Argentina national under-17 football team

Argentina U-17
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
Most caps	Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Javier Mascherano, Oscar Ustari
Top scorer	Fernando Gatti, Hernán Peirone
FIFA code	ARG
First colours	Second colours
Biggest defeat
	Nigeria 4–0 Argentina ; (Nagoya, Japan; 24 August 1993); Germany 4–0 Argentina ; (Chillan, Chile; 21 October 2015); Colombia 4–0 Argentina ; (Luque, Paraguay; 19 April 2026)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	16 (first in 1985)
Best result	Third place (1991, 1995, 2003)
South American U-17 Championship
Appearances	19 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1985, 2003, 2013, 2019)
Medal record
U-17 World Cup

The Argentina national U-17 football team is the representative of Argentina within all FIFA-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 the South American Under-17 Football Championship four times.

Many of Argentina's top players came through the ranks of the U-17 teams, including Emiliano 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 and Carlos Tevez.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D¹	L	GS	GA
1985	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	5	4
1987	did not qualify
1989	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	2	1	5	3
1991	Third place	3rd	6	2	2	2	5	5
1993	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	7	6
1995	Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1	12	4
1997	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	1	1	3	2
1999	did not qualify
2001	Fourth place	4th	6	3	1	2	12	9
2003	Third place	3rd	6	4	1	1	10	4
2005	did not qualify
2007	Quarter-finals	6th	5	2	2	1	7	4
2009	Round of 16	11th	4	2	0	2	6	6
2011	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	4	8
2013	Fourth place	4th	7	4	1	2	13	12
2015	Group stage	24th	3	0	0	3	1	8
2017	did not qualify
2019	Round of 16	9th	4	2	1	1	8	5
2023	Fourth place	4th	7	4	1	2	19	9
2025	Round of 32	17th	4	3	1	0	13	4
Total	16/20	3rd	76	37	16	23	130	93

South American U-17 Championship

Year	Round	GP	W	D¹	L	GS	GA
1985	Champions	8	8	0	0	32	5
1986	Fourth place	7	1	5	1	7	7
1988	Runners-up	7	6	0	1	13	4
1991	Third place	7	4	2	1	10	7
1993	Third place	7	4	1	2	12	6
1995	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	12	4
1997	Runners-up	7	4	1	2	15	6
1999	Fourth place	6	2	2	2	9	9
2001	Runners-up	7	4	1	2	12	8
2003	Champions	7	4	3	0	19	5
2005	Group stage	4	1	1	2	6	7
2007	Third place	9	4	4	1	13	7
2009	Runners-up	5	3	2	0	10	4
2011	Third place	9	5	1	3	17	11
2013	Champions	9	4	3	2	17	13
2015	Runners-up	9	4	2	3	14	9
2017	Group stage	4	1	0	3	3	4
2019	Champions	9	5	2	2	14	10
2023	Third place	9	5	2	2	15	8
2025	Sixth place	6	3	1	2	16	7
Total	20/20	142	76	34	32	266	141

¹Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

Competitive

FIFA U-17 World Cup
- Third Place (3): 1991, 1995, 2003

South American Championship U-17
- Champions (4): 1985, 2003, 2013, 2019
- Runners-up (6): 1988, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2015
- Third Place (5): 1991, 1993, 2007, 2011, 2023

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2026 South American U-17 Championship between 3–19 April 2026 in Paraguay.^[1]

Caps and goals as of 19 April 2026, after the match against Colombia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Valentin Reigia	(2009-09-30) 30 September 2009 (age 16)	7	0	Argentinos Juniors
12	1GK	Thiago Parga	(2009-03-24) 24 March 2009 (age 17)	1	0	Huracán
23	1GK	Facundo Ortellado	(2009-06-01) 1 June 2009 (age 16)	1	0	Banfield

2	2DF	Alvaro Güich	(2009-03-23) 23 March 2009 (age 17)	7	0	Rosario Central
3	2DF	Simón Escobar	(2009-07-17) 17 July 2009 (age 16)	10	0	Vélez Sarsfield
4	2DF	Thiago Pérez Ferreira	(2009-03-25) 25 March 2009 (age 17)	7	0	Huracán
6	2DF	Julio Coria	(2009-05-15) 15 May 2009 (age 16)	6	0	Boca Juniors
13	2DF	Mateo Mendizabal	(2009-09-14) 14 September 2009 (age 16)	7	0	Banfield
14	2DF	Benjamin Salinas	(2009-05-29) 29 May 2009 (age 16)	1	0	Boca Juniors
16	2DF	Felipe Echenique	(2009-03-10) 10 March 2009 (age 17)	3	0	Lanús
17	2DF	Alex Cardozo	(2009-01-16) 16 January 2009 (age 17)	5	0	Lanús

5	3MF	Matheo Machuca	(2009-01-26) 26 January 2009 (age 17)	6	0	Independiente
8	3MF	Marcos Ortíz	(2009-03-05) 5 March 2009 (age 17)	6	0	Belgrano
10	3MF	Giovanni Baroni	(2009-01-21) 21 January 2009 (age 17)	6	0	Talleres
15	3MF	Santino Mambrín	(2009-05-25) 25 May 2009 (age 16)	5	0	Lanús
18	3MF	Galo Escobar	(2009-12-08) 8 December 2009 (age 16)	5	0	River Plate
20	3MF	Thiago Domínguez	(2009-03-01) 1 March 2009 (age 17)	4	1	Lanús

7	4FW	Tobías Goytia	(2009-04-14) 14 April 2009 (age 17)	6	2	River Plate
9	4FW	Alan Alcaraz	(2009-07-11) 11 July 2009 (age 16)	4	2	Argentinos Juniors
11	4FW	Juan Cruz Policella	(2009-08-03) 3 August 2009 (age 16)	8	3	Vélez Sarsfield
19	4FW	Facundo Salinas	(2009-01-29) 29 January 2009 (age 17)	6	2	Vélez Sarsfield
21	4FW	Emiliano Barrionuevo	(2009-01-02) 2 January 2009 (age 17)	6	2	Boca Juniors
22	4FW	Benjamín Tapia	(2009-02-04) 4 February 2009 (age 17)	4	1	Belgrano

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

References

^ "Sub 17: lista de convocados para disputar la CONMEBOL 2026" (in Spanish). Asociación del Fútbol Argentino. 30 March 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.

[1] "Sub 17: lista de convocados para disputar la CONMEBOL 2026" (in Spanish). Asociación del Fútbol Argentino. 30 March 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.

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