Wales national under-19 football team

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

Wales Under-19

Nickname(s)	Young Dragons (Welsh: Dreigiau Ifanc)
Association	Football Association of Wales (FAW)
Head coach	Craig Knight
First colours Second colours
First international
Northern Ireland 4–0   Wales (London, England; 15 April 1948)
Biggest win
Gibraltar 2–9   Wales (Wrexham, Wales; 27 September 2022)
Biggest defeat
Netherlands 11–2   Wales (Dordrecht, Netherlands; 6 March 1963)
World Cup
Appearances	0
UEFA U-19 Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 1948)
Best result	First Round (6 times)

The Wales national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Wales and is run by the Football Association of Wales. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship held every year.

In 2019 the side qualified for the Elite Round of the European Under-19 Football Championship for the first time. In 2020 they qualified once again, after topping their qualifying group for the first time.

Recent history

The under-19 squad is a proving ground for talented youngsters. Full international players like James Collins, Andy King, Joe Ledley, Wayne Hennessey, Chris Gunter, Gareth Bale, Joe Allen, Danny Ward, Connor Roberts, Harry Wilson, Daniel James, Ethan Ampadu and Joe Rodon, as well as most of the current Wales under-21 side, have progressed through the team.

Players

Latest squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible for the 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Players in bold have attained full international caps. Clubs as of the date of the announcement.

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Austria and Belgium in September 2025. ^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Max Hudson	(2007-09-20) 20 September 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Manchester City
	1 GK	Luis Lines	(2007-07-07) 7 July 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Norwich City
	2 DF	Brayden Clarke	(2007-07-03) 3 July 2007 (age 18)	5	0	Arsenal
	2 DF	Iestyn Jones	(2007-04-06) 6 April 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Swansea City
	2 DF	Jayden Lienou	(2008-04-08) 8 April 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Leeds United
	2 DF	Jac Thomas	(2007-02-09) 9 February 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Cardiff City
	2 DF	Charlie Walker-Smith	(2007-09-19) 19 September 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Crystal Palace
	2 DF	Rhys Watson	(2007-04-19) 19 April 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Stockport County
	3 MF	Oliver Bostock	(2007-02-20) 20 February 2007 (age 18)	5	1	West Bromwich Albion
	3 MF	Mackenzie Bradbury	(2007-08-04) 4 August 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
	3 MF	Henry Kasvosve	(2007-11-09) 9 November 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Brighton & Hove Albion
	3 MF	Isaac Davies	(2007-09-15) 15 September 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Nottingham Forest
	3 MF	Luis Gardner	(2008-01-27) 27 January 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Everton
	3 MF	Harlan Perry	(2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Swansea City
	3 MF	Josh Salmon	(2007-05-11) 11 May 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Weston-super-Mare
	3 MF	Charlie Stevens	(2007-05-31) 31 May 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Bournemouth
	4 FW	Mannie Barton	(2007-09-06) 6 September 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Cardiff City
	4 FW	Ollie Dewsbury	(2008-02-22) 22 February 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Bristol Rovers
	4 FW	Josh Gentles	(2007-09-26) 26 September 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Rangers
	4 FW	Louis Griffiths	(2007-09-03) 3 September 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Oxford United
	4 FW	Zac Jagielka	Unknown	0	0	Hull City

Results and fixtures

2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wales (H)	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7	Elite round
2	Russia	3	1	2	0	7	3	+4	5
3	Poland	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3
4	Kosovo	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

13 November 2019 (2019-11-13)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Russia	1–1	Kosovo
Shkolik 12'	Report	Aliu 11'

Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff

Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)

13 November 2019 (2019-11-13)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Wales	3–0	Poland
Adams 23' Pearson 37' Patten 53'	Report

Rodney Parade, Newport

Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

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16 November 2019 (2019-11-16)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Russia	2–2	Wales
Kosarev 30' Prokhin 85'	Report	Williams 66' (pen.), 82' (pen.)

Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff

Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)

16 November 2019 (2019-11-16)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Poland	4–1	Kosovo
Nawrocki 40', 42' Białek 45+2' Bida 90+3'	Report	Berisha 88'

Dragon Park, Newport

Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)

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19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Poland	0–4	Russia
	Report	Kosarev 20' Vakhaniya 37' Sevikyan 50' Shkolik 66'

Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff

Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Kosovo	0–2	Wales
	Report	Pinchard 45+1' Williams 76'

Rodney Parade, Newport

Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)

2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Scotland	3	2	1	0	9	3	+6	7	Elite round
2	Wales (H)	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
3	Sweden	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
4	San Marino	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

17:00 (16:00 GMT)

Sweden	2–1	San Marino
Mbunga-Kimpioka 54' Moretti 60' (o.g.)	Report	Moretti 67'

Nantporth, Bangor

Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

18:00 (17:00 GMT)

Wales	1–2	Scotland
Williams 68'	Report	Cooper 60' (o.g.) Gilmour 85' (pen.)

Belle Vue, Rhyl

Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

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17 November 2018 (2018-11-17)

15:00 (14:00 GMT)

Scotland	5–0	San Marino
Awokoya-Mebude 21' Aitchison 23', 40' Gilmour 35' Ross 90+2'	Report

Belle Vue, Rhyl

Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17)

16:00 (15:00 GMT)

Sweden	1–2	Wales
Mbunga-Kimpioka 31'	Report	Adams 13' Norton 63'

Nantporth, Bangor

Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

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20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

16:00 (15:00 GMT)

Scotland	2–2	Sweden
Gilmour 20' (pen.) Watt 83'	Report	Ousou 71' Vagic 73'

Belle Vue, Rhyl

Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

16:00 (15:00 GMT)

San Marino	0–2	Wales
	Report	Collins 52' Bowen 83'

Nantporth, Bangor

Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Group 13

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7	Elite round
2	Turkey (H)	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
3	Kazakhstan	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
4	Wales	3	0	0	3	4	7	−3	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

7 November 2017 (2017-11-07)

11:30

Wales	1–2	Slovakia
Touray 62'	Report	Vician 43' Král’ovič 76'

Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex – Emir Hotels 2, Manavgat

Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)

14:00

Turkey	2–1	Wales
Lewis 19' (o.g.) Oktay 67'	Report	Cullen 90' (pen.)

Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex – Emir Hotels 1, Manavgat

Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)

13 November 2017 (2017-11-13)

13:00

Kazakhstan	3–2	Wales
Zhakipbayev 45+2', 69' Pairuz 76'	Report	Spruce 11' Cullen 82' (pen.)

Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex – Emir Hotels 2, Manavgat

Referee: Dejan Jakimovksi (Macedonia)

2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification round

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6	Elite round
2	Greece	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6
3	Wales (H)	3	2	0	1	9	6	+3	6
4	Luxembourg	3	0	0	3	2	13	−11	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

10 November 2016 (2016-11-10)

16:00

Wales	0–2	Greece
	Report	Mingos 59' Nikolaou 78'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)

18:00

England	2–3	Wales
Harris 63' (o.g.) Alexander-Arnold 73' (pen.)	Report	Broadhead 35' (pen.), 75' Harris 61'

Nantporth, Bangor

Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)

18:00

Luxembourg	2–6	Wales
Da Costa 4' Brandenburger 35' (pen.)	Report	Woodburn 21', 50' Broadhead 38', 71', 81' Cullen 54'

Nantporth, Bangor

Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

See also

• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
• Football Association of Wales
• Wales national football team
• Wales national under-21 football team
• Wales national under-20 football team
• Wales national under-18 football team
• Wales national under-17 football team

References

1. "MU19 squad confirmed for north Wales mini tournament". Football Association of Wales. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.

External links

• Football association of Wales home page ^{[ usurped ]}