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·25 October 2025
U17 World Cup: the tournament's appearance record holders

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·25 October 2025

The record appearance makers in the U17 World Cup

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Ghanaian duo Emmanuel Duah and Sebastian Barnes top the charts with 12 matches each in the tournament, ahead of their compatriot Daniel Addo and Nigeria's Fatai Atere, who have played 11 and 10 matches respectively.
Here is the ranking of the most capped players in U17 World Cup history:
Emmanuel Duah – Ghana U17 – 12 matches
Sebastian Barnes – Ghana U17 – 12 matches
Daniel Addo – Ghana U17 – 11 matches
Fatai Atere – Nigeria U17 – 10 matches
Samuel Kuffour – Ghana U17 – 9 matches
Nii Lamptey – Ghana U17 – 9 matches
Olusegun Fetuga – Nigeria U17 – 9 matches
Alexander Opoku – Ghana U17 – 8 matches
Isaac Asare – Ghana U17 – 8 matches
Yaw Preko – Ghana U17 – 8 matches
Giovani Casillas – Mexico U17 – 7 matches
Victor Osimhen – Nigeria U17 – 7 matches
Alejandro Furia – Uruguay U17 – 7 matches
Joseph Addo – Ghana U17 – 7 matches
Julio Gómez – Mexico U17 – 7 matches
Orel Mangala – Belgium U17 – 7 matches
Chidiebere Nwakali – Nigeria U17 – 7 matches
Francisco Flores – Mexico U17 – 7 matches
Isma López – Spain U17 – 7 matches
Carlos Fierro – Mexico U17 – 7 matches
Kino Delorge – Belgium U17 – 7 matches
Musa Yahaya – Nigeria U17 – 7 matches
Wesley Gasolina – Brazil U17 – 7 matches
Abraham Romero – Mexico U17 – 7 matches
Ramon Azeez – Nigeria U17 – 7 matches









































