England women's national under-17 football team

England Women's U-17
Nickname(s)	The Young Lionesses
Association	The Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Kerri Welsh
FIFA code	ENG
First colours	Second colours
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 2008 )
Best result	Runners-up (2024)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2008 )
Best result	Fourth place (2008, 2024)

Last updated September 18, 2025

The England women's national under-17 football team, also known as the Young Lionesses, represents England in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England women's national under-17 football team best achievement is a runners-up finish at the 2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The team has competed at three FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup tournaments.^[1]^[2]

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
2008	Fourth place	6	2	1	3	7	10	Squad
2010	Did not qualify
2012
2014
2016	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	5	7	Squad
2018	Did not qualify
2022	Did not qualify
2024	Fourth place	6	2	1	3	8	14	Squad
2025	Did not qualify
Total	3/9	16	5	4	7	20	31

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs.

UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

The team has participated in nine UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship tournaments.^[3]

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2008	Fourth place	2	0	0	2	2	7
2009	Did not qualify
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	8	6
2015	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	7
2016	Third place	5	4	0	1	24	8
2017	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	4
2018	Fourth place	5	1	1	3	8	14
2019	Group stage	3	2	0	1	4	5
~~2020~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Did not qualify
2023	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	7	6
2024	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	11	5
2025	Did not qualify
2026	To be determined
2027	To be determined
Total	9/16	35	17	4	14	74	62

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs.

**Red border colour denotes tournament was held on home soil.

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for a training camp in September 2025, with a game against Spain.^[4]
Head coach: Kerri Welsh

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
13	1 GK	Evie Mitchell		Manchester United
1	1 GK	Erin Walker	(2009-06-23) 23 June 2009 (age 16)	Manchester City
22	1 GK	Freya Weeks	(2009-02-19) 19 February 2009 (age 16)	Chelsea

2	2 DF	Zoe Ciccardini	(2008-07-18) 18 July 2008 (age 17)	Chelsea
16	2 DF	Isabella Cowley	(2009-09-20) 20 September 2009 (age 15)	Arsenal
5	2 DF	Emilie Gay	(2009-02-08) 8 February 2009 (age 16)	Brighton & Hove Albion
15	2 DF	Sadie Gregory		Chelsea
6	2 DF	Isla Law	(2009-02-12) 12 February 2009 (age 16)	Bristol City
12	2 DF	Lucy Robinson		Manchester United
3	2 DF	Katie Scott	(2009-09-24) 24 September 2009 (age 15)	Aston Villa

10	3 MF	Bryony Brodie	(2009-05-28) 28 May 2009 (age 16)	Arsenal
4	3 MF	May Cruft	(2009-09-06) 6 September 2009 (age 16)	Rangers
20	3 MF	Lottie Day		Sheffield United
18	3 MF	Romia Gagliano		FC Basel
23	3 MF	Emma Smith	(2009-10-10) 10 October 2009 (age 15)	Manchester United
14	3 MF	Gabriella Storey	(2009-11-02) 2 November 2009 (age 15)	Chelsea
24	3 MF	Annabelle Tang		Arsenal
8	3 MF	Kyri Teer-Hutchins	(2009-03-30) 30 March 2009 (age 16)	Arsenal

17	4 FW	Cairo Antoine		Arsenal
21	4 FW	Sophia Burton	(2009-04-29) 29 April 2009 (age 16)	Manchester City
7	4 FW	Mia Dixon		Arsenal
9	4 FW	Freya Hirons	(2009-07-31) 31 July 2009 (age 16)	Manchester City
19	4 FW	Chelsea N’Drin	(2009-11-09) 9 November 2009 (age 15)	Liverpool
11	4 FW	Jane Oboavwoduo	(2009-12-29) 29 December 2009 (age 15)	Manchester City

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the England U17 squad within the last twelve months.

This list may be incomplete.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Hope McSheffrey	(2008-04-01) 1 April 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Arsenal	2025 WU17 Euro Qualification, March 2025
GK	Silvana Marshall Miranda	(2008-08-29) 29 August 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Brighton & Hove Albion	2025 WU17 Euro Qualification, March 2025
GK	Chiemela-Uju Ude	(2008-09-03) 3 September 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Arsenal	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
GK	Rebekah Dowsett	(2007-05-31) 31 May 2007 (age 18)	-	-	Leicester City	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024
GK	Eva Spencer	(2007-08-15) 15 August 2007 (age 18)	-	-	Liverpool	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024
GK	Amy Liddiard	(2008-10-08) 8 October 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Arsenal	v. Spain, September 2024

DF	Zara Bailey	(2008-07-18) 18 July 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Tottenham Hotspur	2025 WU17 Euro Qualification, March 2025
DF	Elise Christian	(2008-09-29) 29 September 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Chelsea	2025 WU17 Euro Qualification, March 2025
DF	Lucy Day	(2008-01-02) 2 January 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Birmingham City	2025 WU17 Euro Qualification, March 2025
DF	Sacha Lewis	(2008-02-28) 28 February 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Manchester City	2025 WU17 Euro Qualification, March 2025
DF	Niamh Peacock	(2008-03-22) 22 March 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Arsenal	2025 WU17 Euro Qualification, March 2025
DF	Chloe Sarwie	(2008-12-19) 19 December 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Chelsea	2025 WU17 Euro Qualification, March 2025
DF	Holly Minshull	(2008-02-05) 5 February 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Manchester United	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
DF	Aaliyah Pearson	(2008-12-20) 20 December 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Manchester United	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
DF	Eva Gray	(2007-11-20) 20 November 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Arsenal	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024
DF	Sophie Harwood	(2007-12-23) 23 December 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Arsenal	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024
DF	Nelly Las	(2007-12-17) 17 December 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Leicester City	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024
DF	Rachel Maltby	(2007-03-25) 25 March 2007 (age 18)	-	-	Aston Villa	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024
DF	Zara Shaw	(2007-06-06) 6 June 2007 (age 18)	-	-	Liverpool	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024
DF	Simone Sherwood	(2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 (age 18)	-	-	Leicester City	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024
DF	Cecily Wellesley-Smith	(2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 (age 18)	-	-	Arsenal	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024
DF	Eva Bewicke	(2008-04-20) 20 April 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Sunderland	v. Spain, September 2024
DF	Erin Freeman	(2008-06-04) 4 June 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Bristol City	v. Spain, September 2024
DF	Katie Scott	(2009-09-24) 24 September 2009 (age 15)	-	-	Aston Villa	v. Spain, September 2024

MF	Jhanaie Dezire-Pierre	(2008-08-10) 10 August 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Tottenham Hotspur	2025 WU17 Euro Qualification, March 2025
MF	Eva Forster	(2008-02-11) 11 February 2008 (age 17)	-	-	North Carolina Courage	2025 WU17 Euro Qualification, March 2025
MF	Isabel Hebard	(2008-10-27) 27 October 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Bristol City	2025 WU17 Euro Qualification, March 2025
MF	Vera Jones	(2008-02-18) 18 February 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Chelsea	2025 WU17 Euro Qualification, March 2025
MF	Evie McCaffrey	(2008-01-25) 25 January 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Manchester City	2025 WU17 Euro Qualification, March 2025
MF	Isabelle Sullivan	(2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Chelsea	2025 WU17 Euro Qualification, March 2025
MF	Jessica Anderson	(2008-03-20) 20 March 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Manchester United	v. Mexico, February 2025
MF	Issabella Gurling	(2008-09-28) 28 September 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Aston Villa	v. Mexico, February 2025
MF	Mia Balmer	(2009-12-30) 30 December 2009 (age 15)	-	-	Brighton & Hove Albion	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
MF	Gabriella Storey	(2009-11-26) 26 November 2009 (age 15)	-	-	Chelsea	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
MF	Taylor Warren	(2008-11-30) 30 November 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Brighton & Hove Albion	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
MF	Emily Cassap	(2007-05-11) 11 May 2007 (age 18)	-	-	Sunderland	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024
MF	Laila Harbert	(2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 18)	-	-	Arsenal	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024
MF	Omotara Junaid	(2007-10-04) 4 October 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Arsenal	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024
MF	Erica Parkinson	(2008-04-18) 18 April 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Valadares Gaia	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024

FW	Eva Hendle	(2008-04-30) 30 April 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Chelsea	2025 WU17 Euro Qualification, March 2025
FW	Natasha Udebhulu	(2008-12-18) 18 December 2008 (age 16)-	-	-	Southampton	2025 WU17 Euro Qualification, March 2025
FW	Grace Collinson	(2008-11-28) 28 November 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Durham	v. Mexico, February 2025
FW	Lois Shooter	(2008-01-06) 6 January 2008 (age 17)	-	-	Chelsea	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
FW	Lola Brown	(2007-10-31) 31 October 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Chelsea	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024
FW	Denny Draper	(2007-03-17) 17 March 2007 (age 18)	-	-	Leicester City	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024
FW	Isabella Fisher	(2007-05-14) 14 May 2007 (age 18)	-	-	Arsenal	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024
FW	Olivia Johnson	(2007-03-04) 4 March 2007 (age 18)	-	-	Brighton & Hove Albion	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024
FW	Lauryn Thompson	(2007-11-04) 4 November 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Indy Eleven	2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, October 2024
FW	Martha Allington	(2008-09-20) 20 September 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Manchester United	v. Spain, September 2024

Recent schedule and results

This list includes match results from the past 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2024

10 March 2024 2024 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2	England	3–0	Serbia	Stara Pazova, Serbia
	Jones 41' Draper 81' Brown 90+1' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center Referee: Karoline Marie Jensen (Norway)

13 March 2024 2024 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2	England	2–0	Greece	Stara Pazova, Serbia
	Draper 25' Fisher 77'	Report		Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center Referee: Olivia Tschon (Austria)

16 March 2024 2024 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2	Italy	1–3	England	Stara Pazova, Serbia
	Ferraresi 44'	Report	Jones 23' Gray 47' Brown 50'	Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center Referee: Olivia Tschon (Austria)

5 May 2024 2024 UEFA U17 Euros Group A	England	3–0	Norway	Lund, Sweden
13:00	Parkinson 6' Harbert 12' Brown 48'	Report		Stadium: Klostergårdens IP Attendance: 257 Referee: Fabienne Michel (Germany)

8 May 2024 2024 UEFA U17 Euros Group A	Sweden	1–5	England	Lund, Sweden
18:30	Schröder 6'	Report	Oboavwoduo 5' Junaid 20' Fisher 26', 29', 35'	Stadium: Klostergårdens IP Attendance: 2,380 Referee: Michaela Pachtová (Czech Republic)

11 May 2024 2024 UEFA U17 Euros Group A	France	0–1	England	Lund, Sweden
15:30		Report	Brown 81'	Stadium: Klostergårdens IP Attendance: 475 Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia)

15 May 2024 2024 UEFA U17 Euros semi-final	England	2–0	Poland	Malmö, Sweden
18:30	Peacock 29' Jones 34'	Report		Stadium: Malmö Idrottsplats Attendance: 440 Referee: Deborah Anex (Switzerland)

18 May 2024 2024 UEFA U17 Euros final	England	0–4	Spain	Malmö, Sweden
17:00		Report	Cerrato 41' Maltby 45+1' (o.g.) Segura 59', 67'	Stadium: Malmö Idrottsplats Attendance: 1,093 Referee: Michaela Pachtová (Czech Republic)

10 September 2024Friendly	Spain	5–1	England	Alicante, Spain
11:00	Gomez 29' Quer 53' Dominguez 72', 88' Franch 89'	Report	Allington 85'	Stadium: Alfaz Del Pi Referee: Alberto Sánchez Sánchez (Spain)

12 September 2024Friendly	Spain	1–2	England	Alicante, Spain
11:00	Rius 12'	Report	Allington 26' Hirons 77'	Stadium: Alfaz Del Pi Referee: Alberto Sánchez Sánchez (Spain)

7 October 2024 2025 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1	England	7–0	Faroe Islands	Burton upon Trent
13:00	Shooter 14' Anderson 56', 58', 90+2' Hendle 68' Hebard 72' Sarwie 78'	Report		Stadium: St George's Park Referee: Vesna Miletic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

10 October 2024 2025 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1	England	2–0	Czech Republic	Burton upon Trent
13:00	Anderson 23' Hendle 30'	Report		Stadium: St George's Park Referee: Nanna Løf Andersen (Denmark)

13 October 2024 2025 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1	England	2–2	Netherlands	Burton upon Trent
13:00	Anderson 15' Koster 45+2' (o.g.)	Report	Dap 62', 90+1'	Stadium: St George's Park Referee: Nanna Løf Andersen (Denmark)

17 October 2024 2024 FIFA U17 World Cup Group C	Kenya	0–2	England	Santiago, Dominican Republic
19:00		Report	Brown 29' (pen.) Thompson 87'	Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Attendance: 777 Referee: Alejandra Quisbert (Bolivia)

20 October 2024 2024 FIFA U17 World Cup Group C	England	4–2	Mexico	Santiago, Dominican Republic
19:00	Shaw 11' Las 61' Maltby 88' Johnson 90+11'	Report	Salas 17' Soto 50' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Attendance: 2,155 Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

23 October 2024 2024 FIFA U17 World Cup Group C	England	0–4	North Korea	Santiago, Dominican Republic
19:00		Report	Kang Ryu-mi 10' Choe Il-son 18' Ri Kuk-hyang 69' (pen.) Ho Kyong 73'	Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Attendance: 754 Referee: Alina Peșu (Romania)

27 October 2024 2024 FIFA U17 World Cup quarter-final	Japan	2–2 (1–4 p)	England	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
19:00	Aoki 23' Hirakawa 29'	Report	Parkinson 27' Shaw 72'	Stadium: Estadio Félix Sánchez Attendance: 3,021 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)
	Penalties
	Aso Nezu Honda		Brown Maltby Harbert Shaw

31 October 2024 (2024-10-31) 2024 FIFA U17 World Cup semi-final	Spain	3–0	England	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
19:00 UTC−4	Cerrato 45+2' Comendador 58' Shaw 90+9' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium Attendance: 2,970 Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

3 November 2024 (2024-11-03) 2024 FIFA U17 World Cup 3rd place	United States	3–0	England	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
14:30 UTC−4	Fuller 24' McCammon 72' Padelski 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium Attendance: 3,971 Referee: Alejandra Quisbert (Bolivia)

2025

11 February 2025MIMA Cup	England	2–0	Canada	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
18:00	Hirons 24' Jones 55'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Jorge Díaz Escudero (Spain)

13 February 2025MIMA Cup	England	3–1	Czech Republic	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
18:00	Hendle 86' Pierre 87' Bailey 90' (pen.)	Report	Balázsová 55'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Miguel Cuadrado García (Spain)

15 February 2025MIMA Cup	England	1–0	Mexico	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
18:00	Forster 53'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Alejandro Ojaos Valera (Spain)

14 March 2025 2025 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2	England	3–2	Sweden	Turku, Finland
16:30	Bailey 18' (pen.) Hirons 36' Jones 54'	Report	Persson Welin 4' Andersen 90+3'	Stadium: Veritas Stadion Referee: Anna Adamska (Poland)

17 March 2025 2025 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2	England	1–4	Netherlands	Turku, Finland
11:30	Lewis 79'	Report	Koster 27' Van Hunnik 29' Van der Vliet56' Derks 64'	Stadium: Veritas Stadion Referee: María Eugenia Gil Soriano (Spain)

20 March 2025 2025 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2	Finland	3–1	England	Turku, Finland
11:30	Cowley35' (o.g.) Xiang 61' Orava68'	Report	Pierre87'	Stadium: Veritas Stadion Referee: María Eugenia Gil Soriano (Spain)

17 September 2025 Friendly	Spain	1–0	England	La Nucia, Spain
10:00	Domínguez 31'			Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano

Head-to-head record

The following table shows England's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Brazil	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Germany	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Japan	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	000.00
Kenya	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Mexico	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
Nigeria	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	050.00
North Korea	3	0	1	2	4	9	−5	000.00
South Korea	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Spain	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
United States	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Total	16	5	4	7	20	31	−11	031.25

References

↑ "Japan oust England to set up Spain reunion". FIFA. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
↑ "FIFA.com - FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008". 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008.
↑ "European Women's U-17 Championship". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
↑ "England WU17s squad named for first fixture of the new season". England Football. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.

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[1] "Japan oust England to set up Spain reunion". FIFA. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

[2] "FIFA.com - FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008". 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008.

[3] "European Women's U-17 Championship". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

[4] "England WU17s squad named for first fixture of the new season". England Football. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.

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