Peru national under-17 football team

National association football team

Peru
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Los Jotitas
(The Jotitas)
AssociationPeruvian Football Federation (FPF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachPablo Zegarra
CaptainNestor Duarte
Home stadiumEstadio Nacional
FIFA codePER
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Peru 0-2 Colombia 
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; 1 April 1995)
Biggest win
 Peru 4–0 Venezuela 
(Asuncion, Paraguay; 12 May 1991)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 4–0 Peru 
(Ibarra, Ecuador; 16 March 2007)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2005)
Best resultQuarterfinals (2007)
South American Under-17 Football Championship
Appearances19 (first in 1985)
Best resultFourth place (2007)
Medal record
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place 1997 Arequipa NA
Gold medal – first place 2001 Ambato NA
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Trujillo NA

The Peru national under-17 football team represents Peru in international under-17 football competitions and is overseen by the Federacion Peruana de Futbol. The qualified for two World Cups, their best result being in 2007, where the Jotitas reached the Quarter-finals. The teams best result in the South American U-17 Championship was a Fourth Place finish in 2007.

Despite the current failures of the senior side, the Peruvian U-17 team has given brand new stars and hopes to Peruvian fans early in the year of 2007. After their first FIFA U-17 World Cup appearance in 2005 (Peru as host nation), the youth team greatly improved in skill and determination. Their first U-17 World Cup saw them lose with merely 1 point. Yet, they started the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup with a bang as they defeated the local South Korean team with an array of constant attacks and effective counter-attacks that completely overwhelmed their opponents.

The U-17 team's success in 2007 came from the leadership of Juan Jose Ore, and the appearance of good players like Reimond Manco. Not only that, but Peru showcased some of the best team games of the South American tournament and in the 2007 World Cup. Although they were eliminated during the quarterfinals, Peru's U-17 squad seems to be having high hopes for future competitions.

History

Road to the 2007 U-17 World Cup

In 2007, the Peruvian U-17 football team went to the 2007 South American Under-17 Football Championship that was held in Ecuador that started March 4 of that year. In the debut match, the Peruvian team had to face the Brazil. The Peruvians surprised the Brazilians 2–1 with one goal scored by Reimond Manco and the impressive forward La Torre.[citation needed]

In the group stage, Peru won most of the matches and ended first in its group (qualifying to the final round).

In the final round of the tournament (where the first 4 qualified to the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup) Peru won the first match against Venezuela. In the next match, Brazil crushed Peru 4–0 and Colombia trounced them 3–0. By the fourth match Brazil, Colombia and Argentina were already qualified for the main tournament and Peru, Venezuela and host Ecuador had to fight for the last qualification spot.

The fifth match saw Peru with the obligation to defeat Ecuador. The match started horribly for Peru when an Ecuadorian midfielder scored at the first minutes of play. Peru answered quickly when Reimond Manco assisted midfielder Sanchez for a goal. Ecuador was seen to have determination, and it scored once again at the 20th minute of the first half. However, Reimond Manco scored goal caused by a mistake from the Ecuadorian Mendoza, sending them one huge step closer to the world tournament and eliminating their fierce rivals.[citation needed]

For the last match against Argentina, Peru had to lose by at least 4 goals to be eliminated. Peru was capable of drawing the match and classified to the U-17 World Cup. Reimond Manco was named as the best player of the competition by the CONMEBOL.[1]

Road to the 2019 U-17 World Cup

Peru automatically qualified for the 2019 World Cup as host, but ended up without hosting rights on 22 February 2019 due to infrastructure concerns. Peru was forced to enter the run for the World Cup, which was moved to Brazil. Peru failed to qualify for the tournament, after only managed a lone 3–2 win over Uruguay, which was not enough compared to Ecuador's 4–1 win over eventual champions Argentina.

Road to the 2021 U-17 World Cup

Peru automatically qualified for the 2021 World Cup as host, after being transferred as hosts from the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[2][3] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was moved to 2023. Due to Peru failing to meet infastructure requirement, FIFA removed Peru as hosts and transferred it to Indonesia for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[4]

South American Games Records

The South American Games (a.k.a. ODESUR Games; Spanish: Juegos Sudamericanos) are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from South America, organized by the South American Sports Organization (Organización Deportiva Sudamericana, ODESUR).

The Peruvian U-17 football team achieved its first gold medal in the 1990 South American Games, which they were the hosts, and 2 bronze medals in 1982 and 1994 respectively.

Squads

Current squad

The following 23 players are called up to the squad for the 2023 South American U-17 Championship.[5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Juan Pedro Durán (2006-08-07) 7 August 2006 (age 17) 1 0 Spain Cornellà
1GK Jhefferson Rodríguez (2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Peru Universitario Deportes
1GK Ian Schimitschek (2006-04-18) 18 April 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Peru University of San Martín de Porres
2DF Philipp Eisele Yupanqui (2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 17) 2 0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
2DF Luis Baylón (2006-04-07) 7 April 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Peru Sporting Cristal
2DF Ghian Sotelo (2006-06-12) 12 June 2006 (age 17) 1 0 Peru University of San Martín de Porres
2DF Matías Barboza (2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Argentina Arsenal
2DF Bryan Córdova (2006-10-16) 16 October 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Peru César Vallejo
2DF Jonathan García (2007-07-06) 6 July 2007 (age 16) 0 0 Peru Alianza Lima
2DF Jhosenffer Yllescas (2006-04-27) 27 April 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Peru Alianza Lima
3MF Felipe Chávez (2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 17) 1 0 Germany Bayern Munich
3MF Esteban Cruz (2006-02-12) 12 February 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Peru Universitario Deportes
3MF Valentino Delgado (2006-09-11) 11 September 2006 (age 17) 1 0 Peru Cantolao
3MF Jair Moretti (2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 (age 17) 1 0 Peru Sporting Cristal
3MF Thiago Salinas (2006-07-14) 14 July 2006 (age 17) 1 0 Peru Sporting Cristal
3MF Kelvin Abad (2006-04-14) 14 April 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Peru César Vallejo
3MF Yamir del Valle (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Peru Sporting Cristal
3MF Brandy Paz (2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 (age 17) 0 0 Peru Alianza Lima
4FW Víctor Guzmán (2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Peru Alianza Lima
4FW Yamil Mejía (2006-07-09) 9 July 2006 (age 17) 1 0 Peru Universitario Deportes
4FW Mateo Rodríguez (2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 17) 1 0 Peru Sporting Cristal
4FW Guillermo Grández (2006-08-26) 26 August 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Peru César Vallejo
4FW Bassco Soyer (2006-10-17) 17 October 2006 (age 17) 0 0 Peru Alianza Lima

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
China 1985 Did not qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005 Group Stage 15th 3 0 1 2 1 4
South Korea 2007 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 2 1 3 3
Nigeria 2009 Did not qualify
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Peru 2021 Cancelled
Indonesia 2023 Did not qualify
Qatar 2025 To be determined
Total Quarter-finals 2/19 8 2 3 3 4 7
FIFA U-17 World Cup matches
Year Round Score Result
2005 Group stage  Peru 1–1  Ghana Draw
Group stage  Peru 0–1  China Loss
Group stage  Peru 0–2  Costa Rica Loss
2007 Group stage  Peru 1–0  South Korea Win
Group stage  Peru 0–0  Togo Draw
Group stage  Peru 1–0  Costa Rica Win
Round of 16  Peru 1–1  Tajikistan Draw
Quarter-finals  Peru 0–2  Ghana Loss

South American Under-17 Football Championship

South American Under-17 Football Championship record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Argentina 1985 Seventh Place 8 3 0 5 10 14
Peru 1986 Group Stage 4 2 0 2 3 3
Ecuador 1988 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 5 9
Paraguay 1991 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 7 7
Colombia 1993 Group Stage 3 1 1 2 3 7
Peru 1995 Group Stage 4 0 1 2 4 7
Paraguay 1997 Group Stage 4 0 1 3 2 6
Uruguay 1999 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 2 6
Peru 2001 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 8 8
Bolivia 2003 Group Stage 4 0 2 2 2 7
Venezuela 2005 Group Stage 4 1 0 3 5 12
Ecuador 2007 Fourth Place 9 3 3 3 12 6
Chile 2009 Group Stage 4 1 0 3 4 8
Ecuador 2011 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 8 9
Argentina 2013 Sixth Place 9 1 1 7 8 19
Paraguay 2015 Group Stage 4 0 1 3 4 11
Chile 2017 Group Stage 4 0 0 4 2 11
Peru 2019 Fifth Place 9 3 4 3 11 9
Ecuador 2023 Group Stage 4 0 1 3 1 9
Venezuela 2025 To be determined
Total 19/19 94 20 20 55 101 177

South American Games


Football Medal Records at the ODESUR South American Games
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Colombia Colombia 3 1 1 5
2 Argentina Argentina 2 1 0 3
3 Peru Peru 1 0 2 3
4 Paraguay Paraguay 1 0 0 1
5 Ecuador Ecuador 0 4 1 5
6 Venezuela Venezuela 0 1 0 1
7 Bolivia Bolivia 0 0 2 2
8 Brazil Brazil 0 0 1 1

See also

References

  1. ^ Manco fue el 'Rey del Sudamericano' Archived 2009-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Update on the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019". 22 February 2019.
  3. ^ "FIFA Council decides on key steps for upcoming international tournaments". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. ^ Garrick, Omar. "FIFA strips Peru of hosting rights for U17 World Cup". The Athletic. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  5. ^ "'Bicolor' Sub 17 ya Está en Guayaquil para Disputar el Sudamericano" (in Spanish). Federación Peruana de Fútbol. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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