Nickname(s) | The Three Lions | ||
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Association | The Football Association (The FA) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Liam Bramley[1] | ||
FIFA code | ENG | ||
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England national under-18 football team, also known as England under-18s or England U18(s), represents England in association football at under-18 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.
The team competed in the FIFA International Youth Tournament (later taken over by UEFA) and its successor, the UEFA European Under-18 Championship, and was often referred to as England Youth.[2][3] After the tournament was renamed the European Under-18 Championship, England won twice more, in 1980[4] and 1993.[5] In 1997, eligibility rules changed and the competition was rebranded as the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2001.
Nowadays, the under-18 banner is used for participation in international friendlies. The 2017 Toulon Tournament was also composed largely of under-18 players.[6][7]
For the 2024–25 season, players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible. Players born between January and August 2007 are second-year scholars in the English academy system, players born between September 2007 and August 2008 are first-year scholars.
The following players were named in the squad for games against Portugal, Switzerland and France, to be played between 4-8 September 2024.[8]
Names in italics denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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- | GK | Spike Brits | 24 June 2007 | Manchester City | ||
- | GK | Douglass Lukjanciks | [9] | 9 October 2007Everton | ||
- | GK | Oliver Whatmuff | [10] | 6 November 2007Manchester City | ||
- | DF | Harry Amass | 16 March 2007 | Manchester United | ||
- | DF | Samuel Amissah | [11] | 7 March 2007Fulham | ||
- | DF | Jaden Dixon | 7 May 2007 | Stoke City | ||
- | DF | Airidas Golambeckis | [12] | 4 November 2007West Ham United | ||
- | DF | Christian McFarlane | 25 January 2007 | New York City FC | ||
- | DF | Saheed Olagunju | [13] | 7 January 2007Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
- | DF | Carter Pinnington | [14] | 21 February 2007Liverpool | ||
- | DF | Leo Shahar | [15] | 18 March 2007Newcastle United | ||
- | MF | Jack Fletcher | 19 March 2007 | Manchester United | ||
- | MF | Oliver Harrison | [16] | 7 August 2007Chelsea | ||
- | MF | Joshua King | [17] | 3 January 2007Fulham | ||
- | MF | Trey Nyoni | 30 June 2007 | Liverpool | ||
- | MF | Chris Rigg | 18 June 2007 | Sunderland | ||
- | MF | Sol Sidibe | 10 February 2007 | Stoke City | ||
- | FW | Jesse Derry | [18] | 30 June 2007Crystal Palace | ||
- | FW | Baylee Dipepa | 12 January 2007 | Port Vale | ||
- | FW | Mateus Mane | [19] | 16 September 2007Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
- | FW | Shim Mheuka | 20 October 2007 | Chelsea | ||
- | FW | Divine Mukasa | [20] | 22 August 2007Manchester City | ||
- | FW | Alejandro Rodriguez | [21] | 11 March 2008Lyon | ||
- | FW | Trevan Sanusi | [22] | 25 April 2007Newcastle United |
The following players have previously been called up to the England under-18 squad and remain eligible.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | George Pickford | [23] | 6 February 2007- | - | Everton | v Northern Ireland, Morocco, May 2024[24] |
MF | Ethan Nwaneri | 21 March 2007 | - | - | Arsenal | v France, Japan, Portugal, September 2023[25] |
FIFA International Youth Tournament
Winners: 1948
UEFA International Youth Tournament
Winners: 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975
Runners-up: 1958, 1965, 1967
UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Winners: 1980, 1993