Wales national under-19 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Wales women's national under-19 football team.

Wales Under-19
Nickname(s)Young Dragons (Welsh: Dreigiau Ifanc)
AssociationFootball Association of Wales (FAW)
Head coachChris Gunter
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Northern Ireland 4–0  Wales
(London, England; 15 April 1948)
Biggest win
 Gibraltar 2–9  Wales
(Wrexham, Wales; 27 September 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Netherlands 11–2  Wales
(Dordrecht, Netherlands; 6 March 1963)
World Cup
Appearances0
UEFA U-19 Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1948)
Best resultFirst Round (6 times)

The Wales national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of Wales and is run by the Football Association of Wales. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship held every year.

In 2019 the side qualified for the Elite Round of the European Under-19 Football Championship for the first time. In 2020 they qualified once again, after topping their qualifying group for the first time.

Recent history

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The under-19 squad is a proving ground for talented youngsters. Full international players like James Collins, Andy King, Joe Ledley, Wayne Hennessey, Chris Gunter, Gareth Bale, Joe Allen, Danny Ward, Connor Roberts, Harry Wilson, Daniel James, Ethan Ampadu and Joe Rodon, as well as most of the current Wales under-21 side, have progressed through the team.

Players

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Latest squad

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Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Players in bold have attained full international caps. Clubs as of the date of the announcement.

Under-19 squad called up for the friendly matches against Scotland on 15 November 2024.[1]

Name Club
Lewys Benjamin (goalkeeper) England Stourbridge (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Kit Margetson (goalkeeper) INJ Wales Swansea City
Ewan Griffiths (goalkeeper) Wales Swansea City
Alfie Tuck England Queens Park Rangers
Brayden Clarke England Arsenal
Cody Twose Wales Cardiff City
Cruz Allen England Derby County
Dakarai Mafico Wales Cardiff City
Dan Cox England Derby County
Dylan Lawlor Wales Cardiff City
Elliot Myles England Norwich City
Freddie Issaka England Plymouth Argyle
Gabriele Biancheri England Manchester United
George Morgan England Everton
Kai Andrews Scotland Motherwell (on loan from Coventry City)
Luey Giles Wales Cardiff City
Ollie Bostock England West Bromwich Albion
Ronan Kpakio Wales Cardiff City
Trey George Wales Cardiff City
Vimal Yoganathan England Oldham Athletic (on loan from Barnsley)
Zach Giggs England Sheffield United
  • INJ = Withdrew from the squad due to injury
  • U21 = Promoted to Under-21 squad

Results and fixtures

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2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

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Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Wales (H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Elite round
2  Russia 3 1 2 0 7 3 +4 5
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4  Kosovo 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Russia 1–1 Kosovo
  • Shkolik 12'
 Report
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)
Wales 3–0 Poland
 Report
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Russia 2–2 Wales
 Report
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)
Poland 4–1 Kosovo
 Report
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)
Poland 0–4 Russia
Report
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Kosovo 0–2 Wales
Report
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)


2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

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Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Scotland 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Elite round
2  Wales (H) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Sweden 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  San Marino 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Sweden 2–1 San Marino
 Report
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Wales 1–2 Scotland
 Report
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
Scotland 5–0 San Marino
 Report
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Sweden 1–2 Wales
 Report
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
Scotland 2–2 Sweden
 Report
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
San Marino 0–2 Wales
Report
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)


2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

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Group 13

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Elite round
2  Turkey (H) 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4  Wales 3 0 0 3 4 7 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Wales 1–2 Slovakia
 Report
Turkey 2–1 Wales
 Report
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)
Kazakhstan 3–2 Wales
 Report
Referee: Dejan Jakimovksi (Macedonia)

2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification round

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Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Elite round
2  Greece 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3  Wales (H) 3 2 0 1 9 6 +3 6
4  Luxembourg 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Wales 0–2 Greece
Report Mingos 59'
Nikolaou 78'
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)
England 2–3 Wales
Harris 63' (o.g.)
Alexander-Arnold 73' (pen.)		 Report Broadhead 35' (pen.), 75'
Harris 61'
Luxembourg 2–6 Wales
Da Costa 4'
Brandenburger 35' (pen.)		 Report Woodburn 21', 50'
Broadhead 38', 71', 81'
Cullen 54'
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wales Under 19 squad
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