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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	Elite Round
2027	TBD
2028
2029
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

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	0–2	England	Raudondvario stadionas, Raudondvaris
16:00		Report	Mheuka 16' (pen.), 47'	Attendance: 487 Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

15 November 2025 Qualifying Round	England	7–0	Latvia	Raudondvario stadionas, Raudondvaris
10:00	Ngumoha 2' Mukasa 11' (pen.), 73' (pen.) Derry 23', 53', 62' Rigg 40'	Report		Attendance: 157 Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs (Romania)

18 November 2025 Qualifying Round	England	4–0	Scotland	Raudondvario stadionas, Raudondvaris
10:00	Mheuka 24', 29' Rigg 58' Fletcher 89'	Report		Attendance: 73 Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

25 March 2026 Elite Qualifying Round	England	0–2	Serbia	Pista de Atletismo Gémeos Castro, Guimarães
11:00		Report	Cvetković 39' Kostić 65'	Referee: Jacob Karlsen (Denmark)

28 March 2026 Elite Qualifying Round	England	1–0	Poland	Pista de Atletismo Gémeos Castro, Guimarães
11:00	Mheuka 86'	Report		Referee: Jacob Karlsen (Denmark)

31 March 2026 Elite Qualifying Round	Portugal	0–6	England	Estádio Amélia Morais, Braga
16:00		Report	Derry 4', 60' Dowman 50' Mayers 75' Mheuka 85' Howell 88'	Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

Players

Latest squad

The following players were named in the squad for 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification games against Serbia, Poland and Portugal, played 25–31 March 2026.^[1]

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Oliver Whatmuff	(2007-11-06) 6 November 2007 (age 18)^[2]	4	0	Rochdale (on loan from Manchester City)
13	1GK	Nicholas Michalski	(2007-03-14) 14 March 2007 (age 19)^[3]	3	0	Blackburn Rovers
	1GK	Khari Ranson	(2007-09-13) 13 September 2007 (age 18)^[4]	3	0	Arsenal

3	2DF	Samuel Amissah	(2007-03-07) 7 March 2007 (age 19)^[5]	7	0	Fulham
5	2DF	Airidas Golambeckis	(2007-11-04) 4 November 2007 (age 18)^[6]	9	0	West Ham United
6	2DF	Kian Noble	(2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 19)^[7]	10	0	Manchester City
12	2DF	Christian McFarlane	(2007-01-25) 25 January 2007 (age 19)	4	0	Manchester City
15	2DF	Ezra Mayers	(2007-01-16) 16 January 2007 (age 19)	3	1	West Ham United
18	2DF	Brooklyn Nfonkeu-Feuba	(2007-07-01) 1 July 2007 (age 19)^[8]	3	0	Manchester City

2	3MF	Sol Sidibe	(2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 19)	11	1	PSV Eindhoven
4	3MF	Trey Nyoni	(2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 19)	13	1	Liverpool
8	3MF	Harrison Armstrong	(2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 19)	8	2	Everton
10	3MF	Divine Mukasa	(2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 18)	11	3	Leicester City (on loan from Manchester City)
11	3MF	Chris Rigg	(2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 19)	15	4	Sunderland
16	3MF	George Hemmings	(2007-03-04) 4 March 2007 (age 19)	2	0	Aston Villa
20	3MF	Harry Howell	(2008-04-20) 20 April 2008 (age 18)	3	1	Brighton & Hove Albion

7	4FW	Jesse Derry	(2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 19)	15	8	Sporting CP (on loan from Chelsea)
9	4FW	Shim Mheuka	(2007-10-20) 20 October 2007 (age 18)	23	16	Chelsea
14	4FW	Max Dowman	(2009-12-31) 31 December 2009 (age 16)	10	2	Arsenal
17	4FW	Rio Ngumoha	(2008-08-29) 29 August 2008 (age 17)	11	1	Liverpool
19	4FW	Sean Neave	(2007-05-27) 27 May 2007 (age 19)	1	0	Newcastle United

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-19 squad within the previous 12 months and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Owen Asemota	(2008-04-12) 12 April 2008 (age 18)^[9]	0	0	Aston Villa	v. Lithuania, Latvia, Scotland, November 2025^[10]
GK	Douglass Lukjanciks	(2007-10-09) 9 October 2007 (age 18)^[11]	1	0	Everton	v. Ukraine, Spain, Netherlands, September 2025^[12]
GK	Jack Porter	(2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 18)	1	0	Arsenal	v. Ukraine, Spain, Netherlands, September 2025^[12]

DF	Stephen Mfuni	(2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 18)	17	0	Watford (on loan from Manchester City)	v. Lithuania, Latvia, Scotland, November 2025^[10]
DF	Leo Shahar	(2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 (age 19)	7	0	Newcastle United	v. Lithuania, Latvia, Scotland, November 2025^[10]
DF	Harry Amass	(2007-03-16) 16 March 2007 (age 19)	5	0	Norwich City (on loan from Manchester United)	v. Lithuania, Latvia, Scotland, November 2025^[10]
DF	Jaden Dixon	(2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 (age 19)	5	0	Arsenal	v. Belgium, Wales, October 2025^[13]

MF	Jack Fletcher	(2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 19)	4	1	Manchester United	v. Lithuania, Latvia, Scotland, November 2025^[10]
MF	Callum Olusesi	(2007-03-11) 11 March 2007 (age 19)	5	0	Tottenham Hotspur	v. Belgium, Wales, October 2025^[13]
MF	Josh King	(2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 19)	13	2	Fulham	v. Ukraine, Spain, Netherlands, September 2025^[12]

FW	Mikey Moore	(2007-08-11) 11 August 2007 (age 18)	14	7	Rangers (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)	v. Serbia, Poland, Portugal, March 2026 ^INJ^[1]
FW	Jeremy Monga	(2009-07-10) 10 July 2009 (age 17)	7	0	Leicester City	v. Lithuania, Latvia, Scotland, November 2025^[10]
FW	Jay Robinson	(2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 (age 19)	5	0	Southampton	v. Lithuania, Latvia, Scotland, November 2025 ^INJ^[10]
FW	Baylee Dipepa	(2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 19)	1	1	Southampton	v. Ukraine, Spain, Netherlands, September 2025^[12]

INJ Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played.

Honours

UEFA European Under-19 Championship winners: (11) 1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993,^[14]^{[nb 1]} 2017, 2022

Notes

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

References

1 2 "England men's youth squads named for March camp". England Football. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
↑ "Oliver Whatmuff". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
↑ "Nicolas Michalski". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
↑ "Khari Ranson". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
↑ "Samuel Amissah". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
↑ "Airidas Golambeckis". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
↑ "Kian Noble". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
↑ "Brooklyn Nfonkeu-Feuba". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
↑ "Owen Asemota". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "England squad selected for U19 EURO qualifiers". England Football. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
↑ "Douglass Lukjanciks". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
1 2 3 4 "England MU19s squad named for September internationals". England Football. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
1 2 "England MU19s squad selected for Belgium and Wales internationals". England Football. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
↑ 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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[15] All tournaments prior to 2002 were contested by the under-18 team.

[Mar26U19Squad-1] 1 2 "England men's youth squads named for March camp". England Football. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.

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

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

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

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

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

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

[8] "Brooklyn Nfonkeu-Feuba". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 20 March 2026.

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

[Nov25U19Squad-10] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "England squad selected for U19 EURO qualifiers". England Football. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

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

[Sep25U19Squad-12] 1 2 3 4 "England MU19s squad named for September internationals". England Football. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.

[Oct25U19Squad-13] 1 2 "England MU19s squad selected for Belgium and Wales internationals". England Football. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

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

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