The Northern Ireland national under-17 football team also known as Northern Ireland under-17s or Northern Ireland U17s represents Northern Ireland in association football at under-17 level. It is controlled by the Irish Football Association. The team first competed as Northern Ireland under-16 before evolving into the current under-17 side when UEFA realigned their youth tournaments in 2001. They have qualified for the finals of the UEFA European Under-16 Championships five times (1987, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1997) and for the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship once (2004). In addition to the UEFA Championships, the team also plays regular friendlies and in minor tournaments from similar age-group teams from throughout the world.
Players born on or after 1 January 2009 will be eligible until the end of the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Names in bold denote players who have been capped by Northern Ireland in a higher age group.
The following players were named in the squad for the Under-17 Euro 2026 elite round games against Spain, Turkiye and Scotland on 15 March, 18 March and 21 March 2026 respectively.
The following players have previously been called up to the Northern Ireland under-17 squad and remain eligible.