England national under-19 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see England women's national under-19 football team.

England U-19

Nickname	The Young Lions
Association	The Football Association (The FA)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Will Antwi
FIFA code	ENG
First colours Second colours
European Championship
Appearances	46 (first in 1948)
Best result	Winners : (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993, 2017, 2022)

England national under-19 football team, also known as England under-19s or England U19(s), represents England in association football at under-19 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. Primarily, it competes to qualify for the annual UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Competition history

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Squad
2002	Group stage	3	0	2	1	6	7	Squad
2003	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5	Squad
2004	Elite round
2005	Runners-up	5	2	2	1	9	8	Squad
2006	Elite round
2007
2008	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	2	Squad
2009	Runners-up	5	2	2	1	13	7	Squad
2010	Semi-finals	4	1	1	2	5	7	Squad
2011	Elite round
2012	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	6	5	Squad
2013	Elite round
2014
2015
2016	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	7	4	Squad
2017	Champions	5	5	0	0	10	2	Squad
2018	Group stage	4	1	1	2	4	11	Squad
2019	Elite round
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
2021
2022	Champions	5	5	0	0	12	2	Squad
2023	Elite round
2024	Qualifying round
2025	Group stage	3	0	2	1	9	11	Squad
2026	TBD
Total	12/22	48	23	12	13	87	71

Fixtures and results 2025–26 season

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Qualification

Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

England   v   Lithuania

13 November 2024Qualifying Round	England	1–0	Lithuania	Stadion Beroe, Stara Zagora
12:00	Nwaneri 7'	Report		Attendance: 75 Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)

Bulgaria   v   England

16 November 2024Qualifying Round	Bulgaria	1–2	England	Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv
13:00	Raychev 5'	Report	Nwaneri 27' Orford 45+1'	Attendance: 600 Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)

England   v   Belgium

19 November 2024Qualifying Round	England	0–0	Belgium	Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv
13:00		Report		Attendance: 75 Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)

Wales   v   England

19 March 2025Elite Qualifying Round	Wales	0–2	England	Nantporth, Bangor
20:00		Report	Wheatley 57' Mheuka 84'	Attendance: 2,541 Referee: Granit Maqedonci (Sweden)

England   v   Turkey

22 March 2025Elite Qualifying Round	England	0–0	Turkey	Coleg Cambria Deeside, Connah's Quay
12:00		Report		Attendance: 742 Referee: Granit Maqedonci (Sweden)

England   v   Portugal

25 March 2025Elite Qualifying Round	England	1–0	Portugal	Coleg Cambria Deeside, Connah's Quay
20:00	Rigg 9'	Report		Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Edgars Maļcevs (Latvia)

Final tournament

Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

England   v   Norway

14 June 2025Group stage	England	2–2	Norway	Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești
15:00	Watson 11' Young  24' King  60' Moore 80' (pen.)	Report	Røssing-Lelesiit 18' Granaas 45' Øren  78'	Attendance: 1,433 Referee: Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

England   v   Germany

17 June 2025Group stage	England	5–5	Germany	Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest
18:00	King 35' Wheatley 52' Russell-Denny 55' Abbott 61' Derry 63'	Report	Darvich 7' El Mala 31', 48' Moerstedt 42' Wurm 44'	Attendance: 1,104 Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)

England   v   Netherlands

20 June 2025Group stage	England	2–4	Netherlands	Rapid-Giulești Stadium, Bucharest
18:00	Wheatley 52' Derry 90+3'	Report	Smit 22' Redmond 35', 69' Vennegoor of Hesselink 42'	Attendance: 738 Referee: Rob Hennessy (Ireland)

2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Qualification

Main article: 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Lithuania   v   England

12 November 2025Qualifying Round	Lithuania	–	England	Raudondvario stadionas, Raudondvaris
16:00		Report		Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

England   v   Latvia

15 November 2025Qualifying Round	England	–	Latvia	Raudondvario stadionas, Raudondvaris
10:00		Report		Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs (Romania)

England   v   Scotland

18 November 2025Qualifying Round	England	–	Scotland	Raudondvario stadionas, Raudondvaris
10:00		Report		Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

Players

Latest squad

The following players were named in the squad for 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification games against Lithuania, Latvia and Scotland, played 12–18 November 2025. ^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2025, after the match against Wales.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Nicholas Michalski	(2007-03-14) 14 March 2007 (age 18) [2]	2	0	Blackburn Rovers
	1 GK	Khari Ranson	(2007-09-13) 13 September 2007 (age 18) [3]	1	0	Arsenal
	1 GK	Owen Asemota	(2008-04-12) 12 April 2008 (age 17) [4]	0	0	Aston Villa
	2 DF	Stephen Mfuni	(2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 17)	14	0	Manchester City
	2 DF	Airidas Golambeckis	(2007-11-04) 4 November 2007 (age 18) [5]	5	0	West Ham United
	2 DF	Kian Noble	(2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 18) [6]	5	0	Manchester City
	2 DF	Leo Shahar	(2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 (age 18) [7]	5	0	Newcastle United
	2 DF	Harry Amass	(2007-03-16) 16 March 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Sheffield Wednesday (on loan from Manchester United)
	3 MF	Chris Rigg	(2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 18)	9	2	Sunderland
	3 MF	Trey Nyoni	(2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 18)	7	1	Liverpool
	3 MF	Harrison Armstrong	(2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 18)	5	2	Preston North End (on loan from Everton)
	3 MF	Divine Mukasa	(2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 18)	5	1	Manchester City
	3 MF	Sol Sidibe	(2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 18)	5	1	PSV Eindhoven
	3 MF	Jack Fletcher	(2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Manchester United
	4 FW	Shim Mheuka	(2007-10-20) 20 October 2007 (age 18)	18	10	Chelsea
	4 FW	Mikey Moore	(2007-08-11) 11 August 2007 (age 18)	13	7	Rangers (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
	4 FW	Jesse Derry	(2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 18) [8]	9	3	Chelsea
	4 FW	Max Dowman	(2009-12-31) 31 December 2009 (age 15)	5	1	Arsenal
	4 FW	Jeremy Monga	(2009-07-10) 10 July 2009 (age 16)	5	0	Leicester City
	4 FW	Rio Ngumoha	(2008-08-29) 29 August 2008 (age 17)	5	0	Liverpool
	4 FW	Jay Robinson	(2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 (age 18)	5	0	Southampton

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-19 squad and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Oliver Whatmuff	(2007-11-06) 6 November 2007 (age 18) [9]	1	0	Rochdale (on loan from Manchester City)	v.   Belgium,   Wales, October 2025 [10]
GK	Douglass Lukjanciks	(2007-10-09) 9 October 2007 (age 18) [11]	1	0	Everton	v.   Ukraine,   Spain,   Netherlands, September 2025 [12]
GK	Jack Porter	(2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Arsenal	v.   Ukraine,   Spain,   Netherlands, September 2025 [12]
DF	Jaden Dixon	(2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 (age 18)	5	0	Stoke City	v.   Belgium,   Wales, October 2025 [10]
DF	Samuel Amissah	(2007-03-07) 7 March 2007 (age 18) [13]	3	0	Fulham	v.   Ukraine,   Spain,   Netherlands, September 2025 [12]
DF	Christian McFarlane	(2007-01-25) 25 January 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Manchester City	v.   Ukraine,   Spain,   Netherlands, September 2025 [12]
MF	Callum Olusesi	(2007-03-11) 11 March 2007 (age 18)	5	0	Tottenham Hotspur	v.   Belgium,   Wales, October 2025 [10]
MF	Josh King	(2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 18)	13	2	Fulham	v.   Ukraine,   Spain,   Netherlands, September 2025 [12]
MF	Ethan Nwaneri	(2007-03-21) 21 March 2007 (age 18)	9	6	Arsenal	v.   Lithuania,   Bulgaria,   Belgium, November 2024 [14]
FW	Baylee Dipepa	(2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 18)	1	1	Southampton	v.   Ukraine,   Spain,   Netherlands, September 2025 [12]

Honours

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship winners: (11) 1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993, ^{[15] [nb 1]} 2017, 2022

Notes

1. All tournaments prior to 2002 were contested by the under-18 team.

References

1. "England squad selected for U19 EURO qualifiers". England Football. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
2. "Nicolas Michalski". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
3. "Khari Ranson". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
4. "Owen Asemota". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
5. "Airidas Golambeckis". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
6. "Kian Noble". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
7. "Leo Shahar". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
8. "Jesse Derry". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
9. "Oliver Whatmuff". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
10. "England MU19s squad selected for Belgium and Wales internationals". England Football. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
11. "Douglass Lukjanciks". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
12. "England MU19s squad named for September internationals". England Football. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
13. "Samuel Amissah". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
14. "England MU19s squad named for EURO qualifiers". England Football. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
15. Smyth, Rob (29 June 2009). "The forgotten story of… England's class of '93". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2013.

External links

• Uefa Under-19 website