Denmark national under-17 football team

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The Denmark national under-17 football team represents Denmark in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Danish Football Association, the governing body for football in Denmark. It was founded in 1964 as an under-16 team. In 2001, it was changed to an under-17 team.

Denmark Under-17
AssociationDanish Football Association
(Dansk Boldspil-Union)
ConfederationUEFA
Head coachMorten Corlin
Most capsTom Christensen (37)
Top scorerViktor Fischer (20)
FIFA codeDEN
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Denmark 3–1 Sweden 
(Tårnby, Denmark; 5 September 1964)
Biggest win
 Liechtenstein 0–11 Denmark 
(Csákvár, Hungary; 3 October 2016)
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 7–0 Denmark 
(Aveiro, Portugal; 10 March 1996)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2011)
Best resultGroup stage (2011)
European Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1986)
Best resultRunners-up (1994)

Competitive record

The Danish under-17 squad made its World Cup debut at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup

Under-16 era

Edition Round MP W D* L GF GA
1985 Did not qualify
1987
1989

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Under-17 era

Edition Round MP W D* L GF GA
1991 to 2009 did not qualify
2011 Group stage 3 0 1 2 3 8
2013 to 2025 did not qualify

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

UEFA European Under-16 and Under-17 Championship

Under-16 era

Edition Round MP W D* L GF GA
1982 did not qualify
1984
1985
1986 Group phase 3 1 1 1 4 3
1987 Group phase 3 0 2 1 2 3
1988 did not qualify
1989 Group phase 3 1 0 2 10 9
1990 Group phase 3 2 0 1 10 3
1991 Group phase 3 0 1 2 3 7
1992 Group phase 3 1 0 2 2 4
1993 Did not qualify
1994 Runners-up 6 3 1 2 15 13
1995 did not qualify
1996
1997
1998 Quarterfinals 4 1 2 1 2 3
1999 Group phase 3 1 0 2 2 2
2000 Group phase 3 1 0 2 7 7
2001 did not qualify

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Under-17 era

Edition Round MP W D* L GF GA
2002 Quarterfinals 4 1 3 0 12 6
2003 Group phase 3 1 0 2 4 5
2004 did not qualify
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011 Semifinals 4 3 0 1 6 4
2012 did not qualify
2013
2014
2015
2016 Group phase 3 1 1 1 2 3
2017 did not qualify
2018 Group phase 3 0 0 3 2 5
2019 did not qualify
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 9 6
2023 did not qualify
2024 Semifinals 5 1 2 2 5 8
2025 did not qualify

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.


Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Germany on 15 and 18 November 2025.

Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Germany.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Villads Bille (2010-02-12) 12 February 2010 (age 15) 0 0 Copenhagen
16 1GK Villads Bertelsen (2009-05-23) 23 May 2009 (age 16) 5 0 AaB
1GK Elias Medina (2009-02-14) 14 February 2009 (age 16) 5 0 Brøndby
2 2DF Xander Poulsen (2009-06-02) 2 June 2009 (age 16) 9 0 Copenhagen
3 2DF Raphael Canut (2009-03-31) 31 March 2009 (age 16) 9 0 Brøndby
4 2DF Felix Sommer (2009-05-25) 25 May 2009 (age 16) 10 0 Randers
5 2DF Rilke Thomsen (2009-02-09) 9 February 2009 (age 16) 5 0 Lyngby
13 2DF Elias Villumsen (2009-02-17) 17 February 2009 (age 16) 5 0 Copenhagen
14 2DF Daryosh Popalzai (2009-04-21) 21 April 2009 (age 16) 1 0 AaB
17 2DF Noah Madsen (2009-02-09) 9 February 2009 (age 16) 1 0 Copenhagen
18 2DF Magnus Bak (2009-05-07) 7 May 2009 (age 16) 2 0 AaB
6 3MF Viktor Bastrup (2009-02-28) 28 February 2009 (age 16) 7 0 Midtjylland
8 3MF Frederik Vestergaard (2009-05-10) 10 May 2009 (age 16) 10 2 Midtjylland
12 3MF Willads Tuxen (2009-09-29) 29 September 2009 (age 16) 1 0 Brøndby
19 3MF Kasper Lorents (2009-05-14) 14 May 2009 (age 16) 3 0 Odense
21 3MF Hector Høyrup (2009-03-29) 29 March 2009 (age 16) 5 0 Randers
3MF Mads Jørgensen (2009-02-25) 25 February 2009 (age 16) 8 3 Copenhagen
7 4FW Lukas Jørgensen (2009-02-13) 13 February 2009 (age 16) 2 0 Odense
9 4FW Mikkel Bro Hansen (2009-01-25) 25 January 2009 (age 16) 10 9 Bodø/Glimt
10 4FW Omran Khatar (2009-04-02) 2 April 2009 (age 16) 5 0 Køge
11 4FW Ekene Chukwuani (2009-01-07) 7 January 2009 (age 16) 10 4 Monaco
20 4FW Julius Wichmann (2009-06-05) 5 June 2009 (age 16) 2 0 Union Berlin
4FW Elias Broberg (2009-06-04) 4 June 2009 (age 16) 8 3 Brøndby
4FW Chuk Obi (2009-07-01) 1 July 2009 (age 16) 3 0 West Ham United

Head coaches

  • 1971: Max Rasmussen
  • 1972: Bent Dahl
  • 1973–1979: Hardy Gynild
  • 1980–1981: Kaj Christensen
  • 1982: Hans Brun Larsen
  • 1983: Per Simonsen
  • 1984–1987: Kim Splidsboel
  • 1987–1996: Poul Erik Bech
  • 1996–2006: Hans Brun Larsen
  • 2006–2008: Glen Riddersholm
  • 2008–2012: Thomas Frank
  • 2012–2016: Jan Michaelsen
  • 2016: Per Holm
  • 2017: Claus Nørgaard
  • 2017–2018: Michael Pedersen
  • 2018–2020: Søren Hermansen
  • 2020-2023: Kenneth Weber
  • 2023-2025: Søren Hermansen
  • 2025-: Morten Corlin

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