England national under-16 football team

England U-16
Nickname(s)	The Three Lions
Association	The Football Association; (The FA)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Greg Lincoln
FIFA code	ENG
First colours	Second colours

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

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

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 2023

Montaigu Tournament

2 April 2023	England	2–0	New Caledonia	Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
	Mheuka 7' Olusesi 80'	Report

4 April 2023	England	3–2	Central African Republic	Chantonnay
	Moore 52' L.Fletcher 65' Mukasa 90+8'	Report	Zakarya 25' Kilala 43'

6 April 2023	England	3–0	Belgium	Stade Henri Desgrange, La Roche-sur-Yon
	Mheuka 29' Mukasa 46' Lacey 83'	Report

8 April 2023	England	0–0 (8–7 p)	Romania	Stade Maxime Bossis, Montaigu, Vendée
		Report
	Penalties
	Mukasa J.Fletcher Mheuka Lacey Noble Amass Harrison Esdaille		Doicaru Stoian Burlacu Gașpăr Toma Racu Dumitra Munteanu

10 April 2023	England	0–0 (4–3 p)	Japan	Stade Maxime Bossis, Montaigu, Vendée
	0	Report	1	Referee: Mathieu Vernice (France)
	Penalties
	Mukasa J.Fletcher Noble Moore Lacey		Sekiguchi Kuroki Mori Tsukuda Yamaguchi

Players

Current squad

Squad for the Montaigu Tournament in April 2023.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Thorsten Spike Brits	(2007-06-24) 24 June 2007 (age 17)	Manchester City
13	1GK	Kai Crampton	(2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 17)	Chelsea
22	1GK	Harry Whitworth	(2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 17)	Crystal Palace

2	2DF	Leo Shahar	(2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 (age 17)	Newcastle United
3	2DF	Harry Amass	(2007-03-16) 16 March 2007 (age 17)	Manchester United
5	2DF	Stephen Mfuni	(2008-02-12) 12 February 2008 (age 16)	Manchester City
6	2DF	Kian Noble	(2007-02-26) 26 February 2007 (age 17)	Manchester City
12	2DF	Adeleke Drake	(2007-06-01) 1 June 2007 (age 17)	Manchester City
21	2DF	Sam Amissah	(2007-03-07) 7 March 2007 (age 17)	Fulham
23	2DF	DJ Esdaille	(2007-12-01) 1 December 2007 (age 16)	Liverpool

4	3MF	Oliver Harrison	(2007-08-07) 7 August 2007 (age 17)	Chelsea
8	3MF	Tyler Fletcher	(2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 17)	Manchester United
11	3MF	Divine Mukasa	(2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 17)	Manchester City
16	3MF	Finn Cartwright	(2007-02-28) 28 February 2007 (age 17)	Middlesbrough
18	3MF	Trey Nyoni	(2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 17)	Liverpool
19	3MF	Jack Fletcher	(2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 17)	Manchester United
20	3MF	Callum Olusesi	(2007-03-11) 11 March 2007 (age 17)	Tottenham Hotspur

7	4FW	Shea Lacey	(2007-04-14) 14 April 2007 (age 17)	Manchester United
9	4FW	Shim Mheuka	(2007-10-20) 20 October 2007 (age 17)	Chelsea
10	4FW	Mikey Moore	(2007-08-11) 11 August 2007 (age 17)	Tottenham Hotspur
14	4FW	Luca Fletcher	(2007-04-18) 18 April 2007 (age 17)	Manchester City
15	4FW	Trevan Sanusi	(2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 17)	Newcastle United
17	4FW	Elliot Myles	(2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 17)	Norwich City

References

^ "England men's coaching teams confirmed". England Football. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ "The Victory Shield 2008". The Football Association. 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
^ "England to withdraw from the Victory Shield". The Football Association. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
^ Wright, James (22 March 2005). "A tremendous experience". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 February 2009. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Lions win tournament". The Football Association. 24 March 2008. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
^ "Lions capture Montaigu crown". The Football Association. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
^ "England U16s win Montaigu Tournament title in France". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
^ "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.

External links

Official website Football Association

[1] "England men's coaching teams confirmed". England Football. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

[fa-VS08-2] "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.

[fa-MT220305-4] Wright, James (22 March 2005). "A tremendous experience". The Football Association. Retrieved 17 February 2009. ^{[dead link]}

[fa-MT240308-5] "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.

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