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unusual facts about Italy national under-19 football team



Abdelhakim Omrani

After previously representing France at the under-19 level, Omrani switched his allegiance to Algeria in September 2011 after being called up to the Algerian Under-23 National Team by coach Azzedine Aït Djoudi for a four day training camp in Sidi Moussa.

Alessandro Malomo

He remained in Massimo Piscedda's U-19 team in 2009–10 season, which he played the friendly against Denmark in September.

Alfred Gomis

Alfred was called up by Luigi Di Biagio for the Italian U-20 team in 2013, but failed to make an appearance for the team.

Anastasios Bakasetas

Anastasios Bakasetas (Greek: Τάσος Μπακασέτας; born 28 June 1993) is a Greek footballer, who currently plays for Superleague Greece club Aris and for the Greece under-19s on loan from Asteras Tripoli, as a striker.

Andre Marriner

Marriner was called up to officiate at the elite qualification stage for 2009 Euro Under-19s Championship, taking charge of Norway's 1-1 draw with Romania on 20 May 2009 in Saint-Lô, and Romania's 3-0 defeat to France there three days later.

Ashley Baker

She was part of the England U-19 for the 2008 and 2009 edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.

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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.

Davide Santon

On 31 March 2009, he made his debut for the Italy U-21 squad in a friendly against the Netherlands, played at Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade and ended in a 1–1 draw.

Dejan Dražić

Dražić made his first appearance for the Serbia national under-19 football team in the qualification for the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.

Diego De Ascentis

De Ascentis was capped for the U-21 and Olympic teams (the former of which won the 1997 Mediterranean Games).

Diego Fabbrini

He made his debut with the Italy U-21 on 3 September 2010 in a qualification match against Bosnia Herzegovina played in Sarajevo.

England national under-19 football team

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

Fran Mérida

In the next group game he continued his fine form and netted twice in a 2–0 win over Nigeria; after resting in the third group game against Venezuela (3–0) he played 76 minutes in the last-16 tie against Italy, which finished with a 1–3 loss.

Gabriele Angella

He made his Italy U-21 debut on 4 September 2009 as starter, in a match lost 1–2 against Wales in Swansea.

Granit Xhaka

He played his first game for the Switzerland national under-19 football team on 25 May 2010, as a substitute, as the team beat Austria national under-19 football team 3–2 in the Schwaz, Austria.

Greece national under-19 football team

Sotiris Ninis and Sokratis Papastathopoulos were included by UEFA in the "name-to-note" list after the end of the tournament.

It was the 90th minute when Ninis took a corner from left, aimed Lambropoulos at the near post and the young forward beat the German goalkeeper to give a dramatic and memorable 3–2 win to the Greek side.

Ninis showed great vision breaking the Austrian defense with a through ball that brought Mitroglou alone against the opponent goalkeeper.

Greece responded almost immediately with shots from Papadopoulos, Pliatsikas and Mitroglou and it was Ninis, Greece's wonderkid who unlocked the German defense on the 40th minute to score a deserved equaliser.

Greece seemed vivid in the start of the second half and had some chances until Ninis with a clever header found Mitroglou in the area 58 minutes after the start of the game.

Sotiris Ninis and Kostantinos Mitroglou were a constant danger and finally the second scored on the 52nd minute.

The game started with long shots from the Spanish team in the first ten minutes and the Greek team was also dangerous with Mitroglou and Sotiris Ninis.

HNŠK Moslavina

In 1964, the team's new home ground, Gradski stadion u Kutini, was officially opened with a game against the Croatia U-19 team.

India national under-19 football team

In October 2013, under-19 team is going to participate in the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, which will held in Qatar.

Indra Sjafri

Indra Sjafri (born 2 February 1963 in Batang Kapas, South Pesisir Regency, Indonesia) is a former Indonesian football player and currently the head coach of the Indonesia U-19.

Jack Colback

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

Jayson Leutwiler

He gave his debut on 10 September 2008 in the 5-2 home win against Italy U-20 in the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia in Como.

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.

Jurgen Debono

Debono earned his first call up for the Maltese U-19 national team for a competitive tournament 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification which was played between the 15th and 22 October in Russia.

Kayleden Brown

A Wales under-19 international, whilst a West Bromwich Albion squad player he played on loan at Barrow, Keflavík, Tranmere Rovers, Dagenham & Redbridge, and Port Vale.

Marc Fachan

Fachan was first selected for France's U19 in December 2008, appearing on the 12th against Italy, at Rende.

Márcio Sousa

In 2004 Sousa played for the under-19s in the 2005 European Championship qualifiers, netting against Bosnia and Herzegovina, but the country failed to ensure a place in the finals in Northern Ireland.

Marvin Höner

Marvin Höner (born 4 May 1994 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German professional football player who currently plays as a forward for AFC Ajax and for Germany U-19.

Michalis Avgenikou

Born in Pastida, Avgenikou began playing football with Asteras Pastidas.On 11 April 2012, he made his debut for the Greece U19 in a friendly match against Slovenia U19.

Mika Stadium

It was completed in 2008 and hosted the first ever match on 22 May of the same year between the U-19 national teams of Spain and Ukraine.

Mohd Asraruddin Putra Omar

Asraruddin, a leftback in the Malaysia U-19 for 2007 Champions Youth Cup, is the team’s vice-skipper and took over the captain’s armband from the injured Mohd Bunyamin Umar in the match against PSV.

Nicola Amoruso

He was the unused member of the Italy Olympic team that won the 1997 Mediterranean Games.

Nissa F.C. A.S.D.

This venue also hosted an Italy national under-21 football team match in 1994, which ended in a 2–1 win for the azzurrini against Croatia national under-21 football team, but is best remembered for seeing the Italian team play with Nissa's red-coloured home shirts due to both teams having very similar jersey colours and lacking the corresponding reserve kits.

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.

Rui Jorge

Rui Jorge played for the Portuguese U-21 side which lost the 1994 European Championship final to Italy (1–2) and the Olympic team who finished fourth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Singapore national under-19 football team

The under-19 football team was formed to represent Singapore in the AFF U-19 Youth Championship since 2001. The squad finished 3rd and won Bronze in the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games.

Vlad Marin

Marin featured in all three of Romania U19's games in October in the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.


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