England national under-17 football team

England Under-17
Nickname(s)Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachGreg Lincoln
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
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
Appearances15 (Joint Record) (first in 1984)
Best resultChampions (2010 and 2014)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2017)

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.

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
China 1985 did not enter
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991 did not qualify
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007 Quarter-finals 5 3 1 1 12 7 Squad
Nigeria 2009 did not qualify
Mexico 2011 Quarter-finals 5 2 2 1 9 6 Squad
United Arab Emirates 2013 did not qualify
Chile 2015 Group stage 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad
India 2017 Champions 7 6 1 0 23 6 Squad
Brazil 2019 did not qualify
Peru 2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Indonesia 2023 Round of 16 4 2 0 2 14 5
Total 5/19 24 13 6 5 59 26
Year Golden Ball Award
India 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
Denmark 2002 Third Place 6 4 1 1 10 6 Squad
Portugal 2003 Fourth place 5 1 3 1 6 6 Squad
France 2004 Fourth place 5 3 1 1 11 7 Squad
Italy 2005 Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 3 Squad
Luxembourg 2006 Elite round - - - - - - -
Belgium 2007 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 8 4 Squad
Turkey 2008 Elite round - - - - - - -
Germany 2009 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 6 Squad
Liechtenstein 2010 Champions 5 5 0 0 10 4 Squad
Serbia 2011 Semi-final 4 1 1 2 5 5 Squad
Slovenia 2012 Elite round - - - - - - -
Slovakia 2013 Elite round - - - - - - -
Malta 2014 Champions 5 4 0 1 10 4 Squad
Bulgaria 2015 Quarter-final 4 2 1 1 3 2 Squad
Azerbaijan 2016 Quarter-final 4 2 0 2 6 4 Squad
Croatia 2017 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 15 4 Squad
England 2018 Semi-final 5 3 0 2 6 3 Squad
Republic of Ireland 2019 Group stage 3 1 1 1 6 7 Squad
Estonia 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022 Elite round - - - - - - -
Hungary 2023 Quarter-final 4 2 1 1 5 2 Squad
Cyprus 2024 to be determined
Total 15/20 67 37 11 19 107 67
Year Golden Player Award
Denmark 2002 Wayne Rooney
Liechtenstein 2010 Connor Wickham
Croatia 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 2022–23 season

 Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

Friendlies

6 August 2022 Norway  3–0  England Sarpsborg Stadion, Sarpsborg
Nypan 9'
Nyhammer 44'
Egeli 77'
Report Matthews Yellow card 86'
8 August 2022 England  3–0  Faroe Islands Råde idrettspark, Råde
Stevens 21'
Jimoh 38', Yellow card 52'
Jemide Yellow card 45+3'
Nwaneri 73', Yellow card 82'
Report Referee: Mischa Huru Kellerhals (Norway)
10 August 2022 England  2–1  Finland Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad
Morgan 31', Yellow card 45+1'
Miley 70'
Stevens Yellow card 90+4'
Report Ingman 86'


23 September 2022 England  3–0  Czech Republic Stadion Miejski, Błonie
Dyer Yellow card 53'
Samuel 70'
Samuels-Smith 81'
Morgan 83'
Abbott Yellow card 85'
Report Referee: Piotr Rzucidło (Poland)
25 September 2022 England  1–2  Norway Stadion Miejski, Piaseczno
Dyer Yellow card 73'
Nwaneri Yellow card 80'
Morgan 90+2' (pen.)
Report Egeli 33', 78'
27 September 2022 Poland  5–0  England Miejski Stadion Sportowy, Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Wolski 10'
Huras 43', 49', 81'
Kolanko 75'
Report Golding Yellow card 45+3' Referee: Marcin Szczerbowicz (Poland)

2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Qualification

25 October 2022 Qualifying Round England  3–1  Lithuania Tbilisi Sea Technical Center Stadium, Tbilisi
Golding 17', 51'
Nwaneri 81'
Jimoh Yellow card 87'
Report Malatokas 80' Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)
28 October 2022 Qualifying Round England  6–2  Georgia GFF Rustavi Academy, Rustavi
Dibling 3', 87'
Golding Yellow card 5'
Nwaneri 9'
Morgan 28', 57'
Dyer Yellow card 36'
Lewis-Skelly 43', Yellow card 49'
Report Geguchadze 6' (pen.)
Amisulashvili 61'
Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)
31 October 2022 Qualifying Round Israel  1–1  England Tbilisi Sea Technical Center Stadium, Tbilisi
Hazan 34' Report Meghoma Yellow card 23'
Rigg Yellow card 32'
Jimoh Yellow card 54'
Morgan 83'
Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)


22 March 2023 Elite Qualifying Round Denmark  1–3  England Nieuw Zuid, Katwijk
Chiakha 73' Report Nwaneri 9', 31'
Oboavwoduo 48'
Miley Yellow card 57'
Dada-Mascoll Yellow card 71'
Watson Yellow card 86'
Referee: Patrik Kolarić (Croatia)
25 March 2023 Elite Qualifying Round England  2–0  Northern Ireland Gemeentelijk Sportpark, Noordwijk
Nwaneri 63', 82' Report Turley Yellow card 85' Referee: Patrik Kolarić (Croatia)
28 March 2023 Elite Qualifying Round England  0–1  Netherlands Nieuw Zuid, Katwijk
Report Wolff 32' Referee: Roman Jitari (Moldova)

Final tournament

18 May 2023 Group stage Croatia  0–1  England Városi Sportpálya, Balmazújváros
20:00 Report Nwaneri 8'
Samuels-Smith Yellow card 22'
Lovelace Yellow card 71'
Boniface Yellow card 80'
Attendance: 700
Referee: David Šmajc (Slovenia)
21 May 2023 Group stage Netherlands  1–4  England Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen
20:00 Hartog 71'
van der Plas Red card 88'
Report Lewis-Skelly 7'
Acheampong Yellow card 40'
Dada-Mascoll 80', 90+3' (pen.)
Oboavwoduo 90+4'
Attendance: 611
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)
24 May 2023 Group stage England  0–0   Switzerland DEAC Stadion, Debrecen
15:00 Jemide Yellow card 70'
Golding Yellow card 73'
Dibling Yellow card 89'
Report Attendance: 427
Referee: Lothar D'Hondt (Belgium)
27 May 2023 Quarter-final England  0–1  France Városi Sportpálya, Balmazújváros
20:00 Samuel Yellow card 88' Report Lambourde 89' (pen.) Attendance: 411
Referee: Atilla Karaoglan (Turkey)
30 May 2023 World Cup play-off England  4–2   Switzerland Árok utcai pálya, Budaörs
15:00 Gray 17', Yellow card 40'
Dada-Mascoll Yellow card 50'
Lovelace 67', Yellow card 57'
Golding 68', Yellow card 88'
Young 76'
Setford Yellow card 90+2'
Report Rufener 45+1'
Xhemalija 52'
Attendance: 138
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)

2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup

14 November 2023 World Cup Group Stage England  2–1  Iran Jakarta, Indonesia
Report
  • Zamani 31'
Stadium: Jakarta International Stadium
Attendance: 7,698
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

Players

Latest squad

For the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers, players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible. However players born on or after 1 January 2006 remain eligible for the World Cup. 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 the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, to be played November 2023.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
13 1GK Ted Curd (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 17) England Hashtag United (on loan from Chelsea)
21 1GK Finlay Herrick (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 17) England West Ham United
1 1GK Tommy Setford (2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 17) Netherlands Ajax

2 2DF Josh Acheampong (2006-05-05) 5 May 2006 (age 17) England Chelsea
15 2DF Joe Johnson (2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 17) England Luton Town
3 2DF Jayden Meghoma (2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 17) England Southampton
12 2DF Harrison Murray-Campbell (2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 17) England Chelsea
5 2DF Lakyle Samuel (2006-05-06) 6 May 2006 (age 17) England Manchester City
6 2DF Ishé Samuels-Smith (2006-06-05) 5 June 2006 (age 17) England Chelsea

10 3MF Sam Amo-Ameyaw (2006-07-18) 18 July 2006 (age 17) England Southampton
8 3MF Michael Golding (2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 (age 17) England Chelsea
16 3MF Myles Lewis-Skelly (2006-09-26) 26 September 2006 (age 17) England Arsenal
4 3MF Finley McAllister (2006-07-16) 16 July 2006 (age 17) England Manchester United
18 3MF Chris Rigg (2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 16) England Sunderland
14 3MF Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny (2006-05-11) 11 May 2006 (age 17) England Chelsea

7 4FW Tyler Dibling (2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 17) England Southampton
11 4FW Joel Ndala (2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 (age 17) England Manchester City
20 4FW Ethan Nwaneri (2007-03-21) 21 March 2007 (age 16) England Arsenal
9 4FW Justin Oboavwoduo (2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 (age 17) England Manchester City
17 4FW Archie Stevens (2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 (age 17) Scotland Rangers
19 4FW Matthew Warhurst (2006-09-25) 25 September 2006 (age 17) England Manchester City

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 Spike Brits (2007-06-24) 24 June 2007 (age 16) - - England Manchester City UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
GK Kai Crampton (2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 16) - - England Chelsea UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
GK Douglas Lukjanciks (2007-10-09) 9 October 2007 (age 16) - - England Everton UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
GK Oliver Whatmuff (2007-11-06) 6 November 2007 (age 16) - - England Manchester City v Norway, October 2023
GK Nicolas Michalski (2007-03-14) 14 March 2007 (age 16) - - England Blackburn Rovers v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023
GK Elyh Harrison (2006-02-19) 19 February 2006 (age 17) - - England Manchester United UEFA Elite Qualifying round, March 2023
GK Dondre Abraham (2006-05-24) 24 May 2006 (age 17) - - England West Ham United v Germany, January 2023
GK Jack Thompson (2006-12-14) 14 December 2006 (age 16) - - England Derby County UEFA Qualifying round, October 2022
GK Sam Proctor (2006-12-21) 21 December 2006 (age 16) - - England Aston Villa Nordic Under-17 Football Championship, August 2022

DF Harry Amass (2007-03-16) 16 March 2007 (age 16) - - England Manchester United UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
DF Adeleke Drake (2007-06-01) 1 June 2007 (age 16) - - England Manchester City UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
DF Christian McFarlane (2007-01-25) 25 January 2007 (age 16) - - United States New York City FC UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
DF Stephen Mfuni (2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 15) - - England Manchester City UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
DF Kian Noble (2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 16) - - England Manchester City UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
DF Leo Shahar (2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 (age 16) - - England Newcastle United UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
DF Samuel Amissah (2007-03-07) 7 March 2007 (age 16) - - England Fulham v Norway, October 2023
DF Genesis Antwi (2007-05-11) 11 May 2007 (age 16) - - England Chelsea v Norway, October 2023
DF Jonathan Esenga (2007-02-09) 9 February 2007 (age 16) - - England Fulham v Norway, October 2023
DF Chukwuemeka Adiele (2007-11-10) 10 November 2007 (age 16) - - England West Ham United v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023
DF Joshua Hamilton (2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 (age 15) - - England Leeds United v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023
DF Jethro Medine (2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 (age 15) - - England West Ham United v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023
DF Freddie Simmonds (2007-03-09) 9 March 2007 (age 16) - - England Brighton & Hove Albion v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023
DF Somto Boniface (2006-03-11) 11 March 2006 (age 17) - - England Chelsea 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, May 2023
DF Mofe Jemide (2006-11-08) 8 November 2006 (age 17) - - England Crystal Palace 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, May 2023
DF Caleb Kporha (2006-07-15) 15 July 2006 (age 17) - - England Crystal Palace v Germany, January 2023
DF Calum Logan (2006-11-24) 24 November 2006 (age 17) - - England Tottenham Hotspur v Germany, January 2023
DF Waylon Renecke (2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 17) - - England Norwich City v Germany, January 2023
DF Zach Abbott (2006-05-13) 13 May 2006 (age 17) - - England Nottingham Forest UEFA Qualifying round, October 2022
DF Travis Akomeah (2006-06-01) 1 June 2006 (age 17) - - England Chelsea UEFA Qualifying round, October 2022
DF Mirsad Ali (2006-02-10) 10 February 2006 (age 17) - - England Leicester City UEFA Qualifying round, October 2022
DF Nathanael Boot (2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 (age 16) - - England Southampton Syrenka Cup, September 2022
DF Tommy Dobson-Ventura (2006-09-03) 3 September 2006 (age 17) - - England Southampton Nordic Under-17 Football Championship, August 2022

MF Finlay Cartwright (2007-02-28) 28 February 2007 (age 16) - - England Middlesbrough UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
MF Jack Fletcher (2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 16) - - England Manchester United UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
MF Oliver Harrison (2007-08-07) 7 August 2007 (age 16) - - England Chelsea UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
MF Joshua King (2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 16) - - England Fulham UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
MF Divine Mukasa (2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 16) - - England Manchester City UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
MF Callum Olusesi (2007-01-17) 17 January 2007 (age 16) - - England Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
MF Jayce Fitzgerald (2007-05-09) 9 May 2007 (age 16) - - England Manchester United v Norway, October 2023
MF Eric Hamelberg - - - England Middlesbrough v Norway, October 2023
MF Trey Nyoni (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 16) - - England Liverpool v Norway, October 2023
MF Femi Fapetu (2007-08-04) 4 August 2007 (age 16) - - England Manchester City v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023
MF Sol Sidibe (2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 16) - - England Stoke City v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023
MF Isaiah Dada-Mascoll (2006-05-24) 24 May 2006 (age 17) - - England Manchester City 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, May 2023
MF Kiano Dyer (2006-11-21) 21 November 2006 (age 17) - - England Chelsea 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, May 2023
MF Archie Gray (2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 17) - - England Leeds United 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, May 2023
MF Jamaldeen Jimoh (2006-10-02) 2 October 2006 (age 17) - - England Aston Villa UEFA Elite Qualifying round, March 2023
MF Lewis Miley (2006-05-01) 1 May 2006 (age 17) - - England Newcastle United UEFA Elite Qualifying round, March 2023
MF Kevin Mfuamba (2006-08-25) 25 August 2006 (age 17) - - England West Bromwich Albion v Germany, January 2023
MF Tom Neale (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 17) - - England Leicester City v Germany, January 2023

FW Jesse Derry - - - England Crystal Palace UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
FW Christian Dunbar-McDonald (2007-10-29) 29 October 2007 (age 16) - - England Manchester City UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
FW Luca Fletcher (2007-04-18) 18 April 2007 (age 16) - - England Manchester City UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
FW Shim Mheuka (2007-10-20) 20 October 2007 (age 16) - - England Chelsea UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
FW Mikey Moore (2007-08-11) 11 August 2007 (age 16) - - England Tottenham Hotspur UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
FW Jay Robinson (2007-03-15) 15 March 2007 (age 16) - - England Southampton UEFA Qualifying round, November 2023
FW Shea Lacey (2007-04-14) 14 April 2007 (age 16) - - England Manchester United v Norway, October 2023
FW Sean Neave (2007-05-27) 27 May 2007 (age 16) - - England Newcastle United v Norway, October 2023
FW Trevan Sanusi (2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 16) - - England Newcastle United v Norway, October 2023
FW Elliot Myles (2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 16) - - England Norwich City v Portugal, Morocco, Spain, September 2023
FW Leon Chiwome (2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 17) - - England Wolverhampton Wanderers 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, May 2023
FW Zak Lovelace (2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 (age 17) - - Scotland Rangers 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, May 2023
FW Kadan Young (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 17) - - England Aston Villa 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, May 2023
FW Thomas Watson (2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 (age 17) - - England Sunderland UEFA Elite Qualifying round, March 2023
FW Mason Cotcher (2006-09-04) 4 September 2006 (age 17) - - England Sunderland v Germany, January 2023
FW Tyrique George (2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 (age 17) - - England Chelsea v Germany, January 2023
FW Oliver Irow (2006-05-10) 10 May 2006 (age 17) - - England Tottenham Hotspur v Germany, January 2023
FW Jimmy-Jay Morgan (2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 17) - - England Chelsea UEFA Qualifying round, October 2022
FW Ethan Wheatley (2006-01-20) 20 January 2006 (age 17) - - England Manchester United Syrenka Cup, September 2022
FW Adam Berry (2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 17) - - England Manchester United Nordic Under-17 Football Championship, August 2022
FW Charlie Lennon (2006-04-09) 9 April 2006 (age 17) - - England Middlesbrough Nordic Under-17 Football Championship, August 2022
FW Ajay Matthews (2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 17) - - England Middlesbrough Nordic Under-17 Football Championship, August 2022


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