England women's national under-19 football team

England Women's U-19
Nickname(s)	The Young Lionesses
Association	The Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Lauren Smith
FIFA code	ENG
First colours	Second colours
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 2002)
Best result	Winners (2009)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 2002)
Best result	3rd (2018)

The England women's national under-19 football team, also known as England women Under-19s or England women U19(s), is a youth association football team operated under the auspices of The Football Association. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior England women's national football team and is the second highest tier of development behind the under-23 level. As long as they are eligible, players can play for England at any level, making it possible to play for the U19s, U23s or senior side, and again for the U19s. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible).

The team primarily competes in the annual UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship and its qualification competition. In odd years, the team's performance in the tournament could qualify the under-20 team for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The team's best achievement to date is winning the 2009 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.^[2]

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	U-20 World Cup
2002	Semi-finals	4	1	0	3	7	8	Quarter-finals
2003	Semi-finals	4	2	0	2	5	10	—
2004	Did not qualify							Did not qualify
2005	Group stage	3	1	1	1	5	4	Did not qualify
2006	Did not qualify							—
2007	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	8	4	Quarter-finals
2008	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	4	—
2009	Winners	5	4	1	0	12	0	Group stage
2010	Runners-up	5	2	1	2	7	6	—
2011	Did not qualify							Did not qualify
2012	Group stage	3	0	1	2	0	5	—
2013	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	10	2	Group stage
2014	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	6	—
2015	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	5	Did not qualify
2016	Did not qualify							—
2017	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	4	Third place
2018	Did not qualify							—
2019	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	3	Cancelled
~~2020~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic							—
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic							Did not qualify
2022	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	5	—
2023	Did not qualify							Did not qualify
2024	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	13	4	—
2025	TBD							—
2026								—
2027								—
Total	15/21	56	22	9	25	82	70	5/12

Current squad

The following 20 players were named to the squad for matches against Spain and United States and Netherlands in February 2025.^[3]

Head coach: Lauren Smith^[1]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Eve Annets	(2006-03-19) 19 March 2006 (age 18)	Portsmouth (loan)
1GK	Katie Cox	(2006-04-28) 28 April 2006 (age 18)	Chelsea
1GK	Sophia Poor	(2006-06-25) 25 June 2006 (age 18)	London City Lionesses (loan)

2DF	Araya Dennis	(2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 (age 19)	Southampton (loan)
2DF	Sophie Harwood	(2007-12-23) 23 December 2007 (age 17)	Arsenal
2DF	Nelly Las	(2007-12-17) 17 December 2007 (age 17)	Leicester City
2DF	Rachel Maltby	(2007-03-25) 25 March 2007 (age 17)	Aston Villa
2DF	Lucy Newell	(2006-10-02) 2 October 2006 (age 18)	Blackburn Rovers (loan)
2DF	Zara Shaw	(2007-06-06) 6 June 2007 (age 17)	Liverpool
2DF	Mari Ward	(2006-01-03) 3 January 2006 (age 19)	Bristol City
2DF	Cecily Wellesley-Smith	(2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 (age 18)	Arsenal

3MF	Lily Dent	(2006-09-05) 5 September 2006 (age 18)	Portsmouth (loan)
3MF	Maddy Earl	(2006-11-03) 3 November 2006 (age 18)	Sheffield United (loan)
3MF	Laila Harbert	(2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 18)	Southampton (loan)
3MF	Omotara Junaid	(2007-10-04) 4 October 2007 (age 17)	Arsenal
3MF	Vivienne Lia	(2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 (age 18)	Southampton (loan)
3MF	Erica Parkinson	(2008-04-18) 18 April 2008 (age 16)	Valadares Gaia
3MF	Lexi Potter	(2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 (age 18)	Crystal Palace (loan)

4FW	Princess Ademiluyi	(2006-07-14) 14 July 2006 (age 18)	West Ham United
4FW	Ava Baker	(2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 19)	Birmingham City
4FW	Lola Brown	(2007-10-31) 31 October 2007 (age 17)	Chelsea
4FW	Jessie Gale	(2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 (age 18)	Watford (loan)
4FW	Lily Murphy	(2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 18)	Manchester City
4FW	Lauryn Thompson	(2007-11-04) 4 November 2007 (age 17)	Indy Eleven

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the England under-19 squad within the last twelve months.

Names in bold denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group. This list may be incomplete.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Kaiya Jota	(2006-02-05) 5 February 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Stanford Cardinal	v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
GK	Hannah Poulter	(2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Brighton & Hove Albion	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024

DF	Issy Hobson	(2007-10-31) 31 October 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Everton	v. 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1, December 2024
DF	Simone Sherwood	(2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 (age 18)	-	-	Leicester City	v. 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1, December 2024
DF	Codie Thomas	(2006-08-30) 30 August 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Manchester City	v. 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1, December 2024
DF	Ria Bose	(2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Sporting CP	v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
DF	Scarlett Kagalwala	(2006-11-17) 17 November 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Chelsea	v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
DF	Grace McEwen	(2007-08-25) 25 August 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Portsmouth (loan)	v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
DF	Sophie Harrison	(2007-07-17) 17 July 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Arsenal	v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
DF	Jessica Pegram	(2007-04-14) 14 April 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Brighton & Hove Albion	v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
DF	Katie Reid	(2006-09-25) 25 September 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Arsenal	v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
DF	Brooke Aspin	(2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Crystal Palace (loan)	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
DF	Cerys Brown	(2005-06-22) 22 June 2005 (age 19)	-	-	London City Lionesses (loan)	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
DF	Evie Rabjohn	(2005-04-28) 28 April 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Manchester United	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024^INJ
DF	Grace Ede	(2005-10-06) 6 October 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Sunderland	v. Switzerland, 3 April 2024
DF	Jessica Osborne	(2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Auburn Tigers	v. Switzerland, 3 April 2024
DF	Megan Collett	(2005-07-11) 11 July 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Southampton	v. Norway, 27 February 2024
DF	Lois Marley-Paraskevas	(2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Burnley	v. Norway, 27 February 2024
DF	Mackenzie Smith	(2005-05-27) 27 May 2005 (age 19)	-	-	NC State Wolfpack	v. Norway, 27 February 2024

MF	Chloe Hylton	(2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 17)	-	-	Carolina Ascent	v. 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1, December 2024
MF	Milly Round	(2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Aston Villa	v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
MF	Ashanti Akpan	(2005-11-24) 24 November 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Birmingham City (loan)	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
MF	Louanne Worsey	(2005-05-18) 18 May 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Birmingham City	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024

FW	Michelle Agyemang	(2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Arsenal	v. 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1, December 2024
FW	Ruby-Rae Tucker	(2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Aston Villa	v. 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1, December 2024
FW	Tia Young	(2006-09-01) 1 September 2006 (age 18)	-	-	Chelsea	v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
FW	Holly Deering	(2006-02-01) 1 February 2006 (age 19)	-	-	Manchester United	v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
FW	Mia Sorrentino		-	-	Aston Villa	v. Netherlands, 25 October 2024
FW	Mia Enderby	(2005-05-31) 31 May 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Liverpool	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
FW	Freya Godfrey	(2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Arsenal	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
FW	Georgia Mullett	(2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Aston Villa	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
FW	Poppy Pritchard	(2005-12-03) 3 December 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Crystal Palace (loan)	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
FW	Katy Watson	(2005-10-20) 20 October 2005 (age 19)	-	-	Sunderland	v. Lithuania, 14 July 2024
INJ = Withdrew due to injury

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

24 February 2024 Friendly	England	2–3	France	La Nucia, Spain
13:00				Stadium: Olímpic Camilo Cano

27 February 2024 Friendly	England	2–2	Norway	Benidorm, Spain
13:00				Stadium: Meliá Villaitana

3 April 2024 2024 U19 Euros qualification Round 2	England	2–0	Switzerland	Queluz, Portugal
	Pritchard 37' Potter 58'	Report		Stadium: Real Sport Club Referee: Marina Živković (Serbia)

6 April 2024 2024 U19 Euros qualification Round 2	England	1–0	Portugal	Oeiras, Portugal
	Agyemang 45+6'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia)

9 April 2024 2024 U19 Euros qualification Round 2	Italy	1–4	England	Queluz, Portugal
	Renzotti 22'	Report	Godfrey 25', 37' (pen.) Pritchard 50', 52'	Stadium: Real Sport Club Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia)

14 July 2024 2024 U19 Euros group stage	Lithuania	0–10	England	Kaunas, Lithuania
		Report	Pritchard 5', 39', 46' Watson 12' Agyemang 14', 24', 55' Lia 57' Potter 68' Earl 90+3'	Stadium: Darius and Girėnas Stadium Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)

17 July 2024 2024 U19 Euros group stage	Serbia	1–1	England	Marijampolė, Lithuania
	Matejić 68'	Report	Enderby 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Sūduva Stadium Referee: Minka Vekkeli (Finland)

20 July 2024 2024 U19 Euros group stage	England	1–0	France	Jonava, Lithuania
	Pritchard 78'	Report		Stadium: Central Stadium of Jonava Referee: Caroline Lanssens (Belgium)

24 July 2024 2024 U19 Euros semi-final	England	1–3	Spain	Marijampolė, Lithuania
	Enderby 47'	Report	Agote 25' Comendador 45' Arques 69'	Stadium: Sūduva Stadium Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland)

25 October 2024 Algarve Cup	England	3–1	Netherlands	Portugal
13:00 BST	Earl 6', 36' Potter 11'	Report	Oude Elberink 57'

28 October 2024 Algarve Cup	England	2–0	Norway	Portugal
13:00 GMT	Baker 40', 84'	Report

27 November 2024 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1	England	2–1	Turkey	Poland
13:00 GMT	Agyemang 55' Baker 89'	Report	Temel 33'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski w Nysie, Nysa Referee: Silvia Domingos (Portugal)

30 November 2024 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1	England	1–0	Italy	Poland
12:00 GMT	Dent 15'	Report		Stadium: MOSIR Brzeg, Brzeg Referee: Kristina Georgieva (Bulgaria)

3 December 2024 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 1	Poland	1–0	England	Poland
12:00 GMT	Zuzanna Grzywińska 15'	Report		Stadium: MOSIR Brzeg, Brzeg Referee: Kristina Georgieva (Bulgaria)

2025

20 February 2025 Friendly	Spain	–	England	La Nucia
11:00				Stadium: Olímpic Camilo Cano

23 February 2025 Friendly	England	–	United States	Alicante
15:00				Stadium: Estadio Antonio Solana

26 February 2025 Friendly	England	–	Netherlands	Alicante
11:00				Stadium: Albir Garden Stadium

2 April 2025 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 2	England	–	Belgium	Burton upon Trent
		Report		Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre

5 April 2025 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 2	England	–	Austria	Burton upon Trent
		Report		Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre

8 April 2025 2025 U19 Euros qualification Round 2	England	–	Ukraine	Burton upon Trent
		Report		Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre

References

^ ^a ^b Beth, McHugh (11 September 2024). "Lauren Smith named England WU19s head coach". England Football. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
^ "Composed England enjoy final waltz". UEFA. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
^ Drury, Adam (12 February 2025). "England WU19s head to Spain to kick-off 2025". England Football. Retrieved 12 February 2025.

[McHugh-2024-1] Beth, McHugh (11 September 2024). "Lauren Smith named England WU19s head coach". England Football. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

[2] "Composed England enjoy final waltz". UEFA. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2012.

[3] Drury, Adam (12 February 2025). "England WU19s head to Spain to kick-off 2025". England Football. Retrieved 12 February 2025.

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