Denmark national under-17 football team

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

The Denmark national under-17 football team represents Denmark in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Danish Football Association, the governing body for football in Denmark. It was founded in 1964 as an under-16 team. In 2001, it was changed to an under-17 team.

Denmark Under-17

Association	Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union)
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Søren Hermansen
Most caps	Tom Christensen (37)
Top scorer	Viktor Fischer (20)
FIFA code	DEN
First colours Second colours
First international
Denmark 3–1 Sweden (Tårnby, Denmark; 5 September 1964)
Biggest win
Liechtenstein 0–11 Denmark (Csákvár, Hungary; 3 October 2016)
Biggest defeat
Portugal 7–0 Denmark (Aveiro, Portugal; 10 March 1996)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2011)
Best result	Group stage (2011)
European Championship
Appearances	17 (first in 1986)
Best result	Runners-up (1994)

Competitive record

The Danish under-17 squad made its World Cup debut at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico.

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup

Under-16 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Under-17 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991 to 2009	did not qualify
2011	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	8
2013 to 2023	did not qualify
2025	to be determined

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

UEFA European Under-16 and Under-17 Championship

Under-16 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1982	did not qualify
1984
1985
1986	Group phase	3	1	1	1	4	3
1987	Group phase	3	0	2	1	2	3
1988	did not qualify
1989	Group phase	3	1	0	2	10	9
1990	Group phase	3	2	0	1	10	3
1991	Group phase	3	0	1	2	3	7
1992	Group phase	3	1	0	2	2	4
1993	Did not qualify
1994	Runners-up	6	3	1	2	15	13
1995	did not qualify
1996
1997
1998	Quarterfinals	4	1	2	1	2	3
1999	Group phase	3	1	0	2	2	2
2000	Group phase	3	1	0	2	7	7
2001	did not qualify

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Under-17 era

Edition	Round	MP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	Quarterfinals	4	1	3	0	12	6
2003	Group phase	3	1	0	2	4	5
2004	did not qualify
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011	Semifinals	4	3	0	1	6	4
2012	did not qualify
2013
2014
2015
2016	Group phase	3	1	1	1	2	3
2017	did not qualify
2018	Group phase	3	0	0	3	2	5
2019	did not qualify
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	9	6
2023	did not qualify
2024	Semifinals	5	1	2	2	5	8
2025	to be determined

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.
• Match dates: 22–28 March 2023
• Opposition: England, Netherlands and Northern Ireland
• Caps and goals correct as of: 14 February 2023, after the match against South Korea

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Lucas Martin	(2006-06-26) 26 June 2006	5	0	Nordsjælland
	1GK	Gustav Aabro	(2006-06-28) 28 June 2006	2	0	Borussia Dortmund
	2DF	Tristan Birch	(2006-03-05) 5 March 2006	10	0	Copenhagen
	2DF	Cornelius Olsson	(2006-02-27) 27 February 2006	8	0	Copenhagen
	2DF	Lucas Høgsberg	(2006-06-23) 23 June 2006	7	1	Nordsjælland
	2DF	Mikkel Kristensen	(2006-07-05) 5 July 2006	6	0	AGF
	2DF	Hjalte Bidstrup	(2006-02-15) 15 February 2006	5	1	Copenhagen
	2DF	Tobias Slotsager	(2006-01-01) 1 January 2006	4	0	OB
	2DF	Julius Berthel Askou	(2006-05-27) 27 May 2006	2	0	OB
	3MF	Christian Jørgensen	(2006-01-25) 25 January 2006	10	1	Midtjylland
	3MF	Nikolaj Juul-Sandberg	(2006-04-21) 21 April 2006	10	0	OB
	3MF	Lasse Overgaard	(2006-03-26) 26 March 2006	9	1	Midtjylland
	3MF	Jonatan Lindekilde	(2006-03-31) 31 March 2006	7	2	Midtjylland
	3MF	Jonathan Asp Jensen	(2006-01-14) 14 January 2006	5	1	Bayern Munich
	4FW	Anders Noshe	(2006-01-09) 9 January 2006	10	1	AaB
	4FW	Tobias Lund Jensen	(2006-02-10) 10 February 2006	9	7	Club Brugge
	4FW	Sebastian Mikkelsen	(2006-11-01) 1 November 2006	9	5	Silkeborg
	4FW	Victor Froholdt	(2006-02-25) 25 February 2006	7	1	Copenhagen
	4FW	Amin Chiakha	(2006-03-12) 12 March 2006	6	6	Copenhagen
	4FW	Oscar Schwartau	(2006-05-17) 17 May 2006	2	0	Brøndby

Recent callups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Mikkel Markdal	(2006-04-20) 20 April 2006	2	0	AGF	v. Belgium, 1 November 2022
DF	Oliver Klemensen Brendstrup Bødker	(2006-03-01) 1 March 2006	3	0	Nordsjælland	v. Belgium, 1 November 2022
DF	Nicolai Blicher	(2006-02-07) 7 February 2006	2	0	Esbjerg	v. Belgium, 1 November 2022
DF	Gustav Bjerge	(2006-05-03) 3 May 2006	0	0	Midtjylland	v. Belgium, 1 November 2022
MF	Julius Nielsen	(2006-04-26) 26 April 2006	4	1	Silkeborg	v. Belgium, 1 November 2022
MF	Adam Claridge Jensen	(2006-03-31) 31 March 2006	2	0	Brøndby	v. Belgium, 1 November 2022
MF	Laurits Raun Pedersen	(2006-01-25) 25 January 2006	2	0	Randers	v. Belgium, 1 November 2022
MF	Max Albæk Andersen	(2006-02-19) 19 February 2006	0	0	OB	v. Belgium, 1 November 2022

Head coaches

• 1971: Max Rasmussen
• 1972: Bent Dahl
• 1973–1979: Hardy Gynild
• 1980–1981: Kaj Christensen
• 1982: Hans Brun Larsen
• 1983: Per Simonsen
• 1984–1987: Kim Splidsboel
• 1987–1996: Poul Erik Bech
• 1996–2006: Hans Brun Larsen
• 2006–2008: Glen Riddersholm
• 2008–2012: Thomas Frank
• 2012–2016: Jan Michaelsen
• 2016: Per Holm
• 2017: Claus Nørgaard
• 2017–2018: Michael Pedersen
• 2018–2020: Søren Hermansen
• 2020-2023: Kenneth Weber
• 2023: Søren Hermansen
• 2023-: Jesper Mikkelsen

See also

• Denmark men's national football team
• Denmark men's national under-21 football team
• Denmark men's national under-19 football team
• Denmark women's national football team
• Denmark women's national under-19 football team
• Denmark women's national under-17 football team