Wales national under-19 football team
{{Short description|National association football team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}
{{refimprove|date=February 2013}}
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Wales women's national under-19 football team}}
{{Infobox national football team
| Name = Wales Under-19
| Badge =
| Badge_size = 175px
| Nickname = Young Dragons ({{langx|cy|Dreigiau Ifanc}})
| Association = Football Association of Wales (FAW)
| Coach = Chris Gunter
| Captain =
| Most caps =
| Top scorer =
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| First game = {{fbu|19|NIR}} 4–0 {{fbu|19|WAL|1807}}
(London, England; 15 April 1948)
| Largest win = {{fbu|19|Gibraltar}} 2–9 {{fbu|19|Wales}}
(Wrexham, Wales; 27 September 2022)
| Largest loss = {{fbu|19|NED}} 11–2 {{fbu|19|WAL}}
(Dordrecht, Netherlands; 6 March 1963)
| World cup apps = 0
| World cup first =
| World cup best =
| Regional name = UEFA U-19 Championship
| Regional cup apps = 7
| Regional cup first = 1948
| Regional cup best = First Round (6 times)
|}}
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.
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 James Collins, Andy King, Joe Ledley, Wayne Hennessey, Chris Gunter, Gareth Bale, Joe Allen, Danny Ward, Connor Roberts, Harry Wilson, Daniel James, Ethan Ampadu and Joe Rodon, as well as most of the current Wales under-21 side, have progressed through the team.
Players
=Latest squad=
Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible for the 2025 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 Qualifying group matches against England, Portugal and Turkey on 19, 22 and 25 March 2025.[https://dragonsoccer.co.uk/newsite/u19.php?id=1022 Wales Under 19 squad]
class="wikitable sortable"
|+ | |
Name
!Club | |
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Lewys Benjamin (goalkeeper) | {{flagicon|ENG}} Stourbridge (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
Kit Margetson (goalkeeper) | {{flagicon|WAL}} Swansea City |
Luke Armstrong (goalkeeper) | {{flagicon|WAL}} Cardiff City |
Aled Thomas | {{flagicon|ENG}} Everton |
Alfie Tuck | {{flagicon|ENG}} Queens Park Rangers |
Brayden Clarke | {{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal |
Charlie Crew | {{flagicon|ENG}} Leeds United |
Cody Twose | {{flagicon|WAL}} Cardiff City |
Cruz Allen | {{flagicon|ENG}} Derby County |
Dakarai Mafico | {{flagicon|WAL}} Cardiff City |
Dylan Lawlor | {{flagicon|WAL}} Cardiff City |
Elliot Myles | {{flagicon|ENG}} Norwich City |
Freddie Issaka | {{flagicon|ENG}} Plymouth Argyle |
Gabriele Biancheri | {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester United |
George Morgan | {{flagicon|ENG}} Everton |
Luey Giles | {{flagicon|WAL}} Cardiff City |
Ollie Bostock | {{flagicon|ENG}} West Bromwich Albion |
Sam Parker | {{flagicon|WAL}} Swansea City |
Troy Perrett | {{flagicon|WAL}} Cardiff City |
Vimal Yoganathan | {{flagicon|ENG}} Oldham Athletic (on loan from Barnsley) |
Zach Giggs | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sheffield United |
- INJ = Withdrew from the squad due to injury
- U21 = Promoted to Under-21 squad
Results and fixtures
=[[2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification#Group 5|2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification]]=
==Group 5==
|section=Qualifying round Group 5
|source=[https://www.uefa.com/under19/standings/2020/2001066/#grp-2006599 UEFA]
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|name_POL={{fbu|19|POL}}
|name_WAL={{fbu|19|WAL}}
|name_KOS={{fbu|19|KOS}}
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|win_POL=1 |draw_POL=0 |loss_POL=2 |gf_POL=4 |ga_POL=8 |status_POL=
|win_WAL=2 |draw_WAL=1 |loss_WAL=0 |gf_WAL=7 |ga_WAL=2 |status_WAL=H
|win_KOS=0 |draw_KOS=1 |loss_KOS=2 |gf_KOS=2 |ga_KOS=7 |status_KOS=
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|team_order=WAL, RUS, POL, KOS
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=ER |result2=ER
|col_ER=green1 |text_ER=Elite round
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2019|11|13|df=y}}
|time = 14:00 {{small|(13:00 GMT)}}
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|RUS}}
|score = 1–1
|team2 = {{fbu|19|KOS}}
|goals1 =
- Shkolik {{goal|12}}
|goals2 =
- Aliu {{goal|11}}
|stadium = Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff
|attendance =
|referee = Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)
|report = https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2026417/
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2019|11|13|df=y}}
|time = 14:00 {{small|(13:00 GMT)}}
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|WAL}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{fbu|19|POL}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Rodney Parade, Newport
|attendance =
|referee = Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
|report = https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2026418/
}}
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2019|11|16|df=y}}
|time = 14:00 {{small|(13:00 GMT)}}
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|RUS}}
|score = 2–2
|team2 = {{fbu|19|WAL}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Williams {{goal|66|pen.|82|pen.}}
|stadium = Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff
|attendance =
|referee = Ville Nevalainen (Finland)
|report = https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2026443/
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2019|11|16|df=y}}
|time = 14:00 {{small|(13:00 GMT)}}
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|POL}}
|score = 4–1
|team2 = {{fbu|19|KOS}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Berisha {{goal|88}}
|stadium = Dragon Park, Newport
|attendance =
|referee = Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)
|report = https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2026444/
}}
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2019|11|19|df=y}}
|time = 14:00 {{small|(13:00 GMT)}}
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|POL}}
|score = 0–4
|team2 = {{fbu|19|RUS}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff
|attendance =
|referee = Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
|report = https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2026469/
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2019|11|19|df=y}}
|time = 14:00 {{small|(13:00 GMT)}}
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|KOS}}
|score = 0–2
|team2 = {{fbu|19|WAL}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Pinchard {{goal|45+1}}
- Williams {{goal|76}}
|stadium = Rodney Parade, Newport
|attendance =
|referee = Ville Nevalainen (Finland)
|report = https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2026470/
}}
=[[2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification#Group 4|2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification]]=
==Group 4==
|section=Group 4
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180815164618/https://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2019/standings/round=2000953/index.html#grp-2005937 UEFA]
|name_SWE={{fbu|19|SWE}}
|name_SCO={{fbu|19|SCO}}
|name_WAL={{fbu|19|WAL}}
|name_SMR={{fbu|19|SMR}}
|update=complete
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|win_SCO=2 |draw_SCO=1 |loss_SCO=0 |gf_SCO=9 |ga_SCO=3 |status_SCO=
|win_WAL=2 |draw_WAL=0 |loss_WAL=1 |gf_WAL=5 |ga_WAL=3 |status_WAL=H
|win_SMR=0 |draw_SMR=0 |loss_SMR=3 |gf_SMR=1 |ga_SMR=9 |status_SMR=
|team1=SCO |team2=WAL |team3=SWE |team4=SMR
|class_rules=Qualification tiebreakers
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=ER |result2=ER
|col_ER=green1 |text_ER=Elite round
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2018|11|14|df=y}}
|time = 17:00 {{small|(16:00 GMT)}}
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|SWE}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{fbu|19|SMR}}
|goals1 =
- Mbunga-Kimpioka {{goal|54}}
- Moretti {{goal|60|o.g.}}
|goals2 =
- Moretti {{goal|67}}
|attendance =
|referee = Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
|report = https://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2019/matches/round=2000953/match=2023809/index.html
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2018|11|14|df=y}}
|time = 18:00 {{small|(17:00 GMT)}}
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|WAL}}
|score = 1–2
|team2 = {{fbu|19|SCO}}
|goals1 =
- Williams {{goal|68}}
|goals2 =
|attendance =
|referee = Juri Frischer (Estonia)
|report = https://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2019/matches/round=2000953/match=2023810/index.html
}}
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2018|11|17|df=y}}
|time = 15:00 {{small|(14:00 GMT)}}
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|SCO}}
|score = 5–0
|team2 = {{fbu|19|SMR}}
|goals1 =
- Awokoya-Mebude {{goal|21}}
- Aitchison {{goal|23||40}}
- Gilmour {{goal|35}}
- Ross {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2 =
|attendance =
|referee = Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
|report = https://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2019/matches/round=2000953/match=2023836/index.html
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2018|11|17|df=y}}
|time = 16:00 {{small|(15:00 GMT)}}
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|SWE}}
|score = 1–2
|team2 = {{fbu|19|WAL}}
|goals1 =
- Mbunga-Kimpioka {{goal|31}}
|goals2 =
|attendance =
|referee = Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
|report = https://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2019/matches/round=2000953/match=2023835/index.html
}}
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2018|11|20|df=y}}
|time = 16:00 {{small|(15:00 GMT)}}
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|SCO}}
|score = 2–2
|team2 = {{fbu|19|SWE}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|attendance =
|referee = Juri Frischer (Estonia)
|report = https://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2019/matches/round=2000953/match=2023861/index.html
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2018|11|20|df=y}}
|time = 16:00 {{small|(15:00 GMT)}}
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|SMR}}
|score = 0–2
|team2 = {{fbu|19|WAL}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|attendance =
|referee = Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
|report = https://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2019/matches/round=2000953/match=2023862/index.html
}}
=[[2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification#Group 13|2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification]]=
==Group 13==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170929145453/http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2018/standings/round=2000840/group=2005252/index.html UEFA]
|name_TUR={{fbu|19|TUR}}
|name_SVK={{fbu|19|SVK}}
|name_WAL={{fbu|19|WAL}}
|name_KAZ={{fbu|19|KAZ}}
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|win_WAL=0 |draw_WAL=0 |loss_WAL=3 |gf_WAL=4 |ga_WAL=7 |status_WAL=
|win_KAZ=1 |draw_KAZ=1 |loss_KAZ=1 |gf_KAZ=3 |ga_KAZ=5 |status_KAZ=
|team1=SVK |team2=TUR |team3=KAZ |team4=WAL
|class_rules=Qualification tiebreakers
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|result1=ER |result2=ER
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{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2017|11|7|df=y}}
|time = 11:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|WAL}}
|score = 1–2
|team2 = {{fbu|19|SVK}}
|goals1 =
- Touray {{goal|62}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex – Emir Hotels 2, Manavgat
|attendance =
|referee = Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)
|report = http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2018/matches/round=2000840/match=2021440/index.html
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2017|11|10|df=y}}
|time = 14:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|TUR}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{fbu|19|WAL}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Cullen {{goal|90|pen.}}
|stadium = Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex – Emir Hotels 1, Manavgat
|attendance =
|referee = Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)
|report = http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2018/matches/round=2000840/match=2021465/index.html
}}
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2017|11|13|df=y}}
|time = 13:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|KAZ}}
|score = 3–2
|team2 = {{fbu|19|WAL}}
|goals1 =
- Zhakipbayev {{goal|45+2||69}}
- Pairuz {{goal|76}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex – Emir Hotels 2, Manavgat
|attendance =
|referee = Dejan Jakimovksi (Macedonia)
|report = http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2018/matches/round=2000840/match=2021492/index.html
}}
=[[2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification#Group 6|2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification round]]=
==Group 6==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20161002034727/http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2017/standings/round=2000775/group=2004741/index.html UEFA]
|name_ENG={{fbu|19|ENG}}
|name_GRE={{fbu|19|GRE}}
|name_WAL={{fbu|19|WAL}}
|name_LUX={{fbu|19|LUX}}
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|win_ENG=2 |draw_ENG=0 |loss_ENG=1 |gf_ENG=6 |ga_ENG=3 |status_ENG=
|win_GRE=2 |draw_GRE=0 |loss_GRE=1 |gf_GRE=7 |ga_GRE=2 |status_GRE=
|win_WAL=2 |draw_WAL=0 |loss_WAL=1 |gf_WAL=9 |ga_WAL=6 |status_WAL=H
|win_LUX=0 |draw_LUX=0 |loss_LUX=3 |gf_LUX=2 |ga_LUX=13|status_LUX=
|team1=ENG |team2=GRE |team3=WAL |team4=LUX
|class_rules=Qualification tiebreakers
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=ER |result2=ER
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{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|2016|11|10|df=y}}
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|WAL}}
| score = 0–2
| team2 = {{fbu|19|GRE}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Mingos {{goal|59}}
Nikolaou {{goal|78}}
| stadium = Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
| attendance =
| referee = Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
| report = http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2017/matches/round=2000775/match=2019108/index.html
}}
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|2016|11|12|df=y}}
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|ENG}}
| score = 2–3
| team2 = {{fbu|19|WAL}}
| goals1 = Harris {{goal|63|o.g.}}
Alexander-Arnold {{goal|73|pen.}}
| goals2 = Broadhead {{goal|35|pen.|75}}
Harris {{goal|61}}
| attendance =
| referee = Benoît Millot (France)
| report = http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2017/matches/round=2000775/match=2019133/index.html
}}
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|2016|11|15|df=y}}
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|19|LUX}}
| score = 2–6
| team2 = {{fbu|19|WAL}}
| goals1 = Da Costa {{goal|4}}
Brandenburger {{goal|35|pen.}}
| goals2 = Woodburn {{goal|21||50}}
Broadhead {{goal|38||71||81}}
Cullen {{goal|54}}
| attendance =
| referee = Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
| report = http://www.uefa.com/under19/season=2017/matches/round=2000775/match=2019160/index.html
}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071212234503/http://www.faw.org.uk/home Football association of Wales home page]}}
{{Wales national football team}}
{{Football in Wales}}
{{National sports teams of Wales}}
{{UEFA under-19 teams}}
Category:European national under-19 association football teams