Placente names Argentina squad for U17 World Cup in Qatar | OneFootball

It’s official: Diego Placente has submitted the list of 21 players called up for the Argentina U-17 National Team for the U-17 World Cup in Qatar, which will take place from November 3 to 27. With the core of players who recently won the L’Alcudia Tournament (despite it being a U-20 competition), two “europibes,” and three surprising omissions.

Among the notable features of the list are the two youngsters playing in Europe, who gained valuable experience under the close watch of the coaching staff during the tournament in Spain a few months ago, which they managed to win by triumphing in each of their appearances despite being two years younger than their rivals.

They are José Castelau, a goalkeeper who is part of Real Madrid’s youth team and Can Armando Güner, from Borussia Monchengladbach, a forward born in Germany with a past in that national team, who is drawn to the Albiceleste thanks to his mother’s nationality, and owes his middle name to Diego Maradona, who paved the way to the title months ago.

Several players on the list had their first professional experiences in Argentine football, such as the top scorer Thomas De Martis (Lanús), Jerónimo Gómez Mattar (Newell’s), and Gastón Bouheir (Argentinos Juniors). Also included is Matías Satas (Boca), who was recently named in a select list of the 60 best young talents to watch, compiled by a newspaper in England.

The number 10 shirt for the national team will go to Uriel Ojeda, the great jewel of San Lorenzo, who trains with the professional squad and has started to earn a place in Alan Capobianco’s Reserve team. The surprises lie in the absence of players who were regulars during the process and who had also begun to gain professional experience, such as Juan Cruz Meza (River), Alex Verón (Vélez), and Tomás Parmo (Independiente), young stars who were not included in the squad for football-related reasons.

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