France national under-17 football team
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The France national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of France who will be playing in the UEFA European Championship this year or next year and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Championship 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, such as the Montaigu Tournament.
| Nickname(s) | Les Bleuets (The Little Blues) Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours) | ||
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| Association | French Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Jean-Claude Giuntini | ||
| FIFA code | FRA | ||
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| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1987) | ||
| Best result | Champions: 2001 | ||
| UEFA European Under-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Champions: 2004, 2015 | ||
France have won the FIFA U-17 World Cup once in 2001 and also won the UEFA European Under-17 Championship twice in 2004 and 2015.
PlayersEdit
Current squadEdit
- The following players have been called to participate in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Head coach: 
Jean Claude Guintini
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Amjhad Nazih | 18 January 2002 (aged 17) | 4 | 0 | Nîmes Olympique
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| 2 | GK | Melvin Zinga | 16 March 2002 (aged 17) | 11 | 0 | Le Havre
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| 3 | DF | Temitope Akinjogunla | 24 November 2002 (aged 16) | 5 | 0 | Toulouse
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| 4 | DF | Melih Altikulac | 8 February 2002 (aged 17) | 4 | 0 | Lyon
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| 5 | DF | Nianzou Kouassi (captain) | 7 June 2002 (aged 16) | 24 | 4 | Paris Saint-Germain
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| 6 | DF | Chrislain Matsima | 15 May 2002 (aged 16) | 16 | 0 |  Monaco
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| 7 | DF | Jean-Claude Ntenda | 3 September 2002 (aged 16) | 15 | 1 | Nantes
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| 8 | DF | Brandon Soppy | 21 February 2002 (aged 17) | 17 | 1 | Rennes
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| 9 | DF | Etienne Youte Kinkoué | 14 January 2002 (aged 17) | 5 | 1 | Troyes
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| 10 | MF | Lucien Agoumé | 9 February 2002 (aged 17) | 17 | 4 | Sochaux
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| 11 | MF | Adil Aouchiche | 15 July 2002 (aged 16) | 21 | 5 | Paris Saint-Germain
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| 12 | MF | Johann Lepenant | 22 October 2002 (aged 16) | 16 | 0 | Caen
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| 13 | MF | Enzo Millot | 17 July 2002 (aged 16) | 20 | 2 | Monaco
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| 14 | MF | Théo Zidane | 18 May 2002 (aged 16) | 12 | 2 |  Real Madrid
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| 15 | FW | Dilane Bakwa | 26 August 2002 (aged 16) | 23 | 5 | Bordeaux
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| 16 | FW | Isaac Lihadji | 10 April 2002 (aged 16) | 8 | 0 | Marseille
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| 17 | FW | Nathanaël Mbuku | 16 March 2002 (aged 17) | 21 | 6 | Reims
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| 18 | FW | Kelian Nsona Wa Sata | 11 May 2002 (aged 16) | 7 | 0 | Caen
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| 19 | FW | Georginio Rutter | 20 April 2002 (aged 16) | 29 | 10 | Rennes
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| 20 | FW | Amadou Traoré | 7 March 2002 (aged 17) | 25 | 4 | Bordeaux
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Previous squadsEdit
Competitive recordEdit
- For single-match results of the under-17 national team, see French football single-season articles.
FIFA U-17 World Cup recordEdit
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UEFA U-17 European Championship recordEdit
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-out.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
HonoursEdit
- Champions (9): 1976, 1977, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006,
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Official site (in French)