England national under-17 football team

National U-17 football team
England Under-17
Nickname(s)Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachGreg Lincoln
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
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
Appearances15 (Joint Record) (first in 1984)
Best resultChampions (2010 and 2014)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2017)

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 Greg Lincoln.[1]

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
China 1985 did not enter
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991 did not qualify
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007 Quarter-finals 5 3 1 1 12 7 Squad
Nigeria 2009 did not qualify
Mexico 2011 Quarter-finals 5 2 2 1 9 6 Squad
United Arab Emirates 2013 did not qualify
Chile 2015 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad
India 2017 Champions 7 6 1 0 23 6 Squad
Brazil 2019 did not qualify
Peru 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[6]
Indonesia 2023 Round of 16 4 2 0 2 14 5 Squad
Qatar 2025 to be determined
Total 5/20 24 13 6 5 59 26
Year Golden Ball Award
India 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
Denmark 2002 Third Place 6 4 1 1 10 6 Squad
Portugal 2003 Fourth place 5 1 3 1 6 6 Squad
France 2004 Fourth place 5 3 1 1 11 7 Squad
Italy 2005 Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 3 Squad
Luxembourg 2006 Elite round - - - - - - -
Belgium 2007 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 8 4 Squad
Turkey 2008 Elite round - - - - - - -
Germany 2009 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 6 Squad
Liechtenstein 2010 Champions 5 5 0 0 10 4 Squad
Serbia 2011 Semi-final 4 1 1 2 5 5 Squad
Slovenia 2012 Elite round - - - - - - -
Slovakia 2013 Elite round - - - - - - -
Malta 2014 Champions 5 4 0 1 10 4 Squad
Bulgaria 2015 Quarter-final 4 2 1 1 3 2 Squad
Azerbaijan 2016 Quarter-final 4 2 0 2 6 4 Squad
Croatia 2017 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 15 4 Squad
England 2018 Semi-final 5 3 0 2 6 3 Squad
Republic of Ireland 2019 Group stage 3 1 1 1 6 7 Squad
Estonia 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[16][17]
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022 Elite round - - - - - - -
Hungary 2023 Quarter-final 4 2 1 1 5 2 Squad
Cyprus 2024 to be determined
Total 15/20 67 37 11 19 107 67
Year Golden Player Award
Denmark 2002 Wayne Rooney[7]
Liechtenstein 2010 Connor Wickham[10]
Croatia 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 2023–24 season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Croatia  v  England
18 May 2023 Group stage Croatia  0–1  England Városi Sportpálya, Balmazújváros
20:00 Report Nwaneri 8'
Samuels-Smith Yellow card 22'
Lovelace Yellow card 71'
Boniface Yellow card 80'		 Attendance: 700
Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)
Netherlands  v  England
21 May 2023 Group stage Netherlands  1–4  England Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen
20:00 Hartog 71'
van der Plas Red card 88'		 Report Lewis-Skelly 7'
Acheampong Yellow card 40'
Dada-Mascoll 80', 90+3' (pen.)
Oboavwoduo 90+4'		 Attendance: 611
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)
England  v   Switzerland
24 May 2023 Group stage England  0–0   Switzerland DEAC Stadion, Debrecen
15:00 Jemide Yellow card 70'
Golding Yellow card 73'
Dibling Yellow card 89'		 Report Attendance: 427
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt (Belgium)
England  v  France
27 May 2023 Quarter-final England  0–1  France Városi Sportpálya, Balmazújváros
20:00 Samuel Yellow card 88' Report Lambourde 89' (pen.) Attendance: 411
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey)
England  v   Switzerland
30 May 2023 World Cup play-off England  4–2   Switzerland Árok utcai pálya, Budaörs
15:00 Gray 17', Yellow card 40'
Dada-Mascoll Yellow card 50'
Lovelace 67', Yellow card 57'
Golding 68', Yellow card 88'
Young 76'
Setford Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Rufener 45+1'
Xhemalija 52'		 Attendance: 138
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)

2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup

New Caledonia  v  England
11 November 2023 World Cup Group Stage New Caledonia  0–10  England Jakarta, Indonesia
16:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium
Attendance: 6,684
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
England  v  Iran
14 November 2023 World Cup Group Stage England  2–1  Iran Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7 Report
  • Zamani 31'
 Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium
Attendance: 7,698
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
England  v  Brazil
17 November 2023 World Cup Group Stage England  1–2  Brazil Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7
Report
Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium
Attendance: 15,171
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
England  v  Uzbekistan
22 November 2023 World Cup Round of 16 England  1–2  Uzbekistan Jakarta, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7
Report
Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium
Attendance: 7,014
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Players

Latest squad

For the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers, players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible.[20] Players born between January and August 2007 are first-year scholars in the English academy system, players born from September 2007 to August 2008 will be eligible to enter the full-time academy system at the start of the 2024–25 season.

The following players were named in the squad for qualifying games against Northern Ireland, Hungary and France, played between 20–26 March 2024.[21]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
- 1GK Spike Brits (2007-06-24) 24 June 2007 (age 16) England Manchester City
- 1GK Kai Crampton (2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 17)[22] England Chelsea
- 1GK Oliver Whatmuff (2007-11-06) 6 November 2007 (age 16)[23] England Manchester City
- 2DF Harry Amass (2007-03-16) 16 March 2007 (age 17)[24] England Manchester United
- 2DF Samuel Amissah (2007-03-07) 7 March 2007 (age 17)[25] England Fulham
- 2DF Jaden Dixon (2007-02-07) 7 February 2007 (age 17)[26] England Stoke City
- 2DF Christian McFarlane (2007-01-25) 25 January 2007 (age 17) United States New York City FC
- 2DF Stephen Mfuni (2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 16)[27] England Manchester City
- 2DF Kian Noble (2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 17)[28] England Manchester City
- 2DF Leo Shahar (2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 (age 17)[29] England Newcastle United
- 3MF Oliver Harrison (2007-08-07) 7 August 2007 (age 16)[30] England Chelsea
- 3MF Josh King (2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 17)[31] England Fulham
- 3MF Divine Mukasa (2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 16)[32] England Manchester City
- 3MF Ethan Nwaneri (2007-03-21) 21 March 2007 (age 17) England Arsenal
- 3MF Chris Rigg (2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 16) England Sunderland
- 4FW Jesse Derry (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 16)[33] England Crystal Palace
- 4FW Baylee Dipepa (2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 17) England Port Vale
- 4FW Luca Fletcher (2007-04-18) 18 April 2007 (age 17)[34] England Manchester City
- 4FW Ryan McAidoo (2008-06-24) 24 June 2008 (age 15)[35] England Chelsea
- 4FW Jay Robinson (2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 (age 17)[36] England Southampton
- 4FW Trevan Sanusi (2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 16)[37] England Newcastle United

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 Douglas Lukjanciks (2007-10-09) 9 October 2007 (age 16)[38] - - England Everton UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023[39]
GK Nicolas Michalski (2007-03-14) 14 March 2007 (age 17)[40] - - England Blackburn Rovers v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023[41]
DF Adeleke Drake (2007-06-01) 1 June 2007 (age 16)[42] - - England Manchester City UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023[39]
DF Genesis Antwi (2007-05-11) 11 May 2007 (age 16)[43] - - England Chelsea v Norway, October 2023[44]
DF Jonathan Esenga (2007-02-09) 9 February 2007 (age 17)[45] - - England Fulham v Norway, October 2023[46]
DF Chukwuemeka Adiele (2007-11-10) 10 November 2007 (age 16) - - England West Ham United v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023[41]
DF Joshua Hamilton (2007-09-14) 14 September 2007 (age 16)[47] - - England Leeds United v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023[41]
DF Jethro Medine (2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 (age 16) - - England West Ham United v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023[41]
DF Freddie Simmonds (2008-03-09) 9 March 2008 (age 16)[48] - - England Brighton & Hove Albion v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023[41]
MF Fin Cartwright (2007-02-28) 28 February 2007 (age 17)[49] - - England Middlesbrough UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023[39]
MF Jack Fletcher (2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 17)[50] - - England Manchester United UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023[39]
MF Callum Olusesi (2007-01-17) 17 January 2007 (age 17)[51] - - England Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023[39]
MF Jayce Fitzgerald (2007-05-09) 9 May 2007 (age 16)[52] - - England Manchester United v Norway, October 2023[44]
MF Eric Hamelberg - - - England Middlesbrough v Norway, October 2023[44]
MF Trey Nyoni (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 16)[53] - - England Liverpool v Norway, October 2023[44]
MF Femi Fapetu (2007-08-04) 4 August 2007 (age 16)[54] - - England Manchester City v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023[41]
MF Sol Sidibe (2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 17) - - England Stoke City v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023[41]
FW Christian Dunbar-McDonald (2007-10-29) 29 October 2007 (age 16)[55] - - England Manchester City UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023[39]
FW Shim Mheuka (2007-10-20) 20 October 2007 (age 16) - - England Chelsea UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023[39]
FW Mikey Moore (2007-08-11) 11 August 2007 (age 16) - - England Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023[39]
FW Shea Lacey (2007-04-14) 14 April 2007 (age 17) - - England Manchester United v Norway, October 2023[44]
FW Sean Neave (2007-05-27) 27 May 2007 (age 16)[56] - - England Newcastle United v Norway, October 2023[44]
FW Elliot Myles (2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 17)[57] - - England Norwich City v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023[41]


Honours

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  • Official FA England Under-17 website
  • Uefa Under-17 website
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