England national under-19 football team

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England U-19
Nickname(s) The Three Lions
Association The Football Association
(The FA)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Will Antwi
FIFA code ENG
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European Championship
Appearances46 (first in 1948)
Best resultWinners Gold medal icon.svg : (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.

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Competition history

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

YearRoundGPWD*LGSGASquad
Flag of Norway.svg 2002 Group stage302167 Squad
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg 2003 Group stage310235 Squad
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2004 Elite round
Ulster Banner.svg 2005 Runners-up522198 Squad
Flag of Poland.svg 2006 Elite round
Flag of Austria.svg 2007
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2008 Group stage311132 Squad
Flag of Ukraine.svg 2009 Runners-up5221137 Squad
Flag of France.svg 2010 Semi-finals411257 Squad
Flag of Romania.svg 2011 Elite round
Flag of Estonia.svg 2012 Semi-finals421165 Squad
Flag of Lithuania.svg 2013 Elite round
Flag of Hungary.svg 2014
Flag of Greece.svg 2015
Flag of Germany.svg 2016 Semi-finals430174 Squad
Flag of Georgia.svg 2017 Champions5500102 Squad
Flag of Finland.svg 2018 Group stage4112411 Squad
Flag of Armenia.svg 2019 Elite round
Ulster Banner.svg 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
Flag of Romania.svg 2021
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2022 Champions5500122 Squad
Flag of Malta.svg 2023 Elite round
Ulster Banner.svg 2024 Qualifying round
Flag of Romania.svg 2025 Group stage3021911 Squad
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2026 TBD
Total12/22482312138771

Fixtures and results 2024–25 season

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

Friendlies

4 September 2024 England  Flag of England.svg2–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy SRC Trate, Nedelišće
16:00 Nwaneri Soccerball shade.svg40'
Black Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Fini Soccerball shade.svg3'
Sia Soccerball shade.svg39'
7 September 2024 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1–1Flag of England.svg  England Gradski stadion, Koprivnica
16:00 Lukić Soccerball shade.svg73' (pen.) Report George Soccerball shade.svg76'
10 September 2024 England  Flag of England.svg2–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Gradski stadion, Koprivnica
16:00 Nwaneri Soccerball shade.svg58'
Dibling Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Moerstedt Soccerball shade.svg19'
El Mala Soccerball shade.svg78', 83'		Attendance: 174
Referee: Ivan Slunjski (Croatia)
9 October 2024 England  Flag of England.svg1–2Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Marbella Football Center, Marbella
18:00 Nwaneri Soccerball shade.svg71' (pen.) Report Simões Soccerball shade.svg22'
Martins Soccerball shade.svg41'
12 October 2024 England  Flag of England.svg4–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Marbella Football Center, Marbella
18:00 Young Soccerball shade.svg38'
Mheuka Soccerball shade.svg45'
Orford Soccerball shade.svg73'
Moore Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Bergraaf Soccerball shade.svg54'
15 October 2024 England  Flag of England.svg4–2Flag of France.svg  France Marbella Football Center, Marbella
11:00 Nwaneri Soccerball shade.svg10'
King Soccerball shade.svg14'
Mheuka Soccerball shade.svg44'
Wheeldon Soccerball shade.svg69'		 Report Diliwidi Soccerball shade.svg21'
Zague Soccerball shade.svg26'

2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Qualification

13 November 2024Qualifying Round England  Flag of England.svg1–0Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Stadion Beroe, Stara Zagora
12:00 Nwaneri Soccerball shade.svg7' Report Attendance: 75
Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)
16 November 2024Qualifying Round Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–2Flag of England.svg  England Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv
13:00Raychev Soccerball shade.svg5' Report Nwaneri Soccerball shade.svg27'
Orford Soccerball shade.svg45+1'		Attendance: 600
Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)
19 November 2024Qualifying Round England  Flag of England.svg0–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv
13:00 Report Attendance: 75
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)
19 March 2025Elite Qualifying Round Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg0–2Flag of England.svg  England Nantporth, Bangor
20:00 Report Wheatley Soccerball shade.svg57'
Mheuka Soccerball shade.svg84'		Attendance: 2,541
Referee: Granit Maqedonci (Sweden)
22 March 2025Elite Qualifying Round England  Flag of England.svg0–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Coleg Cambria Deeside, Connah's Quay
12:00 Report Attendance: 742
Referee: Granit Maqedonci (Sweden)
25 March 2025Elite Qualifying Round England  Flag of England.svg1–0Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Coleg Cambria Deeside, Connah's Quay
20:00 Rigg Soccerball shade.svg9' Report Attendance: 1,009
Referee: Edgars Maļcevs (Latvia)

Final tournament

14 June 2025Group stage England  Flag of England.svg2–2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești
15:00
 Report
Attendance: 1,433
Referee: Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
17 June 2025Group stage England  Flag of England.svg5–5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest
18:00
 Report
Attendance: 1,104
Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)
20 June 2025Group stage England  Flag of England.svg2–4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Rapid-Giulești Stadium, Bucharest
18:00
 Report
Attendance: 738
Referee: Rob Hennessy (Ireland)

Players

Latest squad

The following players were named in the squad for games against Ukraine, Spain and Netherlands, to be played between 3–9 September 2025. [1]

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

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
131 GK Douglass Lukjanciks (2007-10-09) 9 October 2007 (age 17) [2] Flag of England.svg Everton
221 GK Nicolas Michalski (2007-03-14) 14 March 2007 (age 18) [3] Flag of England.svg Blackburn Rovers
11 GK Jack Porter (2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Arsenal
2 DF Harry Amass (2007-03-16) 16 March 2007 (age 18) Flag of England.svg Sheffield Wednesday (on loan from Manchester United)
32 DF Samuel Amissah (2007-03-07) 7 March 2007 (age 18) [4] Flag of England.svg Fulham
22 DF Jaden Dixon (2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 (age 18) Flag of England.svg Stoke City
152 DF Airidas Golambeckis (2007-11-04) 4 November 2007 (age 17) [5] Flag of England.svg West Ham United
162 DF Stephen Mfuni (2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 17) [6] Flag of England.svg Manchester City
52 DF Kian Noble (2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 18) [7] Flag of England.svg Manchester City
122 DF Leo Shahar (2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 (age 18) [8] Flag of England.svg Newcastle United
83 MF Harrison Armstrong (2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 18) Flag of England.svg Preston (on loan from Everton)
203 MF Joshua King (2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 18) Flag of England.svg Fulham
103 MF Divine Mukasa (2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 18) Flag of England.svg Manchester City
43 MF Trey Nyoni (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 18) Flag of England.svg Liverpool
143 MF Callum Olusesi (2007-03-11) 11 March 2007 (age 18) Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
183 MF Chris Rigg (2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 18) Flag of England.svg Sunderland
63 MF Sol Sidibe (2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 18) Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven
114 FW Rio Ngumoha [9] (2008-08-29) 29 August 2008 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Liverpool
94 FW Baylee Dipepa (2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 18) Flag of England.svg Southampton
174 FW Max Dowman (2009-12-31) 31 December 2009 (age 15) Flag of England.svg Arsenal
194 FW Shim Mheuka (2007-10-20) 20 October 2007 (age 17) Flag of England.svg Chelsea
74 FW Jeremy Monga (2009-07-10) 10 July 2009 (age 16) Flag of England.svg Leicester City
214 FW Jay Robinson (2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 (age 18) Flag of England.svg Southampton

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
MF Ethan Nwaneri (2007-03-21) 21 March 2007 (age 18)-- Flag of England.svg Arsenal v. Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania, Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria, Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium, November 2024 [10]


Honours

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "England MU19s squad named for September internationals". England Football. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Douglass Lukjanciks". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Nicolas Michalski". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Samuel Amissah". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Airidas Golambeckis". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Stephen Mfuni". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Kian Noble". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Leo Shahar". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "England MU19s squad named for EURO qualifiers". England Football. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Smyth, Rob (29 June 2009). "The forgotten story of… England's class of '93". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
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