England women's national under-19 football team

England Women's U-19
Nickname(s)The Young Lionesses
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLauren Smith[1]
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Appearances15 (first in 2002)
Best resultWinners (2009)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2002)
Best result3rd (2018)

The England women's national under-19 football team, also known as England women Under-19s or England women U19(s), is a youth association football team operated under the auspices of The Football Association. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior England women's national football team and is the second highest tier of development behind the under-23 level. As long as they are eligible, players can play for England at any level, making it possible to play for the U19s, U23s or senior side, and again for the U19s. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible).

The team primarily competes in the annual UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and its qualification competition. In odd years, the team's performance in the tournament could qualify the under-20 team for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The team's best achievement to date is winning the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[2]

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

Year Result GP W D L GF GA U-20 World Cup
2002 Semi-finals 4 1 0 3 7 8 Quarter-finals
2003 Semi-finals 4 2 0 2 5 10
2004 Did not qualify Did not qualify
2005 Group stage 3 1 1 1 5 4 Did not qualify
2006 Did not qualify
2007 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 8 4 Quarter-finals
2008 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 4
2009 Winners 5 4 1 0 12 0 Group stage
2010 Runners-up 5 2 1 2 7 6
2011 Did not qualify Did not qualify
2012 Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 5
2013 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 10 2 Group stage
2014 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 6
2015 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 5 Did not qualify
2016 Did not qualify
2017 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 4 Third place
2018 Did not qualify
2019 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 3 Cancelled
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Did not qualify
2022 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 5
2023 Did not qualify Did not qualify
2024 Semi-finals 4 2 1 1 13 4
2025 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 3 6

Qualified

2026 TBD
2027
Total 16/22 59 23 9 27 85 76 6/12

Current squad

The following 21 players were named to the squad for the finals of the 2025 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[3]

Head coach: Lauren Smith[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Eve Annets (2006-03-19) 19 March 2006 Manchester City
1GK Katie Cox (2006-04-28) 28 April 2006 Chelsea
1GK Kaiya JotaTRN (2006-02-05) 5 February 2006 Stanford Cardinal

2DF Nelly Las (2007-12-17) 17 December 2007 Leicester City
2DF Rachel Maltby (2007-03-25) 25 March 2007 Aston Villa
2DF Lucy Newell (2006-10-02) 2 October 2006 Blackburn Rovers (loan)
2DF Katie Reid (2006-09-26) 26 September 2006 Arsenal
2DF Chloe Sarwie (2008-12-19) 19 December 2008 Chelsea
2DF Mari Ward (2006-01-03) 3 January 2006 Bristol City
2DF Cecily Wellesley-Smith (2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 Arsenal

3MF Lola Brown (2007-10-31) 31 October 2007 Chelsea
3MF Maddy Earl (2006-11-03) 3 November 2006 Arsenal
3MF Laila Harbert (2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 Arsenal
3MF Vivienne Lia (2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 Arsenal
3MF Erica Parkinson (2008-04-18) 18 April 2008 Valadares Gaia
3MF Lexi Potter (2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 Crystal Palace (loan)
3MF Lauryn Thompson (2007-11-04) 4 November 2007 Indy Eleven

4FW Princess Ademiluyi (2006-07-14) 14 July 2006 West Ham United
4FW Ava Baker (2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 Birmingham City
4FW Araya Dennis (2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 Tottenham Hotspur
4FW Jessie Gale (2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 Watford (loan)

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the England under-19 squad within the last twelve months.

Names in bold denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group. This list may be incomplete.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Sophia Poor (2006-06-25) 25 June 2006 - - Aston Villa v.  Ukraine, 8 April 2025
GK Hannah Poulter (2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 - - Brighton & Hove Albion v.  Lithuania, 14 July 2024

DF Sophie Harwood (2006-06-25) 25 June 2006 - - Arsenal v.  Ukraine, 8 April 2025
DF Zara Shaw (2007-12-23) 23 December 2007 - - Liverpool v.  Ukraine, 8 April 2025INJ
DF Issy Hobson (2007-10-31) 31 October 2007 - - Everton v. 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1, December 2024
DF Simone Sherwood (2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 - - Leicester City v. 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1, December 2024
DF Codie Thomas (2006-08-30) 30 August 2006 - - Manchester City v. 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1, December 2024
DF Ria Bose (2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 - - Sporting CP v.  Netherlands, 25 October 2024
DF Scarlett Kagalwala (2006-11-17) 17 November 2006 - - Chelsea v.  Netherlands, 25 October 2024
DF Grace McEwen (2007-08-25) 25 August 2007 - - Portsmouth (loan) v.  Netherlands, 25 October 2024
DF Sophie Harrison (2007-07-17) 17 July 2007 - - Arsenal v.  Netherlands, 25 October 2024
DF Jessica Pegram (2007-04-14) 14 April 2007 - - Brighton & Hove Albion v.  Netherlands, 25 October 2024
DF Brooke Aspin (2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 - - Crystal Palace (loan) v.  Lithuania, 14 July 2024
DF Cerys Brown (2005-06-22) 22 June 2005 - - London City Lionesses (loan) v.  Lithuania, 14 July 2024
DF Evie Rabjohn (2005-04-28) 28 April 2005 - - Manchester United v.  Lithuania, 14 July 2024INJ

MF Lily Dent (2006-09-05) 5 September 2006 - - Brighton & Hove Albion v.  Netherlands, 26 February 2025
MF Omotara Junaid (2007-10-04) 4 October 2007 - - Arsenal v.  Netherlands, 26 February 2025
MF Chloe Hylton (2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 - - Carolina Ascent v. 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1, December 2024
MF Milly Round (2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 - - Aston Villa v.  Netherlands, 25 October 2024
MF Ashanti Akpan (2005-11-24) 24 November 2005 - - Birmingham City (loan) v.  Lithuania, 14 July 2024
MF Louanne Worsey (2005-05-18) 18 May 2005 - - Birmingham City v.  Lithuania, 14 July 2024

FW Ruby-Rae Tucker (2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 - - Aston Villa v. 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1, December 2024
FW Tia Young (2006-09-01) 1 September 2006 - - Chelsea v.  Netherlands, 25 October 2024
FW Holly Deering (2006-02-01) 1 February 2006 - - Manchester United v.  Netherlands, 25 October 2024
FW Mia Sorrentino - - - Aston Villa v.  Netherlands, 25 October 2024
FW Mia Enderby (2005-05-31) 31 May 2005 - - Liverpool v.  Lithuania, 14 July 2024
FW Lily Murphy (2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 - - Manchester City v.  Ukraine, 8 April 2025
FW Michelle Agyemang (2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 - - Arsenal v.  Ukraine, 8 April 2025
FW Freya Godfrey (2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 - - Arsenal v.  Lithuania, 14 July 2024
FW Georgia Mullett (2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 - - Aston Villa v.  Lithuania, 14 July 2024
FW Poppy Pritchard (2005-12-03) 3 December 2005 - - Crystal Palace (loan) v.  Lithuania, 14 July 2024
FW Katy Watson (2005-10-20) 20 October 2005 - - Sunderland v.  Lithuania, 14 July 2024

  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury

Recent schedule and results

This list includes match results from the past 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2024

14 July 2024 2024 U19 Euros group stage Lithuania  0–10   Kaunas, Lithuania
Report
  • Pritchard 5', 39', 46'
  • Watson 12'
  • Agyemang 14', 24', 55'
  • Lia 57'
  • Potter 68'
  • Earl 90+3'
Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium
Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)
17 July 2024 2024 U19 Euros group stage Serbia  1–1   Marijampolė, Lithuania
Report
Stadium: Sūduva Stadium
Referee: Minka Vekkeli (Finland)
20 July 2024 2024 U19 Euros group stage   1–0  France Jonava, Lithuania
Report Stadium: Central Stadium of Jonava
Referee: Caroline Lanssens (Belgium)
24 July 2024 2024 U19 Euros semi-final   1–3  Spain Marijampolė, Lithuania
Report
Stadium: Sūduva Stadium
Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland)
25 October 2024 Algarve Cup   3–1  Netherlands Portugal
13:00 BST
Report
  • Oude Elberink 57'
28 October 2024 Algarve Cup   2–0  Norway Portugal
13:00 GMT
Report
27 November 2024 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1   2–1  Turkey Poland
13:00 GMT
Report
  • Temel 33'
Stadium: Stadion Miejski w Nysie, Nysa
Referee: Silvia Domingos (Portugal)
30 November 2024 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1   1–0  Italy Poland
12:00 GMT
  • Dent 15'
Report Stadium: MOSIR Brzeg, Brzeg
Referee: Kristina Georgieva (Bulgaria)
3 December 2024 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1 Poland  1–0   Poland
12:00 GMT
  • Zuzanna Grzywińska 15'
Report Stadium: MOSIR Brzeg, Brzeg
Referee: Kristina Georgieva (Bulgaria)

2025

20 February 2025 Friendly Spain  2–0   La Nucia, Spain
11:00
Report Stadium: Olímpic Camilo Cano
23 February 2025 Friendly   2–0  United States Alicante, Spain
15:00
  • Brown 6'
  • Gale 15'
Report Stadium: Estadio Antonio Solana
26 February 2025 Friendly   1–1
(5–3 p)
 Netherlands Alicante, Spain
11:00 Report
  • van Hensbergen 69'
Stadium: Albir Garden Stadium
2 April 2025 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 2   6–0  Belgium Burton upon Trent, England
14:00
Report Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre
Referee: Galiya Echeva (Bulgaria)
5 April 2025 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 2   5–1  Austria Burton upon Trent, England
14:00
Report
  • Gutmann 13',  79'
  • Selina Albrecht  57'
  • Rapf  79'
Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre
Referee: Lotta Vuorio (Finland)
8 April 2025 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 2   10–0  Ukraine Burton upon Trent, England
14:00
Report Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre
Referee: Jelena Kumer (Croatia)
30 May 2025 Friendly Germany  3–2   Frankfurt, Germany
11:00
  • Cox 22' (o.g.)
  • Zimmermann 25'
  • Schneider 78'
Report
Stadium: DFB Campus
15 June 2025 2025 U19 Euros Group Stage   2–1  Netherlands Tarnobrzeg, Poland
16:00
Report
  • Zuidberg 44'
  • Koopman  84'
Stadium: Tarnobrzeg Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 648
Referee: Fabienne Michel (Germany)
18 June 2025 2025 U19 Euros Group Stage Portugal  4–1   Tarnobrzeg, Poland
16:00
  • Cancelinha  36'
  • Santiago 76', 89'
  • Marques 78'
  • Gago 82' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Tarnobrzeg Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 611
Referee: Kristina Georgieva (Bulgaria)
21 June 2025 2025 U19 Euros Group Stage Spain  1–0   Stalowa Wola, Poland
18:00
Report
Stadium: Subcarpathian Football Center
Attendance: 283
Referee: Rasa Grigonė (Lithuania)
22 October 2025 2026 U19 Euros Qualification Round 1   v  Estonia
16:00
25 October 2025 2026 U19 Euros Qualification Round 1   v  Greece
16:00
28 October 2025 2026 U19 Euros Qualification Round 1 Austria  v  
16:00

References

  1. ^ a b Beth, McHugh (11 September 2024). "Lauren Smith named England WU19s head coach". England Football. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Composed England enjoy final waltz". UEFA. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  3. ^ McHugh, Beth (10 June 2025). "England WU19s squad named for EURO Finals".