England National Under-17 Football Team
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 Greg Lincoln.
| Nickname(s) | Three Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | The Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Greg Lincoln | ||
| FIFA code | ENG | ||
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| 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 | |||
| Appearances | 15 (Joint Record) (first in 1984) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2010 and 2014) | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2007) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2017) | ||
Competition history
FIFA U-17 World Cup
England reached the quarter-final stage at both the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup and 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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. Phil Foden was awarded the Golden Ball for being the best player at the tournament. Rhian Brewster won the Golden Boot for tournament leading goalscorer and the Bronze ball. 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 | |||||||
| | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
 2023 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | Squad |
 2025 | to be determined | |||||||
| Total | 5/20 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 26 | |
| Year | Golden Ball Award |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Phil Foden |
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. Forward Wayne Rooney was awarded the Golden player accolade. 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.
England defeated Spain at the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship to become Champions at under-17 level for the first time. Forward Connor Wickham scored the winning goal in the final and was subsequently named Golden player of the tournament. 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. England won their second title at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, defeating the Netherlands in the final on Penalties.
They finished runners up at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, losing to Spain in the final on a penalty shoot-out. Forward Jadon Sancho was named Golden player.
The 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was hosted by England. They were eliminated at the semi-final stage by the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out.
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 |
 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
 | ||||||||
 2022 | Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2023 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Squad |
| 2024 | to be determined | |||||||
| Total | 15/20 | 67 | 37 | 11 | 19 | 107 | 67 | |
| Year | Golden Player Award |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Wayne Rooney |
| 2010 | Connor Wickham |
| 2017 | Jadon Sancho |
Other tournaments
England have also competed at the Nordic tournament and Algarve Tournament.
England host an annual FA international tournament.[citation needed]
Fixtures and results 2023–24 season
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
England | 18 May 2023 Group stage | Croatia | 0–1 | England | Városi Sportpálya, Balmazújváros |
| 20:00 | Report | Nwaneri  8'Samuels-Smith  22'Lovelace 71'Boniface 80' | Attendance: 700 Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia) |
England | 21 May 2023 Group stage | Netherlands  | 1–4 | England | Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen |
| 20:00 | Hartog 71' van der Plas  88' | Report | Lewis-Skelly 7' Acheampong 40'Dada-Mascoll 80', 90+3' (pen.)Oboavwoduo 90+4' | Attendance: 611 Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland) |
Switzerland | 24 May 2023 Group stage | England | 0–0 | Switzerland | DEAC Stadion, Debrecen |
| 15:00 | Jemide 70' Golding 73'Dibling 89' | Report | Attendance: 427 Referee: Lothar D'Hondt (Belgium) |
France | 27 May 2023 Quarter-final | England | 0–1 | France | Városi Sportpálya, Balmazújváros |
| 20:00 | Samuel 88' | Report | Lambourde 89' (pen.) | Attendance: 411 Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey) |
Switzerland | 30 May 2023 World Cup play-off | England | 4–2 | Switzerland | Árok utcai pálya, Budaörs |
| 15:00 | Gray 17', 40' Dada-Mascoll 50'Lovelace 67', 57'Golding 68', 88'Young 76'Setford 90+2' | Report | Rufener 45+1' Xhemalija 52' | Attendance: 138 Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland) |
2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup
England | 11 November 2023 World Cup Group Stage | New Caledonia | 0–10 | England | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 16:00 UTC+7 | Report |
| Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium Attendance: 6,684 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
Iran | 14 November 2023 World Cup Group Stage | England | 2–1 | Iran | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 19:00 UTC+7 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium Attendance: 7,698 Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay) |
Brazil | 17 November 2023 World Cup Group Stage | England | 1–2 | Brazil | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 19:00 UTC+7 | Report |
| Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium Attendance: 15,171 Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala) |
Uzbekistan | 22 November 2023 World Cup Round of 16 | England | 1–2 | Uzbekistan | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 15:30 UTC+7 |
| Report | Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium Attendance: 7,014 Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras) |
Players
Latest squad
For the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers, players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible. Players born between January and August 2007 are first-year scholars in the English academy system, players born from September 2007 to August 2008 will be eligible to enter the full-time academy system at the start of the 2024–25 season.
The following players were named in the squad for qualifying games against Northern Ireland, Hungary and France, played between 20–26 March 2024.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | GK | Spike Brits | 24 June 2007 | Manchester City | ||
| - | GK | Kai Crampton | 15 January 2007 | Chelsea | ||
| - | GK | Oliver Whatmuff | 6 November 2007 | Manchester City | ||
| - | DF | Harry Amass | 16 March 2007 | Manchester United | ||
| - | DF | Samuel Amissah | 7 March 2007 | Fulham | ||
| - | DF | Jaden Dixon | 7 February 2007 | Stoke City | ||
| - | DF | Christian McFarlane | 25 January 2007 |  New York City FC | ||
| - | DF | Stephen Mfuni | 12 February 2008 | Manchester City | ||
| - | DF | Kian Noble | 26 February 2007 | Manchester City | ||
| - | DF | Leo Shahar | 18 March 2007 | Newcastle United | ||
| - | MF | Oliver Harrison | 7 August 2007 | Chelsea | ||
| - | MF | Josh King | 3 January 2007 | Fulham | ||
| - | MF | Divine Mukasa | 22 August 2007 | Manchester City | ||
| - | MF | Ethan Nwaneri | 21 March 2007 | Arsenal | ||
| - | MF | Chris Rigg | 18 June 2007 | Sunderland | ||
| - | FW | Jesse Derry | 30 June 2007 | Crystal Palace | ||
| - | FW | Baylee Dipepa | 12 January 2007 | Port Vale | ||
| - | FW | Luca Fletcher | 18 April 2007 | Manchester City | ||
| - | FW | Ryan McAidoo | 24 June 2008 | Chelsea | ||
| - | FW | Jay Robinson | 15 March 2007 | Southampton | ||
| - | FW | Trevan Sanusi | 25 April 2007 | 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 | Douglas Lukjanciks | 9 October 2007 | - | - | Everton | UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023 |
| GK | Nicolas Michalski | 14 March 2007 | - | - | Blackburn Rovers | v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023 |
| DF | Adeleke Drake | 1 June 2007 | - | - | Manchester City | UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023 |
| DF | Genesis Antwi | 11 May 2007 | - | - | Chelsea | v Norway, October 2023 |
| DF | Jonathan Esenga | 9 February 2007 | - | - | Fulham | v Norway, October 2023 |
| DF | Chukwuemeka Adiele | 10 November 2007 | - | - | West Ham United | v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023 |
| DF | Joshua Hamilton | 14 September 2007 | - | - | Leeds United | v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023 |
| DF | Jethro Medine | 28 November 2007 | - | - | West Ham United | v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023 |
| DF | Freddie Simmonds | 9 March 2008 | - | - | Brighton & Hove Albion | v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023 |
| MF | Fin Cartwright | 28 February 2007 | - | - | Middlesbrough | UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023 |
| MF | Jack Fletcher | 19 March 2007 | - | - | Manchester United | UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023 |
| MF | Callum Olusesi | 17 January 2007 | - | - | Tottenham Hotspur | UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023 |
| MF | Jayce Fitzgerald | 9 May 2007 | - | - | Manchester United | v Norway, October 2023 |
| MF | Eric Hamelberg | - | - | - | Middlesbrough | v Norway, October 2023 |
| MF | Trey Nyoni | 30 June 2007 | - | - | Liverpool | v Norway, October 2023 |
| MF | Femi Fapetu | 4 August 2007 | - | - | Manchester City | v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023 |
| MF | Sol Sidibe | 10 February 2007 | - | - | Stoke City | v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023 |
| FW | Christian Dunbar-McDonald | 29 October 2007 | - | - | Manchester City | UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023 |
| FW | Shim Mheuka | 20 October 2007 | - | - | Chelsea | UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023 |
| FW | Mikey Moore | 11 August 2007 | - | - | Tottenham Hotspur | UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023 |
| FW | Shea Lacey | 14 April 2007 | - | - | Manchester United | v Norway, October 2023 |
| FW | Sean Neave | 27 May 2007 | - | - | Newcastle United | v Norway, October 2023 |
| FW | Elliot Myles | 20 January 2007 | - | - | Norwich City | v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023 |
Honours
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Winners (1): 2017
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winners (2): 2010, 2014
- Syrenka Cup Winners (2): 2018, 2019
- Algarve Tournament Winners (3): 2007–08, 2009–2010, 2011–2012
- Nordic Tournament Winners (2): 2009–2010, 2010–2011
- FA International U17 Tournament Winners (2): 2010–2011, 2011–2012
References
External links
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