France national under-17 football team

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France

Nickname(s)	Les Bleuets (The Little Blues) Les Tricolores (The Tricolors)
Association	French Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	José Alcocer
Captain	Joane Gadou
FIFA code	FRA
First colours Second colours
Biggest defeat
Germany 3–0 France  (Ljubljana, Slovenia; 10 May 2012)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1987)
Best result	Champions (2001)
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Appearances	14 (first in 2002)
Best result	Champions (2004, 2015, 2022)
Medal record Men's football FIFA U-17 World Cup 2001 Trinidad & Tobago Team 2023 Indonesia Team 2019 Brazil Team UEFA European U-17 Championship 2004 France Team 2015 Bulgaria Team 2022 Israel Team 2002 Denmark Team 2008 Turkey Team 2023 Hungary Team 2007 Belgium Team 2010 Liechtenstein Team 2019 Ireland Team

The France national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of France who will be playing in the UEFA European Championship this year^[when?] or next year^[when?] and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years. The under-17 team also participates in local and international friendly tournaments, such as the Montaigu Tournament.

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were named in the squad for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in May 2024.^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Mathys Niflore	(2007-03-02) 2 March 2007 (age 17)	Toulouse
	1GK	Jules Stawiecki	(2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 17)	Monaco
	2DF	Mathys Angely	(2007-04-21) 21 April 2007 (age 17)	Bordeaux
	2DF	Félix Bienck	(2007-05-26) 26 May 2007 (age 16)	Paris FC
	2DF	Joane Gadou	(2007-01-17) 17 January 2007 (age 17)	Paris Saint-Germain
	2DF	Idriss Planeix	(2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 17)	Guingamp
	2DF	Iliesse Salhi	(2007-07-27) 27 July 2007 (age 16)	Nice
	2DF	Mustapha Sissoko	(2007-01-17) 17 January 2007 (age 17)	Le Havre
	2DF	Yaël Thébault	(2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 17)	Stade Rennais
	3MF	Darryl Bakola	(2007-11-30) 30 November 2007 (age 16)	Marseille
	3MF	Ayyoub Bouaddi	(2007-10-02) 2 October 2007 (age 16)	Lille
	3MF	Pape Cabral	(2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 17)	Monaco
	3MF	Yanis Sellami	(2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 (age 17)	Marseille
	4FW	Quentin Ndjantou	(2007-07-23) 23 July 2007 (age 16)	Paris Saint-Germain
	4FW	Ibrahim Yayiya Kanté	(2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 (age 17)	Brest
	4FW	Kylian Kouakou	(2007-01-05) 5 January 2007 (age 17)	Valenciennes
	4FW	Mohamed Kader Meïté	(2007-10-11) 11 October 2007 (age 16)	Stade Rennais
	4FW	Rayane Messi Tanfouri	(2007-05-23) 23 May 2007 (age 16)	Dijon
	4FW	Enzo Molebe	(2007-09-18) 18 September 2007 (age 16)	Lyon
	4FW	Enzo Sternal	(2007-05-28) 28 May 2007 (age 16)	Marseille

Recent call-ups

The following players were called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ayoube Akabou	(2007-07-25) 25 July 2007 (age 16)	-	-	Stade Rennais	v.  England, 26 March 2024
GK	Isaac Doamo	(2007-12-26) 26 December 2007 (age 16)	-	-	Paris FC	v.  Norway, 21 November 2023
DF	Salifou Sylla	(2007-01-10) 10 January 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Nantes	v.  England, 26 March 2024
DF	Yoann Chauvin	(2007-02-22) 22 February 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Nantes	v.  Italy, 15 February 2024
DF	Oscar Aïssat	(2007-02-15) 15 February 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Amiens	v.  Italy, 15 February 2024
DF	Nathan Talbot	(2007-09-12) 12 September 2007 (age 16)	-	-	Amiens	v.  Norway, 21 November 2023
DF	Amidou Doumbouya	(2007-08-05) 5 August 2007 (age 16)	-	-	Nice	v.  Norway, 21 November 2023
DF	Pladi N'Zinga Pambani	(2007-03-17) 17 March 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Montpellier	v.  Norway, 21 November 2023
DF	Seny Koumbassa	(2007-06-20) 20 June 2007 (age 16)	-	-	Toulouse	v.  Slovenia, 21 September 2023
DF	Marius Louer	(2007-03-11) 11 March 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Angers	v.  Slovenia, 21 September 2023
MF	Mathys Detourbet	(2007-04-29) 29 April 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Troyes	v.  England, 26 March 2024
MF	Samir Saïd Haribou	(2007-04-18) 18 April 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Lorient	v.  Italy, 15 February 2024
MF	Luan Gadegbeku	(2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Saint-Étienne	v.  Italy, 15 February 2024
MF	Joël-Emmanuel Coulibaly	(2007-05-11) 11 May 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Stade Rennais	v.  Norway, 21 November 2023
MF	Marius Courcoul	(2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Angers	v.  Norway, 21 November 2023
MF	Guy Noël Prince Zohouri	(2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Le Havre	v.  Slovenia, 21 September 2023
MF	Justin Tsouh	(2007-11-23) 23 November 2007 (age 16)	-	-	Reims	v.  Slovenia, 21 September 2023
FW	Oumar Camara	(2007-05-11) 11 May 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Paris Saint-Germain	v.  England, 26 March 2024
FW	Adama Baradji	(2007-10-10) 10 October 2007 (age 16)	-	-	Reims	v.  Norway, 21 November 2023
FW	Nahim El Bouhmidi	(2007-01-18) 18 January 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Valenciennes	v.  Slovenia, 21 September 2023
FW	Robinio Vaz	(2007-02-17) 17 February 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Sochaux	v.  Slovenia, 21 September 2023

Previous squads

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record Year Result GP W D* L GS GA 1985 did not qualify 1987 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 6 6 1989 did not qualify 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 Champions 6 5 0 1 18 8 2003 did not qualify 2005 2007 Quarter-finals 5 2 2 1 8 6 2009 did not qualify 2011 Quarter-finals 5 2 2 1 9 6 2013 did not qualify 2015 Round of 16 4 3 1 0 14 4 2017 Round of 16 4 3 0 1 15 5 2019 Third place 7 6 0 1 22 6 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2] 2023 Runners-up 7 5 2 0 12 3 2025 To be determined Total 1 title 42 27 8 7 104 44

UEFA U-17 European Championship record Year Result GP W D* L GS GA 2002 Runners-up 6 1 4 1 5 4 2003 did not qualify 2004 Champions 5 5 0 0 11 3 2005 did not qualify 2006 2007 Semi-finals 4 1 1 2 4 6 2008 Runners-up 5 2 2 1 8 9 2009 Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 3 2010 Semi-finals 4 2 0 2 6 5 2011 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 4 2012 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 6 2013 did not qualify 2014 2015 Champions 6 5 1 0 15 2 2016 Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 3 2017 Fifth place 5 3 0 2 13 7 2018 did not qualify 2019 Semi-finals 5 3 1 1 14 6 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3][4] 2021 2022 Champions 6 4 1 1 16 8 2023 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 9 6 2024 To be determined Total 3 titles 64 29 19 16 109 72

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Honours

• FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Champions (1): 2001

Runners-up (1): 2023

Third place (1): 2019

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Champions (3): 2004, 2015, 2022

Runners-up (5): 1996, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2023

• Montaigu Tournament

Champions (9): 1976, 1977, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006

References

External links

• Official site (in French)