England women's national under-17 football team

England Women's U-17
Nickname(s)The Young Lionesses
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachNatalie Henderson
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Appearances8 (first in 2008)
Best resultThird place (2016)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2008)
Best resultFourth place (2008)

The England women's national under-17 football team, also known as the Young Lionesses, represents England in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England women's national under-17 football team best achievement is a third-place finish at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The team has competed at two FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup tournaments.

Year Result GP W D* L GF GA
New Zealand 2008 Fourth place 6 2 1 3 7 10
Trinidad and Tobago 2010 Did not qualify
Azerbaijan 2012
Costa Rica 2014
Jordan 2016 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 5 7
Uruguay 2018 Did not qualify
India 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
India 2022 Did not qualify
Dominican Republic 2024 To be determined
Total 2/8 10 3 3 4 12 17
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs.

UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

The team has participated in seven UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship tournaments.

Year Result GP W D* L GF GA
Switzerland 2008 Fourth place 2 0 0 2 2 7
Switzerland 2009 Did not qualify
Switzerland 2010
Switzerland 2011
Switzerland 2012
Switzerland 2013
England 2014 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 8 6
Iceland 2015 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 7
Belarus 2016 Third place 5 4 0 1 24 8
Czech Republic 2017 Group stage 3 1 0 2 6 4
Lithuania 2018 Fourth place 5 1 1 3 8 14
Bulgaria 2019 Group stage 3 2 0 1 4 5
Sweden 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Faroe Islands 2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022 Did not qualify
Estonia 2023 Semi-finals 4 2 1 1 7 6
Sweden 2024 TBD
Total 8/14 30 13 4 13 63 57
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs.
**Red border colour denotes tournament was held on home soil.

Current squad

The following 24 players were named to the squad for the MIMA Cup in February 2024.
Head coach: Natalie Henderson

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Rebekah Dowsett England Watford
1GK Hope McSheffrey England Arsenal
1GK Eva Spencer England Liverpool

2DF Eva Gray England Arsenal
2DF Sophie Harrison England Arsenal
2DF Sophie Harwood (2007-12-23) 23 December 2007 (age 16) England Southampton
2DF Issy Hobson England Everton
2DF Nelly Las England Leicester City
2DF Grace McEwen England Brighton & Hove Albion
2DF Niamh Peacock England Arsenal
2DF Simone Sherwood England Leicester City
2DF Cecily Wellesley-Smith England Oxford United

3MF Emily Cassap England Sunderland
3MF Laila Harbert (2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 17) England Watford (dual reg)
3MF Vera Jones (2008-02-18) 18 February 2008 (age 16) Wales Barry Town
3MF Omotara Junaid (2008-02-18) 18 February 2008 (age 16) England Arsenal
3MF Abby Kay (2008-02-18) 18 February 2008 (age 16) England Chelsea
3MF Erica Parkinson (2008-04-18) 18 April 2008 (age 15) Portugal Valadares Gaia

4FW Lola Brown (2007-10-31) 31 October 2007 (age 16) England Chelsea
4FW Denny Draper England Leicester City
4FW Mia Endacott England Plymouth Argyle (dual reg)
4FW Isabella Fisher (2007-05-14) 14 May 2007 (age 16) England Arsenal
4FW Eva Hendle England Chelsea
4FW Tamira Livingston England Manchester United

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the England U17 squad within the last twelve months.

This list may be incomplete.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Amy Liddiard - - England Arsenal v.  Germany, 25 September 2023
GK Katie Cox (2006-04-28) 28 April 2006 (age 17) - - England Chelsea 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
GK Sophia Poor (2006-06-25) 25 June 2006 (age 17) - - England Leicester City 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

DF Rachel Maltby - - England Aston Villa v.  Belgium, 10 November 2023
DF Jessica Pegram - - England Brighton & Hove Albion v.  Belgium, 10 November 2023
DF Ella Baker - - England Middlesbrough v.  Germany, 25 September 2023
DF Laiba Khan - - Denmark Brøndby v.  Germany, 25 September 2023
DF Taya Pomfret - - England Devon ETC v.  Germany, 25 September 2023
DF Ria Bose (2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 18) - - England Chelsea 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
DF Lucy Newell (2006-10-02) 2 October 2006 (age 17) - - England West Bromwich Albion 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
DF Katie Reid (2006-09-25) 25 September 2006 (age 17) - - England Arsenal 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
DF Zara Shaw (2007-06-06) 6 June 2007 (age 16) - - England Liverpool 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
DF Mari Ward (2006-01-03) 3 January 2006 (age 18) - - England Bristol City 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
DF Daisy Hind - - England Chelsea 2023 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2, March 2023
DF Scarlett Kagalwala - - England Chelsea 2023 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2, March 2023

MF Holly Deering (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18) - - England Manchester United 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
MF Alexia Potter (2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 (age 17) - - England Chelsea 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
MF Lola Nesbeth - - England Chelsea 2023 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2, March 2023

FW Scarlet Hill (2007-11-28) 28 November 2007 (age 16) - - England Manchester United v.  Belgium, 10 November 2023
FW Lauryn Thompson - - United States Indy Eleven v.  Belgium, 10 November 2023
FW Lakeisha Phipps - - England Aston Villa v.  Germany, 25 September 2023
FW Michelle Agyemang (2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 18) - - England Arsenal 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
FW Ava Baker (2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 18) - - England Leicester City 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
FW Araya Dennis (2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 (age 18) - - England Arsenal 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
FW Milly Round (2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 (age 18) - - England Aston Villa 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
FW Ruby-Rae Tucker (2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 (age 17) - - England Aston Villa 2023 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
FW Vivienne Lia - - England Arsenal 2023 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2, March 2023

Previous squads

2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Recent schedule and results

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

2023

18 March 2023 2023 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2 England  1–1  Norway Hrvace, Croatia
Report
  • Svendheim 45+2'
Stadium: Gradski Hrvace Stadion
14 May 2023 2023 UEFA U17 Euros Group B England  2–1  Poland Võru, Estonia
13:00
Report
  • Kuprowska 90+2'
Stadium: Võru Stadium
Referee: Kristina Georgieva (Bulgaria)
17 May 2023 2023 UEFA U17 Euros Group B Sweden  1–3  England Tartu, Estonia
19:00
Report
Stadium: Tamme Stadium
Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)
20 May 2023 2023 UEFA U17 Euros Group B France  1–1  England Võru, Estonia
13:00
  • Effa Effa 76'
Report
  • Ward 44'
Stadium: Võru Stadium
Referee: Minka Vekkeli (Finland)
23 May 2023 2023 UEFA U17 Euros semi-final Spain  3–1  England Tallinn, Estonia
17:00
  • López 5'
  • Gómez 88'
  • Pau 90+1'
Report
  • Reid 55'
Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium
Referee: Deborah Bianchi (Italy)
22 September 2023 Friendly England  3–0  Germany Burton upon Trent, England
  • Fisher 10', 20'
  • Herbert 12'
Report Stadium: St George's Park
25 September 2023 Friendly England  0–2  Germany Burton upon Trent, England
  • Ruckert
  • Grund
Stadium: St George's Park
4 November 2023 2024 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1 England  6–0  Northern Ireland Budaörs, Hungary
  • Harbert 14'
  • Jones 26', 45+1'
  • Draper 29', 51'
  • Harwood 85'
Report Stadium: BSC Stadium
Referee: Cansu Tryak (Turkey)
7 November 2023 2024 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1 Hungary  0–8  England Telki, Hungary
Report
  • Jones 5'
  • Draper 8', 37', 53', 59'
  • Bánfi 39' (o.g.)
  • Fisher 68', 90+3'
Stadium: Globall Football Park
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)
10 November 2023 2024 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1 Belgium  0–6  England Budaörs, Hungary
Report
  • Draper 12', 68'
  • Jones 15', 57'
  • Harwood 47'
  • Fisher 89'
Stadium: BSC Stadium
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)

2024

3 February 2024 MIMA Cup England  3–1  Netherlands San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
  • Draper 1', 32', 38'
Report
  • Boerboom 57'
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
5 February 2024 MIMA Cup England  2–0  Philippines San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
  • Fisher 35'
  • Cassap 56'
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
8 February 2024 MIMA Cup England  5–0  Scotland San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
  • Draper 20', 32'
  • Parkinson 44'
  • Harbert 81', 85'
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena

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