Germany national under-17 football team

Germany Under-17
Nickname	Die Mannschaft (The Team)
Association	Deutscher Fußball-Bund
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	André Pawlak
FIFA code	GER
First colours	Second colours
European Championship
Appearances	29 (first in 1982)
Best result	Champions (1984, 1992, 2009, 2023)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	12 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (2023)

Germany national under-17 football team, also known as Germany Under-17s or Germany U17(s), represents Germany in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by German Football Association, the governing body for football in Germany.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
as West Germany
1985	Runners-up	6	3	1	2	13	10
1987	Did not qualify
1989	Did not qualify
as Germany
1991	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	6	8
1993	Did not qualify
1995	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	6
1997	Fourth place	6	2	2	2	6	7
1999	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	2
2001	Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007	Third place	7	5	1	1	20	11
2009	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	10	10
2011	Third place	7	6	0	1	24	9
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	9	5
2017	Quarter-finals	5	3	0	2	10	8
2019	Did not qualify
2023	Champions	7	5	2	0	18	9
2025	Round 32	4	1	2	1	9	3
2026	Did not qualify
2027	To be determined
2028
2029
Total	12/24	60	30	12	18	129	88

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
as West Germany
1982	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	2	2
1984	Champions	2	2	0	0	7	1
1985	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	3
1986	Did not qualify
1987	Group stage	3	1	2	0	5	4
1988	Fourth place	5	2	2	1	6	5
1989	Did not qualify
1990	Group stage	3	1	2	0	6	2
as Germany
1991	Runners-up	5	2	1	2	8	6
1992	Champions	5	4	1	0	8	3
1993	Did not qualify
1994	Group stage	3	2	0	1	9	6
1995	Third place	6	4	0	2	12	8
1996	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	16	7
1997	Third place	6	5	0	1	13	4
1998	Did not qualify
1999	Third place	6	4	0	2	11	6
2000	Quarter-finals	4	2	2	0	8	4
2001	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	12	5
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
2002	Quarter-finals	4	2	2	0	9	4
2003	Did not qualify
2004
2005
2006	Fourth place	5	2	2	1	9	2
2007	Fifth place	4	2	1	1	6	4
2008	Did not qualify
2009	Champions	5	5	0	0	13	2
2010	Did not qualify
2011	Runners-up	5	2	1	2	7	8
2012	Runners-up	5	4	1	0	7	1
2013	Did not qualify
2014	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	3
2015	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	9	4
2016	Semi-finals	5	3	1	1	11	5
2017	Semi-finals	5	4	1	0	17	2
2018	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	8
2019	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	5
~~2020~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[1]^[2]
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[1]^[2]
2022	Quarter-finals	4	3	1	0	10	3
2023	Champions	6	4	2	0	16	5
2024	Did not qualify
2025	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	5	5
2026	Did not qualify
2027	To be determined
2028
2029
Total	4 titles	124	72	26	26	249	122

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2026 UEFA Euro Under-17 qualifying matches against North Macedonia, Slovenia and France on 25, 28 and 31 March 2026.^[3]

Caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2026, after the match against France.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Leonard Prescott	(2009-09-23) 23 September 2009 (age 16)	9	0	Bayern Munich
23	1GK	Jayden Umukoro	(2009-05-11) 11 May 2009 (age 17)	3	0	SC Freiburg
12	1GK	Tom Walz	(2009-01-24) 24 January 2009 (age 17)	2	0	VfB Stuttgart

5	2DF	Lasse Deutschbein	(2009-06-04) 4 June 2009 (age 16)	11	0	Schalke 04
22	2DF	Nouh Tidjani	(2009-03-04) 4 March 2009 (age 17)	11	0	TSG Hoffenheim
3	2DF	Louis Lemke	(2009-10-08) 8 October 2009 (age 16)	9	3	Hamburger SV
4	2DF	Jerome Diallo	(2009-06-13) 13 June 2009 (age 16)	7	0	Hertha BSC
18	2DF	Joschua Siewert (captain)	(2009-05-23) 23 May 2009 (age 16)	7	0	Hannover 96
2	2DF	Tim Neininger	(2009-03-25) 25 March 2009 (age 17)	6	0	VfL Wolfsburg
20	2DF	Filip Kościerski	(2009-09-18) 18 September 2009 (age 16)	3	0	VfL Bochum

10	3MF	Jannik Veit	(2009-09-09) 9 September 2009 (age 16)	13	3	SC Freiburg
13	3MF	Torben Leis	(2009-01-07) 7 January 2009 (age 17)	9	1	1. FC Heidenheim
8	3MF	Edin Biber	(2009-03-07) 7 March 2009 (age 17)	9	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach
16	3MF	Till Wegener	(2009-02-01) 1 February 2009 (age 17)	9	0	Arminia Bielefeld
21	3MF	Fadi Zarqelain	(2009-01-03) 3 January 2009 (age 17)	8	1	Borussia Dortmund
6	3MF	Dion Hofmeister	(2009-07-11) 11 July 2009 (age 16)	6	1	1. FC Kaiserslautern
14	3MF	Daniel Mrohs	(2009-04-04) 4 April 2009 (age 17)	5	0	Hertha BSC

9	4FW	Josef Haßfeld	(2009-02-28) 28 February 2009 (age 17)	12	3	Eintracht Frankfurt
7	4FW	Isaiah Seretis	(2009-03-01) 1 March 2009 (age 17)	12	2	VfL Wolfsburg
11	4FW	Marwan-Omir Mirza	(2009-09-01) 1 September 2009 (age 16)	10	9	Borussia Dortmund
19	4FW	John Davis Meyer	(2009-07-29) 29 July 2009 (age 16)	3	0	Karlsruher SC

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Germany under-17 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Fritz Gagzow	(2009-02-16) 16 February 2009 (age 17)	2	0	Union Berlin	v. Portugal, 14 January 2026
GK	Philipp Eckle	(2009-03-09) 9 March 2009 (age 17)	3	0	FC Augsburg	v. Portugal, 18 February 2026
GK	Jan-Mattis Wehrbein	(2008-03-07) 7 March 2008 (age 18)	3	0	Borussia Dortmund	v. Norway, 25 March 2025

DF	Xaver Pucci	(2009-03-16) 16 March 2009 (age 17)	9	1	Bayern Munich	v. Portugal, 18 February 2026
DF	Tim Radöhl	(2009-06-11) 11 June 2009 (age 16)	7	1	1. FC Heidenheim	v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2026 ^INJ
DF	Maximilian Polzin	(2009-11-10) 10 November 2009 (age 16)	7	0	Mainz 05	v. Portugal, 18 February 2026
DF	Lenni Strößner	(2009-01-15) 15 January 2009 (age 17)	0	0	Borussia Dortmund	v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2026
DF	Paul Tanyi	(2009-01-23) 23 January 2009 (age 17)	0	0	Borussia Dortmund	v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2026
DF	Lorent Aliu	(2009-08-14) 14 August 2009 (age 16)	0	0	Hertha BSC	v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2026

MF	Tim Schnitzer	(2008-02-07) 7 February 2008 (age 18)	8	0	FC Augsburg	v. Norway, 25 March 2025
MF	Christian Prenaj	(2008-01-16) 16 January 2008 (age 18)	6	0	Eintracht Frankfurt	v. Norway, 25 March 2025
MF	Manuel Abbey	(2009-02-12) 12 February 2009 (age 17)	4	1	RB Leipzig	v. Portugal, 14 January 2026
MF	Albin Kurpejović	(2009-08-21) 21 August 2009 (age 16)	3	0	TSG Hoffenheim	v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2026
MF	Luca Hampel	(2009-06-04) 4 June 2009 (age 16)	2	0	Mainz 05	v. Denmark, 18 November 2025
MF	Luca Kröger	(2009-01-21) 21 January 2009 (age 17)	2	0	VfL Osnabrück	v. Denmark, 18 November 2025
MF	Erblin Osmani	(2009-05-19) 19 May 2009 (age 16)	2	0	Bayern Munich	v. Portugal, 14 January 2026
MF	Jan Colles	(2009-05-18) 18 May 2009 (age 16)	0	0	1. FC Köln	v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2026

FW	Yll Gashi	(2008-01-17) 17 January 2008 (age 18)	12	1	Bayern Munich	v. Norway, 25 March 2025
FW	Ivan Massek	(2009-06-08) 8 June 2009 (age 16)	9	0	Bayer Leverkusen	v. Norway, 18 February 2026
FW	Justin Seven-Seven	(2009-04-19) 19 April 2009 (age 17)	5	1	West Bromwich Albion	v. Portugal, 18 February 2026
FW	Kian Speidel	(2009-02-20) 20 February 2009 (age 17)	3	0	VfB Stuttgart	v. Portugal, 14 January 2026
FW	Johann Jaensch	(2009-02-04) 4 February 2009 (age 17)	3	0	Borussia Dortmund	v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2026
FW	Israel Ogette	(2009-11-25) 25 November 2009 (age 16)	2	0	RB Leipzig	v. Denmark, 18 November 2025
FW	Elfried Assiobo-Tipoh	(2009-12-14) 14 December 2009 (age 16)	0	0	1. FC Köln	v. North Macedonia, 25 March 2026

References

↑ "UEFA postpones all June national team matches". UEFA. 1 April 2020.
↑ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
↑ "Kader für die EM-Qualifikation in Slowenien (20.03. – 01.04.2026" (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.

External links

Germany Youth National Teams

[1] "UEFA postpones all June national team matches". UEFA. 1 April 2020.

[2] "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

[3] "Kader für die EM-Qualifikation in Slowenien (20.03. – 01.04.2026" (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.

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