France National Under-18 Football Team
The France national under-18 football team is the national under-18 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation.
The under-18 team typically participated in friendly matches and tournaments, such as the Lafarge Foot Avenir and the Taça do Atlântico. The team serves as a feeder team to the under-19 team.
| Nickname(s) | Les Bleuets (The Little Blues) Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | French Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Lionel Rouxel | ||
| FIFA code | FRA | ||
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France have won the UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship — which ran from 1981-2001 — four times in 1983,1996,1997 and 2000.
France also won the Mediterranean Games in 2022.
Players
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament between 5 and 18 June 2023.
Caps and goals are correct as of 27 March 2023, after the match against Germany.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Justin Bengui Joao | 9 July 2005 | 2 | 0 |  Lyon | |
| GK | Alexis Mirbach | 4 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | Metz | |
| DF | Yoni Gomis | 23 September 2005 | 7 | 0 | Le Havre | |
| DF | Mamadou Sarr | 29 August 2005 | 6 | 1 | Lyon | |
| DF | Jeanuël Belocian | 17 February 2005 | 6 | 0 | Rennes | |
| DF | Jérémy Jacquet | 13 July 2005 | 5 | 0 | Rennes | |
| DF | Saël Kumbedi | 26 March 2005 | 4 | 3 | Lyon | |
| DF | Ylies Aradj | 5 June 2005 | 2 | 0 | Toulouse | |
| DF | Leny Yoro | 13 November 2005 | 1 | 0 | Lille | |
| DF | Kemryk Nagera | 31 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | Lille | |
| MF | Mokrane Bentoumi | 16 June 2005 | 5 | 2 | Le Havre | |
| MF | Eliesse Ben Seghir | 16 February 2005 | 5 | 1 | Monaco | |
| MF | Jean-Mattéo Bahoya | 7 May 2005 | 3 | 0 | Angers | |
| MF | Mayssam Benama | 9 March 2005 | 3 | 0 | Monaco | |
| MF | Warren Zaïre-Emery | 8 March 2006 | 2 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| MF | Naim Byar | 23 February 2005 | 1 | 0 | Stade Reims | |
| MF | Andrea Dacourt | 30 July 2005 | 0 | 0 | Nice | |
| MF | Désiré Doue | 3 June 2005 | 0 | 0 | Rennes | |
| FW | Mathys Tel | 27 April 2005 | 6 | 5 |  Bayern Munich | |
| FW | Ilyes Housni | 14 May 2005 | 5 | 4 | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| FW | Ayman Aiki | 25 June 2005 | 4 | 2 | Saint-Étienne | |
| FW | Mamadou Diakhon | 22 September 2005 | 1 | 1 | Stade Reims | |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the France under-18's squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Guillaume Restes | 11 March 2005 | 2 | 0 | Toulouse | v. Germany, 27 March 2023 |
| DF | Elyaz Zidane | 26 December 2005 | 4 | 0 |  Real Madrid | v. Germany, 27 March 2023 |
| DF | Nathan Zézé | 18 June 2005 | 1 | 0 | Nantes | v. Germany, 27 March 2023 |
| DF | Steven Baseya | 14 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | Nancy | v. Germany, 27 March 2023 |
| DF | Johaneko Louis-Jean | 28 June 2004 | 5 | 0 | Bordeaux | v.  Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| DF | Diabé Bolumbu | 12 July 2004 | 0 | 0 | Caen | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| DF | Ange Chiesa | 10 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | Paris | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| DF | Cheick Doumbia | 18 October 2004 | 0 | 0 | Lorient | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| DF | Younes El Hannach | 4 June 2004 | 0 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| MF | Valentin Atangana Edoa | 25 August 2005 | 6 | 2 | Stade Reims | v. Germany, 27 March 2023 |
| MF | Malang Gomes | 28 May 2005 | 4 | 0 | Nantes | v. Germany, 27 March 2023 |
| MF | Reda Belahyane | 1 June 2004 | 0 | 0 | Nice | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| FW | Noah Edjouma | 4 October 2005 | 2 | 1 | Toulouse | v. Germany, 27 March 2023 |
| FW | Tom Saettel | 19 June 2005 | 1 | 0 | Strasbourg | v. Germany, 27 March 2023 |
| FW | Badredine Bouanani | 8 December 2004 | 7 | 2 | Lille | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| FW | Amine Messoussa | 12 October 2004 | 2 | 0 | Lille | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| FW | Mohamed Adel Bacha | 17 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | Paris | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| FW | Yvan Ikia Dimi | 26 September 2004 | 0 | 0 | Amiens | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
Honours
- Champions (4): 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000
- Champions (7): 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
References
External links
- Official site (in French)
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