2003, 2016, 2025)
Medal record Men's football FIFA U-17 World Cup 1989 Scotland Team UEFA European U-17 Championship 2003 Portugal Team 2016 Azerbaijan Team 2025 Albania Team 2024 Cyprus Team 2004 France Team

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year	Round	GP	Won	Drawn*	Lost	GF	GA
1985	did not qualify
1987
1989	Third place	6	3	2	1	11	7
1991	did not qualify
1993
1995	Quarter-finals	4	1	0	3	5	8
1997	did not qualify
1999
2001
2003	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	11	18
2005	did not qualify
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1]
2023	did not qualify
2025	Qualified
Total	3/20	14	5	3	6	27	33

UEFA European U-17 Championship

Portugal, champions of the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

Year	Round	GP	Won	Drawn*	Lost	GF	GA
2002	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	4
2003	Champions	5	4	1	0	10	5
2004	Third place	5	1	2	2	10	10
2005	did not qualify
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	3
2011	did not qualify
2012
2013
2014	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	4	2
2015	did not qualify
2016	Champions	6	4	2	0	15	1
2017	did not qualify
2018	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	1
2019	Quarter finals	4	2	0	2	6	5
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3]
2021
2022	Semi-finals	5	3	1	1	14	9
2023	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	6
2024	Runners-up	6	4	0	2	12	10
2025	Champions	5	3	2	0	11	3
Total	12/22	52	28	10	14	94	59

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

• Gold background color indicates first-place finish. Silver background color indicates second-place finish. Bronze background color indicates third-place finish.

Recent results

Hungary  v  Portugal

4 May 2019 2019 UEFA U-17 Euro group stage	Hungary	1–0	Portugal	UCD Bowl, Dublin
19:00	Kosznovszky 80'	Report		Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (MLT)

Portugal  v  Russia

7 May 2019 2019 UEFA U-17 Euro group stage	Portugal	2–1	Russia	UCD Bowl, Dublin
15:00	Batalha 16' Sousa 50'	Report	Schetinin 68' (pen.)	Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL)

Portugal  v  Iceland

10 May 2019 2019 UEFA U-17 Euro group stage	Portugal	4–2	Iceland	City Calling Stadium, Longford
17:00	Tavares 32' Silva 46' Bernardo 76' Cruz 84'	Report	Jóhannesson 37' Ellertsson 71'	Referee: Donald Robertson (SCO)

Italy  v  Portugal

13 May 2019 2019 UEFA U-17 Euro quarter-final	Italy	1–0	Portugal	Tolka Park, Dublin
16:30	Tongya 26'	Report		Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (LTU)

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, to be played 19 May – 1 June 2025.^[4]

Caps and goals correct as of 19 May 2025, after the match against Albania.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Romário Cunha	(2008-03-21) 21 March 2008 (age 17)	11	0	Braga
12	1GK	Alex Tverdohlebov	(2008-01-16) 16 January 2008 (age 17)	4	0	Sporting CP
2	2DF	Gabriel Dbouk	(2008-02-06) 6 February 2008 (age 17)	12	1	Braga
3	2DF	Chelmik	(2008-06-13) 13 June 2008 (age 17)	10	1	Porto
4	2DF	Mauro Furtado	(2008-07-30) 30 July 2008 (age 17)	10	2	Benfica
5	2DF	José Neto	(2008-04-19) 19 April 2008 (age 17)	11	1	Benfica
13	2DF	Daniel Banjaqui	(2008-03-24) 24 March 2008 (age 17)	12	0	Benfica
14	2DF	Ricardo Neto	(2008-08-26) 26 August 2008 (age 16)	6	0	Benfica
6	3MF	Rafael Quintas	(2008-03-08) 8 March 2008 (age 17)	16	2	Benfica
8	3MF	Zeega	(2008-11-05) 5 November 2008 (age 16)	14	1	Vitória de Guimarães
11	3MF	Stevan	(2008-06-11) 11 June 2008 (age 17)	13	2	Benfica
16	3MF	Santi Verdi	(2008-05-05) 5 May 2008 (age 17)	12	0	Vitória de Guimarães
18	3MF	Bernadro Lima	(2008-03-26) 26 March 2008 (age 17)	15	2	Porto
20	3MF	Gil Neves	(2008-02-09) 9 February 2008 (age 17)	16	4	Benfica
7	4FW	Duarte Cunha	(2008-01-25) 25 January 2008 (age 17)	15	1	Porto
9	4FW	Anísio	(2008-02-15) 15 February 2008 (age 17)	13	7	Benfica
10	4FW	Mateus Mide	(2008-05-10) 10 May 2008 (age 17)	16	5	Porto
15	4FW	Yoan Pereira	(2008-04-08) 8 April 2008 (age 17)	11	3	Porto
17	4FW	João Aragão	(2008-03-24) 24 March 2008 (age 17)	5	0	Braga
19	4FW	Tomás Soares	(2008-01-19) 19 January 2008 (age 17)	5	5	Benfica

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
DF	Diego Coxi	(2008-07-31) 31 July 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Sporting CP	v.  Serbia, 25 March 2025
FW	Brandão Baptista	(2008-07-22) 22 July 2008 (age 17)	10	2	Sporting CP	v.  Serbia, 25 March 2025
FW	Francisco Fernandes	(2008-09-30) 30 September 2008 (age 16)	4	1	Porto	v.  Serbia, 25 March 2025
FW	Bernardo Nunes	(2009-05-15) 15 May 2009 (age 16)	0	0	Benfica	v.  Serbia, 25 March 2025

Former squads

FIFA U-17 World Championship

• 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads - Portugal
• 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads - Portugal

UEFA European Under-17

• 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal
• 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal
• 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal
• 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal
• 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal
• 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal
• 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal
• 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal
• 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal
• 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal

Most appearances

#	Name	Caps	Goals	First cap	Latest cap
1	Hélder Barbosa	37	3	July 16, 2002	May 15, 2004
2	Bruno Gama	34	11	February 11, 2003	May 15, 2004
3	Rúben Neves	31	2	July 7, 2012	May 18, 2014

Most goals

#	Name	Goals	Caps	First cap	Latest cap
1	José Gomes	20	26	September 19, 2014	May 21, 2016
2	Pipo	13	16	July 29. 2008	March 27, 2009
3	Bruno Gama	11	34	February 11, 2003	May 15, 2004

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Portugal's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2	050.00
Bahrain	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
Cameroon	1	0	1	0	5	5	+0	000.00
Colombia	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Ghana	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Guinea	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	000.00
Saudi Arabia	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Scotland	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Spain	1	0	0	1	2	5	−3	000.00
Yemen	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1	100.00
Total	14	5	3	6	27	33	−6	035.71