Algeria national under-17 football team

The Algeria national under-17 football team is the national representative for Algeria in international under-17 football competition, and is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation. The team competes in the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, UNAF U-17 Tournament, and the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years. The under-17 team also participates in local and international friendly tournaments. The team is currently coached by Abdelkader Soltani.

Algeria U-17
Nickname(s)الأفنــاك
(Fennec Foxes)
AssociationAlgerian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachAbdelkader Soltani
Home stadiumStade 5 Juillet
FIFA codeALG
First colours
Second colours
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 2009)
Best resultRunners-up (2009)
UNAF U-17 Tournament
Appearances10 (first in 2006)
Best resultChampions (2006, 2008, 2012)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2009)
Best resultRound 1 (2009)

Honours
Runners-up (1): 2009
Winners (3): 2006, 2008, 2012
Runners-up (3): 2008, 2009, 2011

Tournament Records

Current squad
Squad for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup on October 26, 2017'[1][2]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Abdennour Merzouki (1992-02-15) 15 February 1992 31 0 FAF Academy
16 1GK Nacer Zaâbat (1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 18 0 FAF Academy
21 1GK Abdelouakil Talhi (1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 17 0 OMR El Annasser
2 2DF Ahmed Cheheima (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 29 5 FAF Academy
3 2DF Mustapha Bouteldja (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 13 0 FAF Academy
4 2DF Mohamed Ilyes Cherchar (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 31 2 FAF Academy
5 2DF Ibrahim Bekakchi (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 28 4 FAF Academy
8 2DF Djelloul Djouba (1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 26 0 FAF Academy
19 2DF Abderahmane Belkadi (1992-06-06) 6 June 1992 30 0 FAF Academy
20 2DF Billel Khida (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 26 2 FAF Academy
6 3MF Houssem Eddine Ferkous (1992-01-31) 31 January 1992 31 0 FAF Academy
7 3MF Abdelghani Boughoula (1992-09-27) 27 September 1992 21 0 FAF Academy
10 3MF Abdelhakim Bezzaz (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 31 7 ES Sétif
12 3MF Ziri Hammar (1992-07-25) 25 July 1992 9 2 AS Nancy
15 3MF Julien López Baila (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 3 0 Montpellier HSC
17 3MF Mohamed Nadir Ziane (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 29 2 ES Sétif
11 4FW Saïd Ferguène (1992-06-16) 16 June 1992 4 0 JS Kabylie
13 4FW Aghiles Toulait (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 22 4 FAF Academy
14 4FW Mohamed Lamine Omrani (1992-01-17) 17 January 1992 13 6 ES Sétif
18 4FW Youcef Khelifi (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 29 5 ES Sétif

See also

References
  1. "EN U17 : La sélection pour la Coupe du Monde". DZfoot.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2009-10-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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