# Wales national under-19 football team

The Wales national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Wales and is run by the Football Association of Wales. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship held every year.
In 2019 the side qualified for the Elite Round of the European Under-19 Football Championship for the first time. In 2020 they qualified once again, after topping their qualifying group for the first time.

## Recent history

The under-19 squad is a proving ground for talented youngsters. Full international players like James Collins, Andy King, Joe Ledley, Wayne Hennessey, Chris Gunter, Gareth Bale, Joe Allen, Danny Ward, Connor Roberts, Harry Wilson, Daniel James, Ethan Ampadu and Joe Rodon, as well as most of the current Wales under-21 side, have progressed through the team.

## Players
### Latest squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Players in bold have attained full international caps. Clubs as of the date of the announcement.
Under-19 squad called up for the Qualifying group matches against England, Portugal and Turkey on 19, 22 and 25 March 2025.
| Name | Club |
| Lewys Benjamin (goalkeeper) | Stourbridge (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| Kit Margetson (goalkeeper) | Swansea City |
| Luke Armstrong (goalkeeper) | Cardiff City |
| Aled Thomas | Everton |
| Alfie Tuck | Queens Park Rangers |
| Brayden Clarke | Arsenal |
| Charlie Crew | Leeds United |
| Cody Twose | Cardiff City |
| Cruz Allen | Derby County |
| Dakarai Mafico | Cardiff City |
| Dylan Lawlor | Cardiff City |
| Elliot Myles | Norwich City |
| Freddie Issaka | Plymouth Argyle |
| Gabriele Biancheri | Manchester United |
| George Morgan | Everton |
| Luey Giles | Cardiff City |
| Ollie Bostock | West Bromwich Albion |
| Sam Parker | Swansea City |
| Troy Perrett | Cardiff City |
| Vimal Yoganathan | Oldham Athletic (on loan from Barnsley) |
| Zach Giggs | Sheffield United |
* $^{INJ}$ = Withdrew from the squad due to injury
* $^{U21}$ = Promoted to Under-21 squad

## Results and fixtures
### 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
#### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wales (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | Elite round |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Kosovo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |

### 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
#### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Wales (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | San Marino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | |

### 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
#### Group 13

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | Turkey (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 | |

### 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification round
#### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Elite round |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Elite round |
| 3 | Wales (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | |