England national under-18 football team

England U-18

Nickname(s)	The Three Lions
Association	The Football Association (The FA)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Neil Ryan [1]
FIFA code	ENG
First colours Second colours
First international
Unknown
Biggest win
Unknown
Biggest defeat
Unknown
World Cup
Appearances	Unknown (first in Unknown )
Best result	Unknown
Unknown
Appearances	Unknown (first in Unknown)
Best result	Unknown

England national under-18 football team, also known as England under-18s or England U18(s), represents England in association football at under-18 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.

The team competed in the FIFA International Youth Tournament (later taken over by UEFA) and its successor, the UEFA European Under-18 Championship, and was often referred to as England Youth. ^{[2] [3]} After the tournament was renamed the European Under-18 Championship, England won twice more, in 1980 ^[4] and 1993. ^[5] In 1997, eligibility rules changed and the competition was rebranded as the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2001.

Nowadays, the under-18 banner is used for participation in international friendlies. The 2017 Toulon Tournament was also composed largely of under-18 players. ^{[6] [7]}

Players

Latest squad

For the 2025–26 season, players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible. Players born between January and August 2008 are second-year scholars in the English academy system, players born between September 2008 and August 2009 are first-year scholars.

The following players were named in the squad for games against Uzbekistan, Morocco and Canada, to be played 3–9 September 2025. ^[8]

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
-	1 GK	Lanre Awesu	(2008-01-25) 25 January 2008 (age 17) [9]	West Ham United
-	1 GK	Freddy Bernal	(2008-10-21) 21 October 2008 (age 16) [10]	Chelsea
-	1 GK	Dylan Moody	(2008-03-11) 11 March 2008 (age 17) [11]	Southampton
-	2 DF	Dean Benamar	(2008-05-31) 31 May 2008 (age 17) [12]	Crystal Palace
-	2 DF	Kaden Braithwaite	(2008-02-08) 8 February 2008 (age 17)	Manchester City
-	2 DF	Jun’ai Byfield	(2008-12-06) 6 December 2008 (age 16) [13]	Tottenham Hotspur
-	2 DF	Malachi Hardy	(2008-05-12) 12 May 2008 (age 17) [14]	Tottenham Hotspur
-	2 DF	Dante Headley	(2008-09-18) 18 September 2008 (age 16) [15]	Manchester City
-	2 DF	Freddie Simmonds	(2008-03-09) 9 March 2008 (age 17) [16]	Brighton & Hove Albion
-	3 MF	Bradley Burrowes	(2008-03-04) 4 March 2008 (age 17) [17]	Aston Villa
-	3 MF	Finlay Gorman	(2008-09-20) 20 September 2008 (age 16) [18]	Manchester City
-	3 MF	Bendito Mantato	(2008-01-25) 25 January 2008 (age 17) [19]	Manchester United
-	3 MF	Harrison Miles	(2008-07-28) 28 July 2008 (age 17) [20]	Manchester City
-	3 MF	Louis Page	(2008-10-24) 24 October 2008 (age 16)	Leicester City
-	3 MF	Seth Ridgeon	(2008-09-12) 12 September 2008 (age 16) [21]	Fulham
-	3 MF	Reggie Walsh	(2008-10-20) 20 October 2008 (age 16)	Chelsea
-	3 MF	Luca Williams-Barnett	(2008-10-01) 1 October 2008 (age 16) [22]	Tottenham Hotspur
-	4 FW	Chizaram Ezenwata	(2008-09-05) 5 September 2008 (age 16) [23]	Chelsea
-	4 FW	Harry Howell	(2008-04-20) 20 April 2008 (age 17)	Brighton & Hove Albion
-	4 FW	Ryan McAidoo	(2008-06-24) 24 June 2008 (age 17) [24]	Manchester City
-	4 FW	Rio Ngumoha	(2008-08-29) 29 August 2008 (age 17)	Liverpool
-	4 FW	Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez	(2008-03-11) 11 March 2008 (age 17)	Lyon
-	4 FW	Tynan Thompson	(2008-04-17) 17 April 2008 (age 17) [25]	Tottenham Hotspur
-	4 FW	Igor Tyjon	(2008-03-20) 20 March 2008 (age 17)	Blackburn Rovers

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-18 squad and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Wesley Okoduwa	(2008-05-12) 12 May 2008 (age 17) [26]	-	-	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v Morocco, May 2025 [27]
DF	Stephen Mfuni	(2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 17) [28]	-	-	Manchester City	v Poland, Germany, November 2024 [29]

Honours

• FIFA International Youth Tournament
  • Winners: 1948
• UEFA International Youth Tournament
  • Winners: 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975
  • Runners-up: 1958, 1965, 1967
• UEFA European Under-18 Championship
  • Winners: 1980, 1993

References

1. "England men's development team coaches confirmed for 2025-26 season". England Football. 13 August 2025.
2. "England's Youth/Under 18 Matches 1947–1976". England Football Online. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
3. "Manchester City Welcome England Youth v Wales Youth". 29th International Youth Tournament, 1st Round 2nd Leg Match Magazine. Manchester City F.C. 3 March 1976.
4. "SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PINCH MYSELF". Arsenal.com.
5. Smyth, Rob (29 June 2009). "The forgotten story of… England's class of '93". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
6. Association, The Football. "Mixed squad for Toulon trip". TheFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
7. "England Under 18". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
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9. "Lanre Awesu". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
10. "Freddy Bernal". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
11. "Dylan Moody". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
12. "Dean Benamar". UEFA. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
13. "Jun'ai Byfield". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
14. "Malachi Hardy". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
15. "Dante Headley". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
16. "Freddie Simmonds". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
17. "Bradley Burrowes". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
18. "Finlay Gorman". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
19. "Bendito Mantato". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
20. "Harrison Miles". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
21. "Seth Ridgeon". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
22. "Luca Williams-Barnett". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
23. "Chizaram Ezenwata". UEFA. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
24. "Ryan McAidoo". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
25. "Tynan Thompson". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
26. "Wesley Okoduwa". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
27. "England MU18s squad named for Morocco trip". England Football. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
28. "Stephen Mfuni". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
29. "England MU18s squad named for Spain trip". England Football. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.