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 St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
14:00 Hirst 4'
Embleton 60'		 Report
10 September 2018 Netherlands  3–1  England Nieuw Zuid, Katwijk aan Zee
17:00 Chong 62'
Vente 74'
Kadıoğlu 88'		 Report Nketiah 6' Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)
11 October 2018 England  2–1  Italy Mill Farm, Medlar-with-Wesham
19:00 Nketiah 18'
Willock 35'		 Report Frattesi 64' Attendance: 3,817
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
15 October 2018 Czech Republic  1–1  England Stadion Střelecký ostrov, České Budějovice
17:00 Pfeifer 86' Report Nketiah 39' Attendance: 2,795
Referee: Łukasz Szczech (Poland)
19 November 2018 England  2–0  Germany Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester
19:00 Willock 66'
Nmecha 69'		 Report Attendance: 7,648
Referee: Pawel Pskit (Poland)
21 March 2019 England  1–3  Poland St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
14:00 Nketiah 57' Report Moder 8'
Klimala 26' (pen.)
Kwietniewski 53'
26 March 2019 Portugal  1–0  England Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril, Penafiel
17:00 Martelo 62' Report Referee: Florian Badstubner (Germany)

2019–20 Under 20 Elite League
Main article: 2019–20 Under 20 Elite League
5 September 2019 England  0–0  Netherlands New Meadow, Shrewsbury
19:00 Report Attendance: 2,578
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)
9 September 2019 Switzerland   0–1  England Leichtathletik-Stadion, Basel
17:00 Report Clarke 90+2' Attendance: 1,000
10 October 2019 Italy  2–2  England Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma
13:00 Frabotta 39'
Portanova 49'		 Report Gomes 23' (pen.), 24' Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland)
14 October 2019 England  0–3  Czech Republic London Road Stadium, Peterborough
18:00 Report Hellebrand 51', 60'
Hušek 74'		 Attendance: 6,296
Referee: Kornel Paszkiewicz (Poland)
14 November 2019 Portugal  0–4  England Estádio Municipal de Águeda, Águeda
16:00 Report Campbell 10', 16'
Poveda 25'
Smith Rowe 61'		 Referee: Piero Giacomelli (Italy)

2021–22 Under 20 Elite League
Main article: 2021–22 Under 20 Elite League
6 September 2021 England  6–1  Romania St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
15:00 Mola 15'
McAtee 21'
Gelhardt 53', 80' (pen.)
Weir 75'
Rak-Sakyi 90'		 Report Ghindovean 60'
7 October 2021 England  1–1  Italy Technique Stadium, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
19:00 Bate 41' Report Maldini 34' Attendance: 6,394
Referee: Samuel Barrott (England)
11 October 2021 Czech Republic  0–5  England Na Stínadlech, Teplice
16:00 Report Azeez 15'
Stansfield 49'
Anjorin 70'
Rogers 76'
Hill 83'		 Attendance: 3,645
Referee: Tomas Klima (Czech Republic)
11 November 2021 Portugal  2–0  England Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
17:00 Couto 52'
Cruz 63'		 Report Referee: David Silva (Portugal)
25 March 2022 Poland  2–0  England Stadion Miejski, Bielsko-Biała
19:00
Report
29 March 2022 England  –  Germany Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester
19:30

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 games against Poland and Germany, to be played 25 and 29 March 2022.[5][6]

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 Hull City
- 1GK Charlie Setford (2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 Ajax
- 1GK James Trafford (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 Bolton Wanderers (on loan from Manchester City)
- 2DF Aji Alese (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 West Ham United
- 2DF Taylor Gardner-Hickman (2001-12-30) 30 December 2001 West Bromwich Albion
- 2DF James Hill (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 Bournemouth
- 2DF Kaine Kesler Hayden (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 MK Dons (on loan from Aston Villa)
- 2DF Clinton Mola (2001-03-15) 15 March 2001 VfB Stuttgart
- 2DF Nathanael Ogbeta (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 Swansea City
- 2DF Nathan Wood (2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 Middlesbrough
- 3MF Leighton Clarkson (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 Liverpool
- 3MF Jordan James (2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 Birmingham City
- 3MF James McAtee (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 Manchester City
- 3MF Tyler Morton (2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 Liverpool
- 3MF Dan Neil (2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 Sunderland
- 4FW Tyrhys Dolan (2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 Blackburn Rovers
- 4FW Sam Greenwood (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 Leeds United
- 4FW Luke Plange (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 Derby County (on loan from Crystal Palace)
- 4FW Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 Crystal Palace
- 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[7]
GK Matthew Cox (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003[8] 1 0 Brentford v.  Italy,  Czech Republic, 7–11 October 2021[9]
GK Teddy Sharman-Lowe (2003-03-30) 30 March 2003 0 0 Chelsea v.  Italy,  Czech Republic, 7–11 October 2021 INJ[9]
GK Brad Young (2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 0 0 Leicester City v.  Italy,  Czech Republic, 7–11 October 2021[9]
GK Louie Moulden (2002-01-06) 6 January 2002[10] 0 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers v.  Portugal, 11 November 2021[11]
DF Lee Buchanan (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 2 0 Derby County v.  Romania, 6 September 2021[7]
DF Jarrad Branthwaite (2002-06-27) 27 June 2002 2 0 Everton v.  Italy,  Czech Republic, 7–11 October 2021[9]
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[9]
DF Cody Drameh (2001-12-08) 8 December 2001 3 0 Cardiff City (on loan from Leeds United) v.  Portugal, 11 November 2021 SEN[11]
DF Henry Lawrence (2001-09-21) 21 September 2001 4 0 AFC Wimbledon (on loan from Chelsea) v.  Portugal, 11 November 2021[11]
DF Teden Mengi (2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 1 0 Birmingham City (on loan from Manchester United) v.  Portugal, 11 November 2021[11]
DF Reece Welch (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 1 0 Everton v.  Portugal, 11 November 2021[11]
DF Josh Wilson-Esbrand (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 1 0 Manchester City v.  Portugal, 11 November 2021[11]
DF Dennis Cirkin (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 - - Sunderland v.  Poland,  Germany, 25–29 March 2022 INJ[5]
MF Louie Sibley (2001-09-13) 13 September 2001 1 0 Derby County v.  Romania, 6 September 2021[7]
MF Miguel Azeez (2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 3 1 Arsenal v.  Italy,  Czech Republic, 7–11 October 2021[9]
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[9]
MF Tino Anjorin (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 - - Huddersfield Town (on loan from Chelsea) v.  Poland,  Germany, 25–29 March 2022 INJ[6]
MF Lewis Bate (2002-10-28) 28 October 2002 - - Leeds United v.  Poland,  Germany, 25–29 March 2022 INJ[5]
FW Alex Mighten (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 1 0 Nottingham Forest v.  Romania, 6 September 2021[7]
FW Anthony Gordon (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 1 0 Everton v.  Italy,  Czech Republic, 7–11 October 2021 INJ[9]
FW Joe Gelhardt (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 1 2 Leeds United v.  Portugal, 11 November 2021 INJ[11]
FW Morgan Rogers (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 4 1 Bournemouth (on loan from Manchester City) v.  Portugal, 11 November 2021[11]
FW Cameron Archer (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 - - Preston North End (on loan from Aston Villa) v.  Poland,  Germany, 25–29 March 2022 INJ[5]
FW Jaden Philogene-Bidace (2002-02-08) 8 February 2002 - - Stoke City (on loan from Aston Villa) v.  Poland,  Germany, 25–29 March 2022 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. "England MU20s squad named for Poland and Germany games". England Football. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  6. "Squad updates: Stones joins Saka in leaving England camp". England Football. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  7. "Two first international call-ups in MU20 squad". The Football Association. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. "Matthew Cox". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  9. "MU20s squad named for Italy and Czech tests". The Football Association. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  10. "Louie Moulden". Wolverhampton Wanderers. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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