England national under-20 football team

England Under-20
Nickname(s)The Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAndy Edwards
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1981)
Best resultChampions (2017)
Medal record
Men's football
FIFA U-20 World Cup
2017 South KoreaTeam
1993 AustraliaTeam
Under 20 Elite League
2017–18Team

England national under-20 football team, also known as England Under-20s or England U20(s), represents England in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.

England were champions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, after defeating Venezuela in the final of the 2017 tournament.[1] Since the 2017–18 season, England contest the Under 20 Elite League.

The team are currently managed by Andy Edwards, who is assisted by Jason Euell. [2]

Tournament history

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA Squad
1977Did not qualify
1979Did not qualify
1981Fourth place622297Squad
1983Did not qualify
1985Group stage301225Squad
1987Did not qualify
1989Did not qualify
1991Group stage302134Squad
1993Third place632164Squad
1995Did not qualify
1997Round of 16430193Squad
1999Group stage300304Squad
2001Did not qualify
2003Group stage301202Squad
2005Did not qualify
2007Did not qualify
2009Group stage301216Squad
2011Round of 16403101Squad
2013Group stage302135Squad
2015Did not qualify
2017Champions7610123Squad
2019Did not qualify
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2023To be determined
Total[4]11/22451415164544

Fixtures and results

2017–18 Under 20 Elite League
Main article: 2017–18 Under 20 Elite League
31 August 2017 England  3–0  Netherlands New Bucks Head, Telford
20:00 Edwards  27'
Mavididi  70'
Johnson  75'		 Report Attendance: 2,321
Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)
4 September 2017 Switzerland   0–0  England Stadion Schützenwiese, Winterthur
18:00 Report Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
5 October 2017 Italy  1–5  England Stadio Città di Gorgonzola, Gorgonzola
18:00 Panico  14' Report Buckley-Ricketts  4', 34'
Edwards  21'
Suliman  63'
Ugbo  67' (pen.)		 Referee: João Capela (Portugal)
10 October 2017 England  4–0  Czech Republic St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
Johnson  17'
Mavididi  25' (pen.), 75'
Barnes  36'		 Report Referee: Łukasz Szczech (Poland)
14 November 2017 Germany  2–1  England Stadion Zwickau, Zwickau
Eggestein  10', 32' Report Barnes  86' Attendance: 3,720
Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)
22 March 2018 Poland  0–1  England Stadion Miejski, Bielsko-Biała
19:00 Report Wan-Bissaka  52'  76'
Davis  87'		 Attendance: 13,745
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
27 March 2018 England  3–0  Portugal Academy Stadium, Manchester
20:00 Willock  15'
Davis  41' (pen.)
Suliman  66'		 Report Attendance: 841
Referee: Siemen Mulder (Netherlands)

2018–19 Under 20 Elite League
Main article: 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League
6 September 2018 England  2–0   Switzerland
10 September 2018 Netherlands  3–1  England
11 October 2018 England  2–1  Italy
15 October 2018 Czech Republic  1–1  England
19 November 2018 England  2–1  Germany
21 March 2019 England  1–3  Poland
25 March 2019 Portugal  1–0  England

Players

Current squad

Players born between September 2001 and August 2002 are second-year graduates of the English academy system, players born between September 2002 and August 2003 are first-year graduates. Players born after 1 January 2003 remain eligible to play for England under-19s.

The following players were named in the squad for a game against Portugal on 11 November 2021.[5]

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 Harvey Cartwright (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002[6] Hull City
- 1GK Louie Moulden (2002-01-06) 6 January 2002[7] Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 1GK James Trafford (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 Accrington Stanley (on loan from Manchester City)
- 2DF Aji Alese (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 West Ham United
- 2DF Dennis Cirkin (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 Sunderland
- 2DF Kaine Kesler Hayden (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 Swindon Town (on loan from Aston Villa)
- 2DF Henry Lawrence (2001-09-21) 21 September 2001 AFC Wimbledon (on loan from Chelsea)
- 2DF Teden Mengi (2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 Manchester United
- 2DF Reece Welch (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003[8] Everton
- 2DF Josh Wilson-Esbrand (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 Manchester City
- 3MF Lewis Bate (2002-10-29) 29 October 2002 Leeds United
- 3MF Leighton Clarkson (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 Blackburn Rovers (on loan from Liverpool)
- 3MF James McAtee (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 Manchester City
- 3MF Tyler Morton (2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 Liverpool
- 3MF Dan Neil (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 Sunderland
- 4FW Cameron Archer (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 Aston Villa
- 4FW Sam Greenwood (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 Leeds United
- 4FW Jaden Philogene-Bidace (2002-02-08) 8 February 2002 Aston Villa
- 4FW Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 Crystal Palace
- 4FW Morgan Rogers (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 Bournemouth (on loan from Manchester City)
- 4FW Jay Stansfield (2002-11-24) 24 November 2002 Fulham

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-20 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Harvey Davies (2003-09-03) 3 September 2003 0 0 Liverpool v.  Romania, 6 September 2021[9]
GK Matthew Cox (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003[10] 1 0 Brentford v.  Italy,  Czech Republic, 7–11 October 2021[11]
GK Teddy Sharman-Lowe (2003-03-30) 30 March 2003 0 0 Chelsea v.  Italy,  Czech Republic, 7–11 October 2021 INJ[11]
GK Brad Young (2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 0 0 Leicester City v.  Italy,  Czech Republic, 7–11 October 2021[11]
DF Lee Buchanan (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 2 0 Derby County v.  Romania, 6 September 2021[9]
DF James Hill (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 3 1 Fleetwood Town v.  Italy,  Czech Republic, 7–11 October 2021[11]
DF Nathan Wood (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 3 0 Hibernian (on loan from Middlesbrough) v.  Italy,  Czech Republic, 7–11 October 2021[11]
DF Jarrad Branthwaite (2002-06-27) 27 June 2002 2 0 Everton v.  Italy,  Czech Republic, 7–11 October 2021[11]
DF Ethan Laird (2001-08-05) 5 August 2001 0 0 Swansea City (on loan from Manchester United) v.  Italy,  Czech Republic, 7–11 October 2021 INJ[11]
DF Cody Drameh (2001-12-08) 8 December 2001 3 0 Leeds United v.  Portugal, 11 November 2021 SEN[5]
DF Clinton Mola (2001-03-15) 15 March 2001 1 1 VfB Stuttgart v.  Portugal, 11 November 2021 SEN[5]
MF Louie Sibley (2001-09-13) 13 September 2001 1 0 Derby County v.  Romania, 6 September 2021[9]
MF Miguel Azeez (2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 3 1 Portsmouth (on loan from Arsenal) v.  Italy,  Czech Republic, 7–11 October 2021[11]
MF Tino Anjorin (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 2 1 Lokomotiv Moscow (on loan from Chelsea) v.  Italy,  Czech Republic, 7–11 October 2021[11]
MF Jensen Weir (2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 2 1 Cambridge United (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) v.  Italy,  Czech Republic, 7–11 October 2021[11]
FW Alex Mighten (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 1 0 Nottingham Forest v.  Romania, 6 September 2021[9]
FW Anthony Gordon (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 1 0 Everton v.  Italy,  Czech Republic, 7–11 October 2021 INJ[11]
FW Joe Gelhardt (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 1 2 Leeds United v.  Portugal, 11 November 2021 INJ[5]
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played.
  • SEN Player withdrew from the squad due to a call-up to the under-21 team.

References
  1. "Under-20 World Cup:England beat Venezuela in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. "England youth coaches confirmed". England Football. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup™ and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. "FIFA U-20 World Cup: England". FIFA.com. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  5. "Sunderland midfielder among trio of maiden MU20s call-ups". England Football. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. "Harvey Cartwright". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. "Louie Moulden". Wolverhampton Wanderers. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  8. "Reece Welch". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  9. "Two first international call-ups in MU20 squad". The Football Association. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  10. "Matthew Cox". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  11. "MU20s squad named for Italy and Czech tests". The Football Association. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
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