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England U-17
NicknameThe Young Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
(The FA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLiam Bramley
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
Appearances17 (Joint Record) (first in 1984)
Best resultChampions (2010 and 2014)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2017)
Medal record
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Gold medal – first place2017 IndiaTeam
UEFA European U-17 Championship
Gold medal – first place2010 LiechtensteinTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 MaltaTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 BelgiumTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 CroatiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2002 DenmarkTeam
Bronze medal – third place2011 SerbiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2018 EnglandTeam

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 Liam Bramley.[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 1985did not enter
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991did not qualify
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007Quarter-finals5311127Squad
Nigeria 2009did not qualify
Mexico 2011Quarter-finals522196Squad
United Arab Emirates 2013did not qualify
Chile 2015Group stage302112Squad
India 2017Champions7610236Squad
Brazil 2019did not qualify
Peru 2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[6]
Indonesia 2023Round of 164202145Squad
Qatar 20255302138Squad
Qatar 2026did not qualify
Qatar 2027To be determined
Qatar 2028
Qatar 2029
Total6/212916677234
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 2002Third Place6411106Squad
Portugal 2003Fourth place513166Squad
France 2004Fourth place5311117Squad
Italy 2005Group stage310263Squad
Luxembourg 2006Elite round-------
Belgium 2007Runners-up531184Squad
Turkey 2008Elite round-------
Germany 2009Group stage301216Squad
Liechtenstein 2010Champions5500104Squad
Serbia 2011Semi-final411255Squad
Slovenia 2012Elite round-------
Slovakia 2013Elite round-------
Malta 2014Champions5401104Squad
Bulgaria 2015Quarter-final421132Squad
Azerbaijan 2016Quarter-final420264Squad
Croatia 2017Runners-up6501154Squad
England 2018Semi-final530263Squad
Republic of Ireland 2019Group stage311167Squad
Estonia 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[16][17]
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022Elite round-------
Hungary 2023Quarter-final421152Squad
Cyprus 2024Quarter-final420296Squad
Albania 2025Group stage311177Squad
Estonia 2026Did not qualify
Latvia 2027To be determined
Lithuania 2028
Moldova 2029
Total17/227440122212380
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 2025–26 season

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025 FIFA Under-17 World Cup

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Final tournament

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4 November 2025 Group stage England  0–3  Venezuela Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan
15:00 Report
Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)
7 November 2025 Group stage England  8–1  Haiti Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan
12:30
Report Celestin 17' Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
10 November 2025 Group stage England  3–0  Egypt Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan
16:00
Report Referee: Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil)
15 November 2025 Round of 32 England  2–0  South Korea Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan
16:00
Report Referee: Abdou Mefire (Cameroon)
18 November 2025 Round of 16 England  0–4  Austria Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan
19:00 Report
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)

2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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Qualification

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28 October 2025 (2025-10-28) Qualifying Round Scotland  1–0  England Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
16:30
Report Attendance: 617
Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs (Romania)
31 October 2025 (2025-10-31) Qualifying Round England  0–1  Lithuania Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
12:00 Report
Attendance: 131
Referee: Ladislav Szikszay (Czech Republic)
3 November 2025 (2025-11-03) Qualifying Round Sweden  5–3  England Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
16:00
Report
Attendance: 96
Referee: Ladislav Szikszay (Czech Republic)
25 March 2026 (2026-03-25) Qualifying Round League B England  3–0  Faroe Islands St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
14:00
Report Referee: Bálint Kišš (Slovakia)
28 March 2026 (2026-03-28) Qualifying Round League B England  –  Israel St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
14:00 Report Referee: Oscar Johnson (Sweden)
31 March 2026 (2026-03-31) Qualifying Round League B England  –  Estonia St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
14:00 Report Referee: Oscar Johnson (Sweden)

Players

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Latest squad

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For 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification games, players born on or after 1 January 2009 are eligible.[20] Players born between January and August 2009 are first-year scholars in the English academy system, players born from September 2009 to August 2010 will be eligible to enter the full-time academy system at the start of the 2026–27 season.

The following players were named in the squad for League B qualifying games against Faroe Islands, Israel and Estonia, played 25–31 March 2026.[21]

Caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2026, after the match against Estonia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Roman Dowell (2009-12-03) 3 December 2009 (age 16)[22] 4 0 The Football Association Newcastle United
13 1GK Ben Vickery (2009-08-06) 6 August 2009 (age 17)[23] 3 0 The Football Association Manchester City
1GK Thomas Betts - 1 0 The Football Association Sheffield United
1GK Lucca Benetton (2010-08-08) 8 August 2010 (age 16)[24] 0 0 The Football Association Crystal Palace
2 2DF Oscar Sandiford (2009-11-02) 2 November 2009 (age 16)[25] 11 0 The Football Association Tottenham Hotspur
3 2DF Calvin Diakite (2009-04-07) 7 April 2009 (age 17)[26] 10 1 The Football Association Chelsea
5 2DF Marli Salmon (2009-08-29) 29 August 2009 (age 16) 4 0 The Football Association Arsenal
6 2DF Jacob Howard (2009-03-29) 29 March 2009 (age 17)[27] 6 1 The Football Association Leeds United
12 2DF Jake Wain (2009-01-29) 29 January 2009 (age 17)[28] 3 0 The Football Association Manchester City
16 2DF Oliver Wilkinson (2009-01-24) 24 January 2009 (age 17)[29] 3 0 The Football Association Ipswich Town
20 2DF Jacob Watson (2009-05-16) 16 May 2009 (age 17)[30] 1 0 The Football Association Manchester United
4 3MF Karim Cassim (2009-09-12) 12 September 2009 (age 16)[31] 3 0 The Football Association Manchester City
8 3MF Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli (2010-01-06) 6 January 2010 (age 16)[32] 6 0 The Football Association Chelsea
14 3MF Max Little - 5 0 The Football Association Southampton
17 3MF Hugo De Lisle (2009-06-16) 16 June 2009 (age 17)[33] 10 1 The Football Association Leicester City
7 4FW Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (2009-01-01) 1 January 2009 (age 17)[34] 6 8 The Football Association Chelsea
9 4FW Teddie Lamb (2009-07-02) 2 July 2009 (age 17)[35] 6 2 The Football Association Manchester City
10 4FW JJ Gabriel (2010-10-06) 6 October 2010 (age 15)[36] 2 0 The Football Association Manchester United
11 4FW Ajay Tavares (2009-12-28) 28 December 2009 (age 16)[37] 7 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona
15 4FW Michael Mills (2009-02-18) 18 February 2009 (age 17)[38] 2 0 The Football Association Newcastle United
18 4FW Oliver Boast (2009-05-07) 7 May 2009 (age 17)[39] 8 1 The Football Association Tottenham Hotspur
19 4FW Harvey Higgins (2009-01-12) 12 January 2009 (age 17)[40] 3 2 The Football Association Blackburn Rovers

Recent call-ups

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The following players have previously been called up to the England under-17 squad within the previous 12 months and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK George Mair (2009-09-28) 28 September 2009 (age 16)[41] 3 0 England Newcastle United v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[42]
GK Isaac Collinson (2009-11-12) 12 November 2009 (age 16)[43] 1 0 England Chelsea v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[42]
DF Marlow Barrett (2009-11-09) 9 November 2009 (age 16)[44] 4 0 England Manchester City v Faroe Islands, Israel, Estonia, March 2026[21]
DF Liam Balmer (2009-03-15) 15 March 2009 (age 17) 3 0 England Leeds United v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
DF Harley Emsden-James (2009-03-13) 13 March 2009 (age 17)[46] 3 0 England Manchester United v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
DF Lyndon Snelgrove - 2 0 England Millwall v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
DF Reuben Gokah (2009-02-05) 5 February 2009 (age 17)[47] 6 0 England Everton v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[42]
DF Archie Thornton (2009-09-28) 28 September 2009 (age 16)[48] 5 0 England Manchester City v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[42]
DF Josiah King (2009-01-22) 22 January 2009 (age 17)[49] 4 0 England Arsenal v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[42]
MF Mathis Eboue (2009-02-27) 27 February 2009 (age 17)[50] 6 4 England Chelsea v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
MF Floyd Samba (2009-01-15) 15 January 2009 (age 17)[51] 6 1 England Manchester City v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
MF Fraser Widdop (2009-05-01) 1 May 2009 (age 17) 6 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
MF Erik Farkas (2009-09-05) 5 September 2009 (age 16)[52] 4 0 England Liverpool v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
MF Jerome Abbey (2009-09-16) 16 September 2009 (age 16)[53] 2 0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
MF Sam Alabi (2009-07-09) 9 July 2009 (age 17)[54] 6 1 England Newcastle United v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[42]
MF Malik Olayiwola (2009-01-08) 8 January 2009 (age 17)[55] 4 0 England Everton v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[42]
MF Charlie Holland (2009-07-03) 3 July 2009 (age 17)[56] 2 0 England Chelsea v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[42]
MF Max Dowman (2009-12-31) 31 December 2009 (age 16) 16 5 England Arsenal 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, May 2025[57]
FW Brian Madjo (2009-01-12) 12 January 2009 (age 17) 9 4 England Aston Villa v Faroe Islands, Israel, Estonia, March 2026[21]
FW Joél Drakes-Thomas (2009-06-09) 9 June 2009 (age 17) 6 0 England Crystal Palace v Faroe Islands, Israel, Estonia, March 2026[21]
FW Kyran Thompson (2009-09-06) 6 September 2009 (age 16)[58] 4 1 England Arsenal v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
FW Aiden Yeguo (2009-08-21) 21 August 2009 (age 16)[59] 1 0 England Liverpool v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
FW Jeremy Monga (2009-07-10) 10 July 2009 (age 17) 0 0 England Leicester City v Venezuela, Israel, Germany, September 2025[60]


Honours

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Head-to-head record

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The following table shows England's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

References

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  1. ↑ "England men's development team coaches confirmed for 2025-26 season". England Football. 13 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Nisbet, Jon (18 September 2011). "England slump to Germans". The Independent. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Germany beat England in Under-17 World Cup quarter-final". BBC Sport. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 "England come back to win first U-17 World Cup title". FIFA. 28 October 2017. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 – Awards". FIFA. 28 October 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 "2002: Wayne Rooney". UEFA. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Bojan strikes for Spanish success". UEFA. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 Magowan, Alistair (31 May 2010). "England U-17s beat Spain to win European Championship". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  10. 1 2 "2010: Connor Wickham". UEFA. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  11. 1 2 "England win European Under-17 Championship on penalties". BBC Sport. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Spot-on Spain claim record third U17 EURO title". UEFA. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  13. 1 2 "2017: Jadon Sancho". UEFA. 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "European Under-17 Championship: England face extra scrutiny at home". BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "European Under-17 Championships: England lose 6-5 on penalties to Netherlands". BBC Sport. 17 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  17. ↑ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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  21. 1 2 3 4 "England men's youth squads named for March camp". England Football. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  22. ↑ "Roman Dowell". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  23. ↑ "Ben Vickery". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  24. ↑ "Lucca Benetton". World Football. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  25. ↑ "Oscar Sandiford". UEFA. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  26. ↑ "Calvin Diakite". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  27. ↑ "Jacob Howard". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  28. ↑ "Jacob Wain". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  29. ↑ "Oliver Wilkinson". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  30. ↑ "Jacob Watson". Premier League. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  31. ↑ "Karim Cassim". Premier League. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  32. ↑ "Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  33. ↑ "Hugo De Lisle". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  34. ↑ "Ryan Kavuma-McQueen". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  35. ↑ "Teddie Lamb". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  36. ↑ "Joseph Gabriel". Premier League. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  37. ↑ "Ajay Tavares". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.[dead link]
  38. ↑ "Michael Mills". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  39. ↑ "Oliver Boast". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  40. ↑ "Harvey Higgins". Premier League. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  41. ↑ "George Mair". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  42. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "England MU17s squad named for EURO Qualifiers". England Football. 27 October 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  43. ↑ "Isaac Collinson". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  44. ↑ "Marlow Barrett". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  45. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "England MU17s squad named for Dubai trip". England Football. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  46. ↑ "Harley Emsden-James". Premier League. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  47. ↑ "Reuben Gokah". UEFA. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
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  49. ↑ "Josiah King". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  50. ↑ "Mathis Eboue". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  51. ↑ "Floyd Samba". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  52. ↑ "Erik Farkas". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.[dead link]
  53. ↑ "Jerome Abbey". World Football. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  54. ↑ "Sam Alabi". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  55. ↑ "Malik Olayiwola". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  56. ↑ "Charlie Holland". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  57. ↑ "England MU17s squad named for EURO Finals". England Football. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  58. ↑ "Kyran Thompson". Premier League. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  59. ↑ "Aiden Yeguo". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
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