England national under-16 football team

England U-16
NicknameThe Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
(The FA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBarry Lewtas [1]
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours

England national under-16 football team, also known as England under-16s or England U16(s), represents England in association football at an under-16 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.

Competition history

Between 1925 and 2014, the England under-16 team competed in the annual Victory Shield tournament against Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Since World War II, England had won the Victory Shield outright thirty-five times and had been joint winners with Scotland eight times, with Wales twice and with both Scotland and Wales twice.[2] However, in April 2015, the Football Association decided to withdraw from the tournament "for the foreseeable future" with the stated aim of replacing it with matches against European and global opposition.[3]

Montaigu Tournament

England have competed at the annual Montaigu Tournament, held in Montaigu, France.[4] England won the competition on three occasions between 2008 and 2015, defeating hosts France in the final on all three occasions. In 2008 and 2011, England won in a penalty shoot-out after a 0–0 draw,[5][6] while in 2015 they won the final outright 3–1.[7] After an eight year wait England were champions again as they defeated Japan on penalties in the final of what was the fiftieth edition of the tournament in April 2023.[8]

Fixtures and results 2025–2026

Montaigu Tournament

15 April 2025 England  3–2  Japan Stade Massabielle, Les Herbiers
17:30 Kavuma-McQueen 36', 70'
Nicoll-Jazuli 53'		 Report Takaki 40'
Satomi 45'		 Referee: Noa Fonteneau (France)
17 April 2025 England  0–3  Mexico Stade Claude Betard, La Châtaigneraie
17:30 Report Mota 19'
Kimbrough 62'
Pérez 69'
19 April 2025 England  1–3  Portugal Stade Claude Betard, La Châtaigneraie
17:00 Kavuma-McQueen 15' Report Semedo 2', 78'
Rodrigues 41'		 Referee: Dorian Cresci (France)

Friendlies

26 August 2025 Italy  2–1  England Stadio Tre Fontane, Rome
17:30 Donner 2'
Olivieri 4'		 Report Abe 53' Referee: Giorgio Catalani (Italy)
28 August 2025 Italy  1–2  England Stadio Tre Fontane, Rome
10:30 Donner 89' Report Johnson 38'
Abe 90+5'		 Referee: Luigi Pica (Italy)
30 October 2025 England  5–1  Wales Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat
12:00 Joseph 13'
Watson 27', 35' (pen.)
Abe 28'
Senyah 47'		 Report Roberts 83'
1 November 2025 Turkey  3–2  England Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat
14:00 Deniz 31', 45'
Canim 47'		 Report Joseph 70', 90' Referee: Ufuk Kilic (Turkey)
4 November 2025 England  1–2  Portugal Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat
12:00 Watson 54' Report Cabral 7', 29' Referee: Ugur Eyup Şeker (Turkey)
17 December 2025 England  4–2  Netherlands St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
13:00 Joseph 14', 15', 16'
Senyah 62'		 Report Martin 40' (o.g.)
Fejokwu 65'		 Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Alex Shaw (England)
18 December 2025 England  4–1  Netherlands St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
11:00 Blake 4'
Bernard 13', 29', 35'		 Report Fejokwu 52' Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Nick Gray (England)
21 February 2026 England  1–2  Denmark Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat
19:00 Christensen 41'
Ekstrand 61'		 Report Abe 86' Attendance: 200
Referee: Oswaldo Contreras (Ecuador)
23 February 2026 England  1–1
(7-6 p)		  Spain Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat
15:00 Wellspring 81' Report Fernandez 87' Referee: Benjamin Seferovic (Denmark)
Penalties
  • Watson 
* Joseph 
* Kilwa 
* Johnson 
* Jobling 
* Eze 
* Wellspring
* Henry
  • Espejo
* Silva
* Buil
* Fernandez
* Mba
* Palle
* Santos
* Pena
26 February 2026 England  0–2  France Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat
15:00 Johnson  52' Report Kherbouch  52'
Bedja 58, 83'		 Referee: Julie Thomsen (Denmark)

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for games against Denmark, Spain and France, played 21–26 February 2026.[9]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Lucca Benetton (2010-08-08) 8 August 2010[10] Crystal Palace
1GK Mikel Jack (2010-10-01) 1 October 2010[11] Tottenham Hotspur
2DF Theodore Carrington (2010-06-13) 13 June 2010[12] Manchester City
2DF Shadrach Ekiugbo (2010-02-22) 22 February 2010[13] Liverpool
2DF Emmanuel Fejokwu (2010-04-29) 29 April 2010[14] West Ham United
2DF Josh Henry (2010-12-10) 10 December 2010[15] Chelsea
2DF George Jobling (2010-05-13) 13 May 2010[16] Chelsea
2DF Bobby Martin (2010-06-24) 24 June 2010[17] Southampton
2DF Thomas McDermott (2010-03-05) 5 March 2010[18] Chelsea
2DF Rory Sykens - Brighton & Hove Albion
3MF David Eze (2010-03-08) 8 March 2010[19] Manchester City
3MF Darren Motsi (2010-07-11) 11 July 2010[20] Leicester City
3MF Mishel Nduka (2010-04-03) 3 April 2010[21] Arsenal
3MF Xavier Parker (2010-05-09) 9 May 2010[22] Manchester City
3MF Reggie Watson (2010-01-27) 27 January 2010[23] Chelsea
3MF Oluwatitojumi Wellspring (2010-01-23) 23 January 2010[24] Tottenham Hotspur
4FW Joshua Abe (2010-07-17) 17 July 2010[25] Liverpool
4FW Mylo Bernard - Crystal Palace
4FW Oscar Johnson (2010-06-09) 9 June 2010[26] Aston Villa
4FW Vincent Joseph (2010-01-11) 11 January 2010[27] Liverpool
4FW Heaven Kilwa (2010-02-17) 17 February 2010[28] Aston Villa
4FW Emerson Nwaneri (2010-08-18) 18 August 2010[29] Arsenal

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-16 squad and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Cooper Covington (2010-04-16) 16 April 2010[30] - - Bristol City v Netherlands, December 2025[31]
GK Jack Hames - - - Leicester City v Netherlands, December 2025[31]
GK Charles Phillips (2010-09-19) 19 September 2010[32] - - Arsenal v Netherlands, December 2025[31]
GK Alfie Smith (2010-12-11) 11 December 2010[33] - - Birmingham City v Wales, Turkey, Portugal, November 2025[34]
DF Joseph Deighton (2010-11-05) 5 November 2010[35] - - Manchester United v Netherlands, December 2025[31]
DF Chetam Ezenwata (2010-03-12) 12 March 2010 - - Charlton Athletic v Netherlands, December 2025[36]
DF Izaak Gulliver - - - West Bromwich Albion v Netherlands, December 2025[36]
DF Chase Kapotwe (2010-01-26) 26 January 2010[37] - - Fulham v Netherlands, December 2025[31]
DF Cyril Lartey - - - West Bromwich Albion v Netherlands, December 2025[31]
DF Jacob Dean-Ford (2010-10-27) 27 October 2010 - - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Wales, Turkey, Portugal, November 2025[34]
DF Aristide Yeutembip (2010-01-01) 1 January 2010[38] - - Newcastle United v Wales, Turkey, Portugal, November 2025[34]
DF Alvin Brown (2010-09-14) 14 September 2010[39] - - Aston Villa v Italy, August 2025[40]
MF Zac Christie - - - Bournemouth v Netherlands, December 2025[31]
MF Muawiya Ghanem - - - Newcastle United v Netherlands, December 2025[31]
MF Olly Lloyd (2010-01-21) 21 January 2010[41] - - Aston Villa v Netherlands, December 2025[31]
MF Kwasi Senyah (2010-02-21) 21 February 2010[42] - - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Netherlands, December 2025[31]
MF Hezekiah Grimwade (2010-06-18) 18 June 2010[43] - - Chelsea v Wales, Turkey, Portugal, November 2025[34]
MF Jake Doughty (2010-02-18) 18 February 2010[44] - - Everton v Italy, August 2025[40]
MF Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli (2010-01-06) 6 January 2010[45] - - Chelsea Montaigu Tournament, April 2025[46]
FW Joshua Blake (2010-05-24) 24 May 2010[47] - - Aston Villa v Netherlands, December 2025[31]
FW JJ Gabriel (2010-10-06) 6 October 2010[48] - - Manchester United v Wales, Turkey, Portugal, November 2025[34]
FW Jonathan Nsangou (2010-01-16) 16 January 2010[49] - - Everton v Wales, Turkey, Portugal, November 2025[34]
FW Zachary Benjamin (2010-07-02) 2 July 2010[50] - - Sheffield United v Italy, August 2025[40]
FW Erinyayo Faromo-Adebayo (2010-10-16) 16 October 2010[51] - - Chelsea v Italy, August 2025[40]


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