England national under-19 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see England women's national under-19 football team.

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.

England U-19

Nickname(s)	The Three 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)

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
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
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	TBD
Total	12/22	48	23	12	13	87	71

Fixtures and results 2024–25 season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

Friendlies

England  v  Italy

4 September 2024	England	2–2	Italy	SRC Trate, Nedelišće
16:00	Nwaneri 40' Black 86'	Report	Fini 3' Sia 39'

Croatia  v  England

7 September 2024	Croatia	1–1	England	Gradski stadion, Koprivnica
16:00	Lukić 73' (pen.)	Report	George 76'

England  v  Germany

10 September 2024	England	2–3	Germany	Gradski stadion, Koprivnica
16:00	Nwaneri 58' Dibling 85'	Report	Moerstedt 19' El Mala 78', 83'	Attendance: 174 Referee: Ivan Slunjski (Croatia)

England  v  Portugal

9 October 2024	England	1–2	Portugal	Marbella Football Center, Marbella
18:00	Nwaneri 71' (pen.)	Report	Simões 22' Martins 41'

England  v  Netherlands

12 October 2024	England	4–1	Netherlands	Marbella Football Center, Marbella
18:00	Young 38' Mheuka 45' Orford 73' Moore 90+2'	Report	Bergraaf 54'

England  v  France

15 October 2024	England	4–2	France	Marbella Football Center, Marbella
11:00	Nwaneri 10' King 14' Mheuka 44' Wheeldon 69'	Report	Diliwidi 21' Zague 26'

2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Qualification

Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

England  v  Lithuania

13 November 2024 Qualifying Round	England	1–0	Lithuania	Stadion Beroe, Stara Zagora
12:00	Nwaneri 7'	Report		Attendance: 75 Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)

Bulgaria  v  England

16 November 2024 Qualifying Round	Bulgaria	1–2	England	Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv
13:00	Raychev 5'	Report	Nwaneri 27' Orford 45+1'	Attendance: 600 Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)

England  v  Belgium

19 November 2024 Qualifying Round	England	0–0	Belgium	Stadion Lokomotiv, Plovdiv
13:00		Report		Attendance: 75 Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)

Wales  v  England

19 March 2025 Elite Qualifying Round	Wales	0–2	England	Nantporth, Bangor
20:00		Report	Wheatley 57' Mheuka 84'	Attendance: 2,541 Referee: Granit Maqedonci (Sweden)

England  v  Turkey

22 March 2025 Elite Qualifying Round	England	0–0	Turkey	Coleg Cambria Deeside, Connah's Quay
12:00		Report		Attendance: 742 Referee: Granit Maqedonci (Sweden)

England  v  Portugal

25 March 2025 Elite Qualifying Round	England	1–0	Portugal	Coleg Cambria Deeside, Connah's Quay
20:00	Rigg 9'	Report		Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Edgars Maļcevs (Latvia)

Final tournament

Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

England  v  Norway

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)

England  v  Germany

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)

England  v  Netherlands

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)

Players

Latest squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in June 2025.^[1]

Names in italics denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Tommy Setford	(2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 19)	Arsenal
13	1GK	Finlay Herrick	(2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 19)[2]	West Ham United
22	1GK	Matty Young	(2006-11-24) 24 November 2006 (age 18)	Sunderland
2	2DF	Triston Rowe	(2006-05-18) 18 May 2006 (age 19)[3]	Aston Villa
3	2DF	Joe Johnson	(2006-02-21) 21 February 2006 (age 19)	Luton Town
4	2DF	Stephen Mfuni	(2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 17)[4]	Manchester City
5	2DF	Zach Abbott	(2006-05-13) 13 May 2006 (age 19)	Nottingham Forest
12	2DF	Caleb Kporha	(2006-07-15) 15 July 2006 (age 19)	Crystal Palace
14	2DF	Harrison Murray-Campbell	(2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 19)[5]	Chelsea
20	2DF	Jayden Meghoma	(2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 19)	Brentford
6	3MF	Kiano Dyer	(2006-11-21) 21 November 2006 (age 18)	Chelsea
10	3MF	Joshua King	(2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 18)	Fulham
16	3MF	Reiss Russell-Denny	(2006-05-11) 11 May 2006 (age 19)	Tottenham Hotspur
7	4FW	Sam Amo-Ameyaw	(2006-07-18) 18 July 2006 (age 19)	Strasbourg (on loan from Southampton)
8	4FW	Justin Oboavwoduo	(2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 (age 18)	Manchester City
9	4FW	Ethan Wheatley	(2006-01-20) 20 January 2006 (age 19)	Manchester United
11	4FW	Mikey Moore	(2007-08-11) 11 August 2007 (age 18)	Tottenham Hotspur
15	4FW	Kadan Young	(2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 19)	Aston Villa
17	4FW	Tom Watson	(2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 (age 19)	Brighton & Hove Albion
18	4FW	Shim Mheuka	(2007-10-20) 20 October 2007 (age 17)	Chelsea
19	4FW	Jesse Derry	(2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 18)[6]	Crystal Palace

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	Ted Curd	(2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Chelsea	v.  Wales,  Turkey,  Portugal, March 2025[7]
GK	Elyh Harrison	(2006-02-19) 19 February 2006 (age 19)[8]	-	-	Manchester United	v.  Italy,  Croatia,  Germany, September 2024[9]
GK	Sam Proctor	(2006-12-21) 21 December 2006 (age 18)[10]	-	-	Aston Villa	v.  Italy,  Croatia,  Germany, September 2024[9]
DF	Josh Acheampong	(2006-05-05) 5 May 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Chelsea	v.  Wales,  Turkey,  Portugal, March 2025[7]
DF	Leo Black	(2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 19)[11]	-	-	Tottenham Hotspur	v.  Lithuania,  Bulgaria,  Belgium, November 2024[12]
DF	Amara Nallo	(2006-11-18) 18 November 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Liverpool	v.  Portugal,  Netherlands,  France, October 2024[13]
DF	Ayden Heaven	(2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Manchester United	v.  Italy,  Croatia,  Germany, September 2024[9]
DF	Matthew Henderson-Hall	(2006-12-08) 8 December 2006 (age 18)[14]	-	-	Manchester City	v.  Italy,  Croatia,  Germany, September 2024[9]
DF	Ishé Samuels-Smith	(2006-06-05) 5 June 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Strasbourg	v.  Italy,  Croatia,  Germany, September 2024[9]
MF	Lewis Miley	(2006-06-01) 1 June 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Newcastle United	2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, June 2025[1]
MF	Chris Rigg	(2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 18)	-	-	Sunderland	2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, June 2025[1]
MF	Lewis Orford	(2006-02-18) 18 February 2006 (age 19)	-	-	West Ham United	v.  Wales,  Turkey,  Portugal, March 2025[7]
MF	Myles Lewis-Skelly	(2006-09-26) 26 September 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Arsenal	v.  Lithuania,  Bulgaria,  Belgium, November 2024[12]
MF	Ethan Nwaneri	(2007-03-21) 21 March 2007 (age 18)	-	-	Arsenal	v.  Lithuania,  Bulgaria,  Belgium, November 2024[12]
MF	Trey Nyoni	(2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 18)	-	-	Liverpool	v.  Lithuania,  Bulgaria,  Belgium, November 2024[12]
MF	Michael Golding	(2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Leicester City	v.  Italy,  Croatia,  Germany, September 2024[9]
MF	Archie Gray	(2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Tottenham Hotspur	v.  Romania,  Japan,  Mexico, November 2023[15]
FW	Tyler Dibling	(2006-02-17) 17 February 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Southampton	2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, June 2025[1]
FW	Tyrique George	(2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Chelsea	v.  Wales,  Turkey,  Portugal, March 2025[7]
FW	Joel Ndala	(2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Nottingham Forest (on loan from Manchester City)	v.  Portugal,  Netherlands,  France, October 2024[13]
FW	Lennon Wheeldon	(2006-02-16) 16 February 2006 (age 19)[16]	-	-	Derby County	v.  Portugal,  Netherlands,  France, October 2024[13]
FW	Josh Ajala	(2006-11-13) 13 November 2006 (age 18)[17]	-	-	West Ham United	v.  Italy,  Croatia,  Germany, September 2024[9]
FW	Romelle Donovan	(2006-11-30) 30 November 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Brentford	v.  Italy,  Croatia,  Germany, September 2024[9]

Honours

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship winners: (11) 1948, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1993,^{[18][nb 1]} 2017, 2022

Notes

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