Argentina national under-17 football team
Nickname(s) | Albicelestes (White and Sky Blue) | ||
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Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (Argentine Football Association) | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Miguel Angel Lemme | ||
Captain | Ezequiel Báez | ||
Most caps | Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Javier Mascherano, and Oscar Ustari | ||
Top scorer | Fernando Gatti and Hernán Peirone | ||
FIFA code | ARG | ||
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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 13 of the 16 FIFA U-17 World Cups in which finished in Third Place 3 times and Fourth once.Argentina also has won the South American Under-17 Football Championship 3 times.
Many of Argentina's top players came through the ranks of the U-17 teams, including Fernando Redondo, Nestor Fabbri, Roberto Bonano, Juan Sebastián Verón, Roberto Abbondanzieri, Franco Constanzo, 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 among others.
Honours
Current Squad
The following players were selected to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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See also
- Argentina national football team
- Argentina national under-20 football team
- South American Under-17 Football Championship
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