Wales national under-19 football team

National association football team

Wales Under-19
Nickname(s)Young Dragons (Welsh: Dreigiau Ifanc)
AssociationFootball Association of Wales (FAW)
Head coachRob Edwards
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Northern Ireland 4–0  Wales
(London, England; 15 April 1948)
Biggest win
 Gibraltar 2–9  Wales
(Wrexham, Wales; 27 September 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Netherlands 11–2  Wales
(Dordrecht, Netherlands; 6 March 1963)
World Cup
Appearances0
UEFA U-19 Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1948)
Best resultFirst Round (6 times)

The Wales national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Wales and is run by the Football Association of Wales. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship held every year.

In 2019 the side qualified for the Elite Round of the European Under-19 Football Championship for the first time. In 2020 they qualified once again, after topping their qualifying group for the first time.

Recent history

The under-19 squad is a proving ground for talented youngsters. Full international players like James Collins, Andy King, Joe Ledley, Wayne Hennessey, Chris Gunter, Gareth Bale, Joe Allen, Connor Roberts, Harry Wilson, Daniel James and Ethan Ampadu, as well as most of the current Wales under-21 side, have progressed through the team.

Players

Latest squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2006 are eligible for the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Players in bold have attained full international caps. Clubs as of the date of the announcement.

Under-19 squad called up for the friendly matches against Belgium on 25 and 25 March 2024.[1]

Name Club
Kit Margetson Wales Swansea City
Lewys Benjamin England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Aled Thomas England Everton
Alfie Tuck England Queens Park Rangers
Cody Twose Wales Cardiff City
Dakarai Mafico Wales Cardiff City
Dan Cox England Derby County
Dylan Lawlor Wales Cardiff City
Freddie Issaka England Plymouth Argyle
Gabriele Biancheri England Manchester United
George Nevett England Rochdale
Iwan Morgan England Brentford
Josh Beecher Wales Cardiff City
Kai Andrews Wales Cardiff City
Luey Giles Wales Cardiff City
Menzi Mazwi England Birmingham City
Troy Perrett Wales Cardiff City
Trey George Wales Cardiff City
Vimal Yoganathan England Barnsley
  • INJ = Withdrew from the squad due to injury

Results and fixtures

2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Wales (H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Elite round
2  Russia 3 1 2 0 7 3 +4 5
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4  Kosovo 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Russia 1–1 Kosovo
 Report
  • Aliu 11'
Wales 3–0 Poland
  • Adams 23'
  • Pearson 37'
  • Patten 53'
 Report
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Russia 2–2 Wales
 Report
Poland 4–1 Kosovo
 Report
  • Berisha 88'
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)
Poland 0–4 Russia
Report
Kosovo 0–2 Wales
Report
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)


2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Scotland 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Elite round
2  Wales (H) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Sweden 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  San Marino 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Sweden 2–1 San Marino
 Report
  • Moretti 67'
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Wales 1–2 Scotland
Report
Belle Vue, Rhyl
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
Scotland 5–0 San Marino
 Report
Belle Vue, Rhyl
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Sweden 1–2 Wales
Report
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
Scotland 2–2 Sweden
  • Gilmour 20' (pen.)
  • Watt 83'
 Report
Belle Vue, Rhyl
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
San Marino 0–2 Wales
Report
  • Collins 52'
  • Bowen 83'
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)


2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Group 13

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Elite round
2  Turkey (H) 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4  Wales 3 0 0 3 4 7 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Wales 1–2 Slovakia
 Report
  • Vician 43'
  • Král’ovič 76'
Turkey 2–1 Wales
 Report
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)
Kazakhstan 3–2 Wales
 Report
Referee: Dejan Jakimovksi (Macedonia)

2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification round

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Elite round
2  Greece 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  Wales (H) 3 2 0 1 9 6 +3 6
4  Luxembourg 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Wales 0–2 Greece
Report Mingos 59'
Nikolaou 78'
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
England 2–3 Wales
Harris 63' (o.g.)
Alexander-Arnold 73' (pen.)		 Report Broadhead 35' (pen.), 75'
Harris 61'
Luxembourg 2–6 Wales
Da Costa 4'
Brandenburger 35' (pen.)		 Report Woodburn 21', 50'
Broadhead 38', 71', 81'
Cullen 54'
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

See also

References

  1. ^ Wales Under 19 squad

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