Puerto Rico national under-17 football team

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Puerto Rico U17
Nickname(s)El Huracán Azul
(The Blue Hurricane)
AssociationFederación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachMarco Vélez
Home stadiumEstadio Juan Ramón Loubriel
FIFA codePUR
First international
 Honduras 1–0 Puerto Rico 
(Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; August 28, 1983)
Biggest win
Anguilla Anguilla 0–8 Puerto Rico 
(Bradenton, Florida; April 6, 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 8–0 Puerto Rico 
(Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; August 30, 1983)
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1983)
Best resultGroup stage (1983)

The Puerto Rico national under-17 football team represents Puerto Rico in tournaments at the under-17 level. It is controlled by the Puerto Rican Football Federation.

History[]

Puerto Rico made its debut at the 1983 CONCACAF Championship were they faced Honduras and México. Subsequently they played in the FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifiers in 1991, 2000 and 2002. It wasn't until 2006 where they got their first two victories against Anguilla and Saint Lucia.[1]

Since 2012 they have participated in every World Cup qualification. In 2012 the team was managed by Jeaustin Campos where they played in Cuba the first round of the qualification where they faced the hosts, Aruba and Bahamas but failing to advance to the next round.[2]

In 2014 they went to Bahamas this time managed by Vítor Hugo Barros where they earned a win against Bahamas but failed to advance after losing 2-0 against Martinique and drawing scoreless to Bermudas.[3]

Steven Estrada managed the team in 2016 with a very limited time to prepare. They lost all the matches against Haiti, Cayman Islands and Aruba, scoring only one goal.[4]

Marco Vélez will be in charge of the U-17 in 2019.[5]

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were selected for the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying.[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Johan Rodríguez 0 0 United States Continental FC DELCO
1 1GK Ian Mercado 3 0 Puerto Rico Bayamón FC
2DF Daniel Rosario 3 0 United States Orlando City SC
2DF Giovanni Calderón 3 0 United States Beachside SC
2DF José Luis Rivera 1 1 Spain SCR Peña Deportiva
2DF Alejandro López 3 0 Puerto Rico Fraigcomar
2DF Diego Gerena 0 0 Puerto Rico Fraigcomar
2DF Diego Uriarte 1 0 Puerto Rico GPS
7 2DF Jan Mateo 1 0 Puerto Rico GPS
3MF Wilfredo Rivera 2 0 United States Orlando City SC
17 3MF José López 3 2 Puerto Rico Bayamón FC
3MF Yavieric Ortiz 2 1 United States Orlando City SC
8 3MF José Hazim 3 0 Puerto Rico GPS
9 3MF Allan Agosto 1 1 Puerto Rico Villa Andalucía
3MF Maicol Roldán 1 0 Puerto Rico Bayamón FC
10 3MF Agustín Ortega 2 1 Puerto Rico Bayamón FC
12 3MF Diego Zayas 3 1 Puerto Rico GPS
16 4FW Jorge Bermúdez 2 0 Spain Fundación Marcet
13 4FW Leandro Antonetti 2 1 Spain CD Lugo
4FW Andrés Ramos 1 1 Puerto Rico GPS Mayagüez

References[]

  1. ^ "Selección Sub17 de Puerto Rico".
  2. ^ "Sub17: Puerto Rico cae ante Cuba y la clasificación se dificulta".
  3. ^ "Puerto Rico se despide goleando a Bahamas".
  4. ^ "INSUFICIENTE EL AGUERRIDO ESFUERZO DE PUERTO RICO y QUEDA ELIMINADO EN ELIMINATORIA SUB 17 DEL CARIBE | FutbolBoricua.net".
  5. ^ "Comienza el proceso de visorías para la Sub17".
  6. ^ "Se prepara la Selección Sub17".

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