AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023: All 16 participating National Team squads

The competition kicked off on 15th of June.

The AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023 will be the 19th edition of the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). This edition will be the first since 2006 to be played as an U-17 tournament, as the AFC proposed to switch the competition from U-16 to U-17 starting from 2023. 

The 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup will be played from the 15th of June to the 2nd of July, with a total of 16 teams participating in this year’s competition.

With that said, let us now take a look at the final squads of all the participating nations in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023.

Thailand

Goalkeepers: Tissanu Khuptanavin, Supanut Sudathip, Thanakrit Auttharak

Defenders: Chanasorn Choklap, Surachai Booncharee, Jeerapong Chamsakul, Kitiphat Boonduang, Siraphop Nilsaeng, Saranyawat Naprasert, Tanakrit Lomnak

Midfielders: Pacharaphol Lekkun, Nanthiphat Chaiman, Phanthawat Khetchomphu, Jirapong Pungviravong, Ratthathammanun Deeying, Phongsakorn, Teerapat Pruetong, Natee Tampradab, Dutsadee Buranajutanon

Forwards: Kongnat Thuamthongde, Chanothai Kongmeng, Tontawan Puntamunee

Yemen

Goalkeepers: Wadhah Anwar Ahmed, Mabrook Ban Taleb, Marwan Abdulsalam Meyad

Defenders: Mohammed Raed Mohammed, Hesham Shehab Al-Husaini, Mohammed Gaber Al-Hendi, Ahmed Mustafa Al-Hajj, Abdullah Ali Al-Aqel, Ali Nabil Al-Hanbasi, Yunes Hamid Ali, Abdulwahid Al-Sayaghi

Midfielders: Anwar Hussein Al-Turaiqi, Mohammed Saleh Fadhel, Haithm Faisal Al-Salami, Zaid Ali Al-Garash , Esam Abdulatef Radman, Ghassan Nabil Baradah, Ahmed Abdulwahab Al-Mushiki, Mohammed Khaled Moqbel, Adel Abbas Qasem

Forwards: Aiham Abdurabu Daghaif, Abdulrahman Al-Khadher Abdulnabi, Ahmed Yaseen Esmail

Malaysia

Goalkeepers: Muhammad Farish Farhan, Muhammad Aliff Aiman, Muhammad Syazrul Haziq

Defenders: Mulia Hairi, Ahmad Danial Razali, Muhammad Afiq Hakimi, Muhamad Irfan Aswad, Raja Norfirdaus, Muhammad Ryan Fahreen, Adib Ibrahim Adnan, Muhamad Faris Danish, Muhammad Aiman Yusuf   

Midfielders: Muhammad Afiq Danish, Muhammad Afiq Danish, Muhammad Danish Iskandar, Don Damien Derwin, Muhammad Aisy Alhakim

Forwards: Muhammad Nabil Fitri, Muhammad Zainurhakimi Zain, Muhammad Anjasmirza, Muhammad Nor Ezawi N, Muhamad Dainei Disa, Muhammad Arami Wafiy, Muhammad Irfan Zakwan

Laos 

Goalkeepers: Chanthavisouk Nouvorlavong, Soulisak Manpaseuth, Souksamone Vethita

Defenders: Xayasouk Keovisone, Chanthavisouk Phongsavath, Khammanh Thapaseut, Sisavath Keomoungkhoun, Aliyakone Fongsavanh, Doulanay Keomanivong, Khounvang Soundala

Midfielders: Ketsada Detkoummane, Khounthavy Thongmany, Sayfon Keohanam, Sayyavath Vansavath, Khamsing Nalinthone, Kadam Koneyer, Phousomboun Panyavong, Sikanda Xaisongkham, Binly Donsanouphit, Soulin Thammasone

Forwards: Pheatsamone Sihathep, Peeter Phanthavong, Thanousack Nanthavongdouangsy

Korea Republic

Goalkeepers: Joo Seungmin, Youn Jehun, Hong Seongmin

Defenders: Lee Suro, Lee Changwoo, Kang Minwoo, You Minjun, Hwang Jisung,  Kim Yugeon, Seo Jeonghyeok, Ko Jonghyun 

Midfielders: Cha Jehoon, Yoon Doyong ,Back Inwoo, Kim Myeongjun, Jin Taeho, Yang Minhyeok,  Kim Hyunmin, Lim Hyunsub Park Seungsoo, Kim Seongju , Park Hyunmin

Forwards: Lee Jaehwan

IR Iran

Goalkeepers: Arsha Shakouri, Mohammadhossein Sharifi, Mohammadfarzad Rahimi

Defenders: Nima Andarz, Hesam Nafari Nogourani, Alireza Homaeifard, Erfan Darvish Aali, Yaghoob Barajeh, Hamid Reza Shamsi, Abolfazl Moredi, Abolfazl Zoleikhaei

Midfielders: Samir Hobobati, Esmaeil Gholizadeh Samian, Amirmohammad Razaghinia, Alireza Sharifi, Mehdi Jenadeleh, Zargham Saadavi, Mohammad Askari, Abolfazl Zamani, Mahan Sadeghi Digehsara

Forwards: Reza Ghandi Pour, Seyed Farjad Fayaz

Afghanistan

Goalkeepers: Mansoor Noorzai, Shabir Ahmad Khairkhwa, Sediqullah Hussain

Defenders: Rohullah Nazari, Ehsan Ahmad Rahmani, Omid Sarwari, Ahmad Fawad Sultani, Rahmatullah Jafari, Arash Habibi, Ahmad Shekib Mehri, Farid Gawhari, Habibullah Hotak

Midfielders: Ali Reza Rahimi, Roman Hamidi, Jawad Alokoazay, Arash Ahmadi, Hakim Khan Niazi, Navid Mohammadi, Ali Ramazani, Farzad Tajik, Mohammad Mostafa Mohammadi

Forwards: Enayatullah Kohi, Ali Ramazani

Qatar

Goalkeepers: Anas Al Raji, Zeiad Mohamed Shoaib, Galal Amir Elsharkawy

Defenders: Abdolaziz Jafari, Ahmad Samir Almughanni, Yousef Zeyad Marei, Ali Mohammad Shahabi, Salem Reda Salem, Abdurrahman Kuswanto, Nasser Adil Babiker, Abdulla Salman Al-Otaibi

Midfielders: Esmail Musaed Alahrak, Awab Mirghni Fadil, Khalid Atiyaq Alshaaibi, Bassam Adel Eid , Mohammed Aman Al-Sulaiti

Forwards: Tahsin Mohammed Jamshid, Dekhayel Tariq Al-Hamad, Rayyan Ahmed Al-Ali, Yazan Emad Awwad, Mohamed Muatasim Elsiddig, Ethan Socorro Andrade, Aws Adel Almuhiarat

Tajikistan

Goalkeepers: Abubakir Makhmudov, Sunatullo Ismoilov, Mukhammad Abdulhadov, Abdusattori Akhmadzhoni

Defenders: Bakhtovar Gayurov, Dilovari Jamshedzoda, Barakatullo Nigmatullozoda, Sheravgan Saidov, Farkhod Amiri, Rustam Kamolov

Midfielders: Yunus Ismatulloev, Sherzod Kakhorov, Hoji Abdumanon, Shahbon Naimov, Abubakr Sulaymonov, Bilol Boboev, Dzhovidon Khushvakhtov, Mekhrubon Khamido

Forwards: Habibjon Hamitov, Nuriddin Oriyonmekhri, Tohiri Muhammadjoni 

Australia

Goalkeepers: Daniel Graskoski, Anthony Pavlesic, Michael Vonja

Defenders: Peter Antoniou, Nathan Barrie, Zachary De Jesus, Aden Green, Andriano Lebib, Richard Nkomo, Bailey O’neil, Sotiri Phillis

Midfielders: Giovanni De Abreu, Miguel Di Pizio, Eddie Ince, Tiago Quintal, Corey Sutherland, Fabian Talladira

Forwards:  Nathan Amanatidis, Daniel Bennie, Campbell Dovison, Mitchell Glasson, Jordan Hoey, Nestory Irankunda

Saudi Arabia

Goalkeepers: Mahmoud Essa Alburayh, Abdulrahman Alghamdi, Mohammed Ali Jaafari

Defenders: Abdulsalam Ali Barnawi, Youssef Altahan, Saad Khalid Almuthary, Yaseen Khalid Aljaber, Riyadh Eisa Yami, Muhannad Al Harthi, Mohammed Bin Muhaysh

Midfielders: Mohammed Yahya Hazazi, Jathub Mislat Aldhafiri, Farhah Ali Alshamrani, Nawaf Fareed Aljadaani, Qasem Sultan Begheel, Nawaf Bader Aljanahi, Bder Abdulaziz Albishy, Amar Hamed Al Yuhaybi, Ramez Zaid Alattar

Attackers: Nawaf Nasser Albishri, Mohammed Kamal Almuwallad, Faris Yousef Salem, Talal Abubakr Haji

China PR

Goalkeepers: Yao Haoyang, Xie Gongbo, Xie Jintian

Defenders: Sun Kangbo, Wu Qipeng, Xuan Dongxu , Qian Yuanfan, Yang Bowen, Liu Tiecheng

Midfielders: Li Ming, Ouyang Jiaxin, Kuai Jiwen, Wang Haobin, Huang Kaijun 

Attackers: Yu Zhuowei, Kuai Jiwe, He Kanghua, Zhang Junjie, Mei Shuaijun, Wang Yudong, Liu Chengyu, Cui Taixu, Yang Mingrui

India

Goalkeepers: Sahil Poonia, Julfikar Gazi, Pranav Sundarraman.

Defenders: Ricky Meetei Haobam, Surajkumar Singh Ngangbam, Mukul Panwar, Malemngamba Singh Thokchom, Pramveer, Dhanajit Ashangbam.

Midfielders: Vanlalpeka Guite, Danny Meitei Laishram, Gurnaj Singh Grewal, Korou Singh Thingujam, Lalpekhlua, Rohen Singh Chaphamayum, Omang Dodum, Faizan Waheed, Akash Tirkey, Prachit Vishwas Naik Gaonkar.

Forwards: Thanglalsoun Gangte, Shashwat Panwar, Gogocha Chungkham, Lemmet Tangvah.

Japan

Goalkeepers: Taisei Kanbayashi, Wataru Goto, Ryui Araki 

Defenders: Yumeki Yoshinaga, Keita Kosugi, Shuto Nagano, Shotaro Shibata, Kaito Tsuchiya, Kotaro Honda, Haruto Matsumoto,Yuya Kuroki 

Midfielders: Daiki Miyagawa, Yotaro Nakajima, Kawamura Rakuto Makura Gakkut, Sugiura Sugura Sugura Shrine, Joi Yamamoto Joe Yamamoto, Kohei Mochizuki Kouhei Mochizuki, Ryunosuke Yada Ryunosuke Yada, Ryunosuke Sato Ryunosuke Sato, Gota Yamaguchi Gouta

Forwards: Yutaka Michiwaki Michiwaki Yutaka, Nawada Gaku Nawata Gaku, Takaoka Reihata Takaoka Rent 

Vietnam

Goalkeepers: Pham Dinh Hai, Nguyen Bao Ngoc, Nguyen Quang Huy

Defenders: Phan Van Thanh, Nguyen Luong Tuan Khai, Truong Nhac Minh, Dang Thanh Binh, Nguyen Quoc Khanh, Bui Van Hoang, Nguyen Hoang Nam, Le Nguyen Quoc Kien, Nguyen Huu Trong, Dinh Quang Kiet

Midfielders: Pham Nguyen Quoc Trung, Vi Dinh Thuong, Le Dinh Long Vu, Nguyen Cong Phuong, Nguyen Le Phat, Thai Trong, 

Forwards: Nguyen Thien Phu, Phung Quang Tu, Le Huynh Trieu

Uzbekistan

Goalkeepers: Diyorbek Tulaboev, Muhammadyusuf Sobirov, Asilbek Numonov

Defenders: Mukhammad-Bobur, Asrorbek Otakhonov, Ozodbek Uktamov, Bekhruz Djumatov, Sherzodbek Abdulboriev, Mamadalikhon Olimov, Dilshod Abdullaev

Midfielders: Aminbek Yokubov, Azizbek Tulkunbekov, Lazizbek Mirzaev, Ikromov Abdulhamid, Mukhammedali Reimov, Ollabergan Karimov, Oybek Urmonjonov

Forwards: Mekhruz Shukurullaev, Amirbek Saidov, Abdulkhamid Turgunboev, Kuvonchbek Abraev, Shodiyor Shodiboev, Nikolaos Akopov