# England national under-17 football team

The England national under-17 football team, also known as England under-17s or England U17(s), represents England in football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England. They are currently coached by Neil Ryan.

## Competition history
### FIFA U-17 World Cup

England reached the quarter-final stage at both the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup and 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
In October 2017, England defeated Spain in the final of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to become World Champions at this age level for the first time. Phil Foden was awarded the Golden Ball for being the best player at the tournament. Rhian Brewster won the Golden Boot for tournament leading goalscorer and the Bronze ball. England were eliminated during the group stage of the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and therefore were unable to defend their title at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil.

#### Championship record

| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1985 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1987 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1989 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1991 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1993 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | did not qualify | did not qualify | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | Squad |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | Squad |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Squad |
| 2017 | Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | Squad |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2023 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | Squad |
| 2025 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | 5/20 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 26 | |
| Year | Golden Ball Award |
| 2017 | Phil Foden |

### UEFA European Under-17 Championship

The England under-17 team competes in the annual UEFA European Under-17 Championship. England were the hosts of the 2001 Final Tournament, with the English reaching the semi-finals where they lost 4–0 to France on 3 May. They finished fourth, losing the third place play off match 4–1 to Croatia. They finished third at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Denmark. Forward Wayne Rooney was awarded the Golden player accolade. England finished fourth at the 2003 and 2004 tournaments. The 2007 tournament in Belgium saw England finish runners up to Spain, the only goal of the final at the Stade Luc Varenne scored by Bojan Krkić.
England defeated Spain at the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship to become Champions at under-17 level for the first time. Forward Connor Wickham scored the winning goal in the final and was subsequently named Golden player of the tournament. This was the first time England had won a European men's age-group title since their victory at the 1993 UEFA European Under-18 Championship. England won their second title at the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, defeating the Netherlands in the final on Penalties.
They finished runners up at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, losing to Spain in the final on a penalty shoot-out. Forward Jadon Sancho was named Golden player.
The 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was hosted by England. They were eliminated at the semi-final stage by the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out.

#### Championship record

| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 2002 | Third Place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | Squad |
| 2003 | Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Squad |
| 2004 | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | Squad |
| 2005 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Squad |
| 2006 | Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Squad |
| 2008 | Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Squad |
| 2010 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | Squad |
| 2011 | Semi-final | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Squad |
| 2012 | Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | Squad |
| 2015 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Squad |
| 2016 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Squad |
| 2017 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Squad |
| 2018 | Semi-final | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Squad |
| 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Squad |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | Elite round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Squad |
| 2024 | Quarter-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | Squad |
| 2025 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | 16/21 | 71 | 39 | 11 | 21 | 116 | 73 | |
| Year | Golden Player Award |
| 2002 | Wayne Rooney |
| 2010 | Connor Wickham |
| 2017 | Jadon Sancho |

### Other tournaments

England have also competed at the Nordic tournament and Algarve Tournament.
England host an annual FA international tournament.

## Fixtures and results 2024–25 season

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

### 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
#### Final tournament
## Players
### Latest squad

For the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying games, players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible. Players born between January and August 2008 are first-year scholars in the English academy system, players born from September 2008 to August 2009 will be eligible to enter the full-time academy system at the start of the 2025–26 season.
The following players were named in the squad for qualifying games against Israel, Slovenia and Northern Ireland, to be played between 19–25 March 2025.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| - | 1GK | Olanrewaju Awesu | (2008-01-25) 25 January 2008 (age 17) | West Ham United |
| - | 1GK | Dylan Moody | (2008-03-11) 11 March 2008 (age 17) | Southampton |
| - | 1GK | Jack Porter | (2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 (age 16) | Arsenal |
| - | 2DF | Dean Benamar | - | Crystal Palace |
| - | 2DF | Kaden Braithwaite | (2008-02-08) 8 February 2008 (age 17) | Manchester City |
| - | 2DF | Jun'ai Byfield | (2008-12-06) 6 December 2008 (age 16) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| - | 2DF | Malachi Hardy | (2008-03-10) 10 March 2008 (age 17) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| - | 2DF | Dante Headley | (2008-09-18) 18 September 2008 (age 16) | Manchester City |
| - | 2DF | Freddie Simmonds | (2008-03-09) 9 March 2008 (age 17) | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| - | 3MF | Max Dowman | (2009-12-31) 31 December 2009 (age 15) | Arsenal |
| - | 3MF | Finlay Gorman | (2008-09-20) 20 September 2008 (age 16) | Manchester City |
| - | 3MF | Chinaza Nwosu | (2008-06-10) 10 June 2008 (age 16) | West Ham United |
| - | 3MF | Louis Page | (2008-10-24) 24 October 2008 (age 16) | Leicester City |
| - | 3MF | Seth Ridgeon | (2008-09-12) 12 September 2008 (age 16) | Fulham |
| - | 3MF | Luca Williams-Barnett | (2008-04-01) 1 April 2008 (age 16) | Tottenham Hotspur |
| - | 4FW | Bradley Burrowes | (2008-03-04) 4 March 2008 (age 17) | Aston Villa |
| - | 4FW | Alejandro Gomes | (2008-03-11) 11 March 2008 (age 17) | Lyon |
| - | 4FW | Reigan Heskey | (2008-01-18) 18 January 2008 (age 17) | Manchester City |
| - | 4FW | Harry Howell | (2008-04-20) 20 April 2008 (age 16) | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| - | 4FW | Ryan McAidoo | (2008-06-24) 24 June 2008 (age 16) | Manchester City |
| - | 4FW | Rio Ngumoha | (2008-08-29) 29 August 2008 (age 16) | Liverpool |

#### Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-17 squad and remain eligible.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Freddy Bernal | (2008-10-21) 21 October 2008 (age 16) | - | - | Chelsea | v Netherlands, February 2025 |
| GK | Maxwell Moses | - | - | - | West Bromwich Albion | v Netherlands, February 2025 |
| GK | Owen Asemota | (2008-04-12) 12 April 2008 (age 16) | - | - | Aston Villa | v Belgium, November 2024 |
| GK | Aidan Stokes | (2008-01-14) 14 January 2008 (age 17) | - | - | New York Red Bulls | v Belgium, November 2024 |
| DF | Hayden Ford | - | - | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v Netherlands, February 2025 |
| DF | Godwill Kukonki | (2008-02-06) 6 February 2008 (age 17) | - | - | Manchester United | v Netherlands, February 2025 |
| DF | Jayden Ngwashi | (2008-09-21) 21 September 2008 (age 16) | - | - | Manchester United | v Netherlands, February 2025 |
| DF | Wesley Okoduwa | (2008-05-12) 12 May 2008 (age 16) | - | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v Netherlands, February 2025 |
| DF | Theo Julienne | (2008-01-11) 11 January 2008 (age 17) | - | - | Arsenal | v Belgium, November 2024 |
| DF | Bendito Mantato | (2008-01-25) 25 January 2008 (age 17) | - | - | Manchester United | v Belgium, November 2024 |
| DF | Lewi Richards | (2008-10-04) 4 October 2008 (age 16) | - | - | Chelsea | v Malta, Latvia, Sweden, October 2024 |
| DF | Stephen Mfuni | (2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 17) | - | - | Manchester City | 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, May 2024 |
| MF | Harrison Miles | (2008-07-28) 28 July 2008 (age 16) | - | - | Manchester City | v Netherlands, February 2025 |
| MF | Landon Emenalo | (2008-01-18) 18 January 2008 (age 17) | - | - | Chelsea | v Belgium, November 2024 |
| MF | Jack McGrath | (2008-10-14) 14 October 2008 (age 16) | - | - | Aston Villa | v Belgium, November 2024 |
| MF | Anton Palmer | (2008-11-27) 27 November 2008 (age 16) | - | - | Middlesbrough | v Belgium, November 2024 |
| MF | Luke Rawlings | (2008-04-04) 4 April 2008 (age 16) | - | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v Malta, Latvia, Sweden, October 2024 |
| MF | Reggie Walsh | (2008-10-20) 20 October 2008 (age 16) | - | - | Chelsea | v Malta, Latvia, Sweden, October 2024 |
| MF | Max Jenner | (2008-04-05) 5 April 2008 (age 16) | - | - | Aston Villa | v Mexico, Israel, Germany, September 2024 |
| FW | Harry Gray | (2008-10-08) 8 October 2008 (age 16) | - | - | Leeds United | v Netherlands, February 2025 |
| FW | Bailey Palmer | (2008-11-27) 27 November 2008 (age 16) | - | - | Middlesbrough | v Netherlands, February 2025 |
| FW | Igor Tyjon | (2008-03-20) 20 March 2008 (age 16) | - | - | Blackburn Rovers | v Belgium, November 2024 |
| FW | Andre Dike | (2008-05-16) 16 May 2008 (age 16) | - | - | West Ham United | v Malta, Latvia, Sweden, October 2024 |
| FW | Chizaram Ezenwata | (2008-09-05) 5 September 2008 (age 16) | - | - | Chelsea | v Malta, Latvia, Sweden, October 2024 |

## Honours

* FIFA U-17 World Cup Winners (1): 2017
* UEFA European Under-17 Championship Winners (2): 2010, 2014
* Syrenka Cup Winners (2): 2018, 2019
* Algarve Tournament Winners (3): 2007–08, 2009–2010, 2011–2012
* Nordic Tournament Winners (2): 2009–2010, 2010–2011
* FA International U17 Tournament Winners (2): 2010–2011, 2011–2012