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3 unusual facts about England national under-17 football team


Jordy Croux

He played again two days later in a 2–1 loss against the England U-17 squad.

Mohamad Zbida

He plays against Argentina, Spain and Honduras in the group-stage of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 and against England in the Round of 16.

Ricardo Janota

While a youngster with Benfica, he represented his country at under-16 level, and was first-choice goalkeeper at the European under-17 championship finals, at which Portugal's under-17s beat England 3–2 on penalties to win the third-place play-off; Janota saved the decisive penalty.


2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship

The following two championships, held in Lille, France in 2005 and again in Treviso in 2006, were won by England.

Ahmad Al Salih

He played against Argentina, Spain and Honduras in the group-stage of the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Altin Lala

He travelled to Germany at the age of 15 with the Albanian U-16 side in 1991, where they were staying at their training camp near the Port of Hamburg.

Ashley Chambers

Chambers made his debut for the England national under-16 team against Wales in the 2005 Victory Shield on 14 October 2005, scoring the third goal in a 4–0 victory.

Ashley Sammons

As a 15-year-old, Sammons played three matches for the England under-17 team in the 2007 Nordic Tournament, against their Icelandic, Finnish and Swedish counterparts.

Birkenhead United

They also saw Elijah Neblett get selected for the New Zealand U-17 national team and Bill Tuiloma signed with Olympique de Marseille.

Brett Studman

He represented Australia at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago.

Brian Eastick

He returned to Stuart Pearce's coaching staff, assisting with the under-21 team and with the Great Britain Olympic team.

Brian Greenhoff

Greenhoff played four times for the England under 23 team, scoring once and made his debut for England on 8 May 1976 in a 1-0 win at Ninian Park, Cardiff against Wales.

Cao Xiandong

Cao Xiandong was considered a talented midfielder and was soon called up to the Chinese under-17 team that took part in the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship where China were knocked out in the quarter-finals to West Germany in a 4-2 defeat.

Chris Casper

He also appeared for the England Under 21 side in Toulon in 1996.

Chris Smalling

Smalling made his debut for the England Under–20 team 31 March 2009, playing 45 minutes in a 2-0 win against Italy at Loftus Road.

Dale Gordon

Gordon was capped by England under 21s towards the end of the campaign, but hampered his chances of future selection when he and his Norwich City team mate Robert Rosario broke curfew while away with the under 21s and went to a nightclub.

England national under-16 football team

The England under-16 team compete in the annual Victory Shield tournament against Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

In 2005, the team made their debut in the annual Montaigu Tournament, held in Montaigu, France.

England national under-19 football team

The following players were named in the squad for the friendly match against Hungary.

European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship

The following two championships, held in Lille, France in 2005 and again in Treviso in 2006, were won by England.

Gerson Acevedo

He has represented the Chilean national team at the Under-17 and Under-20 levels.

Glen Riddersholm

In 2006 he replaced Hans Brun Larsen as the manager of the Danish national under-17 football team.

Hakeem Shaker

in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup Hakeem Shaker lead Iraq to reach the 4th place for the first time in Iraq history after winning Iraq's group after the win over Chile 2-1, Egypt 2-1, and a draw with England 2-2.

Ian Stonebridge

Having joined Plymouth Argyle in the summer of 1999, Stonebridge made his debut for England Under–18's against Switzerland, less than a month after making his first-team debut.

Jack Colback

Colback received one cap for the England under-20 team where he played in a 2-0 win against Italy.

James Ward-Prowse

At the age of 18, Ward-Prowse received his first call-up to the England under-21 team from Gareth Southgate in August 2013, for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Moldova and Finland.

Joe Ralls

Ralls received his first international call for the England Under-19s to replace the injured Robert Hall to play Czech Republic in February.

Jordon Mutch

He made his debut for the England under-17 team in July 2007, aged only fifteen-and-a-half, against their Icelandic counterparts.

Kim Sam-Rak

He was manager of South Korea national under-16 football team at South 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship and South Korea national under-23 football team at 1992 Summer Olympics

Latvia national under-17 football team

The following players have been called up for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship matches against Northern Ireland, Turkey and Luxembourg in Belfast and Dungannon in November 2013.

Lauren Bruton

Bruton scored on her debut cap for the England Under-17s side, against Greece.

Mark Lilley

He has also played for Somerset U18 and England U20.

Max Clayton

On 25 June 2011, he scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory over Uruguay in Torreón.

Mexico national under-17 football team

Germany had advantage during the first minutes of the second time, but Mexico came back to equalize the score after Jonathan Espericueta scored a second goal from a corner kick, where Julio Gómez was injured and left the field.

Netherlands national under-17 football team

:* Second Place: 2005 , 2009

North Korea national under-17 football team

The team's first match was a 1–1 draw to Syria on 24 October 2010 with Ri Kwang-Il scoring the goal for North Korea.

Paulo Dybala

It was called by Argentina Under-17 to participate in the XVI Pan American Games, but in the end did not take part in the competition.

Rashid Yussuff

Rashid Yussuff made his only appearance for England under-18s on 27 March 2007 in a 4–1 win over Netherlands under-18s, coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Daniel Sturridge.

Raúl Bravo

With the under-17s he played in the Nymburk International Tournament, scoring two goals in three matches.

Raúl Ruiz Matarín

On 10 February 2009, also from the bench and in a friendly (he took the place of Fran Mérida at half-time), Raúl scored the third and final goal for the U19s in a 3–0 win over England, in Bournemouth.

Ryan Clarke

He previously trained with the England under-18 squad in La Manga.

Sanjar Kuvvatov

Kuvvatov played against England under-21s on 10 August 2010 at Ashton Gate.

Scotland women's national under-17 football team

The Scotland women's national under-17 football team, also known as Scotland under-17s or Scotland U17(s), represents Scotland in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association, the governing body for football in Scotland.

Sebastian Lletget

Lletget has played for the United States at under 17, under 20 and under 23 levels.

Sergio Araujo

During April–May 2009, Araujo represented Argentina at the South American U-17 Championship, where he scored three goals in five appearances.

Stefan Marinković

Already a member of the Switzerland U-17 national team at age 16, Ajax won the young player over ahead of Juventus, Sampdoria, Brescia, Nancy and Valenciennes, all who were in running for the young defender.

Switzerland national under-17 football team

The biggest success was the win of the World Cup in 2009 in Nigeria.

Theo Wharton

Wharton was first selected for the Wales Under-17 squad for 2011 Euro qualifiers where he start 2 games against Belgium and Denmark.

Vincent van den Berg

Van den Berg has played for the Netherlands U17 team, and was a member of the side that reached third place in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru in 2005.


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