Peru national under-17 football team

The Peru national under-17 football team represents Peru in international under-17 football competitions and is overseen by the Federacion Peruana de Futbol.

Peru

Nickname(s)	Jotitas
Association	Peruvian Football Federation (FPF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Víctor Reyes
Captain	Nestor Duarte
Home stadium	Estadio Nacional
FIFA code	PER
First colours Second colours
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
Appearances	2 (first in 2005)
Best result	Quarterfinals (2007)
South American Under-17 Football Championship
Appearances	17 (first in 1985)
Best result	Fourth place (2007)
Medal record Bolivarian Games 1997 Arequipa NA 2001 Ambato NA 2013 Trujillo NA

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.

Peru was originally to host the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, it would have been the second time to be hosted by Peru. However, FIFA released a press statement on 22 February 2019 stating that Peru would no longer host the tournament following inspection of the facilities and concern over organisational challenges.^[1]

Peru will host the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup, it will be the second time to be hosted by Peru.

South American U-17 Championship Records

Year	Round	Year	Round
1985^1	7th Place	1986^1	Group stage
1988^1	Group stage	1991	Group stage
1993	Group stage	1995	Group stage
1997	Group stage	1999	Group stage
2001	Group stage	2003	Group stage
2005	Group stage	2007	4th Place
2009	Group stage	2011	Group stage
2013	6th Place	2015	Group stage
2017	Group stage	2019	5th Place
2021	TBD

¹ Under 16 Championships

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.^[2]

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.

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.

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

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Year Round PLD W D L GS GA   1985 did not qualify   1987   1989   1991   1993   1995   1997   1999   2001   2003   2005 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 4   2007 Quarter-finals 5 2 2 1 3 3   2009 did not qualify   2011   2013   2015   2017   2019   2021 Cancelled   2023 did not qualify Total Quarter-finals 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

2019 U-17 World Cup

Peru would have automatically qualified as the hosts of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[3] However, FIFA renounced Peru's rights on 22 February 2019 and replaced them with Brazil.^[4]

2021 U-17 World Cup

Peru will host and automatically qualified as the hosts of the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

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	Cornellà
	1GK	Jhefferson Rodríguez	(2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Universitario Deportes
	1GK	Ian Schimitschek	(2006-04-18) 18 April 2006 (age 17)	0	0	University of San Martín de Porres
	2DF	Philipp Eisele Yupanqui	(2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 16)	2	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
	2DF	Luis Baylón	(2006-04-07) 7 April 2006 (age 17)	1	0	Sporting Cristal
	2DF	Ghian Sotelo	(2006-06-12) 12 June 2006 (age 17)	1	0	University of San Martín de Porres
	2DF	Matías Barboza	(2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 16)	0	0	Arsenal
	2DF	Bryan Córdova	(2006-10-16) 16 October 2006 (age 17)	0	0	César Vallejo
	2DF	Jonathan García	(2007-07-06) 6 July 2007 (age 16)	0	0	Alianza Lima
	2DF	Jhosenffer Yllescas	(2006-04-27) 27 April 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Alianza Lima
	3MF	Felipe Chávez	(2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 16)	1	0	Bayern Munich
	3MF	Esteban Cruz	(2006-02-12) 12 February 2006 (age 17)	1	0	Universitario Deportes
	3MF	Valentino Delgado	(2006-09-11) 11 September 2006 (age 17)	1	0	Cantolao
	3MF	Jair Moretti	(2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 (age 16)	1	0	Sporting Cristal
	3MF	Thiago Salinas	(2006-07-14) 14 July 2006 (age 17)	1	0	Sporting Cristal
	3MF	Kelvin Abad	(2006-04-14) 14 April 2006 (age 17)	0	0	César Vallejo
	3MF	Yamir del Valle	(2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Sporting Cristal
	3MF	Brandy Paz	(2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 (age 16)	0	0	Alianza Lima
	4FW	Víctor Guzmán	(2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 (age 17)	1	0	Alianza Lima
	4FW	Yamil Mejía	(2006-07-09) 9 July 2006 (age 17)	1	0	Universitario Deportes
	4FW	Mateo Rodríguez	(2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 17)	1	0	Sporting Cristal
	4FW	Guillermo Grández	(2006-08-26) 26 August 2006 (age 17)	0	0	César Vallejo
	4FW	Bassco Soyer	(2006-10-17) 17 October 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Alianza Lima

See also

• Peru national football team
• Federacion Peruana de Futbol

References

1. "Update on the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019". 22 February 2019.
2. Manco fue el 'Rey del Sudamericano' 2009-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
3. . FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 March 2018. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018.
4. "FIFA Council decides on key steps for upcoming international tournaments". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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.