Belgium national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Belgium women's national under-17 football team.

The Belgium national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Their biggest successes have been their bronze medal at the 2015 World Cup, reaching the semi-finals of the European championship in 2007 on home soil, and again in 2015 and 2018.

Belgium U-17

Nickname(s)	De Jonge Duivels Les Diablotins The Super Devils
Association	Royal Belgian Football Association
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Bob Browaeys
FIFA code	BEL
First colours Second colours
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 2007)
Best result	Third place (2015)
European Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 2006)
Best result	Runners-up (2026)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, to be played between 25 May – 7 June 2026.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Esteban Levaux	(2009-12-29) 29 December 2009	Standard Liège
1	1GK	Mattis Seghers	(2009-01-19) 19 January 2009	Anderlecht
12	1GK	Lowie Piselé	(2009-09-17) 17 September 2009	Antwerp
	2DF	Elie Mbavu	(2009-10-20) 20 October 2009	Genk
4	2DF	Preben Blondeel (captain)	(2009-01-07) 7 January 2009	Gent
3	2DF	Léni Strouwen	(2009-08-24) 24 August 2009	Club Brugge
5	2DF	Assil Saidi	(2009-06-10) 10 June 2009	Genk
20	2DF	Rayan Garcia Belkacem	(2009-09-29) 29 September 2009	Gent
2	2DF	Sami El Morabet	(2009-05-19) 19 May 2009	Genk
17	3MF	Noah Kalonji	(2009-04-22) 22 April 2009	Anderlecht
8	3MF	Xander Dierckx	(2009-02-27) 27 February 2009	Antwerp
6	3MF	Louie Van Gelder	(2009-01-30) 30 January 2009	Antwerp
14	3MF	Tinus Moorthamer	(2009-10-06) 6 October 2009	Antwerp
16	3MF	Rune Verstrepen	(2009-02-20) 20 February 2009	Anderlecht
10	3MF	Jelle Driessen	(2009-01-19) 19 January 2009	Genk
9	3MF	Ilyas Benktib	(2009-01-23) 23 January 2009	Anderlecht
18	4FW	Gabriel Biladi	(2009-05-16) 16 May 2009	Anderlecht
	4FW	Joshua Nga Kana	(2009-06-13) 13 June 2009	Anderlecht
7	4FW	Jayden Onia Seke	(2009-05-08) 8 May 2009	Anderlecht
11	4FW	Kiyan Achahbar	(2009-06-30) 30 June 2009	Genk
	4FW	Yhanis Onehese	(2009-06-25) 25 June 2009	Standard Liège

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Belgium under-17 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Bas Evers	(2008-12-02) 2 December 2008	3	0	Gent	v. Poland, 25 March 2025
DF	Wout Kapers	(2008-02-11) 11 February 2008	4	0	Genk	v. Poland, 25 March 2025
MF	Mory Kera	(2008-06-26) 26 June 2008	2	0	Sporting Charleroi	v. Poland, 25 March 2025
MF	Mohammed El Adfaoui	(2008-02-28) 28 February 2008	1	0	Gent	v. Poland, 25 March 2025
FW	Gassimou Sylla	(2008-08-10) 10 August 2008	6	4	Anderlecht	v. Poland, 25 March 2025

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985	did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	6
2009	did not qualify
2011
2013
2015	Third place	7	4	1	2	9	8
2017	did not qualify
2019
2023
2025	Round of 32	4	2	1	1	12	5
2026	Qualified
2027	To be determined
2028
2029
Total	4/20	11	5	1	5	13	16

UEFA European U-17 Football Championship record

Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	did not qualify
2003
2004
2005
2006	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	8
2007	Semi-finals	4	1	3*	0	5	5
2008	did not qualify
2009
2010
2011
2012	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	2
2013	did not qualify
2014
2015	Semi-finals	5	2	2*	1	6	4
2016	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	3	2
2017	did not qualify
2018	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	10	3
2019	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	5	5
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	4
2023	did not qualify
2024
2025	Semi-finals	4	1	1	2	7	7
2026	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	6	3
2027	To be determined
2028
2029
Total:9/10	Runners-up	40	16	12	12	51	43

•   *  denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
•   indicates tournament was held on home soil.

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Head-to-head record

The following table shows Belgium's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Ecuador	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Honduras	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Mali	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Mexico	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
South Korea	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Tunisia	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	000.00
United States	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total	10	5	1	4	12	14	−2	050.00

See also

• Belgium national football team
• Belgium national under-21 football team
• Belgium national under-19 football team