Belgium national under-18 football team

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Belgium Under-18
Nickname(s)Little Red Devils
AssociationRoyal Belgian Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachWesley Sonck
CaptainFrederik Spruyt
Most capsJean-Francois Gillet (19)
Top scorerÉmile Mpenza (6)
FIFA codeBEL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current10

The Belgium national under-18 football team are a feeder team for the main Belgium national football team.

The team plays an annual friendly tournament. In addition, it only plays practice matches. The team is mainly intended to prepare players from Belgium Under 17 for Belgium Under 19.

From 1948 to 2001, an annual European Under-18 Championship was played. In 1977, Belgium won the tournament. In 2002, the tournament was transformed into a European Under-19 football championship.[1]

Recent results[]

28 April 2014 2014 Slovakia Cup Belgium  0–2  Norway
15:00 Report (in Dutch) Espejord 6'
Skimmeland 37'
29 April 2014 2014 Slovakia Cup Russia  3–0  Belgium
15:00 Mayrovich 29'
Chernov 46'
50'		 Report (in Dutch)
1 May 2014 2014 Slovakia Cup Belgium  1–0  Japan
11:00 21' (pen.) Report (in Dutch)
2 May 2014 2014 Slovakia Cup Belgium  1–4  Czech Republic
11:00 34' Report (in Dutch) 18'
39'
Takács 51'
Suchan 79'
5 November 2014 Friendly Belgium  1 – 2   Switzerland Centre national de formation Tubize
19:00 Dimata 81' [ Summary] Babic 8'
15' (pen.)		 Attendance: 200

Current squad[]

The following players have been called up for the friendly against Austria on 14 September 2016. [1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
4FW (1999-04-12) 12 April 1999 (age 22) Belgium Heist
Jelle Bataille (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 22) Belgium Oostende
(1999-03-17) 17 March 1999 (age 22) Belgium Gent
Milan Corryn (1999-04-04) 4 April 1999 (age 22) Belgium Anderlecht
(1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 23) Belgium Club Brugge
Hannes Delcroix (1999-02-28) 28 February 1999 (age 22) Belgium Anderlecht
Jerome Deom (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 (age 22) Belgium Standard Liège
Robbie D'Haese (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 22) Belgium Oostende
3MF Xian Emmers (1999-07-20) 20 July 1999 (age 22) Italy Inter
(1999-03-23) 23 March 1999 (age 22) Belgium Anderlecht
(1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 23) Belgium Standard Liège
Soufiane Karkache (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 (age 22) Belgium Club Brugge
Mike Trésor Ndayishimiye (1999-05-28) 28 May 1999 (age 22) Belgium Anderlecht
3MF Paolo Sabak (1999-02-10) 10 February 1999 (age 23) Belgium Genk
1GK Mile Svilar (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 22) Belgium Anderlecht
2DF Zinho Vanheusden (1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 22) Italy Inter
Louis Verstraete (1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 (age 22) Belgium Gent
Marten Wilmots (1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 23) Belgium Standard Liège

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Belgium [U18]". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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