England women's national under-17 football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see England national under-17 football team.

England Women's U-17

Nickname(s)	The Young Lionesses
Association	The Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Natalie Henderson
FIFA code	ENG
First colours Second colours
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 2008)
Best result	Third place (2016)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2008)
Best result	Fourth place (2008)

The England women's national under-17 football team, also known as the Young Lionesses, represents England in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England women's national under-17 football team best achievement is a third-place finish at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The team has competed at two FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup tournaments.

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2008	Fourth place	6	2	1	3	7	10
2010	Did not qualify
2012
2014
2016	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	5	7
2018	Did not qualify
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Did not qualify
Total	2/7	10	3	3	4	12	17

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs.

UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

The team has participated in seven UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship tournaments.

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2008	Fourth place	2	0	0	2	2	7
2009	Did not qualify
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	8	6
2015	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	7
2016	Third place	5	4	0	1	24	8
2017	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	4
2018	Fourth place	5	1	1	3	8	14
2019	Group stage	3	2	0	1	4	5
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022	Did not qualify
2023	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	7	6
Total	8/14	30	13	4	13	63	57

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs.

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

Current squad

The following 20 players were named to the squad for the 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in May 2023.
Head coach: Mo Marley

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Katie Cox	(2006-04-28) 28 April 2006	Chelsea
	1GK	Sophia Poor	(2006-06-25) 25 June 2006	Leicester City
	2DF	Ria Bose	(2006-02-07) 7 February 2006	Chelsea
	2DF	Sophie Harwood	(2007-12-23) 23 December 2007	Southampton
	2DF	Lucy Newell	(2006-10-02) 2 October 2006	West Bromwich Albion
	2DF	Katie Reid	(2006-09-25) 25 September 2006	Arsenal
	2DF	Zara Shaw	(2007-06-06) 6 June 2007	Liverpool
	2DF	Mari Ward	(2006-01-03) 3 January 2006	Bristol City
	3MF	Lola Brown	(2007-10-31) 31 October 2007	Chelsea
	3MF	Holly Deering	(2006-01-02) 2 January 2006	Manchester United
	3MF	Laila Harbert	(2007-01-03) 3 January 2007	Arsenal
	3MF	Vera Jones	(2008-02-18) 18 February 2008	Barry Town
	3MF	Erica Parkinson	(2008-04-18) 18 April 2008	Leixões
	3MF	Alexia Potter	(2006-08-17) 17 August 2006	Chelsea
	4FW	Michelle Agyemang	(2006-02-03) 3 February 2006	Arsenal
	4FW	Ava Baker	(2006-01-09) 9 January 2006	Leicester City
	4FW	Araya Dennis	(2006-01-11) 11 January 2006	Arsenal
	4FW	Isabella Fisher	(2007-05-14) 14 May 2007	Arsenal
	4FW	Milly Round	(2006-01-22) 22 January 2006	Aston Villa
	4FW	Ruby-Rae Tucker	(2006-03-26) 26 March 2006	Aston Villa

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the England U17 squad within the last twelve months.

This list may be incomplete.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Daisy Hind		-	-	Chelsea	2023 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2, March 2023
DF	Scarlett Kagalwala		-	-	Chelsea	2023 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2, March 2023
DF	Grace Nascimento		-	-	Aston Villa	2023 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2022
MF	Lola Nesbeth		-	-	Chelsea	2023 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2, March 2023
MF	Madison Earl		-	-	Arsenal	2023 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2022
FW	Vivienne Lia		-	-	Arsenal	2023 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2, March 2023
FW	Ruby Seaby		-	-	Arsenal	2023 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2022

Previous squads

2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Recent schedule and results

This list includes match results from the past 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2022

Ukraine v England

7 October 2022 2023 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1	Ukraine	0–11	England	Tallinn, Estonia
		Report	Baker 21', 28' (pen.), 45+1', 55' Potter 29', 50' Harbert 32' Agyemang 33' Earl 67', 71' Lia 90+2'	Referee: Merima Čelik (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

England v Estonia

10 October 2022 2023 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1	England	3–0	Estonia	Tallinn, Estonia
	Baker 44' Brown 89' Earl 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Referee: Merima Čelik (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

England v Denmark

13 October 2022 2023 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1	England	3–1	Denmark	Tallinn, Estonia
	Earl 8' Agyemang 18' Baker 90+2'	Report	Aagaard 81'	Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium Referee: Ana Maria Alexandra Terteleac (Romania)

2023

Croatia v England

England v Denmark

England v Norway

18 March 2023 2023 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2	England	1–1	Norway	Hrvace, Croatia
	Baker 36' (pen.)	Report	Svendheim 45+2'	Stadium: Gradski Hrvace Stadion

England v Poland

14 May 2023 2023 UEFA U17 Euros Group B	England	2–1	Poland	Võru, Estonia
13:00	Agyemang 4', 22' Ward  35'	Report	Kuprowska 90+2'	Stadium: Võru Stadium Referee: Kristina Georgieva (Bulgaria)

Sweden v England

17 May 2023 2023 UEFA U17 Euros Group B	Sweden	1–3	England	Tartu, Estonia
19:00	Reid 26' (o.g.)	Report	Agyemang 12', 49' Baker 72'	Stadium: Tamme Stadium Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)

France v England

20 May 2023 2023 UEFA U17 Euros Group B	France	1–1	England	Võru, Estonia
13:00	Effa Effa 76'	Report	Ward 44'	Stadium: Võru Stadium Referee: Minka Vekkeli (Finland)

Spain v England

23 May 2023 2023 UEFA U17 Euros semi-final	Spain	3–1	England	Tallinn, Estonia
17:00	López 5' Gómez 88' Pau 90+1'	Report	Reid 55'	Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Referee: Deborah Bianchi (Italy)