Croatia national under-17 football team

Croatia U17
Nickname(s)	Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers)
Association	Croatian Football Federation (HNS)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Robert Jarni
Most caps	Milan Badelj (28)
Top scorer	Nikola Kalinić (15)
FIFA code	CRO
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Croatia 1–0 Hungary ; (Donji Miholjac, Croatia; 26 April 1993)
Biggest win
	Croatia 11–0 Andorra ; (Donji Tavankut, Serbia; 29 September 2004)
Biggest defeat
	Croatia 0–5 Norway ; (Tallinn, Estonia; 25 October 2006) Croatia 0–5 England ; (Pula, Croatia; 28 September 2016)
European Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 1996)
Best result	Third place, 2001
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2001)
Best result	Quarter-finals, 2015
Website	hns-cff.hr

The Croatia national under-17 football team represents Croatia in international football for players aged 23 or under.

The team played its first match, a friendly against Hungary in 1993. Since its independence, Croatia participated in eight UEFA European Under-17 Championships: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2013, 2015 and 2017, hosted in Croatia. Croatia's greatest success at this tournament was third place in 2001. The team also finished fourth in 2005.

Croatia also participated at three FIFA U-17 World Cups since its independence: 2001, 2013 and 2015, where it was eliminated in quarter-finals, its biggest success so far in this tournament.

Competition history

UEFA European Under-16/17 Championship record

Until the 1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 17 years were eligible to compete. Since the 1998 tournament, the date limit has been moved back to 1 January.[1] In 2001/2002 the competition was renamed European Under-17 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA U-16/17 European Championship record									UEFA U-16/17 Championship Qualification record
1994	Did not qualify								4	1	2	1	7	6	+1
1995	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	3	1	+2
1996	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	4	8	−4	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7
1997	Did not qualify								2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
1998	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8
1999	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	2	2	0	0	11	0	+11
2000	Did not qualify								3	1	1	1	3	4	−1
2001	Third place	6	4	0	2	9	7	+2	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6
2002	Did not qualify								3	2	1	0	8	3	+5
2003									6	4	0	2	14	7	+7
2004									3	1	1	1	3	4	−1
2005	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	13	11	+2	6	4	1	1	20	8	+12
2006	Did not qualify								3	1	1	1	2	1	+1
2007									3	1	0	2	8	11	−3
2008									6	4	1	1	13	1	+12
2009									6	5	0	1	11	4	+7
2010									6	4	1	1	9	5	+4
2011									6	2	4	0	6	3	+3
2012									3	1	0	2	5	6	−1
2013	Group stage	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	6	5	1	0	15	8	+7
2014	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	1	3	−2
2015	Quarter-finals	5	3	2	0	5	1	+4	6	5	1	0	18	2	+16
2016	Did not qualify								6	2	1	3	11	11	0
2017	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	Qualified as hosts
2018	Did not qualify								6	2	3	1	10	4	+6
2019	Did not qualify								6	3	2	1	10	6	+4
2020	Tournament and elite qualifying round cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic								3	3	0	0	9	3	+6
2021	Tournament and qualifying round cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	3	2	+1
2023	Qualified								6	3	2	1	6	5	+1
Total	8/28	33	13	8	12	39	42	−3	117	67	25	25	231	111	+120

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1995 to 1999	Did not qualify
2001	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	8	−5
2003 to 2011	Did not qualify
2013	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2
2015	Quarter-finals	5	2	2	1	7	5	+2
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Did not qualify
Total	3/12	11	4	2	5	13	18	−5

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, to be played in May-June 2023.[2]

Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023, after the match against Slovenia.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Jan Hlapčić	(2006-04-07) 7 April 2006	11	0	Osijek
1GK	Josip Cundeković	(2006-10-13) 13 October 2006	0	0	Gorica
1GK	Antonio Rajić	(2007-03-04) 4 March 2007	0	0	Dinamo Zagreb

2DF	Ante Sušak	(2006-01-20) 20 January 2006	10	1	Dinamo Zagreb
2DF	Marino Skelin	(2006-09-18) 18 September 2006	8	1	Hajduk Split
2DF	Ante Utrobičić	(2006-07-12) 12 July 2006	5	0	Lokomotiva Zagreb
2DF	Ljubo Puljić	(2007-05-31) 31 May 2007	4	0	Osijek
2DF	Marko Zebić	(2007-01-08) 8 January 2007	3	1	Dinamo Zagreb
2DF	Noa Mikić	(2007-01-27) 27 January 2007	2	0	Dinamo Zagreb
2DF	Duje Milišić	(2007-05-20) 20 May 2007	0	0	Hajduk Split
2DF	Andrija Tomić	(2007-05-15) 15 May 2007	0	0	Osijek

3MF	Marin Ćalušić	(2006-07-08) 8 July 2006	12	3	Hajduk Split
3MF	Antonio Kujundžić	(2006-01-20) 20 January 2006	11	2	Dinamo Zagreb
3MF	Noa Skoko	(2006-01-12) 12 January 2006	11	1	Hajduk Split
3MF	Sergej Levak	(2006-05-03) 3 May 2006	5	0	Roma
3MF	Leon Lalić	(2006-01-23) 23 January 2006	2	0	Red Bull Salzburg
3MF	Branko Pavić	(2006-11-07) 7 November 2006	2	0	Dinamo Zagreb
3MF	Leon Ivančić	(2006-03-12) 12 March 2006	0	0	Lokomotiva

4FW	Toni Majić	(2006-05-03) 3 May 2006	13	5	Dinamo Zagreb
4FW	Leo Rimac	(2006-03-14) 14 March 2006	10	3	Dinamo Zagreb
4FW	Filip Živković	(2006-08-01) 1 August 2006	8	1	Osijek
4FW	Bartol Kardum	(2006-07-18) 18 July 2006	4	0	Lokomotiva
4FW	Anton Matković	(2006-02-19) 19 February 2006	2	0	Osijek

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for future selections.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Mihael Letica	(2006-04-15) 15 April 2006	1	0	Slaven Belupo	v. Sweden, 26 October 2022

DF	Niko Fridl	(2006-03-23) 23 March 2006	8	0	Hajduk Split	v. Slovenia, 28 March 2023
DF	Sven Sopić	(2006-07-07) 7 July 2006	7	0	Dinamo Zagreb	v. Slovenia, 28 March 2023
DF	Ivan Bikić	(2006-02-12) 12 February 2006	4	0	Šibenik	v. Sweden, 26 October 2022
DF	Ivan Krstanović	(2006-04-05) 5 April 2006	2	0	Hajduk Split	v. Sweden, 26 October 2022
DF	Luka Vušković	(2007-02-24) 24 February 2007	0	0	Hajduk Split	v. Sweden, 26 October 2022

MF	Tomas Baković	(2007-03-29) 29 March 2007	7	0	Dinamo Zagreb	v. Slovenia, 28 March 2023
MF	Antonio Baždarić	(2006-01-08) 8 January 2006	4	0	Lokomotiva Zagreb	v. Sweden, 26 October 2022
MF	Mate Ivković	(2006-01-04) 4 January 2006	2	1	Roma	v. Sweden, 26 October 2022

FW	Tin Miljak	(2006-09-17) 17 September 2006	1	0	Dinamo Zagreb	v. Slovenia, 28 March 2023
FW	Lovre Lončar	(2006-05-11) 11 May 2006	2	0	Hajduk Split	v. Sweden, 26 October 2022
FW	Marino Žeravica	(2006-03-26) 26 March 2006	0	0	Hajduk Split	v. Sweden, 26 October 2022

Past squads

References

"European U-16/U-17 Championship". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
"Robert Jarni Objavio Popis Igrača za Europsko Prvenstvo u Mađarskoj" (in Croatian). Hrvatski nogometni savez. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

External links

UEFA Under-17 Official website
Youth level statistics at the Croatian Football Federation official website (in Croatian)
Croatia under-17 at Soccerway

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[1] "European U-16/U-17 Championship". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

[2] "Robert Jarni Objavio Popis Igrača za Europsko Prvenstvo u Mađarskoj" (in Croatian). Hrvatski nogometni savez. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

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