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| Nickname(s) | The Three Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | The Football Association (The FA) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Greg Lincoln [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.
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]
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]
| 2 April 2023 | England  | 2–0 |  New Caledonia | Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon |
Mheuka  7'Olusesi 80' | Report |
| 4 April 2023 | England | 3–2 |  Central African Republic | Chantonnay |
| Moore 52' L.Fletcher 65'Mukasa 90+8' | Report | Zakarya 25' Kilala 43' |
| 6 April 2023 | England | 3–0 |  Belgium | Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Mheuka 29' Mukasa 46'Lacey 83' | Report |
Squad for the Montaigu Tournament in April 2023.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Thorsten Spike Brits | 24 June 2007 | Manchester City | ||
| 13 | GK | Kai Crampton | 15 January 2007 | Chelsea | ||
| 22 | GK | Harry Whitworth | 10 April 2007 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2 | DF | Leo Shahar | 18 March 2007 | Newcastle United | ||
| 3 | DF | Harry Amass | 16 March 2007 | Manchester United | ||
| 5 | DF | Stephen Mfuni | 12 February 2008 | Manchester City | ||
| 6 | DF | Kian Noble | 26 February 2007 | Manchester City | ||
| 12 | DF | Adeleke Drake | 1 June 2007 | Manchester City | ||
| 21 | DF | Sam Amissah | 7 March 2007 | Fulham | ||
| 23 | DF | DJ Esdaille | 1 December 2007 | Liverpool | ||
| 4 | MF | Oliver Harrison | 7 August 2007 | Chelsea | ||
| 8 | MF | Tyler Fletcher | 19 March 2007 | Manchester United | ||
| 11 | MF | Divine Mukasa | 22 August 2007 | Manchester City | ||
| 16 | MF | Finn Cartwright | 28 February 2007 | Middlesbrough | ||
| 18 | MF | Trey Nyoni | 30 June 2007 | Liverpool | ||
| 19 | MF | Jack Fletcher | 19 March 2007 | Manchester United | ||
| 20 | MF | Callum Olusesi | 11 March 2007 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 7 | FW | Shea Lacey | 14 April 2007 | Manchester United | ||
| 9 | FW | Shim Mheuka | 20 October 2007 | Chelsea | ||
| 10 | FW | Mikey Moore | 11 August 2007 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 14 | FW | Luca Fletcher | 18 April 2007 | Manchester City | ||
| 15 | FW | Trevan Sanusi | 25 April 2007 | Newcastle United | ||
| 17 | FW | Elliot Myles | 20 January 2007 | Norwich City | ||
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