England Under-20
Nickname(s)The Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBen Futcher (Interim)
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
Gold medal – first place2017 South KoreaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1993 AustraliaTeam
Under 20 Elite League
Silver medal – second place2017–18Team

England national under-20 football team, also known as England Under-20s or England U20(s) or England Men's Elite Squad, 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]

From October 2023, the squad was rebranded as the England Men's Elite League Squad to reflect their participation in the Under 20 Elite League.[2]

The team were most recently managed by Joe Edwards on an interim basis[3] before he departed for Millwall on 6 November 2023.[4]

Tournament history

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA Squad
Tunisia 1977did not qualify
Japan 1979did not qualify
Australia 1981Fourth place622297Squad
Mexico 1983did not qualify
Soviet Union 1985Group stage301225Squad
Chile 1987did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1989did not qualify
Portugal 1991Group stage302134Squad
Australia 1993Third place632164Squad
Qatar 1995did not qualify
Malaysia 1997Round of 16430193Squad
Nigeria 1999Group stage300304Squad
Argentina 2001did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2003Group stage301202Squad
Netherlands 2005did not qualify
Canada 2007did not qualify
Egypt 2009Group stage301216Squad
Colombia 2011Round of 16403101Squad
Turkey 2013Group stage302135Squad
New Zealand 2015did not qualify
South Korea 2017Champions7610123Squad
Poland 2019did not qualify
Indonesia 2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
Argentina 2023Round of 16421154Squad
Chile 2025To be determined
Total[6]11/24491616175048

Fixtures and results

2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

22 May 2023 Group stage England  1–0  Tunisia Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
15:00 Scarlett 25' Report Attendance: 2,765
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
25 May 2023 Group stage England  3–2  Uruguay Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
15:00 Humphreys 22'
Joseph Yellow card 42'
Devine 45+4'
Scott Yellow card 75'
Cox Yellow card 84'
Gyabi 90+5'		 Report Fr. González 49'
Abaldo 90+9'		 Attendance: 27,231
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
28 May 2023 Group stage England  0–0  Iraq Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
15:00 Report Attendance: 12,122
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
31 May 2023 Round of 16 England  1–2  Italy Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
18:00 Devine 24'
Quansah Yellow card 86'		 Report Baldanzi 8'
Casadei 87' (pen.)		 Attendance: 12,832
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

2023–2024 European Elite League

12 October 2023 Romania  2–0  England Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
17:00 Mihai 5'
Trică 16'		 Report
17 October 2023 England  1–2  Portugal Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
19:00 Soglo 22' Report Sá 9'
Falé 90+4'		 Attendance: 1,756
Referee: Sunny Gill (England)
16 November 2023 England  –  Italy Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
19:00
20 November 2023 Germany  –  England Jahnstadion Regensburg
17:00

Players

Current squad

Players born between September 2003 and August 2004 are second-year graduates of the English academy system, players born between September 2004 and August 2005 are first-year graduates. Players born after 1 January 2005 remain eligible to play for England under-19s.

The following players were named in the squad for games against Italy and Germany, to be played 16 and 20 November 2023.[7]

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 James Beadle (2004-07-16) 16 July 2004 England Oxford United (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
1GK Thomas Simkin (2003-12-08) 8 December 2003[8] England Stoke City
1GK Joe Whitworth (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 England Crystal Palace
2DF Nelson Abbey (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 England Reading
2DF Ryan Andrews (2004-08-26) 26 August 2004 England Watford
2DF Luke Chambers (2004-06-24) 24 June 2004 England Liverpool
2DF Ronnie Edwards (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 England Peterborough United
2DF Lewis Hall (2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 England Newcastle United (on loan from Chelsea)
2DF Charlie Hughes (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 England Wigan Athletic
2DF Jadel Katongo (2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 England Peterborough United (on loan from Manchester City)
3MF Oliver Arblaster (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 England Port Vale (on loan from Sheffield United)
3MF Alfie Devine (2004-08-01) 1 August 2004 England Port Vale (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
3MF Dan Gore (2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 England Manchester United
3MF Darko Gyabi (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 England Leeds United
3MF Tim Iroegbunam (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 England Aston Villa
3MF Aaron Ramsey (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 England Burnley
3MF Adam Wharton (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 England Blackburn Rovers
4FW Sam Bell (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 England Bristol City
4FW Samuel Edozie (2003-01-28) 28 January 2003 England Southampton
4FW Mateo Joseph (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 England Leeds United
4FW Dane Scarlett (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 England Ipswich Town (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
4FW Emran Soglo (2005-07-11) 11 July 2005 France Marseille
4FW Jay Stansfield (2002-11-24) 24 November 2002 England Birmingham City (on loan from Fulham)

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Owen Goodman (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 2 0 England Colchester United (on loan from Crystal Palace) v.  Romania,  Portugal, 12–17 October 2023[9]
GK Charlie Setford (2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 0 0 Netherlands Ajax v.  Romania,  Portugal, 12–17 October 2023[9]
GK Matthew Cox (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 7 0 England Bristol Rovers (on loan from Brentford) 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
GK Teddy Sharman-Lowe (2003-03-30) 30 March 2003 1 0 England Bromley (on loan from Chelsea) 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
GK Harvey Davies (2003-09-03) 3 September 2003 2 0 England Crewe Alexandra (on loan from Liverpool) v.  Germany,  United States,  France, 22–28 March 2023[11]
GK Tobi Oluwayemi (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 1 0 Austria Admira (on loan from Celtic) v.  Chile,  Australia,  Morocco, 21–27 September 2022[12]
DF Reuell Walters (2004-12-16) 16 December 2004 0 0 England Arsenal v.  Romania,  Portugal, 12–17 October 2023 INJ[9]
DF Bashir Humphreys (2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 7 2 Wales Swansea City (on loan from Chelsea) Training Camp, September 2023[13]
DF Jarell Quansah (2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 7 1 England Liverpool Training Camp, September 2023[13]
DF Imari Samuels (2003-02-05) 5 February 2003 2 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion Training Camp, September 2023[14]
DF Zach Awe (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 0 0 England Southampton Training Camp, September 2023[14]
DF Ben Nelson (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 0 0 England Leicester City Training Camp, September 2023[13]
DF Daniel Oyegoke (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 10 0 England Bradford City (on loan from Brentford) 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
DF Callum Doyle (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 6 0 England Leicester City (on loan from Manchester City) 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
DF Brooke Norton-Cuffy (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 4 0 England Millwall (on loan from Arsenal) 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
DF Luke Mbete (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 1 0 Netherlands Den Bosch (on loan from Manchester City) v.  Germany,  United States,  France, 22–28 March 2023[11]
DF Reece Welch (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 4 0 England Forest Green Rovers (on loan from Everton) v.  Chile,  Australia,  Morocco, 21–27 September 2022[15]
DF Finley Burns (2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 3 0 England Stevenage (on loan from Manchester City) v.  Chile,  Australia,  Morocco, 21–27 September 2022[15]
DF Ethan Ingram (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 3 0 England West Bromwich Albion v.  Chile,  Australia,  Morocco, 21–27 September 2022[12]
MF Charlie Webster (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 2 0 Netherlands Heerenveen (on loan from Chelsea) v.  Romania,  Portugal, 12–17 October 2023[9]
MF Alex Scott (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 9 0 England Bournemouth 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
MF Harvey Vale (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 9 1 England Bristol Rovers (on loan from Chelsea) 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
MF Carney Chukwuemeka (2003-10-20) 20 October 2003 7 0 England Chelsea 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
MF Xavier Simons (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 2 0 England Fleetwood Town (on loan from Hull City) 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[16]
MF Dominic Corness (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 3 0 Switzerland Yverdon-Sport (on loan from Liverpool) v.  Germany,  United States,  France, 22–28 March 2023[11]
MF James Balagizi (2003-09-20) 20 September 2003 3 0 England Wigan Athletic (on loan from Liverpool) v.  Chile,  Australia,  Morocco, 21–27 September 2022[15]
MF Charlie Patino (2003-10-17) 17 October 2003 3 1 Wales Swansea City(on loan from Arsenal) v.  Chile,  Australia,  Morocco, 21–27 September 2022[15]
MF Jordan James (2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 2 0 England Birmingham City v.  Poland,  Germany, 25–29 March 2022[17]
FW Mason Burstow (2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 2 0 England Sunderland (on loan from Chelsea) v.  Romania,  Portugal, 12–17 October 2023[9]
FW Omari Forson (2004-07-20) 20 July 2004 2 0 England Manchester United v.  Romania,  Portugal, 12–17 October 2023[9]
FW Divin Mubama (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 2 0 England West Ham United v.  Romania,  Portugal, 12–17 October 2023[9]
FW Michael Olakigbe (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 2 0 England Brentford v.  Romania,  Portugal, 12–17 October 2023[9]
FW Sonny Perkins (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 0 0 England Oxford United (on loan from Leeds United) Training Camp, September 2023[13]
FW Jonathan Rowe (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 0 0 England Norwich City Training Camp, September 2023[13]
FW Liam Delap (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 7 1 England Hull City (on loan from Manchester City) 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
FW Daniel Jebbison (2003-08-13) 13 August 2003 5 1 England Sheffield United 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
FW Samuel Iling-Junior (2003-10-04) 4 October 2003 6 2 Italy Juventus v.  Germany,  United States,  France, 22–28 March 2023[11]
FW Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (2004-08-08) 8 August 2004 0 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund v.  Germany,  United States,  France, 22–28 March 2023 INJ[11]
FW Malcolm Ebiowei (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 3 0 England Crystal Palace v.  Chile,  Australia,  Morocco, 21–27 September 2022[15]
FW Rico Richards (2003-09-27) 27 September 2003 0 0 England Aston Villa Training camp, November 2020[18]
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played.

References

  1. ↑ "Under-20 World Cup:England beat Venezuela in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (29 September 2023). "England men's squads set for October internationals". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Walker, Andy (18 August 2023). "England men's development team coaches confirmed for 2023-24 season". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Millwall confirm Joe Edwards as new Head Coach". Millwall F.C. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup™ and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup: England". FIFA.com. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "England men's Elite League squad named for November". England Football. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Tommy Simkin". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "England squad named for Elite League openers". England Football. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "England MU20s squad named for World Cup in Argentina". England Football. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "England MU20 squad for March triple-header". England Football. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Henderson to join England squad". England Football. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "Training camp squad selected for England MU20s". England Football. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  14. 1 2 "England men's squad updates: September internationals". England Football. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "England MU20s squad named for Pinatar trip". England Football. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "Xavier Simons called into England MU20s squad". England Football. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  17. ↑ "England MU20s squad named for Poland and Germany games". England Football. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "Three England men's development squads will meet for training camps in November". The Football Association. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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