Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team

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Republic of Ireland Under-17
AssociationFootball Association of Ireland
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachRepublic of Ireland John Cotter (2026)
Republic of Ireland Keith O'Halloran (2027)
Top scorerAdam Idah (14)
FIFA codeIRL
First colours
Second colours
First international
Norway Norway 2–2 vs Rep. of Ireland Republic of Ireland
(Kongsvinger, Norway; 13 October 1985)
(as U16s)
Republic of Ireland Rep. of Ireland 4–0 vs Cyprus Cyprus
(Dublin, Ireland; 4 March 2002)
(as U17s)
Biggest win
Republic of Ireland Rep. of Ireland 8–0 vs Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
(Almaty, Kazakhstan; 19 October 2011)
Biggest defeat
Republic of Ireland Rep. of Ireland 0–7 vs Germany Germany
(Rijeka, Croatia; 10 May 2017)
European Championship
Appearances13 (first in 1988)
Best resultChampions (1998)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2025)
Best resultRound of 16 (2025)
Medal record
Men's football
UEFA European U-17 Championship
Formerly U-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place1998 Scotland

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.

History

The Republic of Ireland won the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship in Scotland and the 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship. In March 2026, the team qualified for the World Cup in Qatar.[1][2]

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.

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad
FIFA Under-16 World Championship
China 1985Did not enter
Canada 1987Did not qualify
Scotland 1989
FIFA Under-17 World Championship
Italy 1991Did not qualify
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
FIFA Under-17 World Cup
South Korea 2007Did not qualify
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Peru 2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3]
Indonesia 2023Did not qualify
Qatar 2025Round of 16522186Squad
Qatar 2026Qualified
Qatar 2027To be determined
Qatar 2028
Qatar 2029
Total1/20522186

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) 13 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
Italy 1982Did not enter
West Germany 1984
Hungary 1985
Greece 1986Did not qualify
France 1987
Spain 1988Group stage312032Squad
Denmark 1989Did not qualify
East Germany 1990
Switzerland 1991
Cyprus 1992Group stage302113Squad
Turkey 1993Group stage300325Squad
Republic of Ireland 1994Group stage301215Squad
Belgium 1995Did not qualify
Austria 1996Quarter-final421122Squad
Germany 1997Did not qualify
Scotland 1998Champions651091Squad
Czech Republic 1999Did not qualify
Israel 2000Group stage310225Squad
England 2001Did not qualify
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Denmark 2002Did not qualify
Portugal 2003
France 2004
Italy 2005Did not qualify (Elite round)
Luxembourg 2006
Belgium 2007
Turkey 2008Group stage300326Squad
Germany 2009Did not qualify
Liechtenstein 2010Did not qualify (Elite round)
Serbia 2011
Slovenia 2012
Slovakia 2013
Malta 2014
Bulgaria 2015 Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 3 Squad
Azerbaijan 2016 Did not qualify (Elite round)
Croatia 2017Quarter-final4103210Squad
England 2018Quarter-final421143Squad
Republic of Ireland 2019Group stage303033Squad
Estonia 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[4][5]
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022Did not qualify (Elite round)
Hungary 2023Quarter-final4202810Squad
Cyprus 2024Did not qualify
Albania 2025
Estonia 2026
Latvia 2027To be determined
Lithuania 2028
Moldova 2029

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

2025

Republic of Ireland  v  Canada
14 November 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup - Round of 32 Republic of Ireland  1–1
(9–8 p)		  Canada Al Rayyan, Qatar
15:15 Michael Noonan 65' Report Sergei Kozlovskiy 85' Stadium: Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan
Referee: Jelly Chavani South Africa
Penalties
Michael Noonan football with check mark
Finn Sherlock football with check mark
Jaden Umeh football with check mark
Vinnie Leonard football with check mark
Oisin McDonagh football with red X
Kian McMahon-Brown football with check mark
Rory Finneran football with check mark
Victor Ozhianvuna football with check mark
Grady McDonnell football with check mark
Ryan Butler football with check mark		 Kevin Khan football with red X
Aiyenero football with check mark
Sergei Kozlovskiy football with check mark
Van Parker football with check mark
Dylan Judelson football with check mark
Aghilas Sadek football with check mark
Johnny Selemani football with check mark
Sahil Deo football with check mark
Josh-Duc Nteziryayo football with check mark
Elijah Roche football with red X
Switzerland  v  Republic of Ireland
18 November 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup - Round of 16 Switzerland  3–1  Republic of Ireland Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:45 Adrien Llukes 57'
Sandro Wyss 69'
Mladen Mijajlovic 88'		 Report Vinnie Leonard 82' Stadium: Aspire Zone
Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al Shammari Qatar

2026

Hungary  v  Republic of Ireland
11 February Friendly Hungary  0–1  Republic of Ireland Cádiz, Spain
14:00 Report Hugh Martin 75' Stadium: FairPlay Golf Resort
Republic of Ireland  v  Hungary
14 February Friendly Republic of Ireland  1–2  Hungary Cádiz, Spain
10:00 Josh Harpur 69' Report Andrej Vasiljevic 21'
Marcell Gyánó 85'		 Stadium: FairPlay Golf Resort
Republic of Ireland  v  Poland
25 March 2026 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group A7 Republic of Ireland  3–0  Poland Brzeg, Poland
14:00 Cillian Murphy 45+1'
Joe Carroll-Byrne 48'
Ryan Sheridan 84'		 Report Stadium: MOSiR Brzeg
Referee: Yura Mahtesyan Armenia
Republic of Ireland  v  Croatia
28 March 2026 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group A7 Republic of Ireland  0–2  Croatia Opole, Poland
12:30 Report Jakov Dedić 9', 29' Stadium: Odra Opole
Referee: Miloš Savović Montenegro
Slovakia  v  Republic of Ireland
31 March 2026 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group A7 Slovakia  0–7  Republic of Ireland Brzeg, Poland
15:00 Report Cillian Murphy 8', 20', 39'
Ryan Sheridan 29'
Josh Harpur 55'
Joey Wuna 61' (pen.)
Desmond Armstrong 75'		 Stadium: MOSiR Brzeg
Referee: Miloš Savović Montenegro
England  v  Republic of Ireland
23 September Friendly England  5–1  Republic of Ireland Burton, England
18:30 Heze Grimwade 23'
Xavier Parker 47'
Josh Henry 56'
Darren Motsi 75'
Josh Blake 90+1'		 Report Ronan Keating 90' Stadium: St George's Park
Referee: Elliot Cowens England
Georgia  v  Republic of Ireland
25 September Friendly Georgia  2–2
(6–5 p)		  Republic of Ireland Warsaw, Poland
15:00 Jumber Dumbadze 69'
TBC red-colored football (o.g.)		 Report Ciaran Daly 31'
Ciaran Daly 33'
Jayden Marshall Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card		 Stadium: Stadium Aktywna Warszawa
Poland  v  Republic of Ireland
27 September Friendly Poland  2–1  Republic of Ireland Ząbki, Poland
11:00 Franciszek Stępniewski 8'
Oskar Putrzyński 58'		 Report Ronan Keating 20' Stadium: Dozbud Arena Ząbki
Referee: Kamil Chmielewski Poland
Republic of Ireland  v  Czech Republic
30 September Friendly Republic of Ireland  3–2  Czech Republic Sulejówek, Poland
11:00 Corey Fay 26'
Ronan Keating 29'
Filip Rucka red-colored football 87' (o.g.)		 Report TBC 59'
TBC 80'		 Stadium: Sulejówek Municipal Stadium
United States  v  Republic of Ireland
30 September Friendly United States  1–1
(4–5 p)		  Republic of Ireland Malaga, Spain
11:00 Deven Cadigan 14' Report Cillian Murphy 74' Stadium: Banus Football Centre
Republic of Ireland  v  Netherlands
3 October Friendly Republic of Ireland  0–1  Netherlands Malaga, Spain
15:00 Report Jerayno Hunte 24' Stadium: La Quinta
Republic of Ireland  v  Norway
6 October Friendly Republic of Ireland  1–1  Norway Malaga, Spain
12:00 Hugh Martin 90' Report Abel Cedergren 53' Stadium: Marbella Football Centre

Honours

Players

World Cup Squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2009 are eligible for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign.

The following players were named in the squad for the friendly games against United States U17, Netherlands U17 & Norway U17 in Spain on 30 September and 3 & 6 October 2026.[6]

Caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2026, after the match against Norway.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Darragh Brunton (2009-06-01) 1 June 2009 10 0 Football Association of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
16 1GK George Moloney (2009-11-17) 17 November 2009 6 0 The Football Association Southampton
23 1GK Xander Grieves (2009-04-13) 13 April 2009 4 0 The Football Association Southampton
2 2DF Maxim Afonin (2010-02-06) 6 February 2010 7 0 Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
3 2DF Danny Burke (2009-01-17) 17 January 2009 8 0 Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
4 2DF Sean Spaight (2009-01-25) 25 January 2009 20 0 Football Association of Ireland Dundalk
12 2DF Aidan Gabbidon (2009-01-23) 23 January 2009 11 1 Football Association of Ireland Sligo Rovers
13 2DF Glen Ilunga (2009-11-20) 20 November 2009 3 0 The Football Association Burnley
24 2DF Josh O'Connor (2009-06-09) 9 June 2009 11 0 Football Association of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
5 3MF Kian Quigley (Captain) (2009-02-28) 28 February 2009 13 0 Football Association of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
6 3MF Tom McGrath (2009-03-07) 7 March 2009 12 0 Football Association of Ireland Cork City
7 3MF Cillian Murphy (2009-07-22) 22 July 2009 12 6 Football Association of Ireland Cork City
8 3MF Ryan Sheridan (2009-03-31) 31 March 2009 14 3 Football Association of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
10 3MF Josh O'Dwyer (2010-03-17) 17 March 2010 12 0 Austrian Football Association FC Liefering
15 3MF Richard Ferizaj (2009-02-13) 13 February 2009 2 0 Football Association of Ireland Bray Wanderers
19 3MF Caleb Sweeney (2009-01-01) 1 January 2009 2 0 Danish Football Association Brøndby
21 3MF Jayden Goad 1 0 Football Association of Ireland UCD
9 4FW Hugh Martin (2010-01-01) 1 January 2010 5 2 Football Association of Ireland Bohemians
11 4FW Joe Carroll-Byrne (2009-08-03) 3 August 2009 12 2 Football Association of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
14 4FW Desmond Armstrong (2009-11-27) 27 November 2009 5 1 French Football Federation Lorient
17 4FW Joey Wuna (2009-08-19) 19 August 2009 9 1 Football Association of Ireland Shelbourne
20 4FW David Dunne (2009-02-01) 1 February 2009 15 0 French Football Federation Monaco
22 4FW Ben Mahon (2009-03-06) 6 March 2009 8 4 Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers

European Championship Squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2010 are eligible for the 2027 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification campaign.

Squad of players eligible for 2027 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Squad announced for friendlies against England, Georgia, Poland and Czech Republic.[7]

Caps and goals correct as of 30 September 2026, after the match against Czech Republic.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
16 1GK Alex Byrne (2010-01-14) 14 January 2010 2 0 Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
23 1GK Charlie McGarvey (2010-04-11) 11 April 2010 3 0 Football Association of Ireland Sligo Rovers
12 2DF Jack Corbally 3 0 Football Association of Ireland Bohemians
3 2DF Charlie Nolan (2010-02-25) 25 February 2010 4 0 Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
5 2DF Jayden Marshall (2010-01-31) 31 January 2010 3 0 Italian Football Federation Como
15 2DF Christian Kroman 3 0 Football Association of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
22 2DF Joe McKeon 3 0 Football Association of Ireland Shelbourne
4 2DF Rian Ennis (2010-02-23) 23 February 2010 2 0 Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
6 3MF Rhys Williams (2010-10-27) 27 October 2010 3 0 Football Association of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
8 3MF Bobby Zeller (2010-08-03) 3 August 2010 4 0 Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
14 3MF Kai Morrall (2010-02-05) 5 February 2010 4 0 The Football Association Leeds United
18 3MF Adrian Rascau (2010-01-11) 11 January 2010 3 0 Football Association of Ireland Bohemians
19 3MF Cillian Phillips 3 0 Football Association of Ireland Shelbourne
21 3MF Aydin Aliyev (2010-01-05) 5 January 2010 4 0 German Football Association Greuther Fürth
7 4FW Ciaran Daly (2010-06-24) 24 June 2010 4 2 Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
9 4FW Jamie O'Donnell (2010-06-24) 24 June 2010 3 0 Football Association of Ireland Sligo Rovers
10 4FW Ben Lyne (2011-07-03) 3 July 2011 1 0 The Football Association Manchester United
11 4FW Corey Fay (2010-10-18) 18 October 2010 4 1 Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
13 4FW Sheikhan Aljabir (2010-06-08) 8 June 2010 4 0 Portuguese Football Federation Benfica
17 4FW Ronan Keating 4 3 Football Association of Ireland Galway United
20 4FW Michael McColgan 3 0 Football Association of Ireland Derry City

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
DF Tadhg Prizeman (2009-04-13) 13 April 2009 8 0 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers v.  Slovakia, 31 March 2026
DF Ike Manjor-Georgewill (2009-02-19) 19 February 2009 1 0 Republic of Ireland Cork City v.  Hungary, 11 February 2026
MF Victor Ozhianvuna (2009-01-10) 10 January 2009 15 0 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers v.  Slovakia, 31 March 2026
MF Jason Spelman (2009-04-02) 2 April 2009 5 0 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic v.  Slovakia, 31 March 2026
MF Curtis Egan (2009-01-04) 4 January 2009 4 1 Republic of Ireland Bohemians v.  Hungary, 11 February 2026
MF Brody Collins (2009-07-19) 19 July 2009 0 0 Germany Schalke 04 v.  Hungary, 11 February 2026
MF Niall Sullivan (2009-02-11) 11 February 2009 5 0 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic v.  Austria, 14 October 2025
FW Josh Harpur (2009-08-27) 27 August 2009 6 2 Italy Como v.  Slovakia, 31 March 2026
FW TJ Molloy (2009-04-04) 4 April 2009 7 3 Northern Ireland Armagh City v.  Hungary, 11 February 2026
FW Archie Quinn (2010-01-14) 14 January 2010 4 0 Republic of Ireland Shelbourne v.  Austria, 14 October 2025

U21 With U21 squad
U19 With U19 squad
INJ Withdrew from latest squad due to injury
WD Withdrew from latest squad
SUS Player is suspended

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

Under-16 Squad

Under 16 squad managed by Graham Gartland for friendlies against France on 15 and 17 September 2026 in France.[8]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Jake Morgan 2 0 Irish Football Association Coleraine
1GK Davin Quinn 1 0 Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
2DF Tom Casey 3 0 Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
2DF Sean Kelly 4 0 Football Association of Ireland Galway United
2DF Robert Morgan 4 0 Football Association of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
2DF Gearoid Moran 4 0 Football Association of Ireland Shelbourne
2DF Jamie Jacob 2 0 Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
2DF Ryan Savage 2 0 Irish Football Association Linfield
2DF Isaac Ogunrinde (2011-08-26) 26 August 2011 2 0 The Football Association Crystal Palace
3MF Fionnann O’Snodaigh 4 0 Football Association of Ireland Bray Wanderers
3MF Charlie Bonner 2 0 Football Association of Ireland Finn Harps
3MF Joe Manicle 2 0 Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
3MF Jorunas Jakas 2 0 Football Association of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
3MF Billy Carney 2 0 Football Association of Ireland Waterford
3MF Roman Gallagher 4 0 The Football Association Manchester City
4FW Ronan Keating 4 2 Football Association of Ireland Galway United
4FW Destiny Okharedia 3 0 Football Association of Ireland Cork City
4FW Darragh Nolan 3 0 Football Association of Ireland Shelbourne
4FW Conor Hudson 3 1 Football Association of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
4FW Harry Rehill 2 0 Football Association of Ireland Shamrock Rovers

Records

See also

References

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  2. "Ireland U-17s rout Slovakia to qualify for World Cup". Irish Independent. 2026-03-31. Retrieved 2026-03-31.
  3. "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. "MU17 | World Cup preparations begin in Spain". www.fai.ie.
  7. Limegreentangerine. "MU17 squad announced for four September friendly matches". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 2026-09-15.
  8. Limegreentangerine. "MU16s | International Friendlies set up with France". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 2026-09-17.