# Wales women's national under-19 football team

The Wales women's national under-19 football team, also known as Wales women under-19s or Wales WU19, is a youth association football team operated by the Football Association of Wales. The under-19 team represents Wales in international women's youth football competitions including the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. The youth team is intended to prepare players for the senior team, featuring training camps and international friendly fixtures, and can include players who have been capped for the senior team. In August 2024, Nia Davies was appointed as the new head coach for the team, having previously managed the under-17s.

## FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The team has never qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws* | Losses | GF | GA |
| 2002 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2010 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2026 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | 0/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

The team has qualified for the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship tournaments once, as championship hosts, in 2013.
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L |
| 1998 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2002 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2010 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| 2026 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| 2027 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |

## Current squad

The following 18 players were named to the squad for 2024 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification Round 2 matches in April 2024.
Head coach: Nicola Anderson
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Grace Pilling | (2005-09-04) 4 September 2005 (age 19) | Blackburn Rovers |
| 12 | 1GK | Cadi Doran | (2007-05-28) 28 May 2007 (age 17) | Liverpool |
| 2 | 2DF | Amy Richardson | (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 (age 18) | Celtic |
| 3 | 2DF | Evie Hughes | (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18) | FAW South Girls Academy |
| 4 | 2DF | Bethan Thomas | (2005-10-10) 10 October 2005 (age 19) | Liverpool |
| 5 | 2DF | Lauren Davies | (2006-11-13) 13 November 2006 (age 18) | FAW South Girls Academy |
| 7 | 2DF | Jessica Collyer | (2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 19) | Loughborough Lightning |
| 14 | 2DF | Rebecca Guy | (2006-10-05) 5 October 2006 (age 18) | Everton |
| 15 | 2DF | Megan Bowen | (2005-08-06) 6 August 2005 (age 19) | Gwalia United |
| 6 | 3MF | Charlotte Lee | (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 (age 18) | Aston Villa |
| 10 | 3MF | Manon Pearce | (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 19) | Bristol City |
| 13 | 3MF | Imogen Scourfield | (2006-10-16) 16 October 2006 (age 18) | Aberystwyth Town |
| 16 | 3MF | Madison Murray | (2006-11-22) 22 November 2006 (age 18) | Queens Royals |
| 18 | 3MF | Maddison Perrott | (2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 (age 18) | Bristol City |
| 8 | 4FW | Lily Billingham | (2005-05-16) 16 May 2005 (age 19) | Cheltenham Town |
| 9 | 4FW | Olivia Francis | (2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 18) | Manchester United |
| 11 | 4FW | Tianna Teisar | (2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 19) | Bristol City |
| 17 | 4FW | Chloe McMahon | (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18) | Bristol City |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Wales under-19 squad within the last twelve months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Cerys Phillips | (2006-10-17) 17 October 2006 (age 18) | - | - | London City Lionesses | v. Scotland, 24 February 2024 |
| DF | Olivia Owen | (2005-12-18) 18 December 2005 (age 19) | - | - | West Bromwich Albion | v. Scotland, 24 February 2024 |
| DF | Mayzee Davies | (2006-08-25) 25 August 2006 (age 18) | - | - | Manchester United | v. Scotland, 24 February 2024 |
| DF | Grace Dunkerley | | - | - | The New Saints | v. Scotland, 24 February 2024 |
| MF | Ania Denham | (2007-03-06) 6 March 2007 (age 17) | - | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v. Scotland, 24 February 2024 |
| MF | Maia Owen | | - | - | FAW South Girls Academy | v. Scotland, 24 February 2024 |
| Notes $^{PRE}$ = Preliminary squad |||||||

## Recent schedule and results

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

### 2024
## Coaching history

* Lauren Smith (2018–2019)
* Loren Dykes (2021)
* Nicola Anderson (2021–2024)
* Nia Davies (2024–present)