England national under-19 football team

England U-19
Nickname	The Young Lions
Association	The Football Association; (The FA)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Will Antwi
FIFA code	ENG
First colours	Second colours
European Championship
Appearances	46 (first in 1948)
Best result	Winners : (1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993, 2017, 2022)

England national under-19 football team, also known as England under-19s or England U19(s), represents England in association football at under-19 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. Primarily, it competes to qualify for the annual UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Competition history

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Squad
2002	Group stage	3	0	2	1	6	7	Squad
2003	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	5	Squad
2004	Elite round
2005	Runners-up	5	2	2	1	9	8	Squad
2006	Elite round
2007	Elite round
2008	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	2	Squad
2009	Runners-up	5	2	2	1	13	7	Squad
2010	Semi-finals	4	1	1	2	5	7	Squad
2011	Elite round
2012	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	6	5	Squad
2013	Elite round
2014
2015
2016	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	7	4	Squad
2017	Champions	5	5	0	0	10	2	Squad
2018	Group stage	4	1	1	2	4	11	Squad
2019	Elite round
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
2022	Champions	5	5	0	0	12	2	Squad
2023	Elite round
2024	Qualifying round
2025	Group stage	3	0	2	1	9	11	Squad
2026	TBD
Total	12/22	48	23	12	13	87	71

Fixtures and results 2025–26 season

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Qualification

13 November 2024 Qualifying Round	England	1–0	Lithuania	Stadion Beroe, Stara Zagora
12:00	Nwaneri 7'	Report		Attendance: 75 Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)

16 November 2024 Qualifying Round	Bulgaria	1–2	England	Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv
13:00	Raychev 5'	Report	Nwaneri 27' Orford 45+1'	Attendance: 600 Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)

19 November 2024 Qualifying Round	England	0–0	Belgium	Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv
13:00		Report		Attendance: 75 Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)

19 March 2025 Elite Qualifying Round	Wales	0–2	England	Nantporth, Bangor
20:00		Report	Wheatley 57' Mheuka 84'	Attendance: 2,541 Referee: Granit Maqedonci (Sweden)

22 March 2025 Elite Qualifying Round	England	0–0	Turkey	Coleg Cambria Deeside, Connah's Quay
12:00		Report		Attendance: 742 Referee: Granit Maqedonci (Sweden)

25 March 2025 Elite Qualifying Round	England	1–0	Portugal	Coleg Cambria Deeside, Connah's Quay
20:00	Rigg 9'	Report		Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Edgars Maļcevs (Latvia)

Final tournament

14 June 2025 Group stage	England	2–2	Norway	Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești
15:00	Watson 11' Young 24' King 60' Moore 80' (pen.)	Report	Røssing-Lelesiit 18' Granaas 45' Øren 78'	Attendance: 1,433 Referee: Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

17 June 2025 Group stage	England	5–5	Germany	Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest
18:00	King 35' Wheatley 52' Russell-Denny 55' Abbott 61' Derry 63'	Report	Darvich 7' El Mala 31', 48' Moerstedt 42' Wurm 44'	Attendance: 1,104 Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)

20 June 2025 Group stage	England	2–4	Netherlands	Rapid-Giulești Stadium, Bucharest
18:00	Wheatley 52' Derry 90+3'	Report	Smit 22' Redmond 35', 69' Vennegoor of Hesselink 42'	Attendance: 738 Referee: Rob Hennessy (Ireland)

2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Qualification

12 November 2025 Qualifying Round	Lithuania	–	England	Raudondvario stadionas, Raudondvaris
16:00		Report		Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

15 November 2025 Qualifying Round	England	–	Latvia	Raudondvario stadionas, Raudondvaris
10:00		Report		Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs (Romania)

18 November 2025 Qualifying Round	England	–	Scotland	Raudondvario stadionas, Raudondvaris
10:00		Report		Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

Players

Latest squad

The following players were named in the squad for 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification games against Lithuania, Latvia and Scotland, played 12–18 November 2025.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Scotland.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Nicholas Michalski	(2007-03-14) 14 March 2007 (age 18)^[2]	3	0	Blackburn Rovers
13	1GK	Khari Ranson	(2007-09-13) 13 September 2007 (age 18)^[3]	3	0	Arsenal
	1GK	Owen Asemota	(2008-04-12) 12 April 2008 (age 17)^[4]	0	0	Aston Villa

2	2DF	Leo Shahar	(2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 (age 18)^[5]	7	0	Newcastle United
3	2DF	Stephen Mfuni	(2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 18)	17	0	Manchester City
5	2DF	Airidas Golambeckis	(2007-11-04) 4 November 2007 (age 18)^[6]	8	0	West Ham United
6	2DF	Kian Noble	(2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 18)^[7]	7	0	Manchester City
12	2DF	Harry Amass	(2007-03-16) 16 March 2007 (age 18)	5	0	Sheffield Wednesday (on loan from Manchester United)
15	2DF	Samuel Amissah	(2007-03-07) 7 March 2007 (age 18)^[8]	5	0	Fulham

4	3MF	Trey Nyoni	(2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 18)	10	1	Liverpool
7	4FW	Mikey Moore	(2007-08-11) 11 August 2007 (age 18)	14	7	Rangers (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
8	3MF	Harrison Armstrong	(2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 19)	6	2	Preston North End (on loan from Everton)
10	3MF	Divine Mukasa	(2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 18)	8	3	Leicester City
11	3MF	Chris Rigg	(2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 18)	12	4	Sunderland
16	3MF	Jack Fletcher	(2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 18)	4	1	Manchester United
18	3MF	Sol Sidibe	(2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 19)	8	1	PSV Eindhoven

9	4FW	Shim Mheuka	(2007-10-20) 20 October 2007 (age 18)	20	14	Chelsea
14	4FW	Max Dowman	(2009-12-31) 31 December 2009 (age 16)	8	1	Arsenal
17	4FW	Rio Ngumoha	(2008-08-29) 29 August 2008 (age 17)	8	1	Liverpool
19	4FW	Jesse Derry	(2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 18)^[9]	12	6	Chelsea
20	4FW	Jeremy Monga	(2009-07-10) 10 July 2009 (age 16)	7	0	Leicester City
	4FW	Jay Robinson	(2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 (age 18)	5	0	Southampton

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-19 squad and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Oliver Whatmuff	(2007-11-06) 6 November 2007 (age 18)^[10]	1	0	Rochdale (on loan from Manchester City)	v. Belgium, Wales, October 2025^[11]
GK	Douglass Lukjanciks	(2007-10-09) 9 October 2007 (age 18)^[12]	1	0	Everton	v. Ukraine, Spain, Netherlands, September 2025^[13]
GK	Jack Porter	(2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Arsenal	v. Ukraine, Spain, Netherlands, September 2025^[13]

DF	Jaden Dixon	(2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 (age 18)	5	0	Stoke City	v. Belgium, Wales, October 2025^[11]
DF	Christian McFarlane	(2007-01-25) 25 January 2007 (age 19)	3	0	Manchester City	v. Ukraine, Spain, Netherlands, September 2025^[13]

MF	Callum Olusesi	(2007-03-11) 11 March 2007 (age 18)	5	0	Tottenham Hotspur	v. Belgium, Wales, October 2025^[11]
MF	Josh King	(2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 19)	13	2	Fulham	v. Ukraine, Spain, Netherlands, September 2025^[13]
MF	Ethan Nwaneri	(2007-03-21) 21 March 2007 (age 18)	9	6	Arsenal	v. Lithuania, Bulgaria, Belgium, November 2024^[14]

FW	Baylee Dipepa	(2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 19)	1	1	Southampton	v. Ukraine, Spain, Netherlands, September 2025^[13]

Honours

UEFA European Under-19 Championship winners: (11) 1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993,^[15]^{[nb 1]} 2017, 2022

Notes

^ All tournaments prior to 2002 were contested by the under-18 team.

References

^ "England squad selected for U19 EURO qualifiers". England Football. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
^ "Nicolas Michalski". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
^ "Khari Ranson". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
^ "Owen Asemota". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
^ "Leo Shahar". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
^ "Airidas Golambeckis". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
^ "Kian Noble". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
^ "Samuel Amissah". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
^ "Jesse Derry". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
^ "Oliver Whatmuff". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "England MU19s squad selected for Belgium and Wales internationals". England Football. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
^ "Douglass Lukjanciks". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "England MU19s squad named for September internationals". England Football. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
^ "England MU19s squad named for EURO qualifiers". England Football. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
^ Smyth, Rob (29 June 2009). "The forgotten story of… England's class of '93". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2013.

External links

Uefa Under-19 website

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[16] All tournaments prior to 2002 were contested by the under-18 team.

[Nov25U19Squad-1] "England squad selected for U19 EURO qualifiers". England Football. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[2] "Nicolas Michalski". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.

[3] "Khari Ranson". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[4] "Owen Asemota". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[5] "Leo Shahar". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.

[6] "Airidas Golambeckis". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.

[7] "Kian Noble". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.

[8] "Samuel Amissah". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.

[9] "Jesse Derry". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

[10] "Oliver Whatmuff". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[Oct25U19Squad-11] "England MU19s squad selected for Belgium and Wales internationals". England Football. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[12] "Douglass Lukjanciks". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.

[Sep25U19Squad-13] "England MU19s squad named for September internationals". England Football. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.

[Nov24U19Squad-14] "England MU19s squad named for EURO qualifiers". England Football. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

[15] Smyth, Rob (29 June 2009). "The forgotten story of… England's class of '93". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2013.

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