England national under-20 football team

England national under-20 football team, also known as England Under-20s or England U20(s) or England Men's Elite Squad, represents England in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see England women's national under-17 football team.

England Under-20
Nickname(s)The Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachJoe Edwards (Interim)
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1981)
Best resultChampions (2017)
Medal record
Men's football
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Gold medal – first place2017 South KoreaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1993 AustraliaTeam
Under 20 Elite League
Silver medal – second place2017–18Team

England were champions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, after defeating Venezuela in the final of the 2017 tournament.[1]

From October 2023, the squad was rebranded as the England Men's Elite Squad to reflect their participation in the Under 20 Elite League.[2]

The team are currently managed by Joe Edwards on an interim basis.[3]

Tournament history

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA Squad
Tunisia 1977did not qualify
Japan 1979did not qualify
Australia 1981Fourth place622297Squad
Mexico 1983did not qualify
Soviet Union 1985Group stage301225Squad
Chile 1987did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1989did not qualify
Portugal 1991Group stage302134Squad
Australia 1993Third place632164Squad
Qatar 1995did not qualify
Malaysia 1997Round of 16430193Squad
Nigeria 1999Group stage300304Squad
Argentina 2001did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2003Group stage301202Squad
Netherlands 2005did not qualify
Canada 2007did not qualify
Egypt 2009Group stage301216Squad
Colombia 2011Round of 16403101Squad
Turkey 2013Group stage302135Squad
New Zealand 2015did not qualify
South Korea 2017Champions7610123Squad
Poland 2019did not qualify
Indonesia 2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4]
Argentina 2023Round of 16421154Squad
Total[5]11/22491616175048

Fixtures and results

2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Main article: 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
22 May 2023 Group stage England  1–0  Tunisia Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
15:00 Scarlett 25' Report Attendance: 2,765
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)
25 May 2023 Group stage England  3–2  Uruguay Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
15:00 Humphreys 22'
Joseph Yellow card 42'
Devine 45+4'
Scott Yellow card 75'
Cox Yellow card 84'
Gyabi 90+5'		 Report Fr. González 49'
Abaldo 90+9'		 Attendance: 27,231
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
28 May 2023 Group stage England  0–0  Iraq Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
15:00 Report Attendance: 12,122
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand)
31 May 2023 Round of 16 England  1–2  Italy Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata
18:00 Devine 24'
Quansah Yellow card 86'		 Report Baldanzi 8'
Casadei 87' (pen.)		 Attendance: 12,832
Referee: Ramon Abatti (Brazil)

2023–2024 European Elite League
Main article: Under 20 Elite League
12 October 2023 Romania  –  England Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
17:00
17 October 2023 England  –  Portugal Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
19:00

Players

Current squad

Players born between September 2003 and August 2004 are second-year graduates of the English academy system, players born between September 2004 and August 2005 are first-year graduates. Players born after 1 January 2005 remain eligible to play for England under-19s.

The following players were named in the squad for games against Romania and Portugal, to be played 12 and 17 October 2023.[6] Nelson Abbey replaced injured Reuell Walters.[7]

Names in italics denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Owen Goodman (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 England Colchester United (on loan from Crystal Palace)
1GK Charlie Setford (2004-05-11) 11 May 2004 Netherlands Ajax
1GK Joe Whitworth (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 England Crystal Palace
2DF Nelson Abbey (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 England Reading
2DF Ryan Andrews (2004-08-26) 26 August 2004 England Watford
2DF Luke Chambers (2004-06-24) 24 June 2004 England Liverpool
2DF Ronnie Edwards (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 England Peterborough United
2DF Lewis Hall (2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 England Newcastle United (on loan from Chelsea)
2DF Jadel Katongo (2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 England Peterborough United (on loan from Manchester City)
3MF Oliver Arblaster (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 England Port Vale (on loan from Sheffield United)
3MF Alfie Devine (2004-08-01) 1 August 2004 England Port Vale (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
3MF Dan Gore (2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 England Manchester United
3MF Darko Gyabi (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 England Leeds United
3MF Emran Soglo (2005-07-11) 11 July 2005 France Marseille
3MF Charlie Webster (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 Netherlands Heerenveen (on loan from Chelsea)
4FW Mason Burstow (2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 England Sunderland (on loan from Chelsea)
4FW Omari Forson (2004-07-20) 20 July 2004 England Manchester United
4FW Mateo Joseph (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 England Leeds United
4FW Divin Mubama (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 England West Ham United
4FW Michael Olakigbe (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 England Brentford
4FW Dane Scarlett (2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 England Ipswich Town (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-20 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Thomas Simkin (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004[8] 0 0 England Solihull Moors (on loan from Stoke City) Training Camp, September 2023[9]
GK Matthew Cox (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 7 0 England Bristol Rovers (on loan from Brentford) 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
GK James Beadle (2004-07-16) 16 July 2004 1 0 England Oxford United (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
GK Teddy Sharman-Lowe (2003-03-30) 30 March 2003 1 0 England Bromley (on loan from Chelsea) 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
GK Harvey Davies (2003-09-03) 3 September 2003 2 0 England Crewe Alexandra (on loan from Liverpool) v.  Germany,  United States,  France, 22–28 March 2023[11]
GK Tobi Oluwayemi (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 1 0 Austria Admira (on loan from Celtic) v.  Chile,  Australia,  Morocco, 21–27 September 2022[12]
DF Bashir Humphreys (2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 7 2 Wales Swansea City (on loan from Chelsea) Training Camp, September 2023[9]
DF Jarell Quansah (2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 7 1 England Liverpool Training Camp, September 2023[9]
DF Imari Samuels (2003-02-05) 5 February 2003 2 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion Training Camp, September 2023[13]
DF Zach Awe (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 0 0 England Southampton Training Camp, September 2023[13]
DF Ben Nelson (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 0 0 England Leicester City Training Camp, September 2023[9]
DF Daniel Oyegoke (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 10 0 England Bradford City (on loan from Brentford) 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
DF Callum Doyle (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 6 0 England Leicester City (on loan from Manchester City) 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
DF Brooke Norton-Cuffy (2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 4 0 England Millwall (on loan from Arsenal) 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
DF Luke Mbete (2003-09-18) 18 September 2003 1 0 Netherlands Den Bosch (on loan from Manchester City) v.  Germany,  United States,  France, 22–28 March 2023[11]
DF Reece Welch (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 4 0 England Forest Green Rovers (on loan from Everton) v.  Chile,  Australia,  Morocco, 21–27 September 2022[14]
DF Finley Burns (2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 3 0 England Stevenage (on loan from Manchester City) v.  Chile,  Australia,  Morocco, 21–27 September 2022[14]
DF Ethan Ingram (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 3 0 England West Bromwich Albion v.  Chile,  Australia,  Morocco, 21–27 September 2022[12]
MF Adam Wharton (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 0 0 England Blackburn Rovers Training Camp, September 2023[9]
MF Alex Scott (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 9 0 England Bournemouth 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
MF Harvey Vale (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 9 1 England Bristol Rovers (on loan from Chelsea) 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
MF Carney Chukwuemeka (2003-10-20) 20 October 2003 7 0 England Chelsea 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
MF Aaron Ramsey (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 6 1 England Burnley 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023 INJ[15]
MF Xavier Simons (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 2 0 England Hull City 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[15]
MF Tim Iroegbunam (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 5 1 England Aston Villa v.  Germany,  United States,  France, 22–28 March 2023[11]
MF Dominic Corness (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 3 0 Switzerland Yverdon-Sport (on loan from Liverpool) v.  Germany,  United States,  France, 22–28 March 2023[11]
MF James Balagizi (2003-09-20) 20 September 2003 3 0 England Wigan Athletic (on loan from Liverpool) v.  Chile,  Australia,  Morocco, 21–27 September 2022[14]
MF Charlie Patino (2003-10-17) 17 October 2003 3 1 Wales Swansea City(on loan from Arsenal) v.  Chile,  Australia,  Morocco, 21–27 September 2022[14]
MF Jordan James (2004-07-02) 2 July 2004 2 0 England Birmingham City v.  Poland,  Germany, 25–29 March 2022[16]
FW Sonny Perkins (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 0 0 England Oxford United (on loan from Leeds United) Training Camp, September 2023[9]
FW Jonathan Rowe (2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 0 0 England Norwich City Training Camp, September 2023[9]
FW Samuel Edozie (2003-01-28) 28 January 2003 8 2 England Southampton 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
FW Liam Delap (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 7 1 England Hull City (on loan from Manchester City) 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
FW Daniel Jebbison (2003-08-13) 13 August 2003 5 1 England Sheffield United 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, May 2023[10]
FW Samuel Iling-Junior (2003-10-04) 4 October 2003 6 2 Italy Juventus v.  Germany,  United States,  France, 22–28 March 2023[11]
FW Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (2004-08-08) 8 August 2004 0 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund v.  Germany,  United States,  France, 22–28 March 2023 INJ[11]
FW Malcolm Ebiowei (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 3 0 England Crystal Palace v.  Chile,  Australia,  Morocco, 21–27 September 2022[14]
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played.

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