France national under-19 football team

France
Nickname(s)	Les Bleuets (The Little Blues) ; Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
Association	French Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Jean-Luc Vannuchi
FIFA code	FRA
First colours	Second colours
European Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 2003)
Best result	Champions: 2005, 2010, 2016

The France national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the annual UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. They were the 2010 champions of the competition having won on home soil. The under-19 team also contests the qualification matches needed to play in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, though the competition is classified as an under-20 tournament.

Players

Current squad

For the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, players born on or after 1 January 2000 are eligible to participate.

The following players were named in the squad for the Elite Round fixtures against Poland, Switzerland, and Israel on 20, 23, and 26 March 2019.

Note: Names in italics denote players who have been capped by France in a higher age group.

Caps and goals as of 23 March 2019, after the team's match against Switzerland.^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Yahia Fofana	(2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Le Havre
16	1GK	Stefan Bajic	(2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 (age 22)	1	0	Saint-Étienne

2	2DF	Giulian Biancone	(2000-03-31) 31 March 2000 (age 24)	6	0	Monaco
4	2DF	Oumar Solet	(2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 24)	7	1	Lyon
5	2DF	Benoît Badiashile	(2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 23)	7	0	Monaco
12	2DF	Jean Marcelin	(2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 24)	4	1	Auxerre
13	2DF	Pierre Kalulu	(2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 24)	8	0	Lyon
14	2DF	Melvin Bard	(2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Lyon

6	3MF	Nathan Ngoumou	(2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Toulouse
8	3MF	Julien Ponceau	(2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 23)	7	0	Lorient
15	3MF	Léo Leroy	(2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Châteauroux
17	3MF	Batista Mendy	(2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24)	5	1	Nantes

7	4FW	Yacine Adli	(2000-07-29) 29 July 2000 (age 24)	10	2	Bordeaux
9	4FW	Alexis Flips	(2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 (age 24)	10	2	Lille
10	4FW	Maxence Caqueret	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 24)	11	1	Lyon
11	4FW	Charles Abi	(2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24)	11	4	Saint-Étienne
18	4FW	Jaly Mouaddib	(2000-11-18) 18 November 2000 (age 23)	3	1	Lille
19	4FW	Bridge Ndilu	(2000-07-21) 21 July 2000 (age 24)	8	1	Laval
20	4FW	Lenny Pintor	(2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 24)	9	3	Lyon

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the France under-20 squad and remain eligible:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Dominique Youfeigane	(2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Guingamp	v. Italy, 13 February 2019
GK	Illan Meslier	(2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 24)	5	0	Lorient	v. Belgium, 20 November 2018
GK	Sonny Laiton	(2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Auxerre	v. India, 9 September 2018

DF	Arthur Zagre	(2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 (age 23)	7	0	Paris Saint-Germain	v. Italy, 13 February 2019
DF	William Saliba	(2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Saint-Étienne	v. Belgium, 20 November 2018
DF	Rayan Aït-Nouri	(2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Angers	v. Belgium, 20 November 2018
DF	William Bianda	(2000-04-30) 30 April 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Roma	v. India, 9 September 2018
DF	Niels Nkounkou	(2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Everton	v. India, 9 September 2018
DF	Alexandre Nsakala	(2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Sochaux	v. India, 9 September 2018

MF	Aurélien Tchouaméni	(2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 24)	7	0	Bordeaux	v. Poland, 20 March 2019 ^INJ
MF	Giovanni Haag	(2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Nancy	v. Poland, 20 March 2019 ^INJ
MF	Mattéo Tramoni	(2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 24)	1	0	AC Ajaccio	v. Italy, 13 February 2019
MF	Zinédine Ould Khaled	(2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Angers	v. Italy, 13 February 2019
MF	Claudio Gomes (Captain)	(2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 (age 24)	8	0	Manchester City	v. Belgium, 20 November 2018
MF	Sofiane Diop	(2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 24)	7	3	Monaco	v. Belgium, 20 November 2018
MF	Enzo Loiodice	(2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 (age 23)	3	0	Dijon	v. India, 9 September 2018
MF	Alexandre Phliponeau	(2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Marseille	v. India, 9 September 2018
MF	Mathis Picouleau	(2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Rennes	v. India, 9 September 2018

FW	Ilyas Chouaref	(2000-12-10) 10 December 2000 (age 23)	1	0	Châteauroux	v. Italy, 13 February 2019
FW	Wilson Isidor	(2000-08-27) 27 August 2000 (age 24)	5	7	Monaco	v. Belgium, 20 November 2018
FW	Goduine Koyalipou	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 24)	2	2	Niort	v. Belgium, 20 November 2018
FW	Yaya Soumaré	(2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Olympique Lyonnais	v. Armenia, 15 October 2018
FW	Bilal Brahimi	(2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Middlesbrough	v. Armenia, 15 October 2018
FW	Amine Gouiri	(2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 (age 24)	8	7	Olympique Lyonnais	2018 UEFA U19 Championship

Notes

^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

Previous squads

UEFA U-19 European Championships squads

Competitive record

For single-match results of the under-19 national team, see French football single-season articles.

UEFA European U-19 Championship record

Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	Did not qualify
2003	Group stage	3	0	2	1	4	6
2004	Did not qualify
2005	Champions	5	4	1	0	11	5
2006	Did not qualify
2007	Semi-finals	4	1	3	0	6	3
2008	Did not qualify
2009	Semi-finals	4	1	2	1	4	5
2010	Champions	5	4	1	0	14	4
2011	Did not qualify
2012	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	8	5
2013	Runners-up	5	2	2	1	5	4
2014	Did not qualify
2015	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	6	3
2016	Champions	5	4	0	1	15	4
2017	Did not qualify
2018	Semi-finals	4	2	0	2	11	4
2019	Semi-finals	4	3	1	0	5	0
Total	3 titles	47	26	13	8	89	43

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

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

Honours

UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship (8):

1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016

References

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External links

Official site (in French)

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