Honduras

Confederation – CONCACAF (Central, North America and Caribbean)

FIFA Code – HON

Nickname(s) – La Mini H – Sub 17

Tournament History

The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup is the fifth appearances for Honduras in this youth tournament. Their best result in this tournament was in 2013 where they had reached the quarter-final.

Year	Hosts	Final Status
2007	South Korea	Group Stage
2009	Nigeria	Group Stage
*2013*	*UAE*	*Quarter-Finals*
2015	Chile	Group Stage

(Note: The best performance(s) is/are marked in bold and italic)

Present Status (for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup)

i) The Journey: Honduras secured their place for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup after finishing in the third position in the classification stage (second in Group F) of 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.

ii) Head Coach: Jose Valladares (Nationality – Honduras) is in charge of Honduras U-17 since 2011. Under his coaching, Honduras had played the two previous U-17 World Cup (2013 and 2015) before the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Under his coaching, Honduras had reached the quarter-finals during 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is also their best performance in this tournament history till the date.

Jose Valladares’ preferred formation is 4-2-3-1.

iii) Full Squad: (Goalkeepers) Alex Rivera, Jordy Castro, Carlos Banegas

(Defenders) Santiago Cabrera, Axel Gomez, Alexander Bahr, Cristian Moreira, Gustavo Vallecillo, Emilio Campos

(Midfielders) Luis Palma, Gerson Chavez, Alessandro Castro, Carlos Mejia, David Cardona, Everson Lopez, Joshua Canales

(Forwards) Jorge Flores, Patrick Palacios, Kenneth Martinez, Asaf Cacho, Reynaldo Bodden

iv) Player(s) To Watch Out:

Carlos Mejia (Present Club – CD Vida)

Carlos Mejia is a dangerous attacking midfielder who had won the Golden Boot award (tournament award for scoring most goals) in 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship after scoring seven goals in that tournament.