England national under-17 football team

England U-17
NicknameThe Young Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
(The FA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLiam Bramley
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)

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 Liam Bramley.[1]

Competition history

FIFA U-17 World Cup

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

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 5 3 0 2 13 8 Squad
2026 did not qualify
Total 6/21 29 16 6 7 72 34
Year Golden Ball Award
2017 Phil Foden[5]

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.[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

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 Quarter-final 4 2 0 2 9 6 Squad
2025 Group stage 3 1 1 1 7 7 Squad
2026 Did not qualify
Total 17/22 74 40 12 22 123 80
Year Golden Player Award
2002 Wayne Rooney[7]
2010 Connor Wickham[10]
2017 Jadon Sancho[13]

Other tournaments

England have also competed at the Nordic tournament[18] and Algarve Tournament.[19]

England host an annual FA international tournament.

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
  • Davis 40'
  • Fuentes 45'
  • Barrios 90+3'
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
  • Douglas 90+5'
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
  • Jonyla 17'
Attendance: 131
Referee: Ladislav Szikszay (Czech Republic)
3 November 2025 (2025-11-03) Qualifying Round Sweden  5–3  England Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
16:00
  • Odefalk 17'
  • Bardghji 39', 50'
  • Mehmeti 55', 65'
Report
Attendance: 96
Referee: Ladislav Szikszay (Czech Republic)
25 March 2026 (2026-03-25) Qualifying Round League B England   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   Israel St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
14:00 Report Referee: Oscar Johnson (Sweden)
31 March 2026 (2026-03-31) Qualifying Round League B England   Estonia St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
14:00 Report Referee: Oscar Johnson (Sweden)

Players

Latest squad

For 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying games, players born on or after 1 January 2009 are eligible.[20] Players born between January and August 2009 are first-year scholars in the English academy system, players born from September 2009 to August 2010 will be eligible to enter the full-time academy system at the start of the 2026–27 season. With 18 of the 24 selected players originating from diverse backgrounds, the team serves as a strong testament to shared commitment and unity.[21]

The following players were named in the squad for League B qualifying games against Faroe Islands, Israel and Estonia, played 25–31 March 2026.[22]

Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Austria.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Roman Dowell (2009-12-03) 3 December 2009[23] 2 0 Newcastle United
1GK Ben Vickery (2009-08-06) 6 August 2009[24] 2 0 Manchester City
1GK Thomas Betts - 1 0 Sheffield United
1GK Lucca Benetton (2010-08-08) 8 August 2010[25] 0 0 Crystal Palace

2DF Oscar Sandiford (2009-11-02) 2 November 2009[26] 8 0 Tottenham Hotspur
2DF Calvin Diakite (2009-04-07) 7 April 2009[27] 7 1 Chelsea
2DF Marlow Barrett (2009-11-09) 9 November 2009[28] 4 0 Manchester City
2DF Jacob Howard (2009-03-29) 29 March 2009[29] 3 1 Leeds United
2DF Marli Salmon (2009-08-29) 29 August 2009 2 0 Arsenal
2DF Jake Wain (2009-01-29) 29 January 2009[30] 2 0 Manchester City
2DF Oliver Wilkinson (2009-01-24) 24 January 2009[31] 2 0 Ipswich Town

3MF Hugo De Lisle (2009-06-16) 16 June 2009[32] 8 1 Leicester City
3MF Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli (2010-01-06) 6 January 2010[33] 5 0 Chelsea
3MF Max Little - 2 0 Southampton
3MF Karim Cassim (2009-09-12) 12 September 2009[34] 0 0 Manchester City
3MF JJ Gabriel (2010-10-06) 6 October 2010[35] 0 0 Manchester United

4FW Brian Madjo (2009-01-12) 12 January 2009 9 4 Aston Villa
4FW Joél Drakes-Thomas (2009-06-09) 9 June 2009 6 0 Crystal Palace
4FW Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (2009-01-01) 1 January 2009[36] 4 5 Chelsea
4FW Teddie Lamb (2009-07-02) 2 July 2009[37] 4 1 Manchester City
4FW Ajay Tavares (2009-12-28) 28 December 2009[38] 4 0 Barcelona
4FW Michael Mills (2009-02-18) 18 February 2009[39] 0 0 Newcastle United

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
GK George Mair (2009-09-28) 28 September 2009[40] 3 0 Newcastle United v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[41]
GK Isaac Collinson (2009-11-12) 12 November 2009[42] 1 0 Chelsea v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[41]
GK Maxwell Moses (2009-05-04) 4 May 2009[43] 1 0 West Bromwich Albion v Netherlands, February 2025[44]

DF Liam Balmer (2009-03-15) 15 March 2009 3 0 Leeds United v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
DF Harley Emsden-James (2009-03-13) 13 March 2009[46] 3 0 Manchester United v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
DF Lyndon Snelgrove - 2 0 Millwall v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
DF Reuben Gokah (2009-02-05) 5 February 2009[47] 6 0 Everton v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[41]
DF Archie Thornton (2009-09-28) 28 September 2009[48] 5 0 Manchester City v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[41]
DF Josiah King (2009-01-22) 22 January 2009[49] 4 0 Arsenal v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[41]

MF Mathis Eboue (2009-02-27) 27 February 2009[50] 6 4 Chelsea v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
MF Floyd Samba (2009-01-15) 15 January 2009[51] 6 1 Manchester City v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
MF Fraser Widdop (2009-05-01) 1 May 2009 6 0 Brighton & Hove Albion v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
MF Erik Farkas (2009-09-05) 5 September 2009[52] 4 0 Liverpool v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
MF Jerome Abbey (2009-09-16) 16 September 2009[53] 2 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
MF Sam Alabi (2009-07-09) 9 July 2009[54] 6 1 Newcastle United v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[41]
MF Malik Olayiwola (2009-01-08) 8 January 2009[55] 4 0 Everton v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[41]
MF Charlie Holland (2009-07-03) 3 July 2009[56] 2 0 Chelsea v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[41]
MF Max Dowman (2009-12-31) 31 December 2009 16 5 Arsenal 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, May 2025[57]

FW Kyran Thompson (2009-09-06) 6 September 2009[58] 4 1 Arsenal v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
FW Aiden Yeguo (2009-08-21) 21 August 2009[59] 1 0 Liverpool v USA, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia, November 2025[45]
FW Oliver Boast (2009-05-07) 7 May 2009[60] 5 1 Tottenham Hotspur v Scotland, Lithuania, Sweden, October 2025[41]
FW Jeremy Monga (2009-07-10) 10 July 2009 0 0 Leicester City v Venezuela, Israel, Germany, September 2025[61]


Honours

Head-to-head record

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

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