Wales national under-19 football team

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.

Wales Under-19
Nickname(s)Young Dragons (Welsh: Dreigiau Ifanc)
AssociationFootball Association of Wales (FAW)
Head coachRob Edwards
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)

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

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, Connor Roberts, Harry Wilson, Daniel James and Ethan Ampadu, as well as most of the current Wales under-21 side, have progressed through the team.

Players

Latest squad

Players born on or after 1 January 2006 are eligible for the 2024 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 Belgium on 25 and 25 March 2024.[1]

Name Club
Kit MargetsonWales Swansea City
Lewys BenjaminEngland Wolverhampton Wanderers
Aled ThomasEngland Everton
Alfie TuckEngland Queens Park Rangers
Cody TwoseWales Cardiff City
Dakarai MaficoWales Cardiff City
Dan CoxEngland Derby County
Dylan LawlorWales Cardiff City
Freddie IssakaEngland Plymouth Argyle
Gabriele BiancheriEngland Manchester United
George NevettEngland Rochdale
Iwan MorganEngland Brentford
Josh BeecherWales Cardiff City
Kai AndrewsWales Cardiff City
Luey GilesWales Cardiff City
Menzi MazwiEngland Birmingham City
Troy PerrettWales Cardiff City
Trey GeorgeWales Cardiff City
Vimal YoganathanEngland Barnsley
  • INJ = Withdrew from the squad due to injury

Results and fixtures

Group 5

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
  • Aliu 11'
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)
Wales 3–0 Poland
  • Adams 23'
  • Pearson 37'
  • Patten 53'
 Report
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Russia 2–2 Wales
  • Kosarev 30'
  • Prokhin 85'
 Report
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)
Poland 4–1 Kosovo
  • Nawrocki 40', 42'
  • Białek 45+2'
  • Bida 90+3'
 Report
  • Berisha 88'
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)
Poland 0–4 Russia
Report
  • Kosarev 20'
  • Vakhaniya 37'
  • Sevikyan 50'
  • Shkolik 66'
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Kosovo 0–2 Wales
Report
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)


Group 4

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
  • Mbunga-Kimpioka 54'
  • Moretti 60' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Moretti 67'
Nantporth, Bangor
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Wales 1–2 Scotland
 Report
Belle Vue, Rhyl
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
Scotland 5–0 San Marino
 Report
Belle Vue, Rhyl
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Sweden 1–2 Wales
  • Mbunga-Kimpioka 31'
 Report
  • Adams 13'
  • Norton 63'
Nantporth, Bangor
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
Scotland 2–2 Sweden
 Report
  • Ousou 71'
  • Vagic 73'
Belle Vue, Rhyl
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
San Marino 0–2 Wales
Report
  • Collins 52'
  • Bowen 83'
Nantporth, Bangor
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)


Group 13
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
  • Touray 62'
 Report
  • Vician 43'
  • Král’ovič 76'
Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex – Emir Hotels 2, Manavgat
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)
Turkey 2–1 Wales
  • Lewis 19' (o.g.)
  • Oktay 67'
 Report
Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex – Emir Hotels 1, Manavgat
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)
Kazakhstan 3–2 Wales
  • Zhakipbayev 45+2', 69'
  • Pairuz 76'
 Report
  • Spruce 11'
  • Cullen 82' (pen.)
Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex – Emir Hotels 2, Manavgat
Referee: Dejan Jakimovksi (Macedonia)

Group 6
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'
Nantporth, Bangor
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)
Luxembourg 2–6 Wales
Da Costa 4'
Brandenburger 35' (pen.)		 Report Woodburn 21', 50'
Broadhead 38', 71', 81'
Cullen 54'
Nantporth, Bangor
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

See also

References
  1. Wales Under 19 squad
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