Belgium national under-17 football team

Belgium U-17

Nickname(s)	De Jonge Duivels Les Diablotins The Super Devils
Association	Royal Belgian Football Association
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Bob Browaeys
FIFA code	BEL
First colours Second colours
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2007)
Best result	Third place (2015)
European Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 2006)
Best result	Semi-final (2007, 2015, 2018)

The Belgium national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Their biggest successes have been their bronze medal at the 2015 World Cup, reaching the semi-finals of the European championship in 2007 on home soil, and again in 2015 and 2018.

The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, to be played between 19 May – 1 June 2025.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 20 May 2025, after the match against England.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Lucca Brughmans	(2008-06-27) 27 June 2008	6	0	Genk
12	1GK	Martin Henrion	(2008-03-02) 2 March 2008	2	0	Ajax
2	2DF	Arthur De Kimpe	(2008-05-02) 2 May 2008	9	0	OH Leuven
3	2DF	Brent Jonkers	(2008-03-11) 11 March 2008	9	0	PSV Eindhoven
4	2DF	Wout Gielen	(2008-04-05) 5 April 2008	9	0	Juventus
5	2DF	Lucca Darcon	(2008-02-06) 6 February 2008	8	0	OH Leuven
13	2DF	Pablo Capilla Rivera	(2008-11-20) 20 November 2008	9	0	Gent
14	2DF	Axl Wins	(2008-07-05) 5 July 2008	0	0	Club Brugge
6	3MF	Nathan De Cat	(2008-07-19) 19 July 2008	7	2	Anderlecht
7	3MF	Jessi Da Silva	(2008-04-15) 15 April 2008	13	1	Club Brugge
8	3MF	August De Wannemacker	(2008-12-25) 25 December 2008	9	2	Genk
10	3MF	Noah Fernandez	(2008-01-09) 9 January 2008	6	3	PSV Eindhoven
15	3MF	Matthias Wamu Oyatambwe	(2008-10-22) 22 October 2008	11	0	Genk
16	3MF	Naïm Amengai	(2008-02-09) 9 February 2008	4	0	Club Brugge
17	3MF	Loïc Alvarez Fernandez	(2008-01-29) 29 January 2008	5	0	OFI Crete
9	4FW	Stan Naert	(2008-02-02) 2 February 2008	6	0	Club Brugge
11	4FW	Jesse Bisiwu	(2008-01-22) 22 January 2008	7	1	Club Brugge
18	4FW	Ali Camara	(2008-01-13) 13 January 2008	6	1	Genk
19	4FW	René Mitongo	(2008-01-18) 18 January 2008	10	5	Standard Liège
20	4FW	Aaron Murenzi	(2008-05-23) 23 May 2008	9	4	Genk

The following players have also been called up to the Belgium 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	Bas Evers	(2008-12-02) 2 December 2008	3	0	Gent	v.  Poland, 25 March 2025
DF	Wout Kapers	(2008-02-11) 11 February 2008	4	0	Genk	v.  Poland, 25 March 2025
MF	Mory Kera	(2008-06-26) 26 June 2008	2	0	Sporting Charleroi	v.  Poland, 25 March 2025
MF	Mohammed El Adfaoui	(2008-02-28) 28 February 2008	1	0	Gent	v.  Poland, 25 March 2025
FW	Gassimou Sylla	(2008-08-10) 10 August 2008	6	4	Anderlecht	v.  Poland, 25 March 2025

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985	did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	6
2009	did not qualify
2011
2013
2015	Third place	7	4	1	2	9	8
2017	did not qualify
2019
2023
2025	Qualified
Total	3/20	10	5	1	4	12	14

Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	did not qualify
2003
2004
2005
2006	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	8
2007	Semi-finals	4	1	3*	0	5	5
2008	did not qualify
2009
2010
2011
2012	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	2
2013	did not qualify
2014
2015	Semi-finals	5	2	2*	1	6	4
2016	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	3	2
2017	did not qualify
2018	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	10	3
2019	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	5	5
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2][3]
2021
2022	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	4
2023	did not qualify
2024	did not qualify
2025	Semi-finals	4	1	1	2	7	7
Total	9/10	35	13	11	11	45	40

•   *  denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
•   indicates tournament was held on home soil.

• Belgium national football team
• Belgium national under-21 football team
• Belgium national under-19 football team

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

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Ecuador	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Honduras	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Mali	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Mexico	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
South Korea	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Tunisia	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	000.00
United States	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total	10	5	1	4	12	14	−2	050.00