England national under-19 football team

England national under-19 football team, also known as England under-19s or England U19(s), represents England in association football at under-19 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. Primarily, it competes to qualify for the annual UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

England U-19
Nickname(s)The Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
(The FA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachWill Antwi
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
European Championship
Appearances46 (first in 1948)
Best resultWinners : (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993, 2017, 2022)

Competition history

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UEFA European Under-19 Championship

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Year Round GP W D* L GS GA Squad
  2002 Group stage 3 0 2 1 6 7 Squad
  2003 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 5 Squad
  2004 Elite round
  2005 Runners-up 5 2 2 1 9 8 Squad
  2006 Elite round
  2007
  2008 Group stage 3 1 1 1 3 2 Squad
  2009 Runners-up 5 2 2 1 13 7 Squad
  2010 Semi-finals 4 1 1 2 5 7 Squad
  2011 Elite round
  2012 Semi-finals 4 2 1 1 6 5 Squad
  2013 Elite round
  2014
  2015
  2016 Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 7 4 Squad
  2017 Champions 5 5 0 0 10 2 Squad
  2018 Group stage 4 1 1 2 4 11 Squad
  2019 Elite round
  2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
  2021
  2022 Champions 5 5 0 0 12 2 Squad
  2023 Elite round
  2024 Qualifying round
  2025 TBD
Total 11/21 45 23 10 12 78 60

Players

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Latest squad

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The following players were named in the squad for qualifying games against Lithuania, Bulgaria and Belgium, to be played between 13 and 19 November 2024.[1]

Names in bold denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
- 1GK Ted Curd (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 18)   Hampton & Richmond Borough (on loan from Chelsea)
- 1GK Finlay Herrick (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 18)[2]   West Ham United
- 1GK Tommy Setford (2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 18)   Arsenal

- 2DF Zach Abbott (2006-05-13) 13 May 2006 (age 18)   Nottingham Forest
- 2DF Josh Acheampong (2006-05-05) 5 May 2006 (age 18)   Chelsea
- 2DF Leo Black (2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 18)[3]   Tottenham Hotspur
- 2DF Joe Johnson (2006-02-21) 21 February 2006 (age 18)   Luton Town
- 2DF Jayden Meghoma (2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 18)   Brentford
- 2DF Harrison Murray-Campbell (2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 18)[4]   Chelsea
- 2DF Triston Rowe (2006-05-18) 18 May 2006 (age 18)[5]   Aston Villa

- 3MF Kiano Dyer (2006-11-21) 21 November 2006 (age 18)   Chelsea
- 3MF Josh King (2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 17)[6]   Fulham
- 3MF Myles Lewis-Skelly (2006-09-26) 26 September 2006 (age 18)   Arsenal
- 3MF Ethan Nwaneri (2007-03-21) 21 March 2007 (age 17)   Arsenal
- 3MF Lewis Orford (2006-02-18) 18 February 2006 (age 18)   West Ham United
- 3MF Trey Nyoni (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 17)   Liverpool

- 4FW Sam Amo-Ameyaw (2006-07-18) 18 July 2006 (age 18)   Southampton
- 4FW Jesse Derry (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 17)[7]   Crystal Palace
- 4FW Tyrique George (2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 (age 18)   Chelsea
- 4FW Shim Mheuka (2007-10-20) 20 October 2007 (age 17)   Chelsea
- 4FW Ethan Wheatley (2006-01-20) 20 January 2006 (age 18)   Manchester United
- 4FW Kadan Young (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 18)   Aston Villa

Recent call-ups

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The following players have previously been called up to the England under-19 squad and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Matty Young (2006-11-24) 24 November 2006 (age 18) - -   Salford City (on loan from Sunderland) v.   Portugal,   Netherlands,   France, October 2024[8]
GK Elyh Harrison (2006-02-19) 19 February 2006 (age 18)[9] - -   Chester (on loan from Manchester United) v.   Italy,   Croatia,   Germany, September 2024[10]
GK Sam Proctor (2006-12-21) 21 December 2006 (age 17)[11] - -   Aston Villa v.   Italy,   Croatia,   Germany, September 2024[10]

DF Stephen Mfuni (2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 16)[12] - -   Manchester City v.   Portugal,   Netherlands,   France, October 2024[8]
DF Amara Nallo (2006-11-18) 18 November 2006 (age 18) - -   Liverpool v.   Portugal,   Netherlands,   France, October 2024[8]
DF Ayden Heaven (2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 (age 18) - -   Arsenal v.   Italy,   Croatia,   Germany, September 2024[10]
DF Matthew Henderson-Hall (2006-12-08) 8 December 2006 (age 18)[13] - -   Manchester City v.   Italy,   Croatia,   Germany, September 2024[10]
DF Ishé Samuels-Smith (2006-06-05) 5 June 2006 (age 18) - -   Chelsea v.   Italy,   Croatia,   Germany, September 2024[10]

MF Chris Rigg (2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 17) - -   Sunderland v.   Lithuania,   Bulgaria,   Belgium, November 2024[1]
MF Tyler Dibling (2006-02-17) 17 February 2006 (age 18) - -   Southampton v.   Portugal,   Netherlands,   France, October 2024[8]
MF Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny (2006-05-11) 11 May 2006 (age 18) - -   Chelsea v.   Portugal,   Netherlands,   France, October 2024[8]
MF Michael Golding (2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 (age 18) - -   Leicester City v.   Italy,   Croatia,   Germany, September 2024[10]
MF Archie Gray (2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 18) - -   Tottenham Hotspur v.   Romania,   Japan,   Mexico, November 2023[14]
MF Lewis Miley (2006-05-01) 1 May 2006 (age 18) - -   Newcastle United v.   Germany,    Switzerland, September 2023[15]

FW Mikey Moore (2007-08-11) 11 August 2007 (age 17) - -   Tottenham Hotspur v.   Portugal,   Netherlands,   France, October 2024[8]
FW Joel Ndala (2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 (age 18) - -   PSV Eindhoven (on loan from Manchester City) v.   Portugal,   Netherlands,   France, October 2024[8]
FW Lennon Wheeldon (2006-02-16) 16 February 2006 (age 18)[16] - -   Derby County v.   Portugal,   Netherlands,   France, October 2024[8]
FW Josh Ajala (2006-11-13) 13 November 2006 (age 18)[17] - -   West Ham United v.   Italy,   Croatia,   Germany, September 2024[10]
FW Romelle Donovan (2006-11-30) 30 November 2006 (age 18) - -   Burton Albion (on loan from Birmingham City) v.   Italy,   Croatia,   Germany, September 2024[10]


Honours

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Notes

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  1. ^ All tournaments prior to 2002 were contested by the under-18 team.

References

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  1. ^ a b "England MU19s squad named for EURO qualifiers". England Football. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Finlay Herrick". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Leo Black". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Harrison Murray-Campbell". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Triston Rowe". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Josh King". Premier League. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Jesse Derry". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h "England MU19 squad named for trip to Spain". England Football. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Elyh Harrison". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "England MU19s squad named for Croatia trip". England Football. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Sam Proctor". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Stephen Mfuni". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Matty Henderson-Hall". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  14. ^ "England MU19s squad named for Marbella trip". England Football. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  15. ^ "England MU19s squad named to play Germany and Switzerland". England Football. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Lennon Wheeldon". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Josh Ajala". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  18. ^ Smyth, Rob (29 June 2009). "The forgotten story of… England's class of '93". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
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