England national under-18 football team

England national under-18 football team, also known as England under-18s or England U18(s), represents England in association football at under-18 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. The team is coached by Neil Ryan.^[1]

England Under-18

Nickname(s)	Three Lions
Association	The Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Neil Ryan
FIFA code	ENG
First colours Second colours
First international
Unknown
Biggest win
Unknown
Biggest defeat
Unknown
World Cup
Appearances	Unknown (first in Unknown)
Best result	Unknown
Unknown
Appearances	Unknown (first in Unknown)
Best result	Unknown

The team competed in the FIFA International Youth Tournament (later taken over by UEFA) and its successor, the UEFA European Under-18 Championship, and was often referred to as England Youth.^[2][3] After the tournament was renamed the European Under-18 Championship, England won twice more, in 1980^[4] and 1993.^[5] In 1997, eligibility rules changed and the competition was rebranded as the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2001.

Nowadays, the under-18 banner is used for participation in international friendlies. The 2017 Toulon Tournament was also composed largely of under-18 players.^[6][7]

Players

Latest squad

For the 2022–23 season, players born on or after 1 January 2005 are eligible. Players born between January and August 2005 are second-year scholars in the English academy system, players born between September 2005 and August 2006 are first-year scholars.

The following players were named in the squad for games against Netherlands, Faroe Islands and Belgium, to be played between 21-26 September 2022.^[8]

Names in italics denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
-	1GK	True Grant	(2005-11-02) 2 November 2005 (age 17)^[9]	Manchester City
-	1GK	Luca Gunter	(2005-03-23) 23 March 2005 (age 17)^[10]	Tottenham Hotspur
-	1GK	Tom Reid	(2005-01-18) 18 January 2005 (age 18)^[11]	Brighton & Hove Albion
-	2DF	Max Alleyne	(2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 17)^[12]	Manchester City
-	2DF	Alfie Dorrington	(2005-04-20) 20 April 2005 (age 17)^[13]	Tottenham Hotspur
-	2DF	Joshua Feeney	(2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 17)^[14]	Aston Villa
-	2DF	Tyler Fredricson	(2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 17)^[15]	Manchester United
-	2DF	Sai Sachdev	(2004-10-23) 23 October 2004 (age 18)	Sheffield United
-	2DF	Lino Sousa	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 18)^[16]	Arsenal
-	2DF	Kane Taylor	(2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 (age 17)^[17]	Manchester City
-	3MF	Jobe Bellingham	(2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 17)	Birmingham City
-	3MF	Kobbie Mainoo	(2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 17)^[18]	Manchester United
-	3MF	Leo Castledine	(2005-08-20) 20 August 2005 (age 17)^[19]	Chelsea
-	3MF	Bobby Clark	(2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 (age 17)	Liverpool
-	3MF	Nico O'Reilly	(2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 (age 17)^[20]	Manchester City
-	3MF	Sam Rak-Sakyi	(2005-03-27) 27 March 2005 (age 17)^[21]	Chelsea
-	3MF	Jacob Wright	(2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 (age 17)^[22]	Manchester City
-	4FW	Will Alves	(2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 17)	Leicester City
-	4FW	Dom Ballard	(2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 (age 17)	Southampton
-	4FW	Amario Cozier-Duberry	(2005-05-29) 29 May 2005 (age 17)^[23]	Arsenal
-	4FW	Jamie Donley	(2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 18)^[24]	Tottenham Hotspur
-	4FW	Joel Ndala	(2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 (age 16)^[25]	Manchester City
-	4FW	Ranel Young	(2005-12-26) 26 December 2005 (age 17)^[26]	Liverpool

Honours

FIFA International Youth Tournament
Winners: 1948

UEFA International Youth Tournament
Winners: 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975
Runners-up: 1958, 1965, 1967

UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Winners: 1980, 1993

References

1. "England youth team coaches appointed for 2022-23 season". 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
2. "England's Youth/Under 18 Matches 1947-1976". England Football Online. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
3. "Manchester City Welcome England Youth v Wales Youth". 29th International Youth Tournament, 1st Round 2nd Leg Match Magazine. Manchester City F.C. 3 March 1976.
4. "SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PINCH MYSELF". Arsenal.com.
5. Smyth, Rob (29 June 2009). "The forgotten story of… England's class of '93". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
6. Association, The Football. "Mixed squad for Toulon trip". www.TheFA.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
7. "England Under 18". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
8. "England MU18s squad set for Spain". England Football. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
9. "True Grant". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
10. "Luca Gunter". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
11. "Tommy Reid". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
12. "Max Alleyne". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
13. "Alfie Dorrington". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
14. "Josh Feeney". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
15. "Tyler Fredricson". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
16. "Lino Sousa". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
17. "Kane Taylor". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
18. "Kobbie Mainoo". Manchester United F.C. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
19. "Leo Castledine". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
20. "Nico O'Reilly". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
21. "Sam Rak-Sakyi". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
22. "Jacob Wright". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
23. "Amario Cozier-Duberry". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
24. "Jamie Donley". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
25. "Joel Ndala". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
26. "Ranel Young". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

 

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