Portugal national under-16 football team

The Portugal national under-16 football team is the association football team that represents the nation of Portugal at the under-16 level.

Current squad

The following 22 players were named in the squad for the 2023 UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament in May.^[1]

Caps and goals are correct as of 8 April 2023, after the match against Saudi Arabia.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Diogo Ferreira	(2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 17)	5	0	Benfica
1GK	Miguel Gouveia	(2007-09-12) 12 September 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Sporting CP

2DF	Edgar Mota	(2007-03-08) 8 March 2007 (age 17)	7	0	Braga
2DF	Rafael Mota	(2007-02-07) 7 February 2007 (age 17)	6	0	Sporting CP
2DF	Duarte Soares	(2007-02-19) 19 February 2007 (age 17)	6	0	Benfica
2DF	Afonso Sousa	(2007-04-17) 17 April 2007 (age 17)	5	1	Braga
2DF	Denilson Santos	(2007-02-02) 2 February 2007 (age 17)	5	0	Sporting CP
2DF	Atanásio	(2007-01-06) 6 January 2007 (age 17)	3	0	Sporting CP
2DF	Rui Silva	(2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 (age 17)	3	0	Benfica
2DF	Martim Cunha	(2007-02-28) 28 February 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Porto

3MF	Manuel Miranda	(2007-04-13) 13 April 2007 (age 17)	8	1	Porto
3MF	João Trovisco	(2007-10-23) 23 October 2007 (age 17)	8	1	Braga
3MF	Dinis Telehovschi	(2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 17)	8	0	Benfica
3MF	Eduaro Felicíssimo	(2007-01-08) 8 January 2007 (age 17)	4	0	Sporting CP
3MF	João Martins	(2007-06-02) 2 June 2007 (age 17)	3	0	Vitória de Guimarães

4FW	Afonso Vieira	(2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 17)	8	0	Vitória de Guimarães
4FW	Afonso Patrão	(2007-02-03) 3 February 2007 (age 17)	5	1	Braga
4FW	Rafael Camacho	(2007-03-28) 28 March 2007 (age 17)	5	0	Sporting CP
4FW	Rodrigo Mora	(2007-05-05) 5 May 2007 (age 17)	3	1	Porto
4FW	Gustavo Ferreira	(2007-05-29) 29 May 2007 (age 17)	2	0	Benfica
4FW	Tiago Sousa	(2006-07-27) 27 July 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Porto
4FW	Vasco Sousa	(2007-01-27) 27 January 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Porto

Portugal have qualified for one FIFA U-16 World Championship with their performance being a third place finish in the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship.

FIFA U-16 World Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1985–1987	Did not qualify
1989	Third place	3rd	6	3	2	1	11	7	+4
Total	Third place	1/3	6	3	2	1	11	7	+4

UEFA European Under-16 Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1982–1984	Did not qualify
1985	First stage	15th	3	0	1	2	1	5	–4
1986	First stage	9th	3	1	1	1	4	5	–1
1987	First stage	5th	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2
1988	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	2	0	6	0	+6
1989	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	15	2	+13
1990	Fourth place	4th	5	2	2	1	9	7	+2
1991	First stage	5th	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3
1992	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	5	6	–1
1993	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	3	6	–3
1994	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	1	1	5	1	+4
1995	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	14	5	+11
1996	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	16	3	+13
1997	Did not qualify
1998	Fourth place	4th	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2
1999	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	1	1	8	7	+1
2000	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	9	6	+3
2001	Did not qualify
Total	4 titles	15/19	67	38	14	15	113	64	+49