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.

Wales Under-19
Nickname(s)Young Dragons (Welsh: Dreigiau Ifanc)
AssociationFootball Association of Wales (FAW)
Head coachRob Edwards
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Northern Ireland 4–0  Wales
(London, England; 15 April 1948)
Biggest win
 Gibraltar 2–9  Wales
(Wrexham, Wales; 27 September 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Netherlands 11–2  Wales
(Dordrecht, Netherlands; 6 March 1963)
World Cup
Appearances0
UEFA U-19 Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1948)
Best resultFirst Round (6 times)

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 Gareth Bale, Joe Allen, and Wayne Hennessey, as well as most of the current Wales U21 side, have progressed through the team.

Players

Latest squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2005 are eligible for the 2024 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 friendly matches against Finland on 8 and 11 September 2023.[1]

Name Club
Lewys BenjaminEngland Wolverhampton Wanderers
Josey Casa-GrandeEngland Bristol City
Alex WilliamsEngland West Bromwich Albion
Josh BeecherWales Cardiff City
Luey GilesWales Cardiff City
Dan CoxEngland Derby County
Thierry KatsukunyaWales Swansea City
Will AndiyapanEngland Tottenham Hotspur
Dylan LawlorWales Cardiff City
Dan BartonWales Cardiff City
Dan WattsWales Swansea City
Troy PerrettWales Cardiff City
Tanaswa NyakuhwaWales Cardiff City
Freddie IssakaEngland Plymouth Argyle
Japhet MatondoWales Cardiff City
Lewis KoumasEngland Liverpool
Iwan MorganWales Swansea City
Kai AndrewsEngland Coventry City
Joe AndrewsEngland Southampton
Will SpiersWales Cardiff City
  • INJ = Withdrew from the squad due to injury

Results and fixtures

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
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4  Kosovo 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Russia 1–1 Kosovo
  • Shkolik 12'
 Report
  • Aliu 11'
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)
Wales 3–0 Poland
 Report
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Russia 2–2 Wales
 Report
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)
Poland 4–1 Kosovo
 Report
  • Berisha 88'
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)
Poland 0–4 Russia
Report
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Kosovo 0–2 Wales
Report
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)


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
3  Sweden 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  San Marino 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Sweden 2–1 San Marino
 Report
  • Moretti 67'
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Wales 1–2 Scotland
 Report
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
Scotland 5–0 San Marino
 Report
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Sweden 1–2 Wales
 Report
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
Scotland 2–2 Sweden
 Report
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
San Marino 0–2 Wales
Report
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)


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
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4  Wales 3 0 0 3 4 7 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Wales 1–2 Slovakia
 Report
  • Vician 43'
  • Král’ovič 76'
Turkey 2–1 Wales
 Report
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)
Kazakhstan 3–2 Wales
 Report
Referee: Dejan Jakimovksi (Macedonia)

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
3  Wales (H) 3 2 0 1 9 6 +3 6
4  Luxembourg 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Wales 0–2 Greece
Report Mingos 59'
Nikolaou 78'
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
England 2–3 Wales
Harris 63' (o.g.)
Alexander-Arnold 73' (pen.)		 Report Broadhead 35' (pen.), 75'
Harris 61'
Luxembourg 2–6 Wales
Da Costa 4'
Brandenburger 35' (pen.)		 Report Woodburn 21', 50'
Broadhead 38', 71', 81'
Cullen 54'
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

See also

References
  1. Wales Under 19 squad
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