England national under-16 football team

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England Under-16
Nickname(s) Three Lions/England Schoolboys
Association The Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Neil Ryan [1]
FIFA code ENG
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England national under-16 football team, also known as England under-16s or England U16(s), represents England in association football at an under-16 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.

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Competition history

Between 1925 and 2014, the England under-16 team competed in the annual Victory Shield tournament against Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Since World War II, England had won the Victory Shield outright thirty-five times and had been joint winners with Scotland eight times, with Wales twice and with both Scotland and Wales twice. [2] However, in April 2015, the Football Association decided to withdraw from the tournament "for the foreseeable future" with the stated aim of replacing it with matches against European and global opposition. [3]

Montaigu Tournament

England have competed at the annual Montaigu Tournament, held in Montaigu, France. [4] England won the competition on three occasions between 2008 and 2015, defeating hosts France in the final on all three occasions. In 2008 and 2011, England won in a penalty shoot-out after a 0–0 draw, [5] [6] while in 2015 they won the final outright 3–1. [7] After an eight year wait England were champions again as they defeated Japan on penalties in the final of what was the fiftieth edition of the tournament in April 2023. [8]

Fixtures and results 2023

Montaigu Tournament

2 April 2023 England  Flag of England.svg2–0New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
Mheuka Soccerball shade.svg7'
Olusesi Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report
4 April 2023 England  Flag of England.svg3–2Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic Chantonnay
Moore Soccerball shade.svg52'
L.Fletcher Soccerball shade.svg65'
Mukasa Soccerball shade.svg90+8'
Report Zakarya Soccerball shade.svg25'
Kilala Soccerball shade.svg43'
6 April 2023 England  Flag of England.svg3–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
Mheuka Soccerball shade.svg29'
Mukasa Soccerball shade.svg46'
Lacey Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report
8 April 2023 England  Flag of England.svg0–0
(8–7 p)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Stade Maxime Bossis, Montaigu, Vendée
Report
Penalties
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Soccerball shad check.svg Stoian
Soccerball shad check.svg Burlacu
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10 April 2023 England  Flag of England.svg0–0
(4–3 p)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Stade Maxime Bossis, Montaigu, Vendée
Report Referee: Mathieu Vernice (France)
Penalties
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Soccerball shade cross.svg Sekiguchi
Soccerball shad check.svg Kuroki
Soccerball shade cross.svg Mori
Soccerball shad check.svg Tsukuda
Soccerball shad check.svg Yamaguchi

Players

Current squad

Squad for the Montaigu Tournament in April 2023.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Thorsten Spike Brits (2007-06-24) 24 June 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Manchester City
131 GK Kai Crampton (2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Chelsea
221 GK Harry Whitworth (2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Crystal Palace

22 DF Leo Shahar (2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Newcastle United
32 DF Harry Amass (2007-03-16) 16 March 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Manchester United
52 DF Stephen Mfuni (2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Manchester City
62 DF Kian Noble (2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Manchester City
122 DF Adeleke Drake (2007-06-01) 1 June 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Manchester City
212 DF Sam Amissah (2007-03-07) 7 March 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Fulham
232 DF DJ Esdaille (2007-12-01) 1 December 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Liverpool

43 MF Oliver Harrison (2007-08-07) 7 August 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Chelsea
83 MF Tyler Fletcher (2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Manchester United
113 MF Divine Mukasa (2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Manchester City
163 MF Finn Cartwright (2007-02-28) 28 February 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Middlesbrough
183 MF Trey Nyoni (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Liverpool
193 MF Jack Fletcher (2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Manchester United
203 MF Callum Olusesi (2007-03-11) 11 March 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur

74 FW Shea Lacey (2007-04-14) 14 April 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Manchester United
94 FW Shim Mheuka (2007-10-20) 20 October 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Chelsea
104 FW Mikey Moore (2007-08-11) 11 August 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
144 FW Luca Fletcher (2007-04-18) 18 April 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Manchester City
154 FW Trevan Sanusi (2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Newcastle United
174 FW Elliot Myles (2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Norwich City

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