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England national under-16 football team

England U-16
Nickname(s)The Three Lions
AssociationThe Football Association
(The FA)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachBarry Lewtas (interim)[1]
FIFA codeENG
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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.

Competition history

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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

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England have competed at the annual Montaigu Tournament, held in Montaigu, France.[4] England won the competition on three occasions between 2008 and 2015, defeating 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 3–1.[7] After an eight year wait England were champions again as they defeated Japan on penalties in the final of what was the fiftieth edition of the tournament in April 2023.[8]

Fixtures and results 2025

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Montaigu Tournament

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15 April 2025 England  3–2  Japan Stade Massabielle, Les Herbiers
17:30 Kavuma-McQueen 36', 70'
Nicoll-Jazuli 53'		 Report Takaki 40'
Satomi 45'		 Referee: Noa Fonteneau (France)
17 April 2025 England  0–3  Mexico Stade Claude Betard, La Châtaigneraie
17:30 Report Mota 19'
Kimbrough 62'
Pérez 69'
19 April 2025 England  1–3  Portugal Stade Claude Betard, La Châtaigneraie
17:00 Kavuma-McQueen 15' Report Semedo 2', 78'
Rodrigues 41'		 Referee: Dorian Cresci (France)

Friendlies

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26 August 2025 Italy  –  England Stadio Tre Fontane, Rome
17:30
28 August 2025 Italy  –  England Olympic Training Center, Rome
10:30

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were named in the squad for games against Italy, to be played 26 and 28 August 2025.[9]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Lucca Benetton (2010-08-08) 8 August 2010 (age 15)[10] England Crystal Palace
1GK Cooper Covington - England Bristol City
1GK Alfie Smith (2010-12-16) 16 December 2010 (age 14) England Birmingham City
2DF Alvin Brown - England Aston Villa
2DF Theodore Carrington (2010-06-13) 13 June 2010 (age 15)[11] England Manchester City
2DF Shadrach Ekiugbo (2010-02-22) 22 February 2010 (age 15) England Liverpool
2DF Emmanuel Fejokwu (2010-04-29) 29 April 2010 (age 15)[12] England West Ham United
2DF Josh Henry (2010-12-10) 10 December 2010 (age 14)[13] England Chelsea
2DF George Jobling (2010-05-13) 13 May 2010 (age 15)[14] England Chelsea
2DF Chase Kapotwe - England Fulham
2DF Aristide Yeutembip (2010-01-01) 1 January 2010 (age 15) England Newcastle United
3MF Jake Doughty (2010-02-18) 18 February 2010 (age 15)[15] England Everton
3MF David Eze (2010-03-08) 8 March 2010 (age 15)[16] England Manchester City
3MF Hezekiah-Daniel Grimwade (2010-06-18) 18 June 2010 (age 15)[17] England Chelsea
3MF Oscar Johnson - England Aston Villa
3MF Olly Lloyd - England Aston Villa
3MF Darren Motsi - England Leicester City
3MF Xavier Tau Parker (2010-05-09) 9 May 2010 (age 15)[18] England Manchester City
3MF Reggie Watson (2010-01-26) 26 January 2010 (age 15)[19] England Chelsea
4FW Joshua Abe (2010-07-17) 17 July 2010 (age 15)[20] England Liverpool
4FW Zachary Benjamin - England Sheffield United
4FW Erinyayo Faromo-Adebayo (2010-10-16) 16 October 2010 (age 14)[21] England Chelsea
4FW Jonathan Nsangou - England Everton

References

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  1. ^ "England men's development team coaches confirmed for 2025-26 season". England Football. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  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. [dead link]
  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. ^ "Under-16 Japan National Team lose to England on penalties at the 50th Montaigu Tournament Final". Japan Football Association. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  9. ^ "England MU16s squad named for Italy games". England Football. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Lucca Benetton". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Theo Carrington". World Football. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Emmanuel Fejokwu". Premier League. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Josh Henry". World Football. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  14. ^ "George Jobling". World Football. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Jake Doughty". World Football. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  16. ^ "David Eze". World Football. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  17. ^ "Hezekiah Grimwade". Premier League. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  18. ^ "Xavier Parker". Premier League. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  19. ^ "Reggie Watson". Premier League. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  20. ^ "Joshua Abe". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  21. ^ "Trey Faromo". World Football. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
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