England national under-17 football team

England U-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameThe Young Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
(The FA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBarry Lewtas
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
Appearances17 (Joint Record) (first in 1984)
Best resultChampions (2010 and 2014)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2017)
Medal record
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Gold medal – first place2017 IndiaTeam
UEFA European U-17 Championship
Gold medal – first place2010 LiechtensteinTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 MaltaTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 BelgiumTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 CroatiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2002 DenmarkTeam
Bronze medal – third place2011 SerbiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2018 EnglandTeam

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 Barry Lewtas.

Competition history

FIFA U-17 World Cup

England reached the quarter-final stage at both the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup and 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

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. Phil Foden was awarded the Golden Ball for being the best player at the tournament. Rhian Brewster won the Golden Boot for tournament leading goalscorer and the Bronze ball. 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 1985did not enter
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991did not qualify
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007Quarter-finals5311127Squad
Nigeria 2009did not qualify
Mexico 2011Quarter-finals522196Squad
United Arab Emirates 2013did not qualify
Chile 2015Group stage302112Squad
India 2017Champions7610236Squad
Brazil 2019did not qualify
Peru 2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Indonesia 2023Round of 164202145Squad
Qatar 20255302138Squad
Qatar 2026did not qualify
Qatar 2027To be determined
Qatar 2028
Qatar 2029
Total6/212916677234
Year Golden Ball Award
India 2017 Phil Foden

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. Forward Wayne Rooney was awarded the Golden player accolade. 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.

England defeated Spain at the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship to become Champions at under-17 level for the first time. Forward Connor Wickham scored the winning goal in the final and was subsequently named Golden player of the tournament. 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. England won their second title at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, defeating the Netherlands in the final on Penalties.

They finished runners up at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, losing to Spain in the final on a penalty shoot-out. Forward Jadon Sancho was named Golden player.

The 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was hosted by England. They were eliminated at the semi-final stage by the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out.

Championship record

Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Denmark 2002Third Place6411106Squad
Portugal 2003Fourth place513166Squad
France 2004Fourth place5311117Squad
Italy 2005Group stage310263Squad
Luxembourg 2006Elite round-------
Belgium 2007Runners-up531184Squad
Turkey 2008Elite round-------
Germany 2009Group stage301216Squad
Liechtenstein 2010Champions5500104Squad
Serbia 2011Semi-final411255Squad
Slovenia 2012Elite round-------
Slovakia 2013Elite round-------
Malta 2014Champions5401104Squad
Bulgaria 2015Quarter-final421132Squad
Azerbaijan 2016Quarter-final420264Squad
Croatia 2017Runners-up6501154Squad
England 2018Semi-final530263Squad
Republic of Ireland 2019Group stage311167Squad
Estonia 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022Elite round-------
Hungary 2023Quarter-final421152Squad
Cyprus 2024Quarter-final420296Squad
Albania 2025Group stage311177Squad
Estonia 2026Did not qualify
Latvia 2027To be determined
Lithuania 2028
Moldova 2029
Total17/237440122212380
Year Golden Player Award
Denmark 2002 Wayne Rooney
Liechtenstein 2010 Connor Wickham
Croatia 2017 Jadon Sancho

Other tournaments

England have also competed at the Nordic tournament and Algarve Tournament.

England host an annual FA international tournament.[citation needed]

Fixtures and results 2025–26 season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025 FIFA Under-17 World Cup

Final tournament

4 November 2025 Group stage England  0–3  Venezuela Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan
15:00 Report
Referee: Filip Dujic (Canada)
7 November 2025 Group stage England  8–1  Haiti Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan
12:30
Report Celestin 17' Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
10 November 2025 Group stage England  3–0  Egypt Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan
16:00
Report Referee: Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil)
15 November 2025 Round of 32 England  2–0  South Korea Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan
16:00
Report Referee: Abdou Mefire (Cameroon)
18 November 2025 Round of 16 England  0–4  Austria Aspire Zone, Al Rayyan
19:00 Report
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)

2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Qualification

28 October 2025 (2025-10-28) Qualifying Round Scotland  1–0  England Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
16:30
Report Attendance: 617
Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs (Romania)
31 October 2025 (2025-10-31) Qualifying Round England  0–1  Lithuania Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
12:00 Report
Attendance: 131
Referee: Ladislav Szikszay (Czech Republic)
3 November 2025 (2025-11-03) Qualifying Round Sweden  5–3  England Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
16:00
Report
Attendance: 96
Referee: Ladislav Szikszay (Czech Republic)
25 March 2026 (2026-03-25) Qualifying Round League B England  3–0  Faroe Islands St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
14:00
Report Referee: Bálint Kišš (Slovakia)
28 March 2026 (2026-03-28) Qualifying Round League B England  1–3  Israel St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
14:00
Report
  • Didi 34'
  • Yossef 57'
  • Dadia 67'
 Referee: Oscar Johnson (Sweden)
31 March 2026 (2026-03-31) Qualifying Round League B England  2–0  Estonia St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
14:00
  • Lamb 69'
  • Higgins 90'
 Report Referee: Oscar Johnson (Sweden)

Players

Latest squad

For 2027 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification games, players born on or after 1 January 2010 are eligible. Players born between January and August 2010 are first-year scholars in the English academy system, players born from September 2010 to August 2011 will be eligible to enter the full-time academy system at the start of the 2027–28 season.

The following players were named in the squad for games against Republic of Ireland, Israel, Venezuela and Germany, played between 23 September and 4 October 2026.

Caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2026, after the match against Estonia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Lucca Benetton (2010-08-08) 8 August 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Crystal Palace
1GK Mikel Jack (2010-12-19) 19 December 2010 (age 15) 0 0 The Football Association Tottenham Hotspur
1GK Charles Phillips (2010-09-19) 19 September 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Arsenal
1GK Alfie Smith (2010-12-11) 11 December 2010 (age 15) 0 0 The Football Association Birmingham City
2DF Theo Carrington (2010-06-13) 13 June 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Manchester City
2DF Jacob Dean-Ford (2010-10-27) 27 October 2010 (age 15) 0 0 The Football Association Wolverhampton Wanderers
2DF Emmanuel Fejokwu (2010-04-29) 29 April 2010 (age 16) 0 0 Royal Belgian Football Association Club Brugge
2DF Josh Henry (2010-12-10) 10 December 2010 (age 15) 0 0 The Football Association Chelsea
2DF Olly Houlihan (2010-11-11) 11 November 2010 (age 15) 0 0 The Football Association Manchester City
2DF George Jobling (2010-05-13) 13 May 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Tottenham Hotspur
2DF Bobby Martin (2010-06-24) 24 June 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Southampton
2DF Ayden Minto-St Aimie - 0 0 The Football Association Charlton Athletic
2DF Sam O’Brien (2010-01-05) 5 January 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Manchester United
2DF Prince Osifo - 0 0 The Football Association Manchester City
3MF Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli (2010-01-06) 6 January 2010 (age 16) 6 2 The Football Association Chelsea
3MF David Eze (2010-03-08) 8 March 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Manchester United
3MF Hezekiah Grimwade (2010-06-18) 18 June 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Chelsea
3MF Mishel Nduka (2010-04-03) 3 April 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Manchester City
3MF Xavier Parker (2010-05-09) 9 May 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Manchester City
3MF Kwasi Senyah (2010-02-21) 21 February 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Tottenham Hotspur
3MF Reggie Watson (2010-01-26) 26 January 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Chelsea
3MF Toju Wellspring (2010-01-23) 23 January 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Tottenham Hotspur
4FW Mylo Bernard - 0 0 The Football Association Arsenal
4FW Josh Blake (2010-05-24) 24 May 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Aston Villa
4FW Oscar Johnson (2010-06-09) 9 June 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Aston Villa
4FW Vincent Joseph (2010-01-11) 11 January 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Arsenal
4FW Darren Motsi (2010-07-11) 11 July 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Manchester City
4FW Jai Nwosu (2010-03-03) 3 March 2010 (age 16) 0 0 The Football Association Brentford

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
FW JJ Gabriel (2010-10-06) 6 October 2010 (age 16) 2 0 England Manchester United v Faroe Islands, Israel, Estonia, March 2026


Honours

Head-to-head record

The following table shows England's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

References

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