The Under-17 National Team will kick off 2024 with a friendly double-header against Spain: the two fixtures at the Estadio San Rafael in Los Barrios are scheduled for Tuesday 23 (19:00 CET, live stream on the FIGC website) and Thursday 25 January.

Head Coach Massimiliano Favo has called up 22 players, all of whom were born in 2007 with the exception of AC Milan players Francesco Camarda and Alessandro Longoni and Barcelona’s Andrea Natali (all born in 2008). The players will meet up at Novarello on Sunday 21 January before departing for Malaga on Monday afternoon. Real Madrid’s Emanuel Benjamín de Sant'ana Balbinot has received his very first Italy call-up.

Squad list

Goalkeepers: Alessandro Longoni (Milan), Massimo Pessina (Bologna);
Defenders: Cristian Cama (Roma), Mattia Cappelletti (Milan), Emanuel Benjamín de Sant'ana Balbinot (Real Madrid), Manuel Maffessoli (Atalanta), Federico Nardin (Roma), Andrea Natali (Barcellona), Nirash Raffaello Perera (Milan), Francesco Verde (Juventus);
Midfielders: Davide Atzeni (Fiorentina), Federico Coletta (Roma), Alessandro Di Nunzio (Roma), Matteo Mantini (Inter), Alessandro Olivieri (Empoli), Emanuele Sala (Milan);
Forwards: Francesco Camarda (Milan), Alex Castiello (Atalanta), Mattia Liberali (Milan), Stefano Maiorana (Fiorentina), Antonio Stefano Merola (Juventus), Mattia Mosconi (Inter).

Staff – National Youth Team Coordinator: Maurizio Viscidi; Head Coach: Massimiliano Favo; Assistant Coach: Matteo Barella; Fitness Coach: Adalberto Zamuner; Goalkeeping Coach: Davide Quironi; Match Analyst: Andrea Loiacono; Doctors: Alessio Rossato and Francesco Maria Nifosì; Physiotherapist: Enrico Matera; Nutritionist: Claudio Pecorella; Secretary: Massimo Petracchini.