England national under-20 football team

England national under-20 football team, also known as England Under-20s or England U20(s) or England Men's Elite Squad, represents England in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.

England U-20
Nickname(s)The Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
(The FA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBen Futcher (Interim)
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1981)
Best resultChampions (2017)

England were champions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, after defeating Venezuela in the final of the 2017 tournament.[1]

From October 2023, the squad was rebranded as the England Men's Elite League Squad to reflect their participation in the Under 20 Elite League.[2]

On 23 August 2024, Paul Nevin was appointed head coach of the age group on an interim basis after Ben Futcher temporarily moved up to take charge of the England U21s.[3]

Tournament history

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FIFA U-20 World Cup

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Year Round GP W D* L GS GA Squad
  1977 did not qualify
  1979 did not qualify
  1981 Fourth place 6 2 2 2 9 7 Squad
  1983 did not qualify
  1985 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad
  1987 did not qualify
  1989 did not qualify
  1991 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 4 Squad
  1993 Third place 6 3 2 1 6 4 Squad
  1995 did not qualify
  1997 Round of 16 4 3 0 1 9 3 Squad
  1999 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 4 Squad
  2001 did not qualify
  2003 Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 2 Squad
  2005 did not qualify
  2007 did not qualify
  2009 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 6 Squad
  2011 Round of 16 4 0 3 1 0 1 Squad
  2013 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 5 Squad
  2015 did not qualify
  2017 Champions 7 6 1 0 12 3 Squad
  2019 did not qualify
  2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
  2023 Round of 16 4 2 1 1 5 4 Squad
  2025 did not qualify
Total[5] 12/24 49 16 16 17 50 48

Fixtures and results

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2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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22 May 2023 Group stage England   1–0   Tunisia Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
15:00 Scarlett   25' Report Attendance: 2,765
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
25 May 2023 Group stage England   3–2   Uruguay Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
15:00 Humphreys   22'
Joseph   42'
Devine   45+4'
Scott   75'
Cox   84'
Gyabi   90+5'
Report Fr. González   49'
Abaldo   90+9'
Attendance: 27,231
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
28 May 2023 Group stage England   0–0   Iraq Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
15:00 Report Attendance: 12,122
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
31 May 2023 Round of 16 England   1–2   Italy Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
18:00 Devine   24'
Quansah   86'
Report Baldanzi   8'
Casadei   87' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,832
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

2023–2024 European Elite League

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12 October 2023 Romania   2–0   England Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
17:00 Mihai   5'
Trică   16'
Report
17 October 2023 England   1–2   Portugal Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
19:00 Soglo   22' Report   9'
Falé   90+4'
Attendance: 1,756
Referee: Sunny Gill (England)
16 November 2023 England   0–3   Italy Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
19:00 Report Hasa   37', 89' (pen.)
Missori   87'
Attendance: 4,714
Referee: Will Finnie (England)
20 November 2023 Germany   2–3   England Jahnstadion Regensburg
17:00 Wanner   8'
Godo   55' (o.g.)
Report Joseph   31'
Edozie   59'
Webster   90'
Attendance: 9,700
Referee: Martin Speckner (Germany)
22 March 2024 Poland   1–5   England Stadion Miejski, Białystok
17:00 Żuberek   80' Report Iroegbunam   39'
Scarlett   47', 54', 71' (pen.)
Nelson   87'
Referee: Lukasz Kuzma (Poland)
26 March 2024 Czech Republic   1–3   England Městský stadion, Ostrava
14:00 Horsky   49' Report Arblaster   3'
Scarlett   76', 90'
Attendance: 970
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)

Friendlies

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7 June 2024 England   2–1   Sweden Stadion ŠRC Sesvete, Sesvete
15:00 Alves   12'
Scarlett   60'
Report Gül   89' Referee: Toni Dadić (Croatia)
11 June 2024 England   2–2   Republic of Ireland Gradski Stadion, Vrbovec
15:00 Brown   45+2'
Scarlett   47' (pen.)
Report Hodge   3'
Oko-Flex   88'
Referee: Ivan Vuković (Croatia)

2024–2025 European Elite League

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6 September 2024 Turkey   1–1   England Pendik Stadium, Istanbul
17:00 Yıldırım   20' (pen.) Report Ballard   89' Referee: Fevzi Erdem Akbas (Turkey)
10 September 2024 England   2–0   Romania Edgeley Park, Stockport
19:00 Scarlett   30'
Marsh   76'
Report Attendance: 2,527
10 October 2024 Italy     England Stadio Benito Stirpe, Frosinone
16:00
14 October 2024 England     Czech Republic Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster
19:00

Players

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Current squad

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Players born between September 2004 and August 2005 are second-year graduates of the English academy system, players born between September 2005 and August 2006 are first-year graduates. Players born after 1 January 2006 remain eligible to play for England under-19s.

The following players were named in the squad for games against Italy and Czech Republic, to be played 10 and 14 October 2024.[6]

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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Luca Gunter (2005-03-23) 23 March 2005 (age 19)[7]   Tottenham Hotspur
1GK Max Merrick (2005-11-10) 10 November 2005 (age 18)[8]   Chelsea
1GK Tommy Simkin (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 19)   Walsall (on loan from Stoke City)

2DF Max Alleyne (2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 19)   Manchester City
2DF Kaelan Casey (2004-10-28) 28 October 2004 (age 20)   West Ham United
2DF Luke Chambers (2004-06-24) 24 June 2004 (age 20)   Wigan Athletic (on loan from Liverpool)
2DF Ben Chrisene (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20)   Norwich City
2DF Kellen Fisher (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 20)   Norwich City
2DF Ben Nelson (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20)   Oxford United (on loan from Leicester City)
2DF Ashley Phillips (2005-06-26) 26 June 2005 (age 19)   Stoke City (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
2DF Reuell Walters (2004-12-16) 16 December 2004 (age 19)   Luton Town

3MF Jobe Bellingham (2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 19)   Sunderland
3MF Bobby Clark (2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 (age 19)   Red Bull Salzburg
3MF George Earthy (2004-09-05) 5 September 2004 (age 20)   Bristol City (on loan from West Ham United)
3MF Darko Gyabi (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20)   Plymouth Argyle (on loan from Leeds United)
3MF Zack Nelson (2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 19)   Luton Town
3MF Nico O'Reilly (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 (age 19)   Manchester City
3MF Jacob Wright (2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 (age 19)   Manchester City

4FW Dom Ballard (2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 (age 19)   Blackpool (on loan from Southampton)
4FW Max Dean (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 20)   Gent
4FW Romain Esse (2005-05-13) 13 May 2005 (age 19)   Millwall
4FW Kaide Gordon (2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 20)   Norwich City (on loan from Liverpool)
4FW Will Lankshear (2005-04-20) 20 April 2005 (age 19)   Tottenham Hotspur
4FW Dane Scarlett (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 20)   Oxford United (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)

Recent call-ups

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The following players have previously been called up to the England under-20 squad and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ben Cisse (2005-09-27) 27 September 2005 (age 19)[9] 0 0   West Bromwich Albion v.   Turkey,   Romania, 6–10 September 2024[10]
GK Tommy Setford (2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Arsenal v.   Sweden,   Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024[11]
GK James Beadle (2004-07-16) 16 July 2004 (age 20) 6 0   Sheffield Wednesday (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) v.   Poland,   Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024[12]
GK Joe Whitworth (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Exeter City (on loan from Crystal Palace) v.   Italy,   Germany, 16–20 November 2023[13]
GK James Wright (2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 (age 19)[14] 0 0   Real Unión (on loan from Aston Villa) v.   Italy,   Germany, 16–20 November 2023[15]
GK Charlie Setford (2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Ajax v.   Romania,   Portugal, 12–17 October 2023[16]

DF Ryan Andrews (2004-08-26) 26 August 2004 (age 20) 4 0   Watford v.   Turkey,   Romania, 6–10 September 2024 INJ[10]
DF Calum Scanlon (2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 (age 19) 1 0   Millwall (on loan from Liverpool) v.   Turkey,   Romania, 6–10 September 2024[10]
DF Roman Dixon (2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 (age 19) 2 0   Everton v.   Sweden,   Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024[11]
DF Brad Hills (2004-03-10) 10 March 2004 (age 20) 2 0   Norwich City v.   Sweden,   Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024[11]
DF Lewis Hall (2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 (age 20) 6 0   Newcastle United v.   Poland,   Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024[12]
DF Jadel Katongo (2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 (age 20) 4 0   Peterborough United (on loan from Manchester City) v.   Poland,   Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024[12]
DF Zach Awe (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Accrington Stanley (on loan from Southampton) Training Camp, September 2023[17]
DF Brooke Norton-Cuffy (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20) 4 0   Genoa 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[18]

MF Alfie Devine (2004-08-01) 1 August 2004 (age 20) 13 2   Westerlo (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) v.   Turkey,   Romania, 6–10 September 2024 INJ[10]
MF Ollie Arblaster (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 20) 6 1   Sheffield United v.   Turkey,   Romania, 6–10 September 2024 INJ[10]
MF Will Alves (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 19) 3 1   Leicester City v.   Turkey,   Romania, 6–10 September 2024[10]
MF Sammy Braybrooke (2004-03-12) 12 March 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Dundee (on loan from Leicester City) v.   Turkey,   Romania, 6–10 September 2024[10]
MF Omari Kellyman (2005-09-15) 15 September 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Chelsea v.   Turkey,   Romania, 6–10 September 2024 INJ[10]
MF Noel Buck (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19) 2 0   Southampton (on loan from New England Revolution) v.   Sweden,   Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024[11]
MF Alex Matos (2004-10-03) 3 October 2004 (age 20) 2 0   Chelsea v.   Sweden,   Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024[11]
MF Adam Wharton (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Crystal Palace v.   Poland,   Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024[12]
MF Lewis Miley (2006-05-01) 1 May 2006 (age 18) 1 0   Newcastle United v.   Poland,   Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024[12]
MF Emran Soglo (2005-07-11) 11 July 2005 (age 19) 3 1   Marseille v.   Italy,   Germany, 16–20 November 2023[13]
MF Dan Gore (2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 (age 20) 2 0   Manchester United v.   Italy,   Germany, 16–20 November 2023 INJ[13]
MF Charlie Webster (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20) 3 1   Burton Albion v.   Italy,   Germany, 16–20 November 2023[13]
MF Archie Gray (2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 18) 1 0   Tottenham Hotspur v.   Italy,   Germany, 16–20 November 2023[13]

FW Louie Marsh (2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 (age 20) 2 1   Sheffield United v.   Turkey,   Romania, 6–10 September 2024[10]
FW Emre Tezgel (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 19) 2 0   Stoke City v.   Turkey,   Romania, 6–10 September 2024[10]
FW Benicio Baker-Boaitey (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20) 2 0   Port Vale (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) v.   Sweden,   Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024[11]
FW Bailey Cadamarteri (2005-05-09) 9 May 2005 (age 19) 2 0   Lincoln City (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) v.   Sweden,   Republic of Ireland, 7–11 June 2024[11]
FW Divin Mubama (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Manchester City v.   Poland,   Czech Republic, 22–26 March 2024[12]
FW Omari Forson (2004-07-20) 20 July 2004 (age 20) 2 0   Monza v.   Romania,   Portugal, 12–17 October 2023[16]
FW Michael Olakigbe (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20) 2 0   Wigan Athletic (on loan from Brentford) v.   Romania,   Portugal, 12–17 October 2023[16]
FW Sonny Perkins (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Leyton Orient (on loan from Leeds United) Training Camp, September 2023[19]
FW Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (2004-08-08) 8 August 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Borussia Dortmund v.   Germany,   United States,   France, 22–28 March 2023 INJ[20]
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played.

References

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