Gibraltar national under-17 football team

Gibraltar U-17

Nickname(s)	GFA Team 54
Association	Gibraltar Football Association
Head coach	David Ochello
FIFA code	GIB
First colours Second colours Third colours

The Gibraltar national under-17 football team is the youth football team of Gibraltar. The team is based mostly on the young players from the league and competes every year to qualify for the European Under-17 Football Championship.

History

The team played its first match on December 5, 2013 against the Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team,^[1] the year when Gibraltar became a member of UEFA.^[2] The Attacker George Wink of the Juvenil team of the Spanish club Club Atlético Zabal, scored the first goal, in the history of the national under-17 team on October 28, 2013 against the Armenia national under-17 football team.^[3]

Squad

• The following players have been called up to participate in the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round to begin on October 24, 2013.^[4]
• Coach Stephen Head

Goalkeepers

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Bradley Banda	20 January 1998	3	0	Gibraltar FC
	GK	Ayden Viñales	13 February 1998	0	0	St Joseph's FC

Defenders

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	DF	Luke Buxton	30 December 1997	3	0	Real Balompédica Linense
	DF	Joseph Enriles	1 February 1997	1	0	Manchester 1962 FC
	DF	Ethan Jolley	29 March 1997	3	0	College Europa FC
	DF	Leon Payas	26 February 1998	3	0	Lions Gibraltar FC
	DF	Daniel Sanchez	11 November 1997	3	0	Manchester 1962 FC
	DF	Leone Seatory	21 June 1997	3	0	Lincoln Red Imps F.C.

Midfielders

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	MF	Leon Clinton	19 July 1998	3	0	Lincoln Red Imps F.C.
	MF	Jayce Consigliero	2 July 1998	3	0	Red Imps F.C.
	MF	Keiron Gallardo	14 October 1998	0	0	Manchester 1962 FC
	MF	Andrew Hernandez	10 January 1999	3	0	Manchester 1962 FC
	MF	Jayce Mascarenhas Olivero	2 July 1998	2	0	Lions Gibraltar FC
	MF	Kevagn Ronco	20 April 1998	3	0	Lincoln Red Imps F.C.
	MF	Shaun De Los Santos	1 January 1998	5	0	Manchester 1962 FC

Strikers

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	FW	Byron Espinosa	15 March 1999	2	0	Gibraltar FC
	FW	Jules Origo	3 June 1997	3	0	Lions Gibraltar FC
	FW	Liam Thorne	13 January 1998	1	0
	FW	George Wink	15 July 1997	3	2	College Europa FC

Notes

1. Gibraltar drawn with Republic of Ireland, England and Armenia in Under 17’s
2. FOOTBALL: Season 2013/14 to kick –off
3. Wink lässt Gibraltar träumen - UEFA.com
4. booklet Irland + England + Gibraltar.indd - Ffa.am

External links

• Football Federation of Gibraltar