Paris Brunner
Germany’s maiden title tilt was helped along the way by electric forward Brunner. He strung together a string of exceptional performances and scored five goals at the tournament – including a brace in the semi-final and one in the showpiece match against France – to be crowned as the tournament’s outstanding player.

Hamadou Makalou
Midfield maestro Makalou was terrific for Mali throughout the U-17 finals, playing a crucial role in the middle of the park as the African nation took home the bronze medal. His starring moment came in the Play-Off for Third Place, as he nutmegged his way into the Argentina box, before side-stepping two further challenges and tapping home a stunning goal to confirm victory.

Mathis Amougou
The No20 was the beating heart of France’s final push throughout Indonesia 2023. He netted the final goal of the tournament to bring the Europeans level in the final against Germany.Agustin Ruberto
۸ goals in 7 games for Argentina

La Albiceleste’s run to the semi-final was largely indebted to the goalscoring exploits of forward Ruberto. He netted eight goals in total – the joint-most at the U-17 finals since Victor Osimhen’s record-breaking tally of 10 in 2015 – which included a stunning hat-trick against Germany in the semi-final.

Ibrahim Diarra
۵ goals and 4 assists in 7 games for Mali

Mali captain Diarra led by example during the U-17 finals. He was involved in nine of his side’s 18 goals at the tournament, and was particularly impressive in their quarter-final victory over Morocco and the Play-off for Third Place bout against Argentina.Claudio Echeverri
۵ goals and 2 assists for Argentina

La Albiceleste’s captain netted a terrific free-kick against Japan and a fine strike against Venezuela before lighting up the quarter-final bout with Brazil, where he departed with the match ball in a historic 3-0 win.

Paul Argney
France kept five consecutive clean sheets at the U-17 finals, with goalkeeper Argney the bedrock of the team’s success. In total, he conceded just three goals across the tournament, and saved two penalties in the shootout defeat to Germany.