England national under-17 football team

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England Under-17
Nickname(s)Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachRyan Garry
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
First international
 England 1–1 Turkey 
(Livorno, Italy; 20 August 1991)
Biggest win
 England 8–0 Gibraltar 
(Yerevan, Armenia; 26 October 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Poland 5–0 England 
(27 September 2022)
European Championship
Appearances14 (Record) (first in 1984)
Best resultChampions (2010 and 2014)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2017)
Medal record
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 India Team
UEFA European U-17 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Liechtenstein Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Malta Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Belgium Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Croatia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Denmark Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Serbia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 England Team

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 Ryan Garry.[1]

Competition history[edit]

FIFA U-17 World Cup[edit]

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[5] and the Bronze ball.[5] On 9 May 2019 England were eliminated at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Republic of Ireland, and therefore failed to qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019.

Championship record[edit]

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 8 9 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]
Peru 2023 to be determined
Total 4/19 20 11 6 3 44 24
Year Golden Ball Award
India 2017 Phil Foden[5]

UEFA European Under-17 Championship[edit]

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[edit]

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 to be determined
Cyprus 2024
Total 14/19 63 35 10 18 102 65
Year Golden Player Award
Denmark 2002 Wayne Rooney[7]
Liechtenstein 2010 Connor Wickham[10]
Croatia 2017 Jadon Sancho[13]

Other tournaments[edit]

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 2022–23 season[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

Friendlies[edit]

6 August 2022 Norway  3–0  England Sarpsborg Stadion, Sarpsborg
Nypan 9'
Nyhammer 44'
Egeli 77'		 Report Matthews Yellow card 86'
8 August 2022 England  3–0  Faroe Islands Råde idrettspark, Råde
Stevens 21'
Jimoh 38', Yellow card 52'
Jemide Yellow card 45+3'
Nwaneri 73', Yellow card 82'		 Report Referee: Mischa Huru Kellerhals (Norway)
10 August 2022 England  2–1  Finland Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad
Morgan 31', Yellow card 45+1'
Miley 70'
Stevens Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Ingman 86'


23 September 2022 England  3–0  Czech Republic Stadion Miejski, Błonie
Dyer Yellow card 53'
Samuel 70'
Samuels-Smith 81'
Morgan 83'
Abbott Yellow card 85'		 Report Referee: Piotr Rzucidło (Poland)
25 September 2022 England  1–2  Norway Stadion Miejski, Piaseczno
Dyer Yellow card 73'
Nwaneri Yellow card 80'
Morgan 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Egeli 33', 78'
27 September 2022 Poland  5–0  England Miejski Stadion Sportowy, Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Wolski 10'
Huras 43', 49', 81'
Kolanko 75'		 Report Golding Yellow card 45+3' Referee: Marcin Szczerbowicz (Poland)

2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship[edit]

Qualification[edit]

Main article: 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
25 October 2022 2023 UEFA qualifying Group 3 England  3–1  Lithuania Tbilisi Sea Technical Center Stadium, Tbilisi
Report Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)
28 October 2022 2023 UEFA qualifying Group 3 Georgia  2–6  England GFF Rustavi Academy, Rustavi
Report Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)
31 October 2022 2023 UEFA qualifying Group 3 England  1–1  Israel Tbilisi Sea Technical Center Stadium, Tbilisi
Report Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)

Players[edit]

Latest squad[edit]

For the 2022–23 season players born on or after 1 January 2006 are eligible.[20] Players born between January and August 2006 are first-year scholars in the English academy system, players born from September 2006 to August 2007 will be eligible to enter the full-time academy system at the start of the 2023–24 season.

The following players were named in the squad for qualifying games against Denmark, Northern Ireland and Netherlands, to be played between 22-28 March 2023.[21]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Tommy Setford (2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 17)[22] Netherlands Ajax
13 1GK Finlay Herrick (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 17)[23] England West Ham United
21 1GK Elyh Harrison (2006-02-19) 19 February 2006 (age 17)[24] England Manchester United
2 2DF Josh Acheampong (2006-05-05) 5 May 2006 (age 16)[25] England Chelsea
3 2DF Somtochukwu Boniface (2006-03-11) 11 March 2006 (age 17)[26] England Chelsea
5 2DF Lakyle Samuel (2006-05-06) 6 May 2006 (age 16)[27] England Manchester City
6 2DF Ishé Samuels-Smith (2006-06-05) 5 June 2006 (age 16)[28] England Everton
12 2DF Jayden Meghoma (2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 16)[29] England Southampton
15 2DF Eyimofe Jemide (2006-11-08) 8 November 2006 (age 16) England Crystal Palace
4 3MF Myles Lewis-Skelly (2006-09-26) 26 September 2006 (age 16)[30] England Arsenal
8 3MF Lewis Miley (2006-05-01) 1 May 2006 (age 16)[31] England Newcastle United
10 3MF Michael Golding (2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 (age 16)[32] England Chelsea
14 3MF Isaiah Dada-Mascoll (2006-05-24) 24 May 2006 (age 16)[33] England Manchester City
16 3MF Archie Gray (2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 17)[34] England Leeds United
18 3MF Kiano Dyer (2006-11-21) 21 November 2006 (age 16)[35] England Chelsea
20 3MF Jamaldeen Jimoh (2006-10-02) 2 October 2006 (age 16)[36] England West Bromwich Albion
7 4FW Tyler Dibling (2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 17)[37] England Southampton
9 4FW Justin Oboavwoduo (2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 (age 16)[38] England Manchester City
11 4FW Ethan Nwaneri (2007-03-21) 21 March 2007 (age 16) England Arsenal
17 4FW Thomas Watson (2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 (age 16)[39] England Sunderland
19 4FW Zak Lovelace (2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 (age 17) Scotland Rangers

Recent call-ups[edit]

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
GK Dondre Abraham (2006-05-24) 24 May 2006 (age 16)[40] - - England West Ham United v Germany, January 2023[41]
GK Ted Curd (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 17)[42] - - England Chelsea v Germany, January 2023[41]
GK Jack Thompson (2006-12-14) 14 December 2006 (age 16)[43] - - England Derby County UEFA Qualifying round, October 2022[44]
GK Sam Proctor (2006-12-21) 21 December 2006 (age 16) - - England Aston Villa Nordic Under-17 Football Championship, August 2022[45]
DF Caleb Kporha (2006-07-15) 15 July 2006 (age 16)[46] - - England Crystal Palace v Germany, January 2023[41]
DF Calum Logan (2006-11-24) 24 November 2006 (age 16)[47] - - England Ipswich Town v Germany, January 2023[41]
DF Tom Neale (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 17)[48] - - England Leicester City v Germany, January 2023[41]
DF Waylon Renecke (2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 16)[49] - - England Norwich City v Germany, January 2023[41]
DF Zach Abbott (2006-05-13) 13 May 2006 (age 16) - - England Nottingham Forest UEFA Qualifying round, October 2022[44]
DF Travis Akomeah (2006-06-01) 1 June 2006 (age 16)[50] - - England Chelsea UEFA Qualifying round, October 2022[44]
DF Mirsad Ali (2006-02-10) 10 February 2006 (age 17)[51] - - England Leicester City UEFA Qualifying round, October 2022[44]
DF Nathanael Boot - - - England Southampton Syrenka Cup, September 2022[52]
DF Tommy Dobson-Ventura (2006-09-03) 3 September 2006 (age 16)[53] - - England Southampton Nordic Under-17 Football Championship, August 2022[45]
MF Tyrique George (2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 (age 17)[54] - - England Chelsea v Germany, January 2023[41]
MF Kevin Mfuamba (2006-08-25) 25 August 2006 (age 16)[55] - - England West Bromwich Albion v Germany, January 2023[41]
MF Chris Rigg (2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 15) - - England Sunderland UEFA Qualifying round, October 2022[44]
MF Finley McAllister (2006-07-16) 16 July 2006 (age 16)[56] - - England Manchester United Syrenka Cup, September 2022[52]
MF Archie Stevens (2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 (age 17) - - Scotland Rangers Syrenka Cup, September 2022[52]
MF Adam Berry (2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 17)[57] - - England Manchester United Nordic Under-17 Football Championship, August 2022[45]
MF Charlie Lennon (2006-04-09) 9 April 2006 (age 16)[58] - - England Middlesbrough Nordic Under-17 Football Championship, August 2022[45]
FW Leon Chiwome (2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 17)[59] - - England Wolverhampton Wanderers v Germany, January 2023[41]
FW Mason Cotcher (2006-09-04) 4 September 2006 (age 16)[60] - - England Sunderland v Germany, January 2023[41]
FW Oliver Irow (2006-05-10) 10 May 2006 (age 16)[61] - - England Tottenham Hotspur v Germany, January 2023[41]
FW Jimmy-Jay Morgan (2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 17)[62] - - England Chelsea UEFA Qualifying round, October 2022[44]
FW Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (2006-07-18) 18 July 2006 (age 16)[63] - - England Southampton Syrenka Cup, September 2022[52]
FW Ethan Wheatley (2006-01-20) 20 January 2006 (age 17)[64] - - England Manchester United Syrenka Cup, September 2022[52]
FW Ajay Matthews (2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 16)[65] - - England Middlesbrough Nordic Under-17 Football Championship, August 2022[45]


Honours[edit]

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