England national under-21 football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Young Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | The Football Association | ||
| Head coach | Aidy Boothroyd | ||
| Most caps | James Milner (46) | ||
| Top scorer | Alan Shearer & Francis Jeffers (13) | ||
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| First international | |||
 England 0–0 Wales  (Wolverhampton, England; 15 December 1976) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
England 9–0 San Marino  (Shrewsbury, England; 19 November 2013) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Romania 4–0 England (Ploieşti, Romania; 14 October 1980) England 0–4 Spain  (Birmingham, England; 27 February 2001)  Germany 4–0 England (Malmö, Sweden; 29 June 2009) | |||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1978) | ||
| Best result | Winners: (2) 1982, 1984 | ||
England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team.
This team is for English players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23. As long as they are eligible, players can play for England at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side, and again for the U21s, as Jack Butland, Harry Kane, Calum Chambers and John Stones have done. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible).
The U-21 team came into existence, following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions, in 1976. A goalless draw in a friendly against Wales at Wolves' Molineux Stadium was England U21s' first result.
England U21s do not have a permanent home. They play in stadia dotted all around England, in an attempt to encourage younger fans in all areas of the country to get behind England. Because of the lower demand compared to the senior national team, smaller grounds can be used. The record attendance for an England U21 match was set on 24 March 2007, when England U21 played Italy U21 in front of a crowd of just under 60,000 at the new Wembley Stadium, also a world record attendance for a U21 game.[1] The match was one of the required two events the stadium hosted in order to gain its safety certificate in time for its full-capacity opening for the 2007 FA Cup Final in May.[2][3]
Contents
1 Coaching staff
1.1 Head coach
1.2 U21 Coaching staff
2 Competitive record
3 Results and fixtures
3.1 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
3.1.1 Qualification
3.1.1.1 Group stage
4 Records
4.1 Leading appearances
4.2 Leading goalscorers
5 Players
5.1 Current squad
5.2 Recent call ups
5.3 Past squads
6 References
7 External links
Coaching staff
Head coach
| Tenure | Head Coach/Manager |
|---|---|
| 1977–1990 | Dave Sexton |
| 1990–1993 | Lawrie McMenemy |
| 1994–1996 | Dave Sexton |
| 1996–1999 | Peter Taylor |
| 1999 | Peter Reid |
| 1999–2001 | Howard Wilkinson |
| 2001–2004 | David Platt |
| 2004–2007 | Peter Taylor |
| 2007–2013 | Stuart Pearce |
| 2013–2016 | Gareth Southgate |
| 2016–[4] | Aidy Boothroyd |
The original and most successful coach is Dave Sexton, who led the U21s from 1977 to 1990. In this period he combined his duties with managing the top-flight clubs Manchester United (1977–1981) and Coventry City (1981–1983). After Coventry he took a position within the FA as their first Technical Director, at Lilleshall. He handed over U21 responsibilities to England manager Graham Taylor's assistant Lawrie McMenemy for three years before resuming control from 1994 to 1996.
Peter Taylor took over in 1996 and, although never winning a tournament, his teams had an excellent record. He was controversially removed from the position in early 1999, however, and replaced initially by Peter Reid, who resigned after just one match in charge to dedicate more time to his other job as manager of Sunderland. Howard Wilkinson took over afterwards, yet could only produce four wins in ten competitive matches and quit after a year and a half in charge. David Platt took charge leaving his job at Nottingham Forest. Platt was U21 boss from 2001 to 2004, but had little success before Taylor's return. Taylor left in January 2007, as the senior national manager Steve McClaren wanted the U21s to have a full-time manager. Taylor, at the time, was combining his duties with his role as Crystal Palace boss.
On 1 February 2007, Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce was appointed as head coach on a part-time basis until after the European Championships in the summer of 2007. Nigel Pearson, Newcastle United's assistant manager, agreed to become Pearce's assistant. Their first match in charge was a 2–2 draw against Spain on 6 February 2007 at Derby County's Pride Park Stadium. For the match against Italy Nigel Pearson took charge as Stuart Pearce had club commitments. Steve Wigley assisted Pearson.
Pearce was dismissed as Manchester City manager on 14 May 2007, before the 2007 European Championships, but on 19 July 2007 he was named full-time U21s coach.[5] He remained in the post until June 2013, when it was announced that his contract would not be renewed.[6] On 31 July, the FA announced that England senior manager Roy Hodgson would take charge of an England U21 friendly match against Scotland at Bramall Lane,[7] the match ended in a 6–0 win for Hodgson's side.[8] Former England international Gareth Southgate was made manager of the under-21 team on 22 August.[9]
In September 2016, Southgate was appointed to the temporary position of caretaker manager of the England senior side after the departure of Sam Allardyce. With Southgate overseeing the main team for four games, Aidy Boothroyd, the England under-20 manager, was appointed caretaker manager of the under-21s until Southgate's return.[4] In February 2017, Boothroyd was confirmed as the permanent manager.[10]
U21 Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Aidy Boothroyd |
| Assistant Manager | Colin Cooper |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Timothy Dittmer |
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Competitive record
As a European U21 team, England compete for the European Championship, with the finals every odd-numbered year, formerly even-numbered years. There is no Under-21 World Cup, although there is an Under-20 World Cup. For the first six (1978–1988) European Under-21 Football Championships, England did well, getting knocked out in the semi-finals on four occasions and winning the competition in 1982 and 1984. Then, as one might expect with a rapid turnover of players, followed a lean period.
After losing to France in the 1988 semi final, England then failed to qualify for the last eight for five whole campaigns. In the qualifying stages for the 1998 tournament, England won their group, but fate was not on their side. Because there were nine groups, and only eight places, the two group-winning nations with worst records had to play-off to eliminate one of them. England lost the away leg of this extra qualifying round and were eliminated on away goals to Greece. In effect, England finished ninth in the competition despite losing only one of their ten matches.
England qualified for the 2000 finals comfortably. Under the 1996-appointed Peter Taylor England won every match without conceding a goal. But with 3 matches to play, Taylor was replaced in a controversial manner by Howard Wilkinson, who won the next two matches. The three goals conceded in the 3–1 defeat to group runners-up Poland were the only blemish on the team's qualifying record. England got knocked out in the group stage of the European Championship finals in 2000 under Wilkinson.
After enlisting former international star David Platt as manager, England qualified for the 2002 tournament in Switzerland. Again England did poorly in the group stage. Platt's England failed to qualify for the 2004 tournament and he was replaced by the returning Peter Taylor. Taylor's England qualified from the group but lost to a strong France team in a two-legged playoff and failed to qualify for the 2006 tournament.
The next campaign started shortly after the 2006 finals – the qualification stage of the 2007 competition. UEFA decided to shift the tournament forward to avoid a clash with senior tournaments taking place in even-numbered years. The qualification stage was heavily reduced, being completed in a year's less time. In a 3-team qualification group, England qualified over Switzerland and Moldova, and then won a two-legged play-off with Germany to qualify for the finals to be held in the Netherlands. At the tournament, England progressed through to the semi-finals where they led for the majority of the match against the hosts. However, after a late equaliser and a marathon penalty shootout, England were eliminated.
In 2009, England finished as runners-up, losing 4–0 to Germany in the final.
England finished second in their qualifying group for the 2011 championships in Denmark. They subsequently defeated Romania in the play-offs to qualify for the finals tournament, where they were knocked out in the group stage after a 2-1 defeat to the Czech Republic. England also subsequently exited the 2013 and 2015 Finals tournaments at the group stage, before again reaching the last 4 in 2017.
UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record | Manager(s) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
 1978 | Semi-Finals | 4th of 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | Sexton | ||
| 1980 | Semi-Finals | 3rd of 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | Sexton | ||
| 1982 | Champions | 1st of 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | Sexton | ||
| 1984 | Champions | 1st of 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | Sexton | ||
| 1986 | Semi-Finals | 4th of 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | Sexton | ||
| 1988 | Semi-Finals | 3rd of 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | Sexton | ||
| 1990 | Did not qualify | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | Sexton | |||||||||
| 1992 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | McMenemy | |||||||||
 1994 | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 8 | McMenemy | |||||||||
| 1996 | Did not qualify | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | Sexton | |||||||||
 1998 | Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | Taylor | |||||||||
 2000 | Group Stage | 5th of 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | Taylor, Reid, Wilkinson[11] | ||
 2002 | Group Stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | Wilkinson Platt[12] | ||
| 2004 | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | Platt | |||||||||
 2006 | Did not qualify | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 10 | Taylor | |||||||||
 2007 | Semi-Finals | 3rd of 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | Taylor, Pearce[13] | ||
 2009 | Runners-Up | 2nd of 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | Pearce | ||
 2011 | Group Stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | Pearce | ||
 2013 | Group Stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | Pearce | ||
 2015 | Group Stage | 7th of 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 4 | Southgate | ||
 2017 | Semi-Finals | 3rd of 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | Southgate, Boothroyd[14] | ||
Total | 2 titles | 14/21 | 53 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 71 | 65 | 161 | 109 | 32 | 20 | 343 | 103 | |||
Note: The year of the tournament represents the year in which it ends.
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Results and fixtures
2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Qualification
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 26 | Final tournament | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Netherlands | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 18 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 3 | Ukraine | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 17 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Scotland | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Latvia | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 6 | Andorra | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
Records
Leading appearances
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Milner | Leeds United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa | 46 |
| 2 | Nathaniel Chalobah | Chelsea, Watford | 40 |
| 3 | Nathan Redmond | Birmingham City, Norwich City, Southampton | 38 |
| 4 | Tom Huddlestone | Derby County, Tottenham Hotspur | 33 |
Fabrice Muamba | Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers | 33 | |
| 6 | James Ward-Prowse | Southampton | 31 |
| 7 | Michael Mancienne | Chelsea, Hamburger SV | 30 |
| 8 | Scott Carson | Leeds United, Liverpool | 29 |
Steven Taylor | Newcastle United | 29 | |
Danny Rose | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | |
| 11 | Jack Butland | Birmingham City, Stoke City | 28 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team.
Leading goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Shearer | Southampton | 13 |
Francis Jeffers | Everton, Arsenal | 13 | |
| 3 | Saido Berahino | West Bromwich Albion | 11 |
| 4 | Nathan Redmond | Birmingham City, Norwich City, Southampton | 10 |
| 5 | Darren Bent | Ipswich Town, Charlton Athletic | 9 |
Frank Lampard | West Ham United | 9 | |
James Milner | Leeds United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa | 9 | |
| 8 | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
Mark Hateley | Coventry City, Portsmouth | 8 | |
Lewis Baker | Chelsea | 8 | |
Carl Cort | Wimbledon | 8 | |
Tammy Abraham | Chelsea | 8 | |
Dominic Solanke | Liverpool | 8 | |
| 14 | Mark Robins | Manchester United | 7 |
Shola Ameobi | Newcastle United | 7 | |
Jermain Defoe | West Ham United | 7 | |
Ruben Loftus-Cheek | Chelsea | 7 | |
Demarai Gray | Leicester City | 7 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s. Those players in bold are still eligible to play for the team.
Players
Current squad
For the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, including the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, players born on or after 1 January 1996 are eligible.[15] Players born after 1 January 1998 remain eligible to play for England under-20s and after 1 January 2000 for England under-19s.
The following players were named in the squad for the friendlies against Poland and Germany to be played on 21 and 26 March 2019.[16]
Caps and goals updated as of 20 November 2018. Names in bold denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
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No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1GK | Angus Gunn | (1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 | 11 | 0 | Southampton |
| – | 1GK | Dean Henderson | (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 | 7 | 0 | Sheffield United (on loan from Manchester United) |
| – | 1GK | Freddie Woodman | (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 | 6 | 0 | Newcastle United |
| – | 2DF | Jake Clarke-Salter | (1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 | 8 | 1 | Vitesse (on loan from Chelsea) |
| – | 2DF | Jay Dasilva | (1998-04-22) 22 April 1998 | 9 | 0 | Bristol City (on loan from Chelsea) |
| – | 2DF | Dael Fry | (1997-08-30) 30 August 1997 | 10 | 2 | Middlesbrough |
| – | 2DF | Lloyd Kelly | (1998-10-01) 1 October 1998 | 2 | 0 | Bristol City |
| – | 2DF | Jonjoe Kenny | (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 | 13 | 0 | Everton |
| – | 2DF | Ezri Konsa | (1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 | 5 | 1 | Brentford |
| – | 2DF | Fikayo Tomori | (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 | 11 | 0 | Derby County (on loan from Chelsea) |
| – | 2DF | Kyle Walker-Peters | (1997-04-13) 13 April 1997 | 10 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| – | 2DF | Aaron Wan-Bissaka | (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 | 2 | 0 | Crystal Palace |
| – | 3MF | Harvey Barnes | (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997 | 1 | 0 | Leicester City |
| – | 3MF | Hamza Choudhury | (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 | 4 | 0 | Leicester City |
| – | 3MF | Tom Davies | (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 | 10 | 1 | Everton |
| – | 3MF | Kieran Dowell | (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 | 12 | 2 | Everton |
| – | 3MF | Phil Foden | (2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 | 4 | 0 | Manchester City |
| – | 3MF | James Maddison | (1996-11-23) 23 November 1996 | 4 | 0 | Leicester City |
| – | 3MF | Ryan Sessegnon | (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 | 7 | 0 | Fulham |
| – | 4FW | Tammy Abraham | (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 | 23 | 8 | Aston Villa (on loan from Chelsea) |
| – | 4FW | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 | 13 | 6 | Everton |
| – | 4FW | Demarai Gray | (1996-06-28) 28 June 1996 | 21 | 7 | Leicester City |
| – | 4FW | Callum Hudson-Odoi | (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 | 0 | 0 | Chelsea |
| – | 4FW | Ademola Lookman | (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 | 9 | 1 | Everton |
| – | 4FW | Reiss Nelson | (1999-12-10) 10 December 1999 | 4 | 2 | Hoffenheim (on loan from Arsenal) |
| – | 4FW | Dominic Solanke | (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 | 15 | 8 | AFC Bournemouth |
Recent call ups
The following players have previously been called up to the England under-21 squad and remain eligible.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK | Harry Burgoyne | (1996-12-28) 28 December 1996 | 0 | 0 | Falkirk (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderes) | v. Ukraine, 27 March 2018[17] |
GK | Aaron Ramsdale | (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 | 1 | 0 | AFC Wimbledon (on loan from AFC Bournemouth) | Toulon Tournament, May–June 2018[18] |
DF | Trent Alexander-Arnold | (1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 | 3 | 0 | Liverpool | v. Ukraine, 27 March 2018[17] |
DF | Ben Chilwell | (1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 | 10 | 0 | Leicester City | v. Andorra, 11 October 2018[19] |
DF | Callum Connolly | (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 | 4 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers (on loan from Everton) | Toulon Tournament, May–June 2018[20] |
DF | Brendan Galloway | (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 | 3 | 0 | Everton | v.  Italy, 10 November 2016[21] |
DF | Joe Gomez | (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 | 7 | 0 | Liverpool | v. Andorra, 11 October 2017[22] |
DF | Mason Holgate | (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 | 6 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion (on loan from Everton) | v. Ukraine, 27 March 2018 INJ[17] |
DF | Tom Pearce | (1998-04-12) 12 April 1998 | 2 | 0 | Scunthorpe United (on loan from Leeds United) | Toulon Tournament, May–June 2018[18] |
DF | Jack Simpson | (1997-01-08) January 8, 1997 | 1 | 0 | Bournemouth | v. Denmark, 20 November 2018[23] |
DF | Axel Tuanzebe | (1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 | 1 | 0 | Aston Villa (on loan from Manchester United) | v. Ukraine, 10 November 2017[24] |
DF | Joe Worrall | (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 | 3 | 0 | Rangers (on loan from Nottingham Forest) | v. Ukraine, 27 March 2018[17] |
MF | Izzy Brown | (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | Leeds United (on loan from Chelsea) | 2017 European Championship training camp[25] |
MF | Lewis Cook | (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 | 14 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | v. Denmark, 20 November 2018[23] |
MF | Ovie Ejaria | (1997-11-19) 19 November 1997 | 1 | 0 | Reading (on loan from Liverpool) | Toulon Tournament, May–June 2018 INJ[20] |
MF | Sam Field | (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 | 0 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | v. Ukraine, 10 November 2017[24] |
MF | Ruben Loftus-Cheek | (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 | 17 | 7 | Chelsea | v. Andorra, 11 October 2017[22] |
MF | Ainsley Maitland-Niles | (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 | 4 | 0 | Arsenal | Toulon Tournament, May–June 2018 INJ[26] |
MF | Mason Mount | (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 | 1 | 1 | Derby County (on loan from Chelsea) | v. Latvia, 11 September 2018[27] |
MF | Josh Onomah | (1997-04-27) 27 April 1997 | 8 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) | v. Italy, 15 November 2018 INJ[28] |
MF | Kasey Palmer | (1996-11-09) 9 November 1996 | 6 | 1 | Bristol City (on loan from Chelsea) | v. Latvia, 5 September 2017[29] |
MF | Ronaldo Vieira | (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 | 3 | 1 | Sampdoria | Toulon Tournament, May–June 2018[26] |
MF | Harry Winks | (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 | 2 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | v. Ukraine, 27 March 2018 INJ[17] |
FW | Adam Armstrong | (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 | 5 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Toulon Tournament, May–June 2018[18] |
FW | Jack Harrison | (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 | 2 | 0 | Leeds United (on loan from Manchester City) | v. Ukraine, 27 March 2018 INJ[17] |
FW | Eddie Nketiah | (1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 | 4 | 2 | Arsenal | Toulon Tournament, May–June 2018[18] |
FW | Lukas Nmecha | (1998-12-14) 14 December 1998 | 3 | 0 | Preston North End (on loan from Manchester City) | Toulon Tournament, May–June 2018[18] |
FW | Sheyi Ojo | (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 | 1 | 0 | Stade de Reims (on loan from Liverpool) | v. Scotland, 6 October 2017 INJ[22] |
FW | Marcus Rashford | (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997 | 1 | 3 | Manchester United | v.  Norway, 6 September 2016[30] |
FW | Patrick Roberts | (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 | 0 | 0 | Girona (on loan from Manchester City) | 2017 European Championship training camp[25] |
INJ Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played.
Past squads
- 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad
- 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad
- 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad
- 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad
- 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad
- 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad
- 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad
- 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship squad
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External links
Official FA England Under-21 website Contains listings of current England U-21 players.
Uefa Under-21 website Contains full results archive
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21 Championship hosts and additional statistics, such as the Group Winners table for the 1998 qualifiers.