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England national under-17 football team

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England U-17
Nickname(s)The Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
(The FA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachNeil Ryan
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
First international
 England 1–1 Turkey 
(Livorno, Italy; 20 August 1991)
Biggest win
 England 10–0 New Caledonia 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 11 November 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Poland 5–0 England 
(27 September 2022)
European Championship
Appearances16 (Joint Record) (first in 1984)
Best resultChampions (2010 and 2014)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2017)

The England national under-17 football team, also known as England under-17s or England U17(s), represents England in football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England. They are currently coached by Neil Ryan.[1]

Competition history

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FIFA U-17 World Cup

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England reached the quarter-final stage at both the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup[2] and 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[3]

In October 2017, England defeated Spain in the final of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to become World Champions at this age level for the first time.[4] Phil Foden was awarded the Golden Ball for being the best player at the tournament.[5] Rhian Brewster won the Golden Boot for tournament leading goalscorer and the Bronze ball.[5] England were eliminated during the group stage of the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and therefore were unable to defend their title at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.

Championship record

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Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad
China 1985 did not enter
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991 did not qualify
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007 Quarter-finals 5 3 1 1 12 7 Squad
Nigeria 2009 did not qualify
Mexico 2011 Quarter-finals 5 2 2 1 9 6 Squad
United Arab Emirates 2013 did not qualify
Chile 2015 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad
India 2017 Champions 7 6 1 0 23 6 Squad
Brazil 2019 did not qualify
Peru 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[6]
Indonesia 2023 Round of 16 4 2 0 2 14 5 Squad
Qatar 2025 to be determined
Total 5/20 24 13 6 5 59 26
Year Golden Ball Award
India 2017 Phil Foden[5]

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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The England under-17 team competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Championship. England were the hosts of the 2001 Final Tournament, with the English reaching the semi-finals where they lost 4–0 to France on 3 May. They finished fourth, losing the third place play off match 4–1 to Croatia. They finished third at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Denmark.[7] Forward Wayne Rooney was awarded the Golden player accolade.[7] England finished fourth at the 2003 and 2004 tournaments. The 2007 tournament in Belgium saw England finish runners up to Spain, the only goal of the final at the Stade Luc Varenne scored by Bojan Krkić.[8]

England defeated Spain at the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship to become Champions at under-17 level for the first time.[9] Forward Connor Wickham scored the winning goal in the final and was subsequently named Golden player of the tournament.[10] This was the first time England had won a European men's age-group title since their victory at the 1993 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.[9] England won their second title at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, defeating the Netherlands in the final on Penalties.[11]

They finished runners up at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, losing to Spain in the final on a penalty shoot-out.[12] Forward Jadon Sancho was named Golden player.[13]

The 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was hosted by England.[14] They were eliminated at the semi-final stage by the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out.[15]

Championship record

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Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Denmark 2002 Third Place 6 4 1 1 10 6 Squad
Portugal 2003 Fourth place 5 1 3 1 6 6 Squad
France 2004 Fourth place 5 3 1 1 11 7 Squad
Italy 2005 Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 3 Squad
Luxembourg 2006 Elite round - - - - - - -
Belgium 2007 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 8 4 Squad
Turkey 2008 Elite round - - - - - - -
Germany 2009 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 6 Squad
Liechtenstein 2010 Champions 5 5 0 0 10 4 Squad
Serbia 2011 Semi-final 4 1 1 2 5 5 Squad
Slovenia 2012 Elite round - - - - - - -
Slovakia 2013 Elite round - - - - - - -
Malta 2014 Champions 5 4 0 1 10 4 Squad
Bulgaria 2015 Quarter-final 4 2 1 1 3 2 Squad
Azerbaijan 2016 Quarter-final 4 2 0 2 6 4 Squad
Croatia 2017 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 15 4 Squad
England 2018 Semi-final 5 3 0 2 6 3 Squad
Republic of Ireland 2019 Group stage 3 1 1 1 6 7 Squad
Estonia 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[16][17]
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022 Elite round - - - - - - -
Hungary 2023 Quarter-final 4 2 1 1 5 2 Squad
Cyprus 2024 Quarter-final 4 2 0 2 9 6 Squad
Albania 2025 to be determined
Total 16/21 71 39 11 21 116 73
Year Golden Player Award
Denmark 2002 Wayne Rooney[7]
Liechtenstein 2010 Connor Wickham[10]
Croatia 2017 Jadon Sancho[13]

Other tournaments

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England have also competed at the Nordic tournament[18] and Algarve Tournament.[19]

England host an annual FA international tournament.[citation needed]

Fixtures and results 2023–24 season

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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18 May 2023 Group stage Croatia  0–1  England Városi Sportpálya, Balmazújváros
20:00 Report Nwaneri 8'
Samuels-Smith Yellow card 22'
Lovelace Yellow card 71'
Boniface Yellow card 80'
Attendance: 700
Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)
21 May 2023 Group stage Netherlands  1–4  England Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen
20:00 Hartog 71'
van der Plas Red card 88'
Report Lewis-Skelly 7'
Acheampong Yellow card 40'
Dada-Mascoll 80', 90+3' (pen.)
Oboavwoduo 90+4'
Attendance: 611
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)
24 May 2023 Group stage England  0–0   Switzerland DEAC Stadion, Debrecen
15:00 Jemide Yellow card 70'
Golding Yellow card 73'
Dibling Yellow card 89'
Report Attendance: 427
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt (Belgium)
27 May 2023 Quarter-final England  0–1  France Városi Sportpálya, Balmazújváros
20:00 Samuel Yellow card 88' Report Lambourde 89' (pen.) Attendance: 411
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey)
30 May 2023 World Cup play-off England  4–2   Switzerland Árok utcai pálya, Budaörs
15:00 Gray 17', Yellow card 40'
Dada-Mascoll Yellow card 50'
Lovelace 67', Yellow card 57'
Golding 68', Yellow card 88'
Young 76'
Setford Yellow card 90+2'
Report Rufener 45+1'
Xhemalija 52'
Attendance: 138
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)

2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup

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11 November 2023 World Cup Group Stage New Caledonia  0–10  England Jakarta, Indonesia
16:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium
Attendance: 6,684
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
14 November 2023 World Cup Group Stage England  2–1  Iran Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium
Attendance: 7,698
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
17 November 2023 World Cup Group Stage England  1–2  Brazil Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7
Report Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium
Attendance: 15,171
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
22 November 2023 World Cup Round of 16 England  1–2  Uzbekistan Jakarta, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7
Report
Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium
Attendance: 7,014
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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Qualification

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3 November 2023 Qualifying Round England  8–0  Faroe Islands Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium, Zaprešić
J. Fletcher 12'
Moore 24'
Noble Yellow card 41'
Ólavsson 44' (o.g.)
Mheuka 47'
Derry 54'
Mukasa 70', 77'
Dunbar-McDonald 73'
Report Attendance: 50
Referee: Edgars Maļcevs (Latvia)
6 November 2023 Qualifying Round England  5–0  Kosovo Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium, Zaprešić
Derry 16', 24'
Olusesi 46', 63', Yellow card 30'
L.Fletcher 73'
Report Attendance: 100
Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland)
9 November 2023 Qualifying Round Croatia  1–5  England Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac
Ćutuk 52' Report Moore 15', 54', 79'
Mfuni Yellow card 15'
Mheuka 30'
Derry 69'
Noble Yellow card 84'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Edgars Maļcevs (Latvia)


20 March 2024 Elite Qualifying Round England  5–1  Northern Ireland St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton upon Trent
Mukasa 30', 88'
Nwaneri 63'
Dipepa 66', 69'
Report Burnside 19' Referee: Danilo Nikolić (Serbia)
23 March 2024 Elite Qualifying Round England  5–0  Hungary St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton upon Trent
Dipepa 9'
Rigg 27'
Nwaneri 56'
McFarlane 67'
Pál 80' (o.g.)
Report Referee: Martin Matoša (Slovenia)
26 March 2024 Elite Qualifying Round England  1–2  France St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton upon Trent
Rigg Red card 25'
Nwaneri 70'
Report Messi Tanfouri 18', 37' (pen.) Referee: Martin Matoša (Slovenia)

Final tournament

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21 May 2024 Group stage England  4–0  France Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca
18:30 Moore 2', 39'
Dipepa 34'
Nwaneri 51'
Report Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
24 May 2024 Group stage England  1–4  Portugal Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca
18:30 Moore 43' Report Mora 34', 48'
Silva 64'
Patrão 68'
Attendance: 1,184
Referee: Menelaos Antoniou (Cyprus)
27 May 2024 Group stage England  3–1  Spain Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca
18:30 Mheuka 6'
Moore 73'
Nwaneri 85'
Report Arnucio 23' Attendance: 1,136
Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium)
30 May 2024 Quarter-final England  1–1
(4–5 p)
 Italy AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca
18:30 Nwaneri 16' Report Liberali 29' Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia)
Penalties
Moore soccer ball with check mark
Harrison soccer ball with red X
Amass soccer ball with check mark
Nwaneri soccer ball with check mark
Dipepa soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Lauricella
soccer ball with check mark Natali
soccer ball with check mark Orlandi
soccer ball with check mark Liberali
soccer ball with check mark Camarda

Players

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Latest squad

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For the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying games, players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible.[20] Players born between January and August 2008 are first-year scholars in the English academy system, players born from September 2008 to August 2009 will be eligible to enter the full-time academy system at the start of the 2025–26 season.

The following players were named in the squad for games against Mexico, Israel and Germany, to be played between 4-10 September 2024.[21]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
- 1GK Olanrewaju Awesu (2008-01-25) 25 January 2008 (age 16) England West Ham United
- 1GK Freddy Bernal (2008-10-21) 21 October 2008 (age 15)[22] England Chelsea
- 1GK Jack Porter (2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 16)[23] England Arsenal

- 2DF Kaden Braithwaite (2008-03-25) 25 March 2008 (age 16)[24] England Manchester City
- 2DF Jun'ai Byfield (2008-03-10) 10 March 2008 (age 16)[25] England Tottenham Hotspur
- 2DF Malachi Hardy (2008-03-10) 10 March 2008 (age 16)[26] England Tottenham Hotspur
- 2DF Dante Headley (2008-09-18) 18 September 2008 (age 16)[27] England Manchester City
- 2DF Wesley Okoduwa (2008-05-12) 12 May 2008 (age 16)[28] England Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 2DF Freddie Simmonds (2008-03-09) 9 March 2008 (age 16)[29] England Brighton & Hove Albion

- 3MF Max Dowman (2009-12-31) 31 December 2009 (age 14)[30] England Arsenal
- 3MF Finlay Gorman (2008-09-20) 20 September 2008 (age 16)[31] England Manchester City
- 3MF Max Jenner - England Aston Villa
- 3MF Theo Julienne (2008-01-11) 11 January 2008 (age 16)[32] England Arsenal
- 3MF Bendito Mantato (2008-01-25) 25 January 2008 (age 16)[33] England Manchester United
- 3MF Chinazaekpere Nwosu (2008-06-10) 10 June 2008 (age 16)[34] England West Ham United
- 3MF Bailey Palmer - England Middlesbrough
- 3MF Seth Ridgeon (2008-09-12) 12 September 2008 (age 16)[35] England Fulham

- 4FW Andre Dike (2008-05-16) 16 May 2008 (age 16)[36] England West Ham United
- 4FW Chizaram Ezenwata - England Chelsea
- 4FW Reigan Heskey (2008-01-19) 19 January 2008 (age 16)[37] England Manchester City
- 4FW Harry Howell (2008-04-20) 20 April 2008 (age 16)[38] England Brighton & Hove Albion
- 4FW Ryan McAidoo (2008-06-24) 24 June 2008 (age 16)[39] England Manchester City
- 4FW Igor Tyjon (2008-03-20) 20 March 2008 (age 16)[40] England Blackburn Rovers
- 4FW Luca Williams-Barnett (2008-04-01) 1 April 2008 (age 16)[41] England Tottenham Hotspur

Recent call-ups

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The following players have previously been called up to the England under-17 squad and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Stephen Mfuni (2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 16)[42] - - England Manchester City 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, May 2024[43]


Honours

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