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Published 17 February 2026 3 min read
England Youth Teams

England MU16s squad named for Türkiye trip

Written by:

Holly Hunt

The Young Lions will play three games out in Antalya in February

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England men’s under-16s head coach Barry Lewtas has named his squad for the Young Lions’ trip to Türkiye this month.

All three fixtures will be played at the Emirhan Sport Complex in Manavgat, Antalya.

Lewtas’ Young Lions face Denmark on Saturday 21 February before playing Spain on Monday 23 February and signing off the camp with a game against France on Thursday 26 February.

The Squad

Goalkeepers: Lucca Benetton (Crystal Palace), Mikel Jack (Tottenham Hotspur)

Defenders: Theodore Carrington (Manchester City), Shadrach Ekiugbo (Liverpool), Emmanuel Fejokwu (West Ham United), Josh Henry (Chelsea), George Jobling (Chelsea), Bobby Martin (Southampton), Thomas McDermott (Chelsea), Rory Sykens (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Midfielders: David Eze (Manchester City), Darren Motsi (Leicester City), Mishel Nduka (Arsenal), Xavier Parker (Manchester City), Reggie Watson (Chelsea), Oluwatitojumi Wellspring (Tottenham Hotspur)

Forwards: Joshua Abe (Liverpool), Mylo Bernard (Crystal Palace), Oscar Johnson (Aston Villa), Vincent Joseph (Liverpool), Heaven Kilwa (Aston Villa), Emerson Nwaneri (Arsenal)