England national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see England women's national under-17 football team.
England U-17
Nickname(s)The Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
(The FA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachNeil Ryan
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
First international
  1–1 Turkey 
(Livorno, Italy; 20 August 1991)
Biggest win
  10–0 New Caledonia 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 11 November 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Poland 5–0  
(27 September 2022)
European Championship
Appearances17 (Joint Record) (first in 1984)
Best resultChampions (2010 and 2014)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2017)
Medal record
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
2017 India Team
UEFA European U-17 Championship
2010 Liechtenstein Team
2014 Malta Team
2007 Belgium Team
2017 Croatia Team
2002 Denmark Team
2011 Serbia Team
2018 England 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 Neil Ryan.[1]

Competition history

FIFA U-17 World Cup

England reached the quarter-final stage at both the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup[2] and 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[3]

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.[4] Phil Foden was awarded the Golden Ball for being the best player at the tournament.[5] Rhian Brewster won the Golden Boot for tournament leading goalscorer and the Bronze ball.[5] 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
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[6]
2023 Round of 16 4 2 0 2 14 5 Squad
2025 Qualified
Total 6/20 24 13 6 5 59 26
Year Golden Ball Award
2017 Phil Foden[5]

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.[7] Forward Wayne Rooney was awarded the Golden player accolade.[7] 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.[8]

England defeated Spain at the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship to become Champions at under-17 level for the first time.[9] Forward Connor Wickham scored the winning goal in the final and was subsequently named Golden player of the tournament.[10] 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.[9] England won their second title at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, defeating the Netherlands in the final on Penalties.[11]

They finished runners up at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, losing to Spain in the final on a penalty shoot-out.[12] Forward Jadon Sancho was named Golden player.[13]

The 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was hosted by England.[14] They were eliminated at the semi-final stage by the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out.[15]

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
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[16][17]
2021
2022 Elite round - - - - - - -
2023 Quarter-final 4 2 1 1 5 2 Squad
2024 Quarter-final 4 2 0 2 9 6 Squad
2025 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 7 7 Squad
Total 17/22 74 40 12 22 123 80
Year Golden Player Award
2002 Wayne Rooney[7]
2010 Connor Wickham[10]
2017 Jadon Sancho[13]

Other tournaments

England have also competed at the Nordic tournament[18] and Algarve Tournament.[19]

England host an annual FA international tournament.

Fixtures and results 2024–25 season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

Friendlies

4 September 2024   5–0  Mexico Stadion an der Feuerbachstraße, Düsseldorf
15:00 Dowman 22' (pen.)
Dike 39' (pen.)
Howell 50', 60'
Jenner 90'		 Report Referee: Fabian Kiehl (Germany)
7 September 2024   0–0  Israel Leichtathletikstadion, Duisburg
15:00 Report
10 September 2024 Germany  1–3   Leichtathletikstadion, Duisburg
11:00 Staff 9' Report Braithwaite 51'
Ridgeon 55'
Heskey 75'		 Attendance: 634
Referee: Ali Magrouda (Germany)
15 November 2024 Belgium  1–1   Proximus Basecamp, Tubize
18:00 Murenzi 58' Report McAidoo 74'
18 November 2024 Belgium  2–1   Proximus Basecamp, Tubize
11:00 Murenzi 22'
Camara 67'		 Report McAidoo 34'
20 February 2025   3–2  Netherlands Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
18:00 Howell 19'
Nwosu 45'
Page 59'		 Report Ouarghi 26'
Duah 47'		 Referee: Roberto Oliveira (Portugal)
23 February 2025   4–0  Netherlands Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
11:00 Benamar 6'
Gomes Rodríguez 23', 29'
Williams-Barnett 90'		 Report Referee: José Salema (Portugal)

2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Qualification

Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
24 October 2024 Qualifying Round Malta  0–4   Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali
Report Ezenwata 12', 53'
Dowman 68'
Tyjon 90+4'		 Attendance: 407
Referee: Florian Lata (Albania)
27 October 2024 Qualifying Round   4–0  Latvia Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali
11:00 Rawlings 17'
Williams-Barnett 30'
Tyjon 34'
Howell 57'		 Report Geguchadze 6' (pen.)
Amisulashvili 61'		 Attendance: 120
Referee: Miloš Savović (Montenegro)
30 October 2024 Qualifying Round   4–2  Sweden Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali
14:30 Walsh 40'
Dike 47'
Gorman 74' (pen.)
Dowman 90+1'		 Report Saeed 26'
Hedlöf 90+3'		 Attendance: 116
Referee: Florian Lata (Albania)
19 March 2025 Elite Qualifying Round   2–0  Israel St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton upon Trent
16:00 Gomes Rodriguez 25', 60' Report Referee: Karel Rouček (Czechia)
22 March 2025 Elite Qualifying Round   3–2  Slovenia St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton upon Trent
16:00 Simmonds 3'
McAidoo 10'
Gomes Rodríguez 84'		 Report Kozar 16'
Videnović 75'		 Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (Luxembourg)
25 March 2025 Elite Qualifying Round   5–0  Northern Ireland St George's Park National Football Centre, Burton upon Trent
20:00 Gorman 6', 25'
Ngumoha 19', 64'
Dowman 30'		 Report Referee: Karel Rouček (Czechia)

Final tournament

Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
20 May 2025 Group stage   1–1  Belgium Egnatia Arena, Rrogozhinë
17:00 Report
23 May 2025 Group stage Italy  4–2   Egnatia Arena, Rrogozhinë
19:30
Report
Attendance: 3,074
Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands)
26 May 2025 Group stage Czech Republic  2–4   Egnatia Arena, Rrogozhinë
19:30
  • Palaščák 59'
  • Sochůrek 89'
 Report
Referee: Florian Lata (Albania)

Players

Latest squad

For the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible.[20] Players born between January and August 2008 are first-year scholars in the English academy system, players born from September 2008 to August 2009 will be eligible to enter the full-time academy system at the start of the 2025–26 season.

The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, to be played May 2025.[21]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
- 1GK Olanrewaju Awesu (2008-01-25) 25 January 2008[22] West Ham United
- 1GK Freddy Bernal (2008-10-21) 21 October 2008[23] Chelsea
- 1GK Jack Porter (2008-07-15) 15 July 2008[24] Arsenal
- 2DF Kaden Braithwaite (2008-02-08) 8 February 2008 Manchester City
- 2DF Jun'ai Byfield (2008-12-06) 6 December 2008[25] Tottenham Hotspur
- 2DF Malachi Hardy (2008-03-10) 10 March 2008[26] Tottenham Hotspur
- 2DF Bendito Mantato (2008-01-25) 25 January 2008[27] Manchester United
- 2DF Freddie Simmonds (2008-03-09) 9 March 2008[28] Brighton & Hove Albion
- 3MF Max Dowman (2009-12-31) 31 December 2009[29] Arsenal
- 3MF Landon Emenalo (2008-01-18) 18 January 2008[30] Chelsea
- 3MF Finlay Gorman (2008-09-20) 20 September 2008[31] Manchester City
- 3MF Louis Page (2008-10-24) 24 October 2008[32] Leicester City
- 3MF Seth Ridgeon (2008-09-12) 12 September 2008[33] Fulham
- 3MF Luca Williams-Barnett (2008-10-01) 1 October 2008[34] Tottenham Hotspur
- 4FW Bradley Burrowes (2008-03-04) 4 March 2008[35] Aston Villa
- 4FW Harry Gray (2008-10-08) 8 October 2008[36] Leeds United
- 4FW Reigan Heskey (2008-01-18) 18 January 2008[37] Manchester City
- 4FW Harry Howell (2008-04-20) 20 April 2008[38] Brighton & Hove Albion
- 4FW Ryan McAidoo (2008-06-24) 24 June 2008[39] Manchester City
- 4FW Rio Ngumoha (2008-08-29) 29 August 2008[40] Liverpool
- 4FW Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez (2008-03-11) 11 March 2008[41] Lyon

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 Dylan Moody (2008-03-11) 11 March 2008[42] - - Southampton v Israel, Slovenia, Northern Ireland, March 2025[43]
GK Maxwell Moses (2008-11-28) 28 November 2008 - - West Bromwich Albion v Netherlands, February 2025[44]
GK Owen Asemota (2008-04-12) 12 April 2008[45] - - Aston Villa v Belgium, November 2024[46]
GK Aidan Stokes (2008-01-14) 14 January 2008 - - New York Red Bulls v Belgium, November 2024[46]
DF Dean Benamar (2008-05-31) 31 May 2008[47] - - Crystal Palace v Israel, Slovenia, Northern Ireland, March 2025[43]
DF Dante Headley (2008-09-18) 18 September 2008[48] - - Manchester City v Israel, Slovenia, Northern Ireland, March 2025[43]
DF Hayden Ford - - - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Netherlands, February 2025[44]
DF Godwill Kukonki (2008-02-06) 6 February 2008[49] - - Manchester United v Netherlands, February 2025[44]
DF Jayden Ngwashi (2008-09-21) 21 September 2008[50] - - Manchester United v Netherlands, February 2025[44]
DF Wesley Okoduwa (2008-05-12) 12 May 2008[51] - - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Netherlands, February 2025[44]
DF Theo Julienne (2008-01-11) 11 January 2008[52] - - Arsenal v Belgium, November 2024[46]
DF Lewi Richards (2008-10-04) 4 October 2008[53] - - Chelsea v Malta, Latvia, Sweden, October 2024[54]
DF Stephen Mfuni (2008-02-12) 12 February 2008[55] - - Manchester City 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, May 2024[56]
MF Chinaza Nwosu (2008-06-10) 10 June 2008[57] - - West Ham United v Israel, Slovenia, Northern Ireland, March 2025[43]
MF Harrison Miles (2008-07-28) 28 July 2008[58] - - Manchester City v Netherlands, February 2025[44]
MF Jack McGrath (2008-10-14) 14 October 2008 - - Aston Villa v Belgium, November 2024[46]
MF Anton Palmer (2008-11-27) 27 November 2008[59] - - Middlesbrough v Belgium, November 2024[46]
MF Luke Rawlings (2008-04-04) 4 April 2008[60] - - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Malta, Latvia, Sweden, October 2024[54]
MF Reggie Walsh (2008-10-20) 20 October 2008[61] - - Chelsea v Malta, Latvia, Sweden, October 2024[54]
MF Max Jenner (2008-04-05) 5 April 2008[62] - - Aston Villa v Mexico, Israel, Germany, September 2024[63]
FW Bailey Palmer (2008-11-27) 27 November 2008[64] - - Middlesbrough v Netherlands, February 2025[44]
FW Igor Tyjon (2008-03-20) 20 March 2008[65] - - Blackburn Rovers v Belgium, November 2024[46]
FW Andre Dike (2008-05-16) 16 May 2008[66] - - West Ham United v Malta, Latvia, Sweden, October 2024[54]
FW Chizaram Ezenwata (2008-09-05) 5 September 2008[67] - - Chelsea v Malta, Latvia, Sweden, October 2024[54]


Honours

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Head-to-head record

The following table shows England's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

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