The national under-17 team will compete in the final phase of the European Championship in Cyprus between May 20th and June 5th, where they will start by facing France, Spain and England, in the group stage, in search of their third title in the race, after 2003 and 2016.
This Tuesday, the list of pre-summoners called up by coach João Santos was released, which includes 21 players. Highlights include Sporting, the most represented club, with six players, followed by SC Braga, with five.
List of pre-summoned candidates:
Goalkeeper: Diogo Ferreira (SL Benfica) and Miguel Gouveia (Sporting CP)
Defenses: Duarte Soares (SL Benfica), Edgar Mota (SC Braga), Rui Silva (SL Benfica), Afonso Sousa (SC Braga), Rafael Mota (Sporting CP) and Martim Cunha (FC Porto)
Mid: Eduardo Felicíssimo (Sporting CP), David Daiber (FC Bayern Munich), Afonso Meireles (Vitória SC), Tiago Ferreira (SC Braga), João Simões (Sporting CP) and Rodrigo Mora (FC Porto)
Advanced: Gabriel Silva (Sporting CP), Afonso Patrão (SC Braga), Geovany Quenda (Sporting CP), Afonso Vieira (Vitória SC), Eduardo Fernandes (SL Benfica), Cardoso Varela (FC Porto) and João Trovisco (SC Braga)
