Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team

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

The Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team, is the national under-17 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the biennial FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Republic of Ireland Under-17

Association	Football Association of Ireland
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Colin O'Brien Paul Osam (2026 Qualifiers)
FIFA code	IRL
First colours Second colours
First international
Norway 2–2 vs Rep. of Ireland (Kongsvinger, Norway; 13 October 1985) (as U16s) Rep. of Ireland 4–0 vs Cyprus (Dublin, Ireland; 4 March 2002) (as U17s)
Biggest win
Rep. of Ireland 8–0 vs Liechtenstein (Almaty, Kazakhstan; 19 October 2011)
Biggest defeat
Rep. of Ireland 0–7 vs Germany (Rijeka, Croatia; 10 May 2017)
European Championship
Appearances	13 (first in 1988)
Best result	Champions (1998)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2025)
Medal record Men's football UEFA European U-17 Championship Formerly U-16 Championship 1998 Scotland

History

The Republic of Ireland won the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship in Scotland and the 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.

Competitive record

FIFA Under-17 World Cup

The team had never qualified for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup (formerly the FIFA Under-17 World Championship and FIFA Under-16 World Championship) until 2025 which they'll be competing in November, the team also did not enter the 1985 edition.

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
FIFA Under-16 World Championship
1985	did not enter
1987	did not qualify
1989
FIFA Under-17 World Championship
1991 to 2005	did not qualify
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
2007 to 2019	did not qualify
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1]
2023	did not qualify
2025	Qualified

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The Republic of Ireland Under-17s have qualified for the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (formerly the UEFA European Under-16 Championship) 11 times, winning the competition in 1998. They hosted the 1994 and 2019 editions and finished in the group stage for both.

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
UEFA European Under-16 Championship
1982	did not enter
1984
1985
1986	did not qualify
1987
1988	Group stage	3	1	2	0	3	2	Squad
1989	did not qualify
1990
1991
1992	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	3	Squad
1993	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	5	Squad
1994	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	5	Squad
1995	did not qualify
1996	Quarter-final	4	2	1	1	2	2	Squad
1997	did not qualify
1998	Champions	6	5	1	0	9	1	Squad
1999	did not qualify
2000	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	5	Squad
2001	did not qualify
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2002	did not qualify
2003
2004
2005	did not qualify (Elite round)
2006
2007
2008	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	6	Squad
2009	did not qualify
2010	did not qualify (Elite round)
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015	Group stage	3	0	1	2	0	3	Squad
2016	did not qualify (Elite round)
2017	Quarter-final	4	1	0	3	2	10	Squad
2018	Quarter-final	4	2	1	1	4	3	Squad
2019	Group stage	3	0	3	0	3	3	Squad
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3]
2021
2022	did not qualify (Elite round)
2023	Quarter-final	4	2	0	2	8	10	Squad
2024	did not qualify
2025

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2024

Republic of Ireland  v  Hungary

14 February Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0–2	Hungary	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
13:00		Report	Patrik Kovacs 15' Zsombor Hos	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Republic of Ireland  v  Denmark

17 February Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1–5	Denmark	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
13:00	Michael Noonan 59'	Report	Noah Markmann 4' Jonathan Moalem 7' Sebastian Lodberg 17' Nicolaj Hansen 39' Chido Obi 66'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 53

Portugal  v  Republic of Ireland

20 March 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round	Portugal	4–1	Republic of Ireland	Braga, Portugal
16:00	João Simões 16' Gabriel Silva 30' Gabriel Silva 52' Rodrigo Mora 60'	Report	Mason Melia 33' (pen.)	Stadium: Cidade Desportiva do SC Braga Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

Germany  v  Republic of Ireland

23 March 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round	Germany	2–0	Republic of Ireland	Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
11:00	Kilian Sauck 19' Onyeka 36'	Report		Stadium: Municipal Stadium Coutada Referee: Bence Csonka

Republic of Ireland  v  Croatia

26 March 2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round	Republic of Ireland	0–5	Croatia	Viana do Castelo, Portugal
11:00		Report	Mislav Čutuk 34' (pen.) Marko Zebić 45+1' Patrik Marić 80' Mislav Čutuk 85' (pen.) Ljubo Puljić 90+6'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Manuela Machado Referee: Kamal Umudlu

Republic of Ireland  v  Denmark

5 September Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1–2	Denmark	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00	Grady McDonnell 5'	Report	Mark Ian Frokjaer Steffensen 47' Jacob Brochner Ambaek 53'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Republic of Ireland  v  Denmark

8 September Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0–2	Denmark	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
10:00		Report	Malik Pingpong 38' Sander Larsen 69'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Republic of Ireland  v  Lithuania

29 October 2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 8	Republic of Ireland	2–2	Lithuania	Larne, Northern Ireland
12:00	Brody Lee 32' Michael Noonan 49'	Report	Carmine Mennea 79' Carmine Mennea 84'	Stadium: Inver Park Referee: Peiman Simani

Republic of Ireland  v  Northern Ireland

1 November 2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 8	Republic of Ireland	1–3	Northern Ireland	Belfast, Northern Ireland
18:00	Michael Noonan 80'	Report	Oisin McDonagh 4' (o.g.) Ceadach O'Neill 54' Cead McGrath 67'	Stadium: Seaview Referee: Stefan Ebner

Scotland  v  Republic of Ireland

4 November 2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 8	Scotland	0–3	Republic of Ireland	Larne, Northern Ireland
15:00		Report	Ramón Martos 36' Michael Noonan 76' (pen.) Goodness Ogbonna 90+4'	Stadium: Inver Park Referee: Heini Ziskason Viðoy

2025

Republic of Ireland  v  Finland

12 February Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0–3	Finland	Oliva, Spain
11:00		Report	Valtteri Lehtomäki 32' Alberto Velásquez 68' Alex Myntti 79'	Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center Referee: Jose Francisco

Hungary  v  Republic of Ireland

15 February Friendly	Hungary	3–4	Republic of Ireland	Oliva, Spain
11:00	TBC TBC TBC 64'	Report	Brody Lee Aidan Gabbidon 31' Charles Akinrintoyo 51' Cillian Tollett 87'	Stadium: Oliva Nova Sports Center

Belgium  v  Republic of Ireland

19 March 2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Round 2	Belgium	1–0	Republic of Ireland	Gryfice, Poland
13:00	Noah Fernandez 54' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadion Miejski im. Karola Kucharskiego Referee: Seth Galia

Poland  v  Republic of Ireland

22 March 2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Round 2	Poland	0–2	Republic of Ireland	Koszalin, Poland
13:00		Report	Jaden Umeh 71' Jaden Umeh 77'	Stadium: Baltyk Koszalin Referee: Seth Galia

Republic of Ireland  v  Iceland

25 March 2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Round 2	Republic of Ireland	5–0	Iceland	Gryfice, Poland
13:00	Jaden Umeh 14' Billy Canny 32' Jaden Umeh 57' Finn Sherlock 77' (pen.) Charles Akinrintoyo 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Miejski im. Karola Kucharskiego Referee: Danilo Nikolić

Republic of Ireland  v  Norway

4 June Friendly	Republic of Ireland	1–4	Norway	Kotoriba, Croatia
14:30	Jaden Umeh 60'	Report	André Stavås Skistad 27' Markus Wæhler 65' Markus Wæhler 75' Jesper Eikrem 88'	Stadium: Stadion Kotoriba Referee: Nino Vugrinec

Turkey  v  Republic of Ireland

7 June Friendly	Turkey	2–0	Republic of Ireland	Kotoriba, Croatia
14:30	Enes Cinemre 4' Emre Erdogan 66'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Kotorbika Referee: Jasmin Horvat

Croatia  v  Republic of Ireland

9 June Friendly	Croatia	0–3	Republic of Ireland	Ludbreg, Croatia
10:30		Report	Rory Finneran 43' Jaden Umeh 47' Michael Noonan 51'	Stadium: Stadion Ludbreg Referee: Sabina Boljic

Republic of Ireland  v  Turkey

12 August Friendly	Republic of Ireland	2–2	Turkey	Budaors, Hungary
15:45	TJ Molloy 30' 35'	Report	Emin Eren Sayer 28' Ada Yuzgec 90'	Stadium: Globall Center

Iceland  v  Republic of Ireland

14 August Friendly	Iceland	v	Republic of Ireland	Budaors, Hungary
15:45				Stadium: Globall Center

Hungary  v  Republic of Ireland

16 August Friendly	Hungary	v	Republic of Ireland	Budaors, Hungary
17:00				Stadium: Globall Center

Panama  v  Republic of Ireland

5 November 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group J	Panama	v	Republic of Ireland	Al Rayyan, Qatar
TBC				Stadium: Aspire Zone

Republic of Ireland  v  Uzbekistan

8 November 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group J	Republic of Ireland	v	Uzbekistan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
TBC				Stadium: Aspire Zone

Republic of Ireland  v  Paraguay

11 November 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group J	Republic of Ireland	v	Paraguay	Al Rayyan, Qatar
TBC				Stadium: Aspire Zone

Honours

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship, formerly UEFA European Under-16 Championship
  • Champions (1998)

Players

Current squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification campaign.

The following players were named in the squad for the Friendly games against Norway U18, Turkey 18 & Croatia U18 in Croatia on 4, 7 & 9 July 2025.^[4][5]

Caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2025, after the match against Croatia U18.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Alex Noonan	(2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 17)	8	0	Shamrock Rovers
23	1GK	George Moloney	(2009-11-17) 17 November 2009 (age 15)	4	0	Southampton
4	2DF	Oisin McDonagh	(2008-06-27) 27 June 2008 (age 17)	12	0	Venezia
3	2DF	Finn Sherlock	(2008-05-04) 4 May 2008 (age 17)	11	1	TSG Hoffenheim
5	2DF	Vincent Leonard	(2008-03-21) 21 March 2008 (age 17)	7	0	Dundalk
14	2DF	Aidan Gabbidon	(2009-01-23) 23 January 2009 (age 16)	5	1	Malmö
13	2DF	Sean Spaight	(2009-01-25) 25 January 2009 (age 16)	4	0	Dundalk
2	2DF	Josh Cullen		3	0	Finn Harps
21	2DF	Max Kovalevskis	(2008-02-09) 9 February 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Shamrock Rovers
24	2DF	Ryan Butler		3	0	Wexford
6	3MF	Rory Finneran (Captain)	(2008-02-29) 29 February 2008 (age 17)	20	1	Newcastle United
8	3MF	Kian McMahon Brown	(2008-08-03) 3 August 2008 (age 17)	11	0	Burnley
10	3MF	Gavin McAteer	(2008-07-02) 2 July 2008 (age 17)	6	0	Finn Harps
7	3MF	Victor Ozhianvuna	(2009-01-10) 10 January 2009 (age 16)	4	0	Shamrock Rovers
18	3MF	Niall Sullivan	(2009-02-11) 11 February 2009 (age 16)	3	0	St Patrick's Athletic
11	4FW	Jaden Umeh	(2008-03-18) 18 March 2008 (age 17)	16	7	Benfica
9	4FW	Michael Noonan	(2008-07-31) 31 July 2008 (age 17)	13	5	Shamrock Rovers
17	4FW	Brody Lee	(2008-07-31) 31 July 2008 (age 17)	12	2	Cork City
12	4FW	Billy Hayes	(2008-06-06) 6 June 2008 (age 17)	10	0	St Patrick's Athletic
15	4FW	Cillian Tollett	(2008-02-09) 9 February 2008 (age 17)	8	1	Galway United
19	4FW	Charles Akinrintayo	(2008-06-06) 6 June 2008 (age 17)	8	2	UCD
20	4FW	David Dunne	(2009-02-01) 1 February 2009 (age 16)	5	0	Monaco

2026 Squad

Squad of players eligible for the 2026 UEFA European under-17 Championship Qualification.

Players called up for friendlies against Turkey, Iceland and Hungary by u16 head coach Paul Osam who will manage them for the qualifiers as Colin O'Brien focuses on the u17 World Cup

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Darragh Brunton	(2009-06-01) 1 June 2009 (age 16)	2	0	St Patrick's Athletic
23	1GK	Xander Grieves		0	0	Wolves
13	2DF	Ike Manjor-Georgewill		0	0	Cork City
2	2DF	Aidan Gabbidon	(2009-01-23) 23 January 2009 (age 16)	5	1	Malmö
4	2DF	Sean Spaight	(2009-01-25) 25 January 2009 (age 16)	5	0	Dundalk
24	2DF	Josh O'Connor		1	0	St Patrick's Athletic
3	2DF	Danny Burke	(2009-01-17) 17 January 2009 (age 16)	0	0	Shamrock Rovers
5	2DF	Tadhg Prizeman	(2009-04-13) 13 April 2009 (age 16)	1	0	Shamrock Rovers
10	3MF	Tom McGrath		1	0	Cork City
12	3MF	Cillian Murphy		1	0	Cork City
8	3MF	Curtis Egan		1	0	Bohemians
19	3MF	Josh O'Dwyer	(2010-03-17) 17 March 2010 (age 15)	1	0	Shamrock Rovers
6	3MF	Kian Quigley	(2009-02-28) 28 February 2009 (age 16)	1	0	St Patrick's Athletic
14	4FW	Archie Quinn	(2010-01-14) 14 January 2010 (age 15)	1	0	Shamrock Rovers
9	4FW	Josh Harpur	(2009-08-27) 27 August 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Bohemians
11	4FW	Joe Bryne	(2009-08-03) 3 August 2009 (age 16)	1	0	St Patrick's Athletic
17	4FW	Joey Wuna		1	0	Shelbourne
22	4FW	Ben Mahon		1	0	Shamrock Rovers
7	4FW	TJ Molloy	(2009-04-04) 4 April 2009 (age 16)	1	2	Dundalk

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ali Topçu	(2008-04-01) 1 April 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Shelbourne	v.  Hungary, 15 February 2025
DF	Billy Canny	(2008-05-28) 28 May 2008 (age 17)	9	1	St Patrick's Athletic	v.  Iceland, 25 March 2025
DF	Ade Solanke	(2008-01-09) 9 January 2008 (age 17)	6	0	Lorient	v.  Iceland, 25 March 2025
DF	Muhammad Oladiti	(2008-03-25) 25 March 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Waterford	v.  Scotland, 4 November 2024
DF	Sam Steward		1	0	St Patrick's Athletic	v.  Denmark, 8 September 2024
DF	Ben Dumigan	(2009-01-12) 12 January 2009 (age 16)	1	0	Retired	v.  Denmark, 8 September 2024
MF	Ramón Martos	(2008-05-20) 20 May 2008 (age 17)	10	1	Almería	v.  Iceland, 25 March 2025
MF	Grady McDonnell	(2008-02-17) 17 February 2008 (age 17)	10	1	Club NXT	v.  Iceland, 25 March 2025
MF	Oskar Skoubo Keely	(2008-02-22) 22 February 2008 (age 17)	5	0	Bohemians	v.  Iceland, 25 March 2025
MF	Goodness Ogbonna	(2008-02-01) 1 February 2008 (age 17)	5	1	UCD	v.  Hungary, 15 February 2025
MF	Killian Ryan		1	0	Shelbourne	v.  Denmark, 8 September 2024
FW	Billy O'Neill	(2008-03-12) 12 March 2008 (age 17)	6	0	Bray Wanderers	v.  Iceland, 25 March 2025
FW	Chris Idah		2	0	Klub Kildare	v.  Hungary, 15 February 2025
FW	Luke Chukwu	(2008-01-03) 3 January 2008 (age 17)	2	0	St Patrick's Athletic	v.  Denmark, 8 September 2024
FW	Sam Rooney		1	0	St Patrick's Athletic	v.  Denmark, 8 September 2024
U19 With U19 squad INJ Withdrew from latest squad due to injury WD Withdrew from latest squad SUS Player is suspended COVID Withdrew from latest squad due to Covid-19 protocols

Note: Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the senior team.

See also

• UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
• FIFA U-17 World Cup
• Republic of Ireland (senior) team
• Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team
• Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team