England MU19s squad named for EURO qualifiers

England men’s under-19s will cross the border into Wales for their UEFA U19 EURO elite qualifying round this month.

The Young Lions are targeting a place at this summer’s EURO Finals in Romania, and will face Wales, Turkiye and Portugal in their fixtures with only the team who tops the group progressing.

Head coach Will Antwi has named a 21-man squad for the games, which will kick-off against the host nation at the Bangor City Stadium on Wednesday 19 March (7pm).

Their second game will be against Turkiye at the Deeside Stadium on Saturday 22 March (11am) before they finish against Portugal on Tuesday 25 March (7pm) again at the Deeside Stadium.

England reached the elite round stage after emerging unbeaten in November’s first qualifying round following a draw with Belgium and victories over Lithuania and group hosts Bulgaria.

The Squad

Goalkeepers: Ted Curd (Chelsea), Finlay Herrick (West Ham United), Tommy Setford (Arsenal)

Defenders: Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest), Josh Acheampong (Chelsea), Joe Johnson (Luton Town), Caleb Kporha (Crystal Palace), Jayden Meghoma (Preston North End, loan from Brentford), Stephen Mfuni (Manchester City), Triston Rowe (Aston Villa)

Midfielders: Kiano Dyer (Chelsea) Josh King (Fulham), Lewis Miley (Newcastle United), Lewis Orford (West Ham United), Chris Rigg (Sunderland)

Forwards: Tyler Dibling (Southampton), Tyrique George (Chelsea), Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea), Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur), Ethan Wheatley (Walsall, loan from Manchester United), Kadan Young (Royal Antwerp, loan from Aston Villa)