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England national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see England women's national under-17 football team.

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]

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)
Medal record
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 India Team
UEFA European U-17 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Liechtenstein Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Malta Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Belgium Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Croatia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Denmark Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Serbia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 England Team

Competition history edit

FIFA U-17 World Cup edit

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 edit

Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad
  1985 did not enter
  1987
  1989
  1991 did not qualify
  1993
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005
  2007 Quarter-finals 5 3 1 1 12 7 Squad
  2009 did not qualify
  2011 Quarter-finals 5 2 2 1 9 6 Squad
  2013 did not qualify
  2015 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad
  2017 Champions 7 6 1 0 23 6 Squad
  2019 did not qualify
  2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[6]
  2023 Round of 16 4 2 0 2 14 5 Squad
  2025 to be determined
Total 5/20 24 13 6 5 59 26
Year Golden Ball Award
  2017 Phil Foden[5]

UEFA European Under-17 Championship edit

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 edit

Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad
  2002 Third Place 6 4 1 1 10 6 Squad
  2003 Fourth place 5 1 3 1 6 6 Squad
  2004 Fourth place 5 3 1 1 11 7 Squad
  2005 Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 3 Squad
  2006 Elite round - - - - - - -
  2007 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 8 4 Squad
  2008 Elite round - - - - - - -
  2009 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 6 Squad
  2010 Champions 5 5 0 0 10 4 Squad
  2011 Semi-final 4 1 1 2 5 5 Squad
  2012 Elite round - - - - - - -
  2013 Elite round - - - - - - -
  2014 Champions 5 4 0 1 10 4 Squad
  2015 Quarter-final 4 2 1 1 3 2 Squad
  2016 Quarter-final 4 2 0 2 6 4 Squad
  2017 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 15 4 Squad
  2018 Semi-final 5 3 0 2 6 3 Squad
  2019 Group stage 3 1 1 1 6 7 Squad
  2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[16][17]
  2021
  2022 Elite round - - - - - - -
  2023 Quarter-final 4 2 1 1 5 2 Squad
  2024 to be determined
Total 15/20 67 37 11 19 107 67
Year Golden Player Award
  2002 Wayne Rooney[7]
  2010 Connor Wickham[10]
  2017 Jadon Sancho[13]

Other tournaments edit

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 edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship edit

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

2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup edit

Main article: 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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)
14 November 2023 World Cup Group Stage England   2–1   Iran Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7
Report
Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium
Attendance: 7,698
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
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)
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 edit

Latest squad edit

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)   Manchester City
- 1GK Kai Crampton (2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 17)[22]   Chelsea
- 1GK Oliver Whatmuff (2007-11-06) 6 November 2007 (age 16)[23]   Manchester City
- 2DF Harry Amass (2007-03-16) 16 March 2007 (age 17)[24]   Manchester United
- 2DF Samuel Amissah (2007-03-07) 7 March 2007 (age 17)[25]   Fulham
- 2DF Jaden Dixon (2007-02-07) 7 February 2007 (age 17)[26]   Stoke City
- 2DF Christian McFarlane (2007-01-25) 25 January 2007 (age 17)   New York City FC
- 2DF Stephen Mfuni (2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 16)[27]   Manchester City
- 2DF Kian Noble (2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 17)[28]   Manchester City
- 2DF Leo Shahar (2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 (age 17)[29]   Newcastle United
- 3MF Oliver Harrison (2007-08-07) 7 August 2007 (age 16)[30]   Chelsea
- 3MF Josh King (2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 17)[31]   Fulham
- 3MF Divine Mukasa (2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 16)[32]   Manchester City
- 3MF Ethan Nwaneri (2007-03-21) 21 March 2007 (age 17)   Arsenal
- 3MF Chris Rigg (2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 16)   Sunderland
- 4FW Jesse Derry (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 16)[33]   Crystal Palace
- 4FW Baylee Dipepa (2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 17)   Port Vale
- 4FW Luca Fletcher (2007-04-18) 18 April 2007 (age 17)[34]   Manchester City
- 4FW Ryan McAidoo (2008-06-24) 24 June 2008 (age 15)[35]   Chelsea
- 4FW Jay Robinson (2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 (age 17)[36]   Southampton
- 4FW Trevan Sanusi (2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 16)[37]   Newcastle United

Recent call-ups edit

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


Honours edit

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External links edit

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