England national under-16 football team

National under-16 association football team representing England

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England U-16Nickname(s)| The Three Lions

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Association| The Football Association
(The FA)
Confederation| UEFA (Europe)
Head coach| Vacant
FIFA code| ENG

First colours

Second colours

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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

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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.[1] 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.[2]

### Montaigu Tournament

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England have competed at the annual Montaigu Tournament, held in Montaigu, France.[3] 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,[4][5] while in 2015 they won the final outright 3–1.[6] 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.[7]

## Fixtures and results 2023

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### Montaigu Tournament

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England  v  New Caledonia 2 April 2023 |  England  | 2–0|   New Caledonia | Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon

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| Mheuka 7'
Olusesi  80' | Report |  |

England  v  Central African Republic 4 April 2023 |  England  | 3–2|   Central African Republic | Chantonnay

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| Moore 52'
L.Fletcher  65'
Mukasa  90+8' | Report | Zakarya  25'
Kilala  43' |

England  v  Belgium 6 April 2023 |  England  | 3–0|   Belgium | Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon

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| Mheuka 29'
Mukasa  46'
Lacey 83' | Report |  |

England  v  Romania 8 April 2023 |  England  | 0–0
(8–7 p)|   Romania | Stade Maxime Bossis, Montaigu, Vendée

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Mukasa
J.Fletcher
Mheuka
Lacey
Noble
Amass
Harrison
Esdaille  |  |  Doicaru
Stoian
Burlacu
Gașpăr
Toma
Racu
Dumitra
Munteanu

England  v  Japan 10 April 2023 |  England  | 0–0
(4–3 p)|   Japan | Stade Maxime Bossis, Montaigu, Vendée

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| 0 | Report | 1 | Referee: Mathieu Vernice (France)
| Penalties|
Mukasa
J.Fletcher
Noble
Moore
Lacey |  |  Sekiguchi
Kuroki
Mori
Tsukuda
Yamaguchi

## Players

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### Current squad

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Squad for the Montaigu Tournament in April 2023.

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Club

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1  | 1GK | Spike Brits |  (2007-06-24) 24 June 2007 (age 18) |  Manchester City
13  | 1GK | Kai Crampton  |  (2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 18) |  Chelsea
22  | 1GK | Harry Whitworth  |  (2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 18) |  Crystal Palace

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2  | 2DF | Leo Shahar  |  (2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 (age 18) |  Newcastle United
3  | 2DF | Harry Amass  |  (2007-03-16) 16 March 2007 (age 18) |  Manchester United
5  | 2DF | Stephen Mfuni  |  (2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 17) |  Manchester City
6  | 2DF | Kian Noble  |  (2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 18) |  Manchester City
12  | 2DF | Adeleke Drake  |  (2007-06-01) 1 June 2007 (age 18) |  Manchester City
21  | 2DF | Sam Amissah  |  (2007-03-07) 7 March 2007 (age 18) |  Fulham
23  | 2DF | DJ Esdaille  |  (2007-12-01) 1 December 2007 (age 17) |  Liverpool

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4  | 3MF | Oliver Harrison  |  (2007-08-07) 7 August 2007 (age 17) |  Chelsea
8  | 3MF | Tyler Fletcher  |  (2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 18) |  Manchester United
11  | 3MF | Divine Mukasa  |  (2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 17) |  Manchester City
16  | 3MF | Finn Cartwright  |  (2007-02-28) 28 February 2007 (age 18) |  Middlesbrough
18  | 3MF | Trey Nyoni |  (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 18) |  Liverpool
19  | 3MF | Jack Fletcher  |  (2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 18) |  Manchester United
20  | 3MF | Callum Olusesi  |  (2007-03-11) 11 March 2007 (age 18) |  Tottenham Hotspur

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7  | 4FW | Shea Lacey |  (2007-04-14) 14 April 2007 (age 18) |  Manchester United
9  | 4FW | Shim Mheuka |  (2007-10-20) 20 October 2007 (age 17) |  Chelsea
10  | 4FW | Mikey Moore |  (2007-08-11) 11 August 2007 (age 17) |  Tottenham Hotspur
14  | 4FW | Luca Fletcher  |  (2007-04-18) 18 April 2007 (age 18) |  Manchester City
15  | 4FW | Trevan Sanusi  |  (2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 18) |  Newcastle United
17  | 4FW | Elliot Myles |  (2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 18) |  Norwich City

## References

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1. ^ "The Victory Shield 2008". The Football Association. 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
2. ^ "England to withdraw from the Victory Shield". The Football Association. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
3. ^ Wright, James (22 March 2005). "A tremendous experience". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 February 2009. [dead link]
4. ^ "Lions win tournament". The Football Association. 24 March 2008. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
5. ^ "Lions capture Montaigu crown". The Football Association. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
6. ^ "England U16s win Montaigu Tournament title in France". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
7. ^ "Under-16 Japan National Team lose to England on penalties at the 50th Montaigu Tournament Final". Japan Football Association. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

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