England national under-17 football team
National U-17 football team
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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]
(The FA)
| Nickname | The Young Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | The Football Association (The FA) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Liam Bramley | ||
| FIFA code | ENG | ||
| |||
| 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 | |||
| Appearances | 17 (Joint Record) (first in 1984) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2010 and 2014) | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2007) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2017) | ||
Competition history
FIFA U-17 World Cup
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
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1985 | did not enter | |||||||
 1987 | ||||||||
 1989 | ||||||||
 1991 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1993 | ||||||||
 1995 | ||||||||
 1997 | ||||||||
 1999 | ||||||||
 2001 | ||||||||
 2003 | ||||||||
 2005 | ||||||||
 2007 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | Squad |
 2009 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2011 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | Squad |
 2013 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Squad |
 2017 | Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | Squad |
 2019 | did not qualify | |||||||
| | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[6] | |||||||
 2023 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | Squad |
 2025 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | Squad | |
| 2026 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | |||||||
| 2028 | ||||||||
| 2029 | ||||||||
| Total | 6/21 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 34 | |
| Year | Golden Ball Award |
|---|---|
| 2017 |
Phil Foden[5] |
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2002 | Third Place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | Squad |
 2003 | Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Squad |
 2004 | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | Squad |
 2005 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Squad |
 2006 | Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2007 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Squad |
| 2008 | Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2009 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Squad |
 2010 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | Squad |
 2011 | Semi-final | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Squad |
 2012 | Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2013 | Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2014 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | Squad |
 2015 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Squad |
 2016 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Squad |
 2017 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Squad |
| 2018 | Semi-final | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Squad |
 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Squad |
 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[16][17] | |||||||
 | ||||||||
 2022 | Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2023 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Squad |
| 2024 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | Squad |
 2025 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Squad |
| 2026 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2027 | To be determined | |||||||
 2028 | ||||||||
 2029 | ||||||||
| Total | 17/22 | 74 | 40 | 12 | 22 | 123 | 80 | |
| Year | Golden Player Award |
|---|---|
| 2002 |
Wayne Rooney[7] |
| 2010 |
Connor Wickham[10] |
| 2017 |
Jadon Sancho[13] |
Other tournaments
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
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2025 FIFA Under-17 World Cup
Final tournament
| 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
Qualification
| 28 October 2025 Qualifying Round | Scotland | 1–0 | England | Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie |
| 16:30 |
|
Report | Attendance: 617 Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs (Romania) |
| 31 October 2025 Qualifying Round | England | 0–1 | Lithuania | Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld |
| 12:00 | Report |
|
Attendance: 131 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay (Czech Republic) |
| 3 November 2025 Qualifying Round | Sweden  | 5–3 | England | Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld |
| 16:00 |
|
Report | Attendance: 96 Referee: Ladislav Szikszay (Czech Republic) |
| 25 March 2026 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 Qualifying Round League B | England | – | Israel | St George's Park, Burton upon Trent |
| 14:00 | Report | Referee: Oscar Johnson (Sweden) |
| 31 March 2026 Qualifying Round League B | England | – | Estonia | St George's Park, Burton upon Trent |
| 14:00 | Report | Referee: Oscar Johnson (Sweden) |
Players
Latest squad
For 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying 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 | GK | Roman Dowell | 3 December 2009[22] | 4 | 0 | Newcastle United |
| 13 | GK | Ben Vickery | 6 August 2009[23] | 3 | 0 | Manchester City |
| GK | Thomas Betts | - | 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | |
| GK | Lucca Benetton | 8 August 2010[24] | 0 | 0 | Crystal Palace | |
| 2 | DF | Oscar Sandiford | 2 November 2009[25] | 11 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 3 | DF | Calvin Diakite | 7 April 2009[26] | 10 | 1 | Chelsea |
| 5 | DF | Marli Salmon | 29 August 2009 | 4 | 0 | Arsenal |
| 6 | DF | Jacob Howard | 29 March 2009[27] | 6 | 1 | Leeds United |
| 12 | DF | Jake Wain | 29 January 2009[28] | 3 | 0 | Manchester City |
| 16 | DF | Oliver Wilkinson | 24 January 2009[29] | 3 | 0 | Ipswich Town |
| 20 | DF | Jacob Watson | 16 May 2009[30] | 1 | 0 | Manchester United |
| 4 | MF | Karim Cassim | 12 September 2009[31] | 3 | 0 | Manchester City |
| 8 | MF | Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli | 6 January 2010[32] | 6 | 0 | Chelsea |
| 14 | MF | Max Little | - | 5 | 0 | Southampton |
| 17 | MF | Hugo De Lisle | 16 June 2009[33] | 10 | 1 | Leicester City |
| 7 | FW | Ryan Kavuma-McQueen | 1 January 2009[34] | 6 | 8 | Chelsea |
| 9 | FW | Teddie Lamb | 2 July 2009[35] | 6 | 2 | Manchester City |
| 10 | FW | JJ Gabriel | 6 October 2010[36] | 2 | 0 | Manchester United |
| 11 | FW | Ajay Tavares | 28 December 2009[37] | 7 | 0 |  Barcelona |
| 15 | FW | Michael Mills | 18 February 2009[38] | 2 | 0 | Newcastle United |
| 18 | FW | Oliver Boast | 7 May 2009[39] | 8 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 19 | FW | Harvey Higgins | 12 January 2009[40] | 3 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers |
Recent call-ups
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 | George Mair | 28 September 2009[41] | 3 | 0 | Newcastle United |
v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[42] |
| GK | Isaac Collinson | 12 November 2009[43] | 1 | 0 | Chelsea |
v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[42] |
| GK | Maxwell Moses | 4 May 2009[44] | 1 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion |
v Netherlands, February 2025[45] |
| DF | Marlow Barrett | 9 November 2009[46] | 4 | 0 | Manchester City |
v Faroe Islands, Israel, Estonia, March 2026[21] |
| DF | Liam Balmer | 15 March 2009 | 3 | 0 | Leeds United |
v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[47] |
| DF | Harley Emsden-James | 13 March 2009[48] | 3 | 0 | Manchester United |
v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[47] |
| DF | Lyndon Snelgrove | - | 2 | 0 | Millwall |
v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[47] |
| DF | Reuben Gokah | 5 February 2009[49] | 6 | 0 | Everton |
v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[42] |
| DF | Archie Thornton | 28 September 2009[50] | 5 | 0 | Manchester City |
v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[42] |
| DF | Josiah King | 22 January 2009[51] | 4 | 0 | Arsenal |
v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[42] |
| MF | Mathis Eboue | 27 February 2009[52] | 6 | 4 | Chelsea |
v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[47] |
| MF | Floyd Samba | 15 January 2009[53] | 6 | 1 | Manchester City |
v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[47] |
| MF | Fraser Widdop | 1 May 2009 | 6 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[47] |
| MF | Erik Farkas | 5 September 2009[54] | 4 | 0 | Liverpool |
v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[47] |
| MF | Jerome Abbey | 16 September 2009[55] | 2 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[47] |
| MF | Sam Alabi | 9 July 2009[56] | 6 | 1 | Newcastle United |
v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[42] |
| MF | Malik Olayiwola | 8 January 2009[57] | 4 | 0 | Everton |
v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[42] |
| MF | Charlie Holland | 3 July 2009[58] | 2 | 0 | Chelsea |
v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[42] |
| MF | Max Dowman | 31 December 2009 | 16 | 5 | Arsenal |
2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, May 2025[59] |
| FW | Brian Madjo | 12 January 2009 | 9 | 4 | Aston Villa |
v Faroe Islands, Israel, Estonia, March 2026[21] |
| FW | Joél Drakes-Thomas | 9 June 2009 | 6 | 0 | Crystal Palace |
v Faroe Islands, Israel, Estonia, March 2026[21] |
| FW | Kyran Thompson | 6 September 2009[60] | 4 | 1 | Arsenal |
v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[47] |
| FW | Aiden Yeguo | 21 August 2009[61] | 1 | 0 | Liverpool |
v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[47] |
| FW | Jeremy Monga | 10 July 2009 | 0 | 0 | Leicester City |
v Venezuela, Israel, Germany, September 2025[62] |
Honours
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Winners (1): 2017[4]
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winners (2): 2010,[9] 2014[11][63]
- Syrenka Cup Winners (2): 2018,[64] 2019[65]
- Algarve Tournament Winners (3): 2007–08, 2009–2010, 2011–2012
- Nordic Tournament Winners (2): 2009–2010, 2010–2011
- FA International U17 Tournament Winners (2): 2010–2011, 2011–2012
Head-to-head record
The following table shows England's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Austria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Brazil |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Canada |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Chile |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Egypt |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Germany |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0.00 |
 Guinea |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Haiti |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100.00 |
 Iran |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Iraq |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Japan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Mexico |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| New Caledonia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 100.00 |
| New Zealand |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
 North Korea |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Rwanda |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| South Korea |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Spain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Syria |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
 United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Uruguay |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Uzbekistan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Venezuela |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Total | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 55.17 |