Argentina national under-17 football team
The Argentina national U-17 football team is the representative of Argentina within all FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.
| Nickname(s) | Albicelestes (White and Sky Blue) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Argentine Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Diego Placente | ||
| Captain | Ezequiel Báez | ||
| Most caps | Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Javier Mascherano, Oscar Ustari | ||
| Top scorer | Fernando Gatti, Hernán Peirone | ||
| FIFA code | ARG | ||
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| Biggest defeat | |||
| Nigeria 4–0 Argentina (Nagoya, Japan; 24 August 1993) Germany 4–0 Argentina (Chillan, Chile; 21 October 2015) | |||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1991, 1995, 2003) | ||
| South American U-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 19 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1985, 2003, 2013, 2019) | ||
Medal record | |||
Argentina has participated in 14 of the 18 FIFA U-17 World Cups, finishing in third place three times and fourth place twice. Argentina has also won the South American Under-17 Football Championship four times.
Many of Argentina's top players came through the ranks of the U-17 teams, including Emiliano Martínez, 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.