England national under-19 football team
National U-19 football team
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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.
(The FA)
| Nickname | The Young Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | The Football Association (The FA) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Will Antwi | ||
| FIFA code | ENG | ||
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| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 46 (first in 1948) | ||
| Best result | Winners | ||
Competition history
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Squad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Squad | |
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | |
| Elite round | ||||||||
| Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | Squad | |
| Elite round | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Squad | |
| Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | Squad | |
| Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad | |
| Elite round | ||||||||
| Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | |
| Elite round | ||||||||
| Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | Squad | |
| Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | Squad | |
| Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | Squad | |
| Elite round | ||||||||
| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe | ||||||||
| Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | Squad | |
| Elite round | ||||||||
| Qualifying round | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | Squad | |
| Elite Round | ||||||||
| 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
Final tournament
| 14 June 2025 Group stage | England | 2–2 | | Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 1,433 Referee: Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 17 June 2025 Group stage | England | 5–5 | | Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest |
| 18:00 | Report | Attendance: 1,104 Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy) |
| 20 June 2025 Group stage | England | 2–4 | | Rapid-Giulești Stadium, Bucharest |
| 18:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 738 Referee: Rob Hennessy (Ireland) |
2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Qualification
| 12 November 2025 Qualifying Round | Lithuania | 0–2 | | Raudondvario stadionas, Raudondvaris |
| 16:00 | Report | Mheuka |
Attendance: 487 Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium) |
| 15 November 2025 Qualifying Round | England | 7–0 | | Raudondvario stadionas, Raudondvaris |
| 10:00 | Report | Attendance: 157 Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs (Romania) |
| 18 November 2025 Qualifying Round | England | 4–0 | | Raudondvario stadionas, Raudondvaris |
| 10:00 | Report | Attendance: 73 Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium) |
| 25 March 2026 Elite Qualifying Round | England | 0–2 | | Pista de Atletismo Gémeos Castro, Guimarães |
| 11:00 | Report | Referee: Jacob Karlsen (Denmark) |
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 | GK | Oliver Whatmuff | 6 November 2007[2] | 4 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | Nicholas Michalski | 14 March 2007[3] | 3 | 0 | |
| GK | Khari Ranson | 13 September 2007[4] | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | Samuel Amissah | 7 March 2007[5] | 7 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Airidas Golambeckis | 4 November 2007[6] | 9 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Kian Noble | 26 February 2007[7] | 10 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | Christian McFarlane | 25 January 2007 | 4 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Ezra Mayers | 16 January 2007 | 3 | 1 | |
| 18 | DF | Brooklyn Nfonkeu-Feuba | 1 July 2007[8] | 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | MF | Sol Sidibe | 10 February 2007 | 11 | 1 | |
| 4 | MF | Trey Nyoni | 30 June 2007 | 13 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Harrison Armstrong | 19 January 2007 | 8 | 2 | |
| 10 | MF | Divine Mukasa | 22 August 2007 | 11 | 3 | |
| 11 | MF | Chris Rigg | 18 June 2007 | 15 | 4 | |
| 16 | MF | George Hemmings | 4 March 2007 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Harry Howell | 20 April 2008 | 3 | 1 | |
| 7 | FW | Jesse Derry | 30 June 2007 | 15 | 8 | |
| 9 | FW | Shim Mheuka | 20 October 2007 | 23 | 16 | |
| 14 | FW | Max Dowman | 31 December 2009 | 10 | 2 | |
| 17 | FW | Rio Ngumoha | 29 August 2008 | 11 | 1 | |
| 19 | FW | Sean Neave | 27 May 2007 | 1 | 0 | |
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 | Owen Asemota | 12 April 2008[9] | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| GK | Douglass Lukjanciks | 9 October 2007[11] | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| GK | Jack Porter | 15 July 2008 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Stephen Mfuni | 12 February 2008 | 17 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Leo Shahar | 18 March 2007 | 7 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Harry Amass | 16 March 2007 | 5 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Jaden Dixon | 7 May 2007 | 5 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Jack Fletcher | 19 March 2007 | 4 | 1 | v. | |
| MF | Callum Olusesi | 11 March 2007 | 5 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Josh King | 3 January 2007 | 13 | 2 | v. | |
| MF | Ethan Nwaneri | 21 March 2007 | 9 | 6 | v. | |
| FW | Mikey Moore | 11 August 2007 | 14 | 7 | v. | |
| FW | Jeremy Monga | 10 July 2009 | 7 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Jay Robinson | 15 March 2007 | 5 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Baylee Dipepa | 12 January 2007 | 1 | 1 | v. | |
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,[15][nb 1] 2017, 2022