England national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see England women's national under-17 football team.

England Under-17

Nickname(s)	Three Lions
Association	The Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Greg Lincoln
FIFA code	ENG
First colours Second colours
First international
England 1–1 Turkey   (Livorno, Italy; 20 August 1991)
Biggest win
England 10–0 New Caledonia   (Jakarta, Indonesia; 11 November 2023)
Biggest defeat
Poland 5–0 England   (27 September 2022)
European Championship
Appearances	15 (Joint Record) (first in 1984 )
Best result	Champions (2010 and 2014)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 2007 )
Best result	Champions (2017)
Medal record Men's football FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 India Team UEFA European U-17 Championship 2010 Liechtenstein Team 2014 Malta Team 2007 Belgium Team 2017 Croatia Team 2002 Denmark Team 2011 Serbia Team 2018 England Team

The England national under-17 football team, also known as England under-17s or England U17(s), represents England in football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England. They are currently coached by Greg Lincoln. ^[1]

Competition history

FIFA U-17 World Cup

England reached the quarter-final stage at both the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup ^[2] and 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. ^[3]

In October 2017, England defeated Spain in the final of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to become World Champions at this age level for the first time. ^[4] Phil Foden was awarded the Golden Ball for being the best player at the tournament. ^[5] Rhian Brewster won the Golden Boot for tournament leading goalscorer and the Bronze ball. ^[5] England were eliminated during the group stage of the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and therefore were unable to defend their title at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.

Championship record

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1985	did not enter
1987
1989
1991	did not qualify
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Quarter-finals	5	3	1	1	12	7	Squad
2009	did not qualify
2011	Quarter-finals	5	2	2	1	9	6	Squad
2013	did not qualify
2015	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad
2017	Champions	7	6	1	0	23	6	Squad
2019	did not qualify
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [6]
2023	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	14	5	Squad
2025	to be determined
Total	5/20	24	13	6	5	59	26

Year	Golden Ball Award
2017	Phil Foden [5]

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The England under-17 team competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Championship. England were the hosts of the 2001 Final Tournament, with the English reaching the semi-finals where they lost 4–0 to France on 3 May. They finished fourth, losing the third place play off match 4–1 to Croatia. They finished third at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Denmark. ^[7] Forward Wayne Rooney was awarded the Golden player accolade. ^[7] England finished fourth at the 2003 and 2004 tournaments. The 2007 tournament in Belgium saw England finish runners up to Spain, the only goal of the final at the Stade Luc Varenne scored by Bojan Krkić. ^[8]

England defeated Spain at the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship to become Champions at under-17 level for the first time. ^[9] Forward Connor Wickham scored the winning goal in the final and was subsequently named Golden player of the tournament. ^[10] This was the first time England had won a European men's age-group title since their victory at the 1993 UEFA European Under-18 Championship. ^[9] England won their second title at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, defeating the Netherlands in the final on Penalties. ^[11]

They finished runners up at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, losing to Spain in the final on a penalty shoot-out. ^[12] Forward Jadon Sancho was named Golden player. ^[13]

The 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was hosted by England. ^[14] They were eliminated at the semi-final stage by the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out. ^[15]

Championship record

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2002	Third Place	6	4	1	1	10	6	Squad
2003	Fourth place	5	1	3	1	6	6	Squad
2004	Fourth place	5	3	1	1	11	7	Squad
2005	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	3	Squad
2006	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	8	4	Squad
2008	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	6	Squad
2010	Champions	5	5	0	0	10	4	Squad
2011	Semi-final	4	1	1	2	5	5	Squad
2012	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014	Champions	5	4	0	1	10	4	Squad
2015	Quarter-final	4	2	1	1	3	2	Squad
2016	Quarter-final	4	2	0	2	6	4	Squad
2017	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	15	4	Squad
2018	Semi-final	5	3	0	2	6	3	Squad
2019	Group stage	3	1	1	1	6	7	Squad
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [16] [17]
2021
2022	Elite round	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	Quarter-final	4	2	1	1	5	2	Squad
2024	to be determined
Total	15/20	67	37	11	19	107	67

Year	Golden Player Award
2002	Wayne Rooney [7]
2010	Connor Wickham [10]
2017	Jadon Sancho [13]

Other tournaments

England have also competed at the Nordic tournament ^[18] and Algarve Tournament. ^[19]

England host an annual FA international tournament.^{[ citation needed ]}

Fixtures and results 2023–24 season

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Croatia   v   England

18 May 2023 Group stage	Croatia	0–1	England	Városi Sportpálya, Balmazújváros
20:00		Report	Nwaneri 8' Samuels-Smith  22' Lovelace  71' Boniface  80'	Attendance: 700 Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)

Netherlands   v   England

21 May 2023Group stage	Netherlands	1–4	England	Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen
20:00	Hartog 71' van der Plas  88'	Report	Lewis-Skelly 7' Acheampong  40' Dada-Mascoll 80', 90+3' (pen.) Oboavwoduo 90+4'	Attendance: 611 Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)

England   v    Switzerland

24 May 2023Group stage	England	0–0	Switzerland	DEAC Stadion, Debrecen
15:00	Jemide  70' Golding  73' Dibling  89'	Report		Attendance: 427 Referee: Lothar D'Hondt (Belgium)

England   v   France

27 May 2023 Quarter-final	England	0–1	France	Városi Sportpálya, Balmazújváros
20:00	Samuel  88'	Report	Lambourde 89' (pen.)	Attendance: 411 Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey)

England   v    Switzerland

30 May 2023 World Cup play-off	England	4–2	Switzerland	Árok utcai pálya, Budaörs
15:00	Gray 17',  40' Dada-Mascoll  50' Lovelace 67',  57' Golding 68',  88' Young 76' Setford  90+2'	Report	Rufener 45+1' Xhemalija 52'	Attendance: 138 Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)

2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Main article: 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup

New Caledonia   v   England

11 November 2023 World Cup Group Stage	New Caledonia	0–10	England	Jakarta, Indonesia
16:00  UTC+7		Report	Russell-Denny 16' (pen.) Oboavwoduo 30', 57' Dibling 35' Acheampong 45+4' Amo-Ameyaw 51' Nwaneri 78' Hanye 80' (o.g.) Murray-Campbell 85' McAllister 90+1'	Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium Attendance: 6,684 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

England   v   Iran

14 November 2023 World Cup Group Stage	England	2–1	Iran	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00  UTC+7	Russell-Denny 63' Ndala 90'	Report	Zamani 31'	Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium Attendance: 7,698 Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

England   v   Brazil

17 November 2023 World Cup Group Stage	England	1–2	Brazil	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00  UTC+7	Ndala 71' (pen.)	Report	Kauã Elias 43' Da Mata 54'	Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium Attendance: 15,171 Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)

England   v   Uzbekistan

22 November 2023 World Cup Round of 16	England	1–2	Uzbekistan	Jakarta, Indonesia
15:30  UTC+7	Ndala 35'	Report	Saidov 4' Mirzaev 67'	Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium Attendance: 7,014 Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Players

Latest squad

For the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers, players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible. ^[20] Players born between January and August 2007 are first-year scholars in the English academy system, players born from September 2007 to August 2008 will be eligible to enter the full-time academy system at the start of the 2024–25 season.

The following players were named in the squad for qualifying games against Northern Ireland, Hungary and France, played between 20–26 March 2024. ^[21]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
-	1 GK	Spike Brits	(2007-06-24) 24 June 2007 (age 16)	Manchester City
-	1 GK	Kai Crampton	(2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 17) [22]	Chelsea
-	1 GK	Oliver Whatmuff	(2007-11-06) 6 November 2007 (age 16) [23]	Manchester City
-	2 DF	Harry Amass	(2007-03-16) 16 March 2007 (age 17) [24]	Manchester United
-	2 DF	Samuel Amissah	(2007-03-07) 7 March 2007 (age 17) [25]	Fulham
-	2 DF	Jaden Dixon	(2007-02-07) 7 February 2007 (age 17) [26]	Stoke City
-	2 DF	Christian McFarlane	(2007-01-25) 25 January 2007 (age 17)	New York City FC
-	2 DF	Stephen Mfuni	(2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 16) [27]	Manchester City
-	2 DF	Kian Noble	(2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 17) [28]	Manchester City
-	2 DF	Leo Shahar	(2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 (age 17) [29]	Newcastle United
-	3 MF	Oliver Harrison	(2007-08-07) 7 August 2007 (age 16) [30]	Chelsea
-	3 MF	Josh King	(2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 17) [31]	Fulham
-	3 MF	Divine Mukasa	(2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 16) [32]	Manchester City
-	3 MF	Ethan Nwaneri	(2007-03-21) 21 March 2007 (age 17)	Arsenal
-	3 MF	Chris Rigg	(2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 16)	Sunderland
-	4 FW	Jesse Derry	(2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 16) [33]	Crystal Palace
-	4 FW	Baylee Dipepa	(2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 17)	Port Vale
-	4 FW	Luca Fletcher	(2007-04-18) 18 April 2007 (age 16) [34]	Manchester City
-	4 FW	Ryan McAidoo	(2008-06-24) 24 June 2008 (age 15) [35]	Chelsea
-	4 FW	Jay Robinson	(2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 (age 17) [36]	Southampton
-	4 FW	Trevan Sanusi	(2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 16) [37]	Newcastle United

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-17 squad and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Douglas Lukjanciks	(2007-10-09) 9 October 2007 (age 16) [38]	-	-	Everton	UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023 [39]
GK	Nicolas Michalski	(2007-03-14) 14 March 2007 (age 17) [40]	-	-	Blackburn Rovers	v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023 [41]
DF	Adeleke Drake	(2007-06-01) 1 June 2007 (age 16) [42]	-	-	Manchester City	UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023 [39]
DF	Genesis Antwi	(2007-05-11) 11 May 2007 (age 16) [43]	-	-	Chelsea	v Norway, October 2023 [44]
DF	Jonathan Esenga	(2007-02-09) 9 February 2007 (age 17) [45]	-	-	Fulham	v Norway, October 2023 [46]
DF	Chukwuemeka Adiele	(2007-11-10) 10 November 2007 (age 16)	-	-	West Ham United	v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023 [41]
DF	Joshua Hamilton	(2007-09-14) 14 September 2007 (age 16) [47]	-	-	Leeds United	v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023 [41]
DF	Jethro Medine	(2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 (age 16)	-	-	West Ham United	v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023 [41]
DF	Freddie Simmonds	(2008-03-09) 9 March 2008 (age 16) [48]	-	-	Brighton & Hove Albion	v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023 [41]
MF	Fin Cartwright	(2007-02-28) 28 February 2007 (age 17) [49]	-	-	Middlesbrough	UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023 [39]
MF	Jack Fletcher	(2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 17) [50]	-	-	Manchester United	UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023 [39]
MF	Callum Olusesi	(2007-01-17) 17 January 2007 (age 17) [51]	-	-	Tottenham Hotspur	UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023 [39]
MF	Jayce Fitzgerald	(2007-05-09) 9 May 2007 (age 16) [52]	-	-	Manchester United	v Norway, October 2023 [44]
MF	Eric Hamelberg	-	-	-	Middlesbrough	v Norway, October 2023 [44]
MF	Trey Nyoni	(2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 16) [53]	-	-	Liverpool	v Norway, October 2023 [44]
MF	Femi Fapetu	(2007-08-04) 4 August 2007 (age 16) [54]	-	-	Manchester City	v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023 [41]
MF	Sol Sidibe	(2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Stoke City	v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023 [41]
FW	Christian Dunbar-McDonald	(2007-10-29) 29 October 2007 (age 16) [55]	-	-	Manchester City	UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023 [39]
FW	Shim Mheuka	(2007-10-20) 20 October 2007 (age 16)	-	-	Chelsea	UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023 [39]
FW	Mikey Moore	(2007-08-11) 11 August 2007 (age 16)	-	-	Tottenham Hotspur	UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023 [39]
FW	Shea Lacey	(2007-04-14) 14 April 2007 (age 16)	-	-	Manchester United	v Norway, October 2023 [44]
FW	Sean Neave	(2007-05-27) 27 May 2007 (age 16) [56]	-	-	Newcastle United	v Norway, October 2023 [44]
FW	Elliot Myles	(2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 17) [57]	-	-	Norwich City	v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023 [41]

Honours

• FIFA U-17 World Cup Winners (1): 2017 ^[4]
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winners (2): 2010, ^[9] 2014 ^{[11] [58]}
• Syrenka Cup Winners (2): 2018, ^[59] 2019 ^[60]
• Algarve Tournament Winners (3): 2007–08, 2009–2010, 2011–2012
• Nordic Tournament Winners (2): 2009–2010, 2010–2011
• FA International U17 Tournament Winners (2): 2010–2011, 2011–2012

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External links

• Official FA England Under-17 website
• Uefa Under-17 website