England development squads named for September window

The England men’s under-20s squad for their three Euro Elite League games in the September and October window has been named by head coach Darren Moore.

The Young Lions head to Spain for their first games of the 2026-27 campaign, where they will take on Italy (10.30am, Friday 25 September), France (10.30am, Tuesday 29 September) and Germany (4.30pm, Saturday 3 October) at Estadi Olympic Camilo Cano on the Costa Blanca.

The Squad

Goalkeepers: Finlay Herrick (West Ham United), Nicholas Michalski (Crawley Town, loan from Blackburn Rovers), Oliver Whatmuff (Stockport County, loan from Manchester City)

Defenders: Harry Amass (Manchester United), Airidas Golambeckis (West Ham United), Ayden Heaven (Manchester United), Ezra Mayers (West Ham United), Christian McFarlane (Leicester City), Brooklyn Nfonkeu-Feuba (Manchester City), Kian Noble (Manchester City), Souleymane Sidibe (PSV Eindhoven II)

Midfielders: Harrison Armstrong (Everton), Jack Fletcher (Manchester United), George Hemmings (Aston Villa),
Divine Mukasa (West Ham United, loan from Manchester City), Trey Nyoni (Liverpool), Christopher Rigg (Sunderland), Jim Thwaites (Manchester United)

Forwards: Jesse Derry (Sporting Club De Portugal, loan from Chelsea), Shea Lacey (Manchester United), Shumaira Mheuka (Celtic, loan from Chelsea), Mikey Moore (1. FC Köln), Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion), Jay Robinson (Associazione Calcio Monza, loan from Southampton).

The England men’s under-19s will play four games during the September and October international window, as they prepare for their own U19 EURO qualifiers later this year.

Head coach Ben Futcher has selected a 24-stong squad for the trip, which will see them kick-off with a game against Republic of Ireland at St. George’s Park on Friday 25 September (7pm).

The Young Lions then head to southern Spain for three games at the Marbella Football Centre, starting against Norway (3pm, Tuesday 29 September) and then USA (3pm, Friday 2 October) before they round-off against Belgium (12pm, Monday 5 September).

The Squad

Goalkeepers: Freddy Bernal (Chelsea), Dylan Moody (Southampton), Finley Hooper (West Ham United), Freddie Simmonds (AFC Wimbledon, loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)

Defenders: Dean Benamar (Crystal Palace), Kaden Braithwaite (Manchester City), Malachi Hardy (Tottenham Hotspur),  Dante Headley (Manchester City),  Bendito Mantato (Manchester United), Albert Mills (Manchester United), Wesley Okoduwa (Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Midfielders: Ifeoluwa Ibrahim (Arsenal), Louis Page (Leicester City), Harrison Miles (Manchester City),  Luca Williams-Barnett (Tottenham Hotspur), Reggie Walsh (Wigan Athletic, loan from Chelsea)

Forwards: Reigan Heskey (1. FC Köln), Max Dowman (Arsenal), Chizaram Ezenwata (Chelsea), Harry Howell (Leicester City, loan from Brighton & Hove Albion), Ryan Mcaidoo (Manchester City), Tynan Thompson (Manchester United), Alejandro Rodriguez (Olympique Lyonnais), Harry Gray (Sheffield Wednesday, loan from Leeds United)