England national under-16 football team

England national under-16 football team, also known as England under-16s or England U16(s), represents England in association football at an under-16 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.

England Under-16
Nickname(s)Three Lions/England Schoolboys
AssociationThe Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachNeil Ryan[1]
FIFA codeENG
First colours
Second colours

Competition history

Between 1925 and 2014, the England under-16 team competed in the annual Victory Shield tournament against Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Since World War II, England had won the Victory Shield outright thirty-five times and had been joint winners with Scotland eight times, with Wales twice and with both Scotland and Wales twice.[2] However, in April 2015, the Football Association decided to withdraw from the tournament "for the foreseeable future" with the stated aim of replacing it with matches against European and global opposition.[3]

Montaigu Tournament

In 2005, the team made their debut in the annual Montaigu Tournament, held in Montaigu, France.[4] England have won the competition three times, in 2008, 2011, and 2015, defeating the hosts France in the final on all three occasions. In 2008 and 2011, England won in a penalty shoot-out after a 0–0 draw,[5][6] while in 2015 they won the final outright by 3–1.[7] In 2019, England finished third overall after losing 2–1 to eventual champions Argentina, winning 5–0 against Ivory Coast, 3–1 against Portugal in the group stage and 4–0 against Brazil in the 3rd place playoff[8]

Fixtures and results 2021

Friendly matches
9 April 2019 England  2–3  Wales St George's Park, Burton upon Trent, England
12:00 UTC+01:00 Taylor 30'
Cozier-Duberry 34'		 Osmand 40'
Roberts 79'
Agius 89'		 Attendance: 0
3 June 2021 England  6–0  Northern Ireland St George's Park, Burton upon Trent, England
12:00 UTC+01:00 Tezgel 30', 73', 86'
Gee 60'
Feeney 71'
O'Reilly 84'
2 November 2021 Italy  0–1  England Stade Didier Peroni, Paris, France
13:00 UTC+01:00 Oboavwoduo 15' Referee: Michiel Allaerts
4 November 2021 England  3–2  Belgium Stade Didier Peroni, Paris, France
13:00 UTC+01:00 Amo-Ameyaw 3'
Danns 32', 69'		 Nuozzi 11'
Bounida 61'		 Referee: Gabriel Peri
6 November 2021 France  2–3  England Stade Didier Peroni, Paris, France
13:00 UTC+01:00 Mbondo 6'
Kroupi 90'		 Dobson-Ventura 35', 49'
Boniface 68'

Players

Current squad

Squad for the Val de Marne Tournament in November 2021

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
- 1GK Ted Curd (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 England Chelsea
- 1GK Jack Thompson (2006-12-14) 14 December 2006 England Derby County
- 2DF Lakyle Samuel (2006-05-06) 6 May 2006 England Manchester City
- 2DF Jayden Meghoma (2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 England Tottenham Hotspur
- 2DF Harrison Parker (2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 England Manchester United
- 2DF Ishe Samuels-Smith (2006-06-05) 5 June 2006 England Everton
- 2DF Somto Boniface (2006-03-11) 11 March 2006 England Chelsea
- 3MF Myles Lewis-Skelly (2006-09-26) 26 September 2006 England Arsenal
- 3MF Michael Golding (2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 England Chelsea
- 3MF Tommy Dobson-Ventura (2006-09-03) 3 September 2006 England Southampton
- 3MF Justin Oboavwoduo (2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 England Manchester City
- 3MF Kiano Dyer (2006-11-21) 21 November 2006 England Chelsea
- 3MF Finley McAllister (2006-07-11) 11 July 2006 England Manchester United
- 3MF Kadan Young (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 England Aston Villa
- 4FW Archie Gray (2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 England Leeds United
- 4FW Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (2006-07-18) 18 July 2006 England Tottenham Hotspur
- 4FW Tyrique George (2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 England Chelsea
- 4FW Jayden Danns (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 England Liverpool
- 4FW Brad de Jesus (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 England Fulham

References
  1. "England men's development team coaches confirmed for 2023-24 season". 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. "The Victory Shield 2008". The Football Association. 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  3. "England to withdraw from the Victory Shield". The Football Association. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. Wright, James (22 March 2005). "A tremendous experience". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  5. "Lions win tournament". The Football Association. 24 March 2008. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
  6. "Lions capture Montaigu crown". The Football Association. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  7. "England U16s win Montaigu Tournament title in France". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  8. "Charlie Patino scores for England u16s in Montaigu Tournament". Daily Cannon. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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