El Salvador national under-17 football team
# El Salvador national under-17 football team

The El Salvador Under 17's football team, is controlled by Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol and represents El Salvador in international under-17 or youth football competitions.

## Tournament Records

### FIFA U-17 World Cup

| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1987 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 0/19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Fixtures and results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

| Date | Location | Opponent | Score* | Competition | Salvadoran scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 January 2023 | Cancha #1 del Complejo Deportivo FESFUT | C.D. Neo Pipil | 4-0 | Friendly | Raúl Ávalos Mauricio Zavala Melvin Urbina |
| 15 January 2023 | Cancha #1 del Complejo Deportivo FESFUT | A.D. Municipal Juayua | 1-0 | Friendly | Adrián Ventura |
| 20 February 2023 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Guatemala City | Guatemala | 2-3 | Friendly | Christopher Arias Néstor Somoza |
| 22 January 2023 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Guatemala City | Guatemala | 0-5 | Friendly | Nil |
| 3 February 2023 | Complejo Deportivo FESFUT, cancha 3 | Nicaragua | 4-3 | Friendly | Nelson Diaz Christopher Argueta Bryan Vásquez |
| 5 February 2023 | Complejo Deportivo FESFUT, cancha 3 | Nicaragua | 3-2 | Friendly | Raúl Ávalos Jair Asprilla |
| 12 February 2023 | Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala | Haiti | 3-1 | 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship | Christopher Argueta 39' 63' Elder Figueroa 86' |
| 14 February 2023 | Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala | Honduras | TBD | 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship | TBD 42' |
| 16 February 2023 | Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala | Suriname | TBD | 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship | TBD 42' |

Key

* F = Friendly
* UF = Unofficial Friendly
* U-17 Q = 2015 U-17 Championship qualifying
* PSO = Penalty shootout
* a.e.t. = After extra time
* El Salvador's scores listed first

## Players

### Current squad

The following 20 players were called up for the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in February.

| Pos. | Player | Club |
| - | - | - |
| 1GK | Alex Aguilar | D.C. United Academy |
| 1GK | Hamilton Lewis | Chalatenango |
| 2DF | Nestor Delgador | Turin FESA |
| 2DF | Kiano Casamalhuapa | FC Cincinnati Under 17 |
| 2DF | Christian Villalobos | Los Angeles FC |
| 2DF | Diego Vasquez | D.C. United Academy |
| 2DF | Michael Ventura | CD San Carlos |
| 2DF | Anderson Portillo | AIFC Carolina |
| 2DF | Johnathan Aguirre | D.C. United Academy |
| 3MF | Steven Mancia | Santa Ana |
| 3MF | Elder Figueroa | Unattached |
| 3MF | Walter Menjivar | Chalatenango |
| 3MF | Christopher Arias | New York City FC |
| 3MF | Adrian Aguilar | Los Angeles FC |
| 4FW | Nelson Diaz | CD San Carlos |
| 4FW | Christopher Argueta | D.C. United Academy |
| 4FW | Raul Avalos | D.C. United Academy |
| 4FW | Wilber Diaz | Turin FESA |
| 4FW | Brayan Vasquez | New York Red Bulls |
| 4FW | Jair Asprilla | Municipal |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the El Salvador U-17 squad in the past 12 months.

| Date of birth (age) | Latest call-up |
| - | - |
| Diego Torres | Manassas United Academy |
| Nestor Somoza | Turin FESA |
| Kevin Nova | Alexandria Soccer |
| Mauricio Zavala | Turin FESA |

## Personnel

### Current staff

| Head coach | Juan Carlos Serrano |
| - | - |
| Assistant coach | William Renderos |
| Physical Coordinator | Pablo Rodas |
| Physical Therapist | TBD |
| Medical Trainer | TBD |

## List of coaches

* Jorge Araujo (1990)
* Cesar Acevedo (1999)
* Armando Contreras Palma (2001)
* Remberto Santillana (2002)
* Hector Cocherari (2004)
* Norberto Huezo (February 2006 –)
* Mario Rodriguez (Jan 2008)
* Victor Manuel Pacheco (November 2010 – December 2011)
* Jose Luis Rugamas (January 2012 – January 2013)
* Victor Manuel Pacheco (February 2013 – October 2013)
* Rafael Tobar (August 2014 – February 2015)
* Edgar Henríquez (May 2015 – December 2015)
* Erick Dowson Prado (January 2016 – April 2017)
* Diego Pizarro (September 2017 – December 2017)
* José de la Cruz (January 2017 - December 2017)
* Ernesto Gochez (Dec 2018- 2021)
* Juan Carlos Serrano (July 2022 - Present)

## Record versus other nations

Records for competitive matches only. As of 03-01-13

| Nat | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
| Canada | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -13 |
| Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Guatemala | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| Jamaica | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| Nicaragua | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | +33 |
| Panama | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
| United States | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 30 | -25 |
