Wales national under-19 football team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Wales women's national under-19 football team.

Wales Under-19Nickname(s)| Young Dragons (Welsh: Dreigiau Ifanc)

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Association| Football Association of Wales (FAW)
Head coach| Chris Gunter

First colours

Second colours

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First international
Northern Ireland 4–0  Wales
(London, England; 15 April 1948)
Biggest win
Gibraltar 2–9  Wales
(Wrexham, Wales; 27 September 2022)
Biggest defeat
Netherlands 11–2  Wales
(Dordrecht, Netherlands; 6 March 1963)
World Cup
Appearances| 0
UEFA U-19 Championship
Appearances| 7 (first in 1948)
Best result| First Round (6 times)

The Wales national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Wales and is run by the Football Association of Wales. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship held every year.

In 2019 the side qualified for the Elite Round of the European Under-19 Football Championship for the first time. In 2020 they qualified once again, after topping their qualifying group for the first time.

## Recent history

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The under-19 squad is a proving ground for talented youngsters. Full international players like James Collins, Andy King, Joe Ledley, Wayne Hennessey, Chris Gunter, Gareth Bale, Joe Allen, Danny Ward, Connor Roberts, Harry Wilson, Daniel James, Ethan Ampadu and Joe Rodon, as well as most of the current Wales under-21 side, have progressed through the team.

## Players

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### Latest squad

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Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Players in bold have attained full international caps. Clubs as of the date of the announcement.

Under-19 squad called up for the friendly matches against Scotland on 15 November 2024.[1]

Name  | Club

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Lewys Benjamin (goalkeeper) |  Stourbridge (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Kit Margetson (goalkeeper) INJ |  Swansea City
Ewan Griffiths (goalkeeper) |  Swansea City
Alfie Tuck |  Queens Park Rangers
Brayden Clarke |  Arsenal
Cody Twose |  Cardiff City
Cruz Allen |  Derby County
Dakarai Mafico |  Cardiff City
Dan Cox |  Derby County
Dylan Lawlor |  Cardiff City
Elliot Myles |  Norwich City
Freddie Issaka |  Plymouth Argyle
Gabriele Biancheri |  Manchester United
George Morgan |  Everton
Kai Andrews |  Motherwell (on loan from Coventry City)
Luey Giles |  Cardiff City
Ollie Bostock |  West Bromwich Albion
Ronan Kpakio |  Cardiff City
Trey George |  Cardiff City
Vimal Yoganathan |  Oldham Athletic (on loan from Barnsley)
Zach Giggs |  Sheffield United

* INJ = Withdrew from the squad due to injury
* U21 = Promoted to Under-21 squad

## Results and fixtures

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### 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

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#### Group 5

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Wales (H) | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 7  | 2  | +5  | 7  | Elite round
2  |  Russia | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 7  | 3  | +4  | 5
3  |  Poland | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 8  | −4  | 3  |
4  |  Kosovo | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 7  | −5  | 1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

13 November 2019 (2019-11-13)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Russia | 1–1|  Kosovo

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* Shkolik 12'

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* Aliu 11'

Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff

Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)

13 November 2019 (2019-11-13)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Wales | 3–0|  Poland

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* Adams 23'
* Pearson 37'
* Patten 53'

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Rodney Parade, Newport

Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

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16 November 2019 (2019-11-16)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Russia | 2–2|  Wales

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* Kosarev 30'
* Prokhin 85'

| Report |

* Williams 66' (pen.), 82' (pen.)

Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff

Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)

16 November 2019 (2019-11-16)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Poland | 4–1|  Kosovo

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* Nawrocki 40', 42'
* Białek 45+2'
* Bida 90+3'

| Report |

* Berisha 88'

Dragon Park, Newport

Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)

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19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Poland | 0–4|  Russia

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| Report |

* Kosarev 20'
* Vakhaniya 37'
* Sevikyan 50'
* Shkolik 66'

Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff

Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Kosovo | 0–2|  Wales

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| Report |

* Pinchard  45+1'
* Williams 76'

Rodney Parade, Newport

Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)

### 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

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#### Group 4

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Scotland | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 9  | 3  | +6  | 7  | Elite round
2  |  Wales (H) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 3  | +2  | 6
3  |  Sweden | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 4  |
4  |  San Marino | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 9  | −8  | 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

17:00 (16:00 GMT)

Sweden | 2–1|  San Marino

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* Mbunga-Kimpioka 54'
* Moretti 60' (o.g.)

| Report |

* Moretti 67'

Nantporth, Bangor

Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

18:00 (17:00 GMT)

Wales | 1–2|  Scotland

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* Williams 68'

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* Cooper 60' (o.g.)
* Gilmour 85' (pen.)

Belle Vue, Rhyl

Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

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17 November 2018 (2018-11-17)

15:00 (14:00 GMT)

Scotland | 5–0|  San Marino

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* Awokoya-Mebude 21'
* Aitchison 23', 40'
* Gilmour 35'
* Ross 90+2'

| Report |

Belle Vue, Rhyl

Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17)

16:00 (15:00 GMT)

Sweden | 1–2|  Wales

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* Mbunga-Kimpioka 31'

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* Adams 13'
* Norton 63'

Nantporth, Bangor

Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

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20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

16:00 (15:00 GMT)

Scotland | 2–2|  Sweden

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* Gilmour 20' (pen.)
* Watt 83'

| Report |

* Ousou 71'
* Vagic 73'

Belle Vue, Rhyl

Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

16:00 (15:00 GMT)

San Marino | 0–2|  Wales

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| Report |

* Collins 52'
* Bowen 83'

Nantporth, Bangor

Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

### 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

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#### Group 13

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Slovakia | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 3  | +2  | 7  | Elite round
2  |  Turkey (H) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 4  | +3  | 6
3  |  Kazakhstan | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 5  | −2  | 4  |
4  |  Wales | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 4  | 7  | −3  | 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

7 November 2017 (2017-11-07)

11:30

Wales | 1–2|  Slovakia

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* Touray 62'

| Report |

* Vician 43'
* Král’ovič 76'

Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex – Emir Hotels 2, Manavgat

Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)

14:00

Turkey | 2–1|  Wales

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* Lewis 19' (o.g.)
* Oktay 67'

| Report |

* Cullen 90' (pen.)

Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex – Emir Hotels 1, Manavgat

Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)

13 November 2017 (2017-11-13)

13:00

Kazakhstan | 3–2|  Wales

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* Zhakipbayev 45+2', 69'
* Pairuz 76'

| Report |

* Spruce 11'
* Cullen 82' (pen.)

Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex – Emir Hotels 2, Manavgat

Referee: Dejan Jakimovksi (Macedonia)

### 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification round

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#### Group 6

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  England | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 3  | +3  | 6  | Elite round
2  |  Greece | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 2  | +5  | 6
3  |  Wales (H) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 6  | +3  | 6  |
4  |  Luxembourg | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 13  | −11  | 0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

10 November 2016 (2016-11-10)

16:00

Wales | 0–2|  Greece

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| Report | Mingos 59'
Nikolaou 78'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)

18:00

England | 2–3|  Wales

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Harris 63' (o.g.)
Alexander-Arnold 73' (pen.) | Report | Broadhead 35' (pen.), 75'
Harris 61'

Nantporth, Bangor

Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)

18:00

Luxembourg | 2–6|  Wales

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Da Costa 4'
Brandenburger 35' (pen.) | Report | Woodburn 21', 50'
Broadhead 38', 71', 81'
Cullen 54'

Nantporth, Bangor

Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

## See also

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* UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
* Football Association of Wales
* Wales national football team
* Wales national under-21 football team
* Wales national under-20 football team
* Wales national under-18 football team
* Wales national under-17 football team

## References

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1. ^ Wales Under 19 squad

## External links

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* Football association of Wales home page[usurped]

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General|

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Venues|

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World Cup|

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Notable matches|

* First international match (Scotland v Wales) (1876)
* 1958 World Cup play-off (1958)
* 1986 World Cup qualifier (death of Jock Stein) (1985)

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* Welsh Alliance (1984–2020)
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* Welsh National League (North) (1921–30)
* Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) (1945–2020)
* Wrexham and District (1903–12, 1925–39)

Women|

* Welsh Premier Women's League/Adran League

Domestic cups|

| Men|

| Active|

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Defunct|

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Women|

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*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
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*[GD]: Goal difference
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