England national under-16 football team

England U-16

Nickname	The Three Lions
Association	The Football Association (The FA)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Barry Lewtas (interim) [1]
FIFA code	ENG
First colours Second colours

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.

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 2025

Montaigu Tournament

England   v   Japan

15 April 2025	England	3–2	Japan	Stade Massabielle, Les Herbiers
17:30	Kavuma-McQueen 36', 70' Nicoll-Jazuli 53'	Report	Takaki 40' Satomi 45'	Referee: Noa Fonteneau (France)

England   v   Mexico

17 April 2025	England	0–3	Mexico	Stade Claude Betard, La Châtaigneraie
17:30		Report	Mota 19' Kimbrough 62' Pérez 69'

England   v   Portugal

19 April 2025	England	1–3	Portugal	Stade Claude Betard, La Châtaigneraie
17:00	Kavuma-McQueen 15'	Report	Semedo 2', 78' Rodrigues 41'	Referee: Dorian Cresci (France)

Friendlies

Italy   v   England

26 August 2025	Italy	2–1	England	Stadio Tre Fontane, Rome
17:30	Donner 2' Olivieri 4'	Report	Abe 53'	Referee: Giorgio Catalani (Italy)

Italy   v   England

28 August 2025	Italy	1–2	England	Stadio Tre Fontane, Rome
10:30	Donner 89'	Report	Johnson 38' Abe 90+5'	Referee: Luigi Pica (Italy)

England   v   Wales

30 October 2025	England	–	Wales	Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat
12:00

Turkey   v   England

1 November 2025	Turkey	–	England	Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat
14:00

England   v   Portugal

4 November 2025	England	–	Portugal	Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat
12:00

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for games against Wales, Turkey and Portugal, to be played between 30 October and 4 November 2025. ^[9]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1 GK	Lucca Benetton	(2010-08-08) 8 August 2010 (age 15) [10]	Crystal Palace
	1 GK	Mikel Jack	-	Tottenham Hotspur
	1 GK	Alfie Smith	(2010-12-11) 11 December 2010 (age 14) [11]	Birmingham City
	2 DF	Jacob Dean-Ford	-	Wolverhampton Wanderers
	2 DF	Emmanuel Fejokwu	(2010-04-29) 29 April 2010 (age 15) [12]	West Ham United
	2 DF	Josh Henry	(2010-12-10) 10 December 2010 (age 14) [13]	Chelsea
	2 DF	George Jobling	(2010-05-13) 13 May 2010 (age 15) [14]	Chelsea
	2 DF	Chase Kapotwe	(2010-01-26) 26 January 2010 (age 15) [15]	Fulham
	2 DF	Heaven Kilwa	-	Aston Villa
	2 DF	Bobby Martin	(2010-06-24) 24 June 2010 (age 15)	Southampton
	2 DF	Aristide Yeutembip	(2010-01-01) 1 January 2010 (age 15) [16]	Newcastle United
	3 MF	David Eze	(2010-03-08) 8 March 2010 (age 15) [17]	Manchester City
	3 MF	Hezekiah-Daniel Grimwade	(2010-06-18) 18 June 2010 (age 15) [18]	Chelsea
	3 MF	Darren Motsi	(2010-07-11) 11 July 2010 (age 15) [19]	Leicester City
	3 MF	Xavier Parker	(2010-05-09) 9 May 2010 (age 15) [20]	Manchester City
	3 MF	Kwasi Senyah	(2010-02-21) 21 February 2010 (age 15)	Wolverhampton Wanderers
	3 MF	Reggie Watson	(2010-01-27) 27 January 2010 (age 15) [21]	Chelsea
	4 FW	Joshua Abe	(2010-07-17) 17 July 2010 (age 15) [22]	Liverpool
	4 FW	Joshua Blake	(2010-05-24) 24 May 2010 (age 15) [23]	Aston Villa
	4 FW	JJ Gabriel	(2010-10-06) 6 October 2010 (age 15) [24]	Manchester United
	4 FW	Oscar Johnson	(2010-06-09) 9 June 2010 (age 15) [25]	Aston Villa
	4 FW	Vincent Joseph	(2010-01-11) 11 January 2010 (age 15) [26]	Liverpool
	4 FW	Jonathan Nsangou	(2010-01-16) 16 January 2010 (age 15) [27]	Everton

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-16 squad and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Cooper Covington	(2010-04-16) 16 April 2010 (age 15)	-	-	Bristol City	v Italy, August 2025 [28]
DF	Alvin Brown	(2010-09-14) 14 September 2010 (age 15) [29]	-	-	Aston Villa	v Italy, August 2025 [28]
DF	Theodore Carrington	(2010-06-13) 13 June 2010 (age 15) [30]	-	-	Manchester City	v Italy, August 2025 [28]
DF	Shadrach Ekiugbo	(2010-02-22) 22 February 2010 (age 15) [31]	-	-	Liverpool	v Italy, August 2025 [28]
MF	Jake Doughty	(2010-02-18) 18 February 2010 (age 15) [32]	-	-	Everton	v Italy, August 2025 [28]
MF	Olly Lloyd	(2010-01-21) 21 January 2010 (age 15) [33]	-	-	Aston Villa	v Italy, August 2025 [28]
MF	Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli	(2010-01-06) 6 January 2010 (age 15) [34]	-	-	Chelsea	Montaigu Tournament, April 2025 [35]
FW	Zachary Benjamin	(2010-07-02) 2 July 2010 (age 15) [36]	-	-	Sheffield United	v Italy, August 2025 [28]
FW	Erinyayo Faromo-Adebayo	(2010-10-16) 16 October 2010 (age 15) [37]	-	-	Chelsea	v Italy, August 2025 [28]

References

1. "England men's development team coaches confirmed for 2025-26 season". England Football. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
2. "The Victory Shield 2008". The Football Association. 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
3. "England to withdraw from the Victory Shield". The Football Association. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
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8. "Under-16 Japan National Team lose to England on penalties at the 50th Montaigu Tournament Final". Japan Football Association. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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10. "Lucca Benetton". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
11. "Alfie Smith". World Football. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
12. "Emmanuel Fejokwu". Premier League. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
13. "Josh Henry". World Football. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
14. "George Jobling". World Football. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
15. "Chase Kapotwe". World Football. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
16. "Aristide Yeutembip". Premier League. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
17. "David Eze". World Football. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
18. "Hezekiah Grimwade". Premier League. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
19. "Darren Motsi". Premier League. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
20. "Xavier Parker". Premier League. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
21. "Reggie Watson". Premier League. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
22. "Joshua Abe". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
23. "Joshua Blake". World Football. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
24. "Joseph Gabriel". Premier League. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
25. "Oscar Johnson". World Football. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
26. "Vincent Joseph". Premier League. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
27. "Jonathan Nsangou". Premier League. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
28. "England MU16s squad named for Italy games". England Football. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
29. "Alvin Brown". WorldFootball. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
30. "Theo Carrington". World Football. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
31. "Shadrach Ekiugbo". World Football. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
32. "Jake Doughty". World Football. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
33. "Olly Lloyd". World Football. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
34. "Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli". ESPN. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
35. "Montaigu Tournament". World Football. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
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37. "Trey Faromo". World Football. Retrieved 22 August 2025.

External links

• Official website Football Association