Barbados national under-17 football team

The Barbados national under-17 football team, nicknamed Bajan Tridents, is the youth national association football team of Barbados and is controlled by the Barbados Football Association. Its represent the country FIFA U-17 World Cup also regional competition CONCACAF U-17 Championship. The team hasn't qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup[1][2][3][4][5]

Barbados Under-17
Nickname(s)Bajan Tridents
AssociationBarbados Football Association
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachBarbados Renaldo Gilkes
CaptainAndre Applewhaite
Home stadiumBarbados National Stadium
FIFA codeBRB
First colours
Second colours
First international
Saint Lucia  3–1  Barbados
(Castries; 18 October 1998)
Biggest win
Barbados  5–2  Dominica
(Bridgetown, Barbados 24 July 2016)
Biggest defeat
Canada  8–0 Barbados  Barbados
(Montego Bay Jamaica; 17 February 2011)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0
CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2011)
Best resultGroup stage (2011, 2013, 2019, 2023)

History edit

Since the formation Barbados national under-17 football team have not performed well in international competitions. They have never qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The team has qualified thrice for the CONCACAF U-17 Championship and never advanced past the group stage.

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following 20 players have been named in the final roster for the 2023 Concacaf Men’s Under-17 Championship that will be held in Guatemala from February 11-26, 2023.[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK K'Den Hee Chung (2006-03-20)20 March 2006 (aged 16)   Pro Shottas United
2 2DF Micaiah Clarke (2007-09-02)2 September 2007 (aged 15)   National Sports Council
3 2DF Ajani Banton (2006-12-18)18 December 2006 (aged 16)   Ballaz International
4 2DF Warren Trotman (2006-12-05)5 December 2006 (aged 16)   UWI Blackbirds
5 2DF Kamari Johnson (2007-06-21)21 June 2007 (aged 15)   West Coast Youth Academy
6 3MF Amego Jordan (2006-02-19)19 February 2006 (aged 16)   Pinelands FC
7 3MF Shamari Harewood (2006-05-25)25 May 2006 (aged 16)   Paradise
8 3MF Joshua Husbands (2006-04-04)4 April 2006 (aged 16)   Whitehall FA
9 4FW Che Millington (2006-12-24)24 December 2006 (aged 16)   Pro Shottas United
10 4FW Rovaldo Massiah (2006-08-17)17 August 2006 (aged 16)   Pro Shottas United
11 3MF Christian Gill (2006-02-20)20 February 2006 (aged 16)   Pro Shottas United
12 3MF Kiaros Greaves (2006-09-12)12 September 2006 (aged 16)   Technique FC
13 3MF Kobe Burges (2006-01-11)11 January 2006 (aged 17)   Pinelands FC
14 2DF Ephraim Gill (2007-05-04)4 May 2007 (aged 15)   Pro Shottas United
15 3MF Jayden Grenidge (2006-09-05)5 September 2006 (aged 16)   Kick Start FC
16 2DF Zachari Yard (2007-10-02)2 October 2007 (aged 15)   Pro Shottas United
17 3MF Ronan Lee (2007-02-03)3 February 2007 (aged 16)   Pro Shottas United
18 1GK Jireh Malcolm (2006-11-21)21 November 2006 (aged 16)   Potential Ballers FC
19 3MF Ajanie Payne (2007-04-27)27 April 2007 (aged 15)   Barbados Soccer Academy
20 3MF James Moore (2006-01-01)1 January 2006 (aged 17)   Pro Shottas United

Fixtures and recent results edit

The following is a list of recent match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2019 edit

2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Group F Guatemala   1–1
  Barbados Bradenton, United States
16:00 UTC−4 Gaitán   55' Report Gale   90'+3' Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Group F Barbados   1–6
  United States Bradenton, United States
16:00 UTC−4 Richards   54' (pen.) Report
Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1
Attendance: 215
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
6 May 2019 (2019-05-06) 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Group F Barbados   0–4
  Canada Bradenton, United States
16:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

2023 edit

Competitive records edit

FIFA U-17 World Cup edit

Year Round GP W D L GS GA GD
  1985 Did not qualify
  1987
  1989 Did not enter
  1991 Withdrew from qualification
  1993 Did not qualify
  1995 Disqualified from qualification
  1997 Did not qualify
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005
  2007
  2009
  2011
  2013
  2015
  2017
  2019
  2023
  2025 To be determined
Total 0/20 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0

CONCACAF U-17 Championship edit

Year Round GP W D L GS GA GD
  1983 Did not qualify
  1985
  1987 Did not enter
  1988 Did not qualify
  1991
  1992 Disqualified
  1994 Did not qualify
  1996
  1999
   2001
   2003
   2005
   2007
  2009
  2011 Group stage 2 0 0 2 1 10 –9
  2013 Group stage 2 0 1 1 2 4 –2
  2015 Did not qualify
  2017
  2019 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 11 –9
  2023 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 8 –7
Total 4/20 10 0 3 7 6 33 –27

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Barbados U-17 soccer team profile, results, fixtures, squad". International Soccerway. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Barbados youth national under-17 team statistics, results, fixtures, photos". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Barbados U-17 soccer team squad, matches, results". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Youth decorates senior team roster World Cup Qualifiers". Barbadosloopnews.com. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Invest in u-17 football team". Nation News. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. ^ "National team roster 2023 Concacaf Under-17 Championship". Concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

External links edit