Peru
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Jotitas
AssociationPeruvian Football Federation (FPF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachVíctor Reyes
CaptainNestor Duarte
Home stadiumEstadio Nacional
FIFA codePER
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
Appearances2 (first in 2005)
Best resultQuarterfinals (2007)
South American Under-17 Football Championship
Appearances17 (first in 1985)
Best resultFourth place (2007)
Medal record
Bolivarian Games
Silver medal – second place1997 ArequipaNA
Gold medal – first place 2001 Ambato NA
Bronze medal – third place2013 TrujilloNA

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

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
Argentina 198517th Place Peru 19861Group stage
Ecuador 19881Group stage Paraguay 1991Group stage
Colombia 1993Group stage Peru 1995Group stage
Paraguay 1997Group stage Uruguay 1999Group stage
Peru 2001Group stage Bolivia 2003Group stage
Venezuela 2005Group stage Ecuador 20074th Place
Chile 2009Group stage Ecuador 2011Group stage
Argentina 20136th Place Paraguay 2015Group stage
Chile 2017Group stage Peru 20195th Place
Ecuador 2021TBD

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.

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.

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
1Colombia Colombia3115
2Argentina Argentina2103
3Peru Peru1023
4Paraguay Paraguay1001
5Ecuador Ecuador0415
6Venezuela Venezuela0101
7Bolivia Bolivia0022
8Brazil Brazil0011

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Update on the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019". 22 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Manco fue el 'Rey del Sudamericano' Archived 2009-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "FIFA Council decides on key steps for the future of international competitions". 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.
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