# France national under-18 football team

The France national under-18 football team is the national under-18 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The under-18 team typically participated in friendly matches and tournaments, such as the Lafarge Foot Avenir and the Taça do Atlântico. The team serves as a feeder team to the under-19 team.
France have won the UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship — which ran from 1981-2001 — four times in 1983,1996,1997 and 2000.
France also won the Mediterranean Games in 2022.

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament between 5 and 18 June 2023.
Caps and goals are correct as of 27 March 2023, after the match against Germany.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Justin Bengui Joao | (2005-07-09) 9 July 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Lyon |
| 1GK | Alexis Mirbach | (2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Metz |
| 2DF | Yoni Gomis | (2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 19) | 7 | 0 | Le Havre |
| 2DF | Mamadou Sarr | (2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 19) | 6 | 1 | Lyon |
| 2DF | Jeanuël Belocian | (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19) | 6 | 0 | Rennes |
| 2DF | Jérémy Jacquet | (2005-07-13) 13 July 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | Rennes |
| 2DF | Saël Kumbedi | (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19) | 4 | 3 | Lyon |
| 2DF | Ylies Aradj | (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Toulouse |
| 2DF | Leny Yoro | (2005-11-13) 13 November 2005 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Lille |
| 2DF | Kemryk Nagera | (2005-05-31) 31 May 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Lille |
| 3MF | Mokrane Bentoumi | (2005-06-16) 16 June 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 2 | Le Havre |
| 3MF | Eliesse Ben Seghir | (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 1 | Monaco |
| 3MF | Jean-Mattéo Bahoya | (2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Angers |
| 3MF | Mayssam Benama | (2005-03-09) 9 March 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Monaco |
| 3MF | Warren Zaïre-Emery | (2006-03-08) 8 March 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 3MF | Naim Byar | (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Stade Reims |
| 3MF | Andrea Dacourt | (2005-07-30) 30 July 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Nice |
| 3MF | Désiré Doue | (2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Rennes |
| 4FW | Mathys Tel | (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 19) | 6 | 5 | Bayern Munich |
| 4FW | Ilyes Housni | (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 4 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 4FW | Ayman Aiki | (2005-06-25) 25 June 2005 (age 19) | 4 | 2 | Saint-Étienne |
| 4FW | Mamadou Diakhon | (2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 1 | Stade Reims |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the France under-18's squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Guillaume Restes | (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Toulouse | v. Germany, 27 March 2023 |
| DF | Elyaz Zidane | (2005-12-26) 26 December 2005 (age 18) | 4 | 0 | Real Madrid | v. Germany, 27 March 2023 |
| DF | Nathan Zézé | (2005-06-18) 18 June 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Nantes | v. Germany, 27 March 2023 |
| DF | Steven Baseya | (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Nancy | v. Germany, 27 March 2023 |
| DF | Johaneko Louis-Jean | (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | Bordeaux | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| DF | Diabé Bolumbu | (2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Caen | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| DF | Ange Chiesa | (2004-05-10) 10 May 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Paris | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| DF | Cheick Doumbia | (2004-10-18) 18 October 2004 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Lorient | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| DF | Younes El Hannach | (2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| MF | Valentin Atangana Edoa | (2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 (age 19) | 6 | 2 | Stade Reims | v. Germany, 27 March 2023 |
| MF | Malang Gomes | (2005-05-28) 28 May 2005 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | Nantes | v. Germany, 27 March 2023 |
| MF | Reda Belahyane | (2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Nice | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| FW | Noah Edjouma | (2005-10-04) 4 October 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 1 | Toulouse | v. Germany, 27 March 2023 |
| FW | Tom Saettel | (2005-06-19) 19 June 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Strasbourg | v. Germany, 27 March 2023 |
| FW | Badredine Bouanani | (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 19) | 7 | 2 | Lille | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| FW | Amine Messoussa | (2004-10-12) 12 October 2004 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Lille | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| FW | Mohamed Adel Bacha | (2004-05-17) 17 May 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Paris | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |
| FW | Yvan Ikia Dimi | (2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Amiens | v. Italy, 4 July 2022 |

## Honours

* UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship
    Champions (4): 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000
* Lafarge Foot Avenir - Tournoi de Limoges
    Champions (7): 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016