England national under-18 football team, also known as England under-18s or England U18(s), represents England in association football at under-18 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.
Nickname(s) | The Three Lions | ||
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Association | The Football Association (The FA) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Liam Bramley[1] | ||
FIFA code | ENG | ||
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First international | |||
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Biggest win | |||
Unknown | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Unknown | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | Unknown (first in Unknown) | ||
Best result | Unknown | ||
Unknown | |||
Appearances | Unknown (first in Unknown) | ||
Best result | Unknown |
The team competed in the FIFA International Youth Tournament (later taken over by UEFA) and its successor, the UEFA European Under-18 Championship, and was often referred to as England Youth.[2][3] After the tournament was renamed the European Under-18 Championship, England won twice more, in 1980[4] and 1993.[5] In 1997, eligibility rules changed and the competition was rebranded as the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2001.
Nowadays, the under-18 banner is used for participation in international friendlies. The 2017 Toulon Tournament was also composed largely of under-18 players.[6][7]
Players
editLatest squad
editFor the 2024–25 season, players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible. Players born between January and August 2007 are second-year scholars in the English academy system, players born between September 2007 and August 2008 are first-year scholars.
The following players were named in the squad for games against Poland and Germany on 15 and 18 November 2024.[8]
Names in italics denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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- | GK | Douglass Lukjanciks | [9] | 9 October 2007Everton | ||
- | GK | Nicolas Michalski | [10] | 14 March 2007City of Liverpool (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) | ||
- | GK | Oliver Whatmuff | [11] | 6 November 2007Manchester City | ||
- | DF | Chukwuemeka Adiele | [12] | 31 July 2007West Ham United | ||
- | DF | Samuel Amissah | [13] | 7 March 2007Fulham | ||
- | DF | Jaden Dixon | 7 May 2007 | Stoke City | ||
- | DF | Christian McFarlane | 25 January 2007 | New York City FC | ||
- | DF | Stephen Mfuni | [14] | 12 February 2008Manchester City | ||
- | DF | Kian Noble | [15] | 26 February 2007Manchester City | ||
- | DF | Saheed Olagunju | [16] | 7 January 2007Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
- | DF | Leon Routh | [17] | 30 November 2007Aston Villa | ||
- | DF | Leo Shahar | [18] | 18 March 2007Newcastle United | ||
- | MF | Harrison Armstrong | 19 January 2007 | Everton | ||
- | MF | Jack Fletcher | 19 March 2007 | Manchester United | ||
- | MF | Ollie Harrison | [19] | 7 August 2007Chelsea | ||
- | MF | George Hemmings | [20] | 4 March 2007Aston Villa | ||
- | MF | Callum Olusesi | [21] | 11 March 2007Tottenham Hotspur | ||
- | MF | Sol Sidibe | 10 February 2007 | Stoke City | ||
- | FW | Ben Broggio | 29 January 2007 | Aston Villa | ||
- | FW | Baylee Dipepa | 12 January 2007 | Southampton | ||
- | FW | Sean Neave | [22] | 27 May 2007Newcastle United | ||
- | FW | Trevan Sanusi | [23] | 25 April 2007Newcastle United |
Recent call-ups
editThe following players have previously been called up to the England under-18 squad and remain eligible.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Spike Brits | 24 June 2007 | - | - | Manchester City | v Portugal, Switzerland, France, September 2024[24] |
GK | George Pickford | [25] | 6 February 2007- | - | Everton | v Northern Ireland, Morocco, May 2024[26] |
DF | Harry Amass | 16 March 2007 | - | - | Manchester United | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
DF | Airidas Golambeckis | [28] | 4 November 2007- | - | West Ham United | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
DF | Carter Pinnington | [29] | 21 February 2007- | - | Liverpool | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
DF | Olutayo Subuloye | [30] | 18 December 2007- | - | Chelsea | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
MF | Trey Nyoni | 30 June 2007 | - | - | Liverpool | v Poland, Germany, November 2024[8] |
MF | Chris Rigg | 18 June 2007 | - | - | Sunderland | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
MF | Josh King | [31] | 3 January 2007- | - | Fulham | v Portugal, Switzerland, France, September 2024[24] |
MF | Divine Mukasa | [32] | 22 August 2007- | - | Manchester City | v Portugal, Switzerland, France, September 2024[24] |
MF | Ethan Nwaneri | 21 March 2007 | - | - | Arsenal | v France, Japan, Portugal, September 2023[33] |
FW | Jesse Derry | [34] | 30 June 2007- | - | Crystal Palace | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
FW | Mateus Mane | [35] | 16 September 2007- | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
FW | Shim Mheuka | 20 October 2007 | - | - | Chelsea | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
FW | Frank Runham | [36] | 9 January 2007- | - | Chelsea | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
FW | Alejandro Rodriguez | [37] | 11 March 2008- | - | Lyon | v Portugal, Switzerland, France, September 2024[24] |
Honours
editFIFA International Youth Tournament
Winners: 1948
UEFA International Youth Tournament
Winners: 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975
Runners-up: 1958, 1965, 1967
References
edit- ^ "England men's coaching teams confirmed". England Football. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "England's Youth/Under 18 Matches 1947–1976". England Football Online. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Manchester City Welcome England Youth v Wales Youth". 29th International Youth Tournament, 1st Round 2nd Leg Match Magazine. Manchester City F.C. 3 March 1976.
- ^ "SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PINCH MYSELF". Arsenal.com.
- ^ Smyth, Rob (29 June 2009). "The forgotten story of… England's class of '93". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ Association, The Football. "Mixed squad for Toulon trip". TheFA.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "England Under 18". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b "England MU18s squad named for Spain trip". England Football. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Douglas Lukjanciks". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Nicolas Michalski". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Oliver Whatmuff". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Chukwuemeka Adiele". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Samuel Amissah". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Stephen Mfuni". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Kian Noble". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Saheed Olagunju". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Leon Routh". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Leo Shahar". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Ollie Harrison". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "George Hemmings". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Callum Olusesi". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Sean Neave". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Trevan Sanusi". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d "England MU18s squad named for Lafarge International Tournament". England Football. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "George Pickford". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "England MU18s squad named for SGP games". England Football. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "England MU18s squad named for Marbella tournament". England Football. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Airidas Golambeckis". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Carter Pinnington". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Olutayo Subuloye". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Joshua King". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Divine Mukasa". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "England MU18s squad head to Limoges". England Football. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Jesse Derry". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Mateus Mane". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Frankie Runham". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Alejandro Rodriguez". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.