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 Poland and Germany on 15 and 18 November 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 | Douglass Lukjanciks | [9] | 9 October 2007Everton | ||
- | GK | Nicolas Michalski | [10] | 14 March 2007City of Liverpool (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) | ||
- | GK | Oliver Whatmuff | [11] | 6 November 2007Manchester City | ||
- | DF | Chukwuemeka Adiele | [12] | 31 July 2007West Ham United | ||
- | DF | Samuel Amissah | [13] | 7 March 2007Fulham | ||
- | DF | Jaden Dixon | 7 May 2007 | Stoke City | ||
- | DF | Christian McFarlane | 25 January 2007 | New York City FC | ||
- | DF | Stephen Mfuni | [14] | 12 February 2008Manchester City | ||
- | DF | Kian Noble | [15] | 26 February 2007Manchester City | ||
- | DF | Saheed Olagunju | [16] | 7 January 2007Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
- | DF | Leon Routh | [17] | 30 November 2007Aston Villa | ||
- | DF | Leo Shahar | [18] | 18 March 2007Newcastle United | ||
- | MF | Harrison Armstrong | 19 January 2007 | Everton | ||
- | MF | Jack Fletcher | 19 March 2007 | Manchester United | ||
- | MF | Ollie Harrison | [19] | 7 August 2007Chelsea | ||
- | MF | George Hemmings | [20] | 4 March 2007Aston Villa | ||
- | MF | Callum Olusesi | [21] | 11 March 2007Tottenham Hotspur | ||
- | MF | Sol Sidibe | 10 February 2007 | Stoke City | ||
- | FW | Ben Broggio | 29 January 2007 | Aston Villa | ||
- | FW | Baylee Dipepa | 12 January 2007 | Southampton | ||
- | FW | Sean Neave | [22] | 27 May 2007Newcastle United | ||
- | FW | Trevan Sanusi | [23] | 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 | Spike Brits | 24 June 2007 | - | - | Manchester City | v Portugal, Switzerland, France, September 2024[24] |
GK | George Pickford | [25] | 6 February 2007- | - | Everton | v Northern Ireland, Morocco, May 2024[26] |
DF | Harry Amass | 16 March 2007 | - | - | Manchester United | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
DF | Airidas Golambeckis | [28] | 4 November 2007- | - | West Ham United | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
DF | Carter Pinnington | [29] | 21 February 2007- | - | Liverpool | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
DF | Olutayo Subuloye | [30] | 18 December 2007- | - | Chelsea | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
MF | Trey Nyoni | 30 June 2007 | - | - | Liverpool | v Poland, Germany, November 2024[8] |
MF | Chris Rigg | 18 June 2007 | - | - | Sunderland | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
MF | Josh King | [31] | 3 January 2007- | - | Fulham | v Portugal, Switzerland, France, September 2024[24] |
MF | Divine Mukasa | [32] | 22 August 2007- | - | Manchester City | v Portugal, Switzerland, France, September 2024[24] |
MF | Ethan Nwaneri | 21 March 2007 | - | - | Arsenal | v France, Japan, Portugal, September 2023[33] |
FW | Jesse Derry | [34] | 30 June 2007- | - | Crystal Palace | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
FW | Mateus Mane | [35] | 16 September 2007- | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
FW | Shim Mheuka | 20 October 2007 | - | - | Chelsea | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
FW | Frank Runham | [36] | 9 January 2007- | - | Chelsea | v Sweden, Ukraine, October 2024[27] |
FW | Alejandro Rodriguez | [37] | 11 March 2008- | - | Lyon | v Portugal, Switzerland, France, September 2024[24] |
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