Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team

The Republic of Ireland won the 1998 UEFA European Under-16 Championship in Scotland and the 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.

The team has never qualified for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup (formerly the FIFA Under-17 World Championship and FIFA Under-16 World Championship), and did not enter the 1985 edition.

The Republic of Ireland Under-17s have qualified for the UEFA European Under-17 Championship (formerly the UEFA European Under-16 Championship) 11 times, winning the competition in 1998. They hosted the 1994 and 2019 editions and finished in the group stage for both.

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

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|date = 14 February

|time = 13:00

|round = Friendly

|report = https://www.fai.ie/latest/mu17-report-ireland-mu17-0-2-hungary-mu17/

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IRL}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fbu|17|HUN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Patrik Kovacs {{goal|15}}
Zsombor Hos {{goal|}}

|stadium = Pinatar Arena

|location = San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L

}}

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|date = 17 February

|time = 13:00

|round = Friendly

|report = https://www.fai.ie/latest/mu17-report-danes-prove-too-much-ireland/

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IRL}}

|score = 1–5

|team2 = {{fbu|17|DEN}}

|goals1 = Michael Noonan {{goal|59}}

|goals2 = Noah Markmann {{goal|4}}
Jonathan Moalem {{goal|7}}
Sebastian Lodberg {{goal|17}}
Nicolaj Hansen {{goal|39}}
Chido Obi {{goal|66}}

|stadium = Pinatar Arena

|location = San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain

|attendance = 53

|referee =

|result = L

}}

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|date = 20 March

|time = 16:00

|round=2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2039700--portugal-vs-republic-of-ireland/

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|POR}}

|score = 4–1

|team2 = {{fbu|17|IRL}}

|goals1 = João Simões {{goal|16}}
Gabriel Silva {{goal|30}}
Gabriel Silva {{goal|52}}
Rodrigo Mora {{goal|60}}

|goals2 = Mason Melia {{goal|33|pen.}}

|stadium = Cidade Desportiva do SC Braga

|location = Braga, Portugal

|attendance =

|referee = Marc Nagtegaal {{fbaicon|NED}}

|result = L

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 23 March

|time = 11:00

|round=2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2039717--germany-vs-republic-of-ireland/

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|GER}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fbu|17|IRL}}

|goals1 = Kilian Sauck {{goal|19}}
Onyeka {{goal|36}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Municipal Stadium Coutada

|location = Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal

|attendance =

|referee = Bence Csonka {{fbaicon|Hungary}}

|result = L

}}

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|date = 26 March

|time = 11:00

|round=2024 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Elite Round

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2039733--republic-of-ireland-vs-croatia/

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IRL}}

|score = 0–5

|team2 = {{fbu|17|CRO}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Mislav Čutuk {{goal|34|pen.}}
Marko Zebić {{goal|45+1}}
Patrik Marić {{goal|80}}
Mislav Čutuk {{goal|85|pen.}}
Ljubo Puljić {{goal|90+6}}

|stadium = Estádio Municipal Manuela Machado

|location = Viana do Castelo, Portugal

|attendance =

|referee = Kamal Umudlu {{fbaicon|Azerbaijan}}

|result = L

}}

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|date = 5 September

|time = 19:00

|round = Friendly

|report = https://www.fai.ie/latest/report-mu17-denmark-2-1-ireland/

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IRL}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fbu|17|DEN}}

|goals1 = Grady McDonnell {{goal|5}}

|goals2 = Mark Ian Frokjaer Steffensen {{goal|47}}
Jacob Brochner Ambaek {{goal|53}}

|stadium = Pinatar Arena

|location = San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L

}}

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|date = 8 September

|time = 10:00

|round = Friendly

|report = https://www.fai.ie/latest/report-mu17-ireland-0-2-denmark/

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IRL}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fbu|17|DEN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Malik Pingpong {{goal|38}}
Sander Larsen {{goal|69}}

|stadium = Pinatar Arena

|location = San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = L

}}

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|date = 29 October

|time = 12:00

|round = 2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 8

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2040652--republic-of-ireland-vs-lithuania/lineups/

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IRL}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fbu|17|LIT}}

|goals1 = Brody Lee {{goal|32}}
Michael Noonan {{goal|49}}

|goals2 = Carmine Mennea {{goal|79}}
Carmine Mennea {{goal|84}}

|stadium = Inver Park

|location = Larne, Northern Ireland

|attendance =

|referee = Peiman Simani {{fbaicon|Finland}}

|result = D

}}

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|date = 1 November

|time = 18:00

|round = 2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 8

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2040678--republic-of-ireland-vs-northern-ireland/

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IRL}}

|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{fbu|17|NIR}}

|goals1 = Michael Noonan {{goal|80}}

|goals2 = Oisin McDonagh {{goal|4|o.g.}}
Ceadach O'Neill {{goal|54}}
Cead McGrath {{goal|67}}

|stadium = Seaview

|location = Belfast, Northern Ireland

|attendance =

|referee = Stefan Ebner {{fbaicon|Austria}}

|result = L

}}

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|date = 4 November

|time = 15:00

|round = 2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Group 8

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2040704--scotland-vs-republic-of-ireland/

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|SCO}}

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fbu|17|IRL}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Ramón Martos {{goal|36}}
Michael Noonan {{goal|76|pen.}}
Goodness Ogbonna {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium = Inver Park

|location = Larne, Northern Ireland

|attendance =

|referee = Heini Ziskason Viðoy {{fbaicon|Faroe Islands}}

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 12 February

|time = 11:00

|round = Friendly

|report = https://www.fai.ie/latest/report-mu17-ireland-0-3-finland/

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IRL}}

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fbu|17|FIN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Valtteri Lehtomäki {{goal|32}}
Alberto Velásquez {{goal|68}}
Alex Myntti {{goal|79}}

|stadium = Oliva Nova Sports Center

|location = Oliva, Spain

|attendance =

|referee = Jose Francisco {{fbaicon|Spain}}

|result = L

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 15 February

|time = 11:00

|round = Friendly

|report = https://www.fai.ie/latest/report-mu17-hungary-3-4-ireland/

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|HUN}}

|score = 3–4

|team2 = {{fbu|17|IRL}}

|goals1 = TBC {{goal|}}
TBC {{goal|}}
TBC {{goal|64}}

|goals2 = Brody Lee {{goal|}}
Aidan Gabbidon {{goal|31}}
Charles Akinrintoyo {{goal|51}}
Cillian Tollett {{goal|87}}

|stadium = Oliva Nova Sports Center

|location = Oliva, Spain

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 19 March

|time = 13:00

|round=2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Round 2

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2043565--belgium-vs-republic-of-ireland/

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|BEL}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbu|17|IRL}}

|goals1 = Noah Fernandez {{goal|54|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Miejski im. Karola Kucharskiego

|location = Gryfice, Poland

|attendance =

|referee = Seth Galia {{fbaicon|GIB}}

|result = L

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 22 March

|time = 13:00

|round=2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Round 2

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2043592--poland-vs-republic-of-ireland/

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|POL}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fbu|17|IRL}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Jaden Umeh {{goal|71}}
Jaden Umeh {{goal|77}}

|stadium = Baltyk Koszalin

|location = Koszalin, Poland

|attendance =

|referee = Seth Galia {{fbaicon|GIB}}

|result = W

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date = 25 March

|time = 13:00

|round=2025 UEFA U-17 Euro qualifying Round 2

|report = https://www.uefa.com/under17/match/2043618--republic-of-ireland-vs-iceland/

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|IRL}}

|score = 5–0

|team2 = {{fbu|17|ISL}}

|goals1 = Jaden Umeh {{goal|14}}
Billy Canny {{goal|32}}
Jaden Umeh {{goal|57}}
Finn Sherlock {{goal|77|pen.}}
Charles Akinrintoyo {{goal|87}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Miejski im. Karola Kucharskiego

|location = Gryfice, Poland

|attendance =

|referee = Danilo Nikolić {{fbaicon|SRB}}

|result = W

}}

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship, formerly UEFA European Under-16 Championship
• Champions (1998)

Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification campaign.

The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification games against Belgium, Poland & Iceland on 19, 22 & 25 March 2025.{{Cite web|title=Men's Under-19s and Under-17s Squad named for EURO qualifiers |url=https://www.fai.ie/latest/mens-under-19s-and-under-17s-squad-named-euro-qualifiers/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=www.fai.ie |language=en}}

Caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2025, after the match against Iceland.

{{nat fs g start}}

{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=Alex Noonan|age={{bda|2008|7|15|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=Shamrock Rovers|clubnat=IRL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=GK|name=George Moloney|age={{bda|2009|11|17|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Southampton|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=Billy Canny|age={{bda|2008|5|28|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=1|club=St Patrick's Athletic|clubnat=IRL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=Oisin McDonagh|age={{bda|2008|6|27|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=Venezia|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=Finn Sherlock|age={{bda|2008|5|4|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=1|club=TSG Hoffenheim|clubnat=GER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=Vincent Leonard|age={{bda|2008|3|21|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=Dundalk|clubnat=IRL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=Ade Solanke|age={{bda|2008|1|9|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=Lorient|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=Rory Finneran|age={{bda|2008|2|29|df=y}}|caps=17|goals=0|club=Newcastle United|clubnat=ENG|other=Captain}}

{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=Ramón Martos|age={{bda|2008|5|20|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=1|club=Almería|clubnat=ESP}}

{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=Grady McDonnell|age={{bda|2008|2|17|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=1|club=Club NXT|clubnat=BEL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=Kian McMahon Brown|age={{bda|2008|8|3|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=Burnley|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=Billy Hayes|age={{bda|2008|6|6|df=y}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=St Patrick's Athletic|clubnat=IRL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=Oskar Skoubo Keely|age={{bda|2008|2|22|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=Bohemians|clubnat=IRL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=Gavin McAteer|age={{bda|2008|7|2|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Finn Harps|clubnat=IRL}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=Jaden Umeh|age={{bda|2008|3|18|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=5|club=Benfica|clubnat=POR}}

{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=FW|name=Brody Lee|age={{bda|2008|7|31|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=2|club=Shamrock Rovers|clubnat=IRL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=Billy O'Neill|age={{bda|2008|3|12|df=y}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=Bray Wanderers|clubnat=IRL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=Cillian Tollett|age={{bda|2008|2|9|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=1|club=Galway United|clubnat=IRL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=FW|name=Charles Akinrintayo|age={{bda|2008|6|6|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=2|club=Shamrock Rovers|clubnat=IRL}}

{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=FW|name=Victor Ozhianvuna|age={{bda|2009|1|10|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Shamrock Rovers|clubnat=IRL}}

{{nat fs end}}

The following players have also been called up to the Republic of Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible:

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Ali Topçu|age={{bda|2008|4|1|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Shelbourne|clubnat=IRL|latest= v. {{fbu|17|Hungary}}, 15 February 2025}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Darragh Brunton|age={{bda|2009|6|1|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=St Patrick's Athletic|clubnat=IRL|latest= v. {{fbu|17|Hungary}}, 15 February 2025}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Aidan Gabbidon|age={{bda|2009|1|23|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=1|club=Malmö|clubnat=SWE|latest= v. {{fbu|17|Hungary}}, 15 February 2025}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Sean Spaight|age={{bda|2009|1|25|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Dundalk|clubnat=IRL|latest= v. {{fbu|17|Hungary}}, 15 February 2025}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Muhammad Oladiti|age={{bda|2008|3|25|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Shamrock Rovers|clubnat=IRL|latest= v. {{fbu|17|Scotland}}, 4 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Sam Steward|age=|caps=1|goals=0|club=St Patrick's Athletic|clubnat=IRL|latest= v. {{fbu|17|Denmark}}, 8 September 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Ben Dumigan|age={{bda|2009|1|12|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Retired|latest= v. {{fbu|17|Denmark}}, 8 September 2024}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Goodness Ogbonna|age={{bda|2008|2|1|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=1|club=Shamrock Rovers|clubnat=IRL|latest= v. {{fbu|17|Hungary}}, 15 February 2025}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Niall Sullivan|age={{bda|2009|2|11|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=St Patrick's Athletic|clubnat=IRL|latest= v. {{fbu|17|Hungary}}, 15 February 2025}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Killian Ryan|age=|caps=1|goals=0|club=Shelbourne|clubnat=IRL|latest= v. {{fbu|17|Denmark}}, 8 September 2024}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=David Dunne|age={{bda|2009|2|1|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=Cork City|clubnat=IRL|latest= v. {{fbu|17|Hungary}}, 15 February 2025}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Chris Idah|age=|caps=2|goals=0|club=Klub Kildare|clubnat=IRL|latest= v. {{fbu|17|Hungary}}, 15 February 2025}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Michael Noonan^U19|age={{bda|2008|7|31|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=4|club=Shamrock Rovers|clubnat=IRL|latest= v. {{fbu|17|Scotland}}, 4 November 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Luke Chukwu|age={{bda|2008|1|3|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=St Patrick's Athletic|clubnat=IRL|latest= v. {{fbu|17|Denmark}}, 8 September 2024}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Sam Rooney|age=|caps=1|goals=0|club=St Patrick's Athletic|clubnat=IRL|latest= v. {{fbu|17|Denmark}}, 8 September 2024}}

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^U19 With U19 squad

^INJ Withdrew from latest squad due to injury

^WD Withdrew from latest squad

^SUS Player is suspended

^COVID Withdrew from latest squad due to Covid-19 protocols

{{nat fs end|background=#0B0B3F}}

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

• UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
• FIFA U-17 World Cup
• Republic of Ireland (senior) team
• Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team
• Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team

{{reflist}}

• [https://www.uefa.com/under17/?mobile=true UEFA Under-17 website]

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