England national under-20 football team

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England U-20
Nickname(s) The Three Lions
Association The Football Association
(The FA)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Paul Nevin (Interim)
FIFA code ENG
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FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1981 )
Best resultChampions (2017)

England national under-20 football team, also known as England Under-20s or England U20(s) or England Men's Elite Squad, represents England in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.

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England were champions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, after defeating Venezuela in the final of the 2017 tournament. [1]

From October 2023, the squad was rebranded as the England Men's Elite League Squad to reflect their participation in the Under 20 Elite League. [2]

On 23 August 2024, Paul Nevin was appointed head coach of the age group on an interim basis after Ben Futcher temporarily moved up to take charge of the England U21s. [3]

Tournament history

FIFA U-20 World Cup

YearRoundGPWD*LGSGASquad
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg 1977 did not qualify
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1979 did not qualify
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1981 Fourth place622297 Squad
Flag of Mexico.svg 1983 did not qualify
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1985 Group stage301225 Squad
Flag of Chile.svg 1987 did not qualify
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1989 did not qualify
Flag of Portugal.svg 1991 Group stage302134 Squad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1993 Third place632164 Squad
Flag of Qatar.svg 1995 did not qualify
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1997 Round of 16430193 Squad
Flag of Nigeria.svg 1999 Group stage300304 Squad
Flag of Argentina.svg 2001 did not qualify
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2003 Group stage301202 Squad
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2005 did not qualify
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007 did not qualify
Flag of Egypt.svg 2009 Group stage301216 Squad
Flag of Colombia.svg 2011 Round of 16403101 Squad
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 Group stage302135 Squad
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015 did not qualify
Flag of South Korea.svg 2017 Champions7610123 Squad
Flag of Poland.svg 2019 did not qualify
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [4]
Flag of Argentina.svg 2023 Round of 16421154 Squad
Flag of Chile.svg 2025 did not qualify
Total [5] 12/24491616175048

Fixtures and results

2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

22 May 2023 Group stage England  Flag of England.svg1–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
15:00 Scarlett Soccerball shade.svg25' Report Attendance: 2,765
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
25 May 2023Group stage England  Flag of England.svg3–2Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
15:00 Humphreys Soccerball shade.svg22'
Joseph Yellow card.svg 42'
Devine Soccerball shade.svg45+4'
Scott Yellow card.svg 75'
Cox Yellow card.svg 84'
Gyabi Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Report Fr. González Soccerball shade.svg49'
Abaldo Soccerball shade.svg90+9'
Attendance: 27,231
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
28 May 2023Group stage England  Flag of England.svg0–0Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
15:00 Report Attendance: 12,122
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
31 May 2023Round of 16 England  Flag of England.svg1–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
18:00 Devine Soccerball shade.svg24'
Quansah Yellow card.svg 86'
Report Baldanzi Soccerball shade.svg8'
Casadei Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,832
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

2023–2024 European Elite League

12 October 2023 Romania  Flag of Romania.svg2–0Flag of England.svg  England Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
17:00 Mihai Soccerball shade.svg5'
Trică Soccerball shade.svg16'
Report
17 October 2023 England  Flag of England.svg1–2Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
19:00 Soglo Soccerball shade.svg22' Report Soccerball shade.svg9'
Falé Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Attendance: 1,756
Referee: Sunny Gill (England)
16 November 2023 England  Flag of England.svg0–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
19:00 Report Hasa Soccerball shade.svg37', 89' (pen.)
Missori Soccerball shade.svg87'
Attendance: 4,714
Referee: Will Finnie (England)
20 November 2023 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–3Flag of England.svg  England Jahnstadion Regensburg
17:00 Wanner Soccerball shade.svg8'
Godo Soccerball shade.svg55' (o.g.)
Report Joseph Soccerball shade.svg31'
Edozie Soccerball shade.svg59'
Webster Soccerball shade.svg90'
Attendance: 9,700
Referee: Martin Speckner (Germany)
22 March 2024 Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–5Flag of England.svg  England Stadion Miejski, Białystok
17:00 Żuberek Soccerball shade.svg80' Report Iroegbunam Soccerball shade.svg39'
Scarlett Soccerball shade.svg47', 54', 71' (pen.)
Nelson Soccerball shade.svg87'
Referee: Lukasz Kuzma (Poland)
26 March 2024 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–3Flag of England.svg  England Městský stadion, Ostrava
14:00Horsky Soccerball shade.svg49' Report Arblaster Soccerball shade.svg3'
Scarlett Soccerball shade.svg76', 90'
Attendance: 970
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)

Friendlies

7 June 2024 England  Flag of England.svg2–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Stadion ŠRC Sesvete, Sesvete
15:00 Alves Soccerball shade.svg12'
Scarlett Soccerball shade.svg60'
Report Gül Soccerball shade.svg89'Referee: Toni Dadić (Croatia)
11 June 2024 England  Flag of England.svg2–2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Gradski Stadion, Vrbovec
15:00 Brown Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Scarlett Soccerball shade.svg47' (pen.)
Report Hodge Soccerball shade.svg3'
Oko-Flex Soccerball shade.svg88'
Referee: Ivan Vuković (Croatia)

2024–2025 European Elite League

6 September 2024 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgFlag of England.svg  England Pendik Stadium, Istanbul
17:00
10 September 2024 England  Flag of England.svgFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Edgeley Park, Stockport
19:00

Players

Current squad

Players born between September 2004 and August 2005 are second-year graduates of the English academy system, players born between September 2005 and August 2006 are first-year graduates. Players born after 1 January 2006 remain eligible to play for England under-19s.

The following players were named in the squad for games against Turkey and Romania, to be played 6 and 10 September 2024. [6]

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 Ben Cisse (2005-09-27) 27 September 2005 (age 18) [7] Flag of England.svg West Bromwich Albion
1 GK Luca Gunter (2005-03-23) 23 March 2005 (age 19) [8] Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
1 GK Tommy Simkin (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 19) Flag of England.svg Walsall (on loan from Stoke City)

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2 DF Max Alleyne (2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 19) Flag of England.svg Manchester City
2 DF Ryan Andrews (2004-08-26) 26 August 2004 (age 20) Flag of England.svg Watford
2 DF Kaelan Casey (2004-10-28) 28 October 2004 (age 19) Flag of England.svg West Ham United
2 DF Luke Chambers (2004-06-24) 24 June 2004 (age 20) Flag of England.svg Wigan Athletic (on loan from Liverpool)
2 DF Ben Chrisene (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20) Flag of England.svg Norwich City
2 DF Ben Nelson (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20) Flag of England.svg Leicester City
2 DF Ashley Phillips (2005-06-26) 26 June 2005 (age 19) Flag of England.svg Stoke City (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
2 DF Reuell Walters (2004-12-16) 16 December 2004 (age 19) Flag of England.svg Luton Town

3 MF Ollie Arblaster (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 20) Flag of England.svg Sheffield United
3 MF Jobe Bellingham (2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 18) Flag of England.svg Sunderland
3 MF Sammy Braybrooke (2004-03-12) 12 March 2004 (age 20) Flag of Scotland.svg Dundee (on loan from Leicester City)
3 MF Alfie Devine (2004-08-01) 1 August 2004 (age 20) Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
3 MF Darko Gyabi (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20) Flag of England.svg Plymouth Argyle (on loan from Leeds United)
3 MF Nico O'Reilly (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 (age 19) Flag of England.svg Manchester City

4 FW Will Alves (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 19) Flag of England.svg Leicester City
4 FW Dom Ballard (2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 (age 19) Flag of England.svg Blackpool (on loan from Southampton)
4 FW Romain Esse (2005-05-13) 13 May 2005 (age 19) Flag of England.svg Millwall
4 FW Omari Kellyman (2005-09-15) 15 September 2005 (age 18) Flag of England.svg Chelsea
4 FW Dane Scarlett (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20) Flag of England.svg Oxford United (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
4 FW Emre Tezgel (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 18) Flag of England.svg Stoke City

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-20 squad and remain eligible.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Tommy Setford (2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 18)00 Flag of England.svg Arsenal v. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden, Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024 [9]
GK James Beadle (2004-07-16) 16 July 2004 (age 20)60 Flag of England.svg Sheffield Wednesday (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)v. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland, Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024 [10]
GK Joe Whitworth (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 20)00 Flag of England.svg Exeter City (on loan from Crystal Palace)v. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany, 16–20 November 2023 [11]
GK James Wright (2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 (age 19) [12] 00 Flag of Spain.svg Real Unión (on loan from Aston Villa)v. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany, 16–20 November 2023 [13]
GK Charlie Setford (2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 (age 20)00 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 12–17 October 2023 [14]

DF Roman Dixon (2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 (age 19)20 Flag of England.svg Everton v. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden, Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024 [9]
DF Kellen Fisher (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 20)20 Flag of England.svg Norwich City v. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden, Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024 [9]
DF Brad Hills (2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 20)20 Flag of England.svg Norwich City v. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden, Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024 [9]
DF Lewis Hall (2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 (age 19)60 Flag of England.svg Newcastle United v. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland, Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024 [10]
DF Jadel Katongo (2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 (age 19)40 Flag of England.svg Manchester City v. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland, Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024 [10]
DF Zach Awe (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20)00 Flag of England.svg Accrington Stanley (on loan from Southampton)Training Camp, September 2023 [15]
DF Brooke Norton-Cuffy (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20)40 Flag of Italy.svg Genoa 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023 [16]

MF Noel Buck (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19)20 Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution v. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden, Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024 [9]
MF George Earthy (2004-09-05) 5 September 2004 (age 20)20 Flag of England.svg Bristol City (on loan from West Ham)v. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden, Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024 [9]
MF Alex Matos (2004-10-03) 3 October 2004 (age 19)20 Flag of England.svg Chelsea v. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden, Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024 [9]
MF Adam Wharton (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 20)30 Flag of England.svg Crystal Palace v. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland, Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024 [10]
MF Bobby Clark (2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 (age 19)10 Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Salzburg v. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland, Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024 [10]
MF Lewis Miley (2006-05-01) 1 May 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of England.svg Newcastle United v. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland, Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024 [10]
MF Emran Soglo (2005-07-11) 11 July 2005 (age 19)31 Flag of France.svg Marseille v. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany, 16–20 November 2023 [11]
MF Dan Gore (2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 (age 19)20 Flag of England.svg Manchester United v. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany, 16–20 November 2023 INJ [11]
MF Charlie Webster (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20)31 Flag of England.svg Burton Albion v. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany, 16–20 November 2023 [11]
MF Archie Gray (2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur v. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany, 16–20 November 2023 [11]

FW Benicio Baker-Boaitey (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20)20 Flag of England.svg Port Vale (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)v. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden, Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024 [9]
FW Bailey Cadamarteri (2005-05-09) 9 May 2005 (age 19)20 Flag of England.svg Lincoln City (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)v. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden, Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024 [9]
FW Divin Mubama (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 19)30 Flag of England.svg Manchester City v. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland, Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024 [10]
FW Kaide Gordon (2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 19)20 Flag of England.svg Liverpool v. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland, Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024 [10]
FW Omari Forson (2004-07-20) 20 July 2004 (age 20)20 Flag of Italy.svg Monza v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 12–17 October 2023 [14]
FW Michael Olakigbe (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20)20 Flag of England.svg Wigan Athletic (on loan from Brentford)v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 12–17 October 2023 [14]
FW Sonny Perkins (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20)00 Flag of England.svg Leyton Orient (on loan from Leeds United)Training Camp, September 2023 [17]
FW Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (2004-08-08) 8 August 2004 (age 20)00 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund v. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany, Flag of the United States.svg  United States, Flag of France.svg  France, 22–28 March 2023 INJ [18]
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played.

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