England national under-18 football team

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England U-18
Nickname(s) The Three Lions
Association The Football Association
(The FA)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coachLiam Bramley [1]
FIFA code ENG
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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.

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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 2024–25 season, players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible. Players born between January and August 2007 are second-year scholars in the English academy system, players born between September 2007 and August 2008 are first-year scholars.

The following players were named in the squad for games against Portugal, Switzerland and France, to be played between 4-8 September 2024. [8]

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

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
-1 GK Spike Brits (2007-06-24) 24 June 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Manchester City
-1 GK Douglass Lukjanciks (2007-10-09) 9 October 2007 (age 16) [9] Flag of England.svg Everton
-1 GK Oliver Whatmuff (2007-11-06) 6 November 2007 (age 16) [10] Flag of England.svg Manchester City
-2 DF Harry Amass (2007-03-16) 16 March 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Manchester United
-2 DF Samuel Amissah (2007-03-07) 7 March 2007 (age 17) [11] Flag of England.svg Fulham
-2 DF Jaden Dixon (2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Stoke City
-2 DF Airidas Golambeckis (2007-11-04) 4 November 2007 (age 16) [12] Flag of England.svg West Ham United
-2 DF Christian McFarlane (2007-01-25) 25 January 2007 (age 17) Flag of the United States.svg New York City FC
-2 DF Saheed Olagunju (2007-01-07) 7 January 2007 (age 17) [13] Flag of England.svg Wolverhampton Wanderers
-2 DF Carter Pinnington (2007-02-21) 21 February 2007 (age 17) [14] Flag of England.svg Liverpool
-2 DF Leo Shahar (2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 (age 17) [15] Flag of England.svg Newcastle United
-3 MF Jack Fletcher (2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Manchester United
-3 MF Oliver Harrison (2007-08-07) 7 August 2007 (age 17) [16] Flag of England.svg Chelsea
-3 MF Joshua King (2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 17) [17] Flag of England.svg Fulham
-3 MF Trey Nyoni (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Liverpool
-3 MF Chris Rigg (2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Sunderland
-3 MF Sol Sidibe (2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Stoke City
-4 FW Jesse Derry (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 17) [18] Flag of England.svg Crystal Palace
-4 FW Baylee Dipepa (2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Port Vale
-4 FW Mateus Mane (2007-09-16) 16 September 2007 (age 16) [19] Flag of England.svg Wolverhampton Wanderers
-4 FW Shim Mheuka (2007-10-20) 20 October 2007 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Chelsea
-4 FW Divine Mukasa (2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 17) [20] Flag of England.svg Manchester City
-4 FW Alejandro Rodriguez (2008-03-11) 11 March 2008 (age 16) [21] Flag of France.svg Lyon
-4 FW Trevan Sanusi (2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 17) [22] Flag of England.svg Newcastle United

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK George Pickford (2007-02-06) 6 February 2007 (age 17) [23] -- Flag of England.svg Everton v Northern Ireland, Morocco, May 2024 [24]
MF Ethan Nwaneri (2007-03-21) 21 March 2007 (age 17)-- Flag of England.svg Arsenal v France, Japan, Portugal, September 2023 [25]


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

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