Wales national under-19 football team

Wales Under-19

Nickname(s)	Young Dragons
Association	Football Association of Wales
Head coach	Geraint Williams
First colours Second colours
First international
Northern Ireland 4-0  Wales (London, England; 15 april 1948)
Biggest win
Wales 6-1  Iceland (Swansea, Wales; 26 november 1970)
Biggest defeat
Netherlands 11-2  Wales (Dordrecht, Netherlands; 6 march 1963)
World Cup
Appearances	0
UEFA U-19 Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 1948)
Best result	First Round (6 times)

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

Recent history

The under-19 squad has not been extremely successful in recent years but has become a proving ground for talented youngsters. In recent years full international players like Gareth Bale, Joe Allen, and Wayne Hennessey, as well as most of the current Wales U21 side, have progressed through the team.

Players

Latest Squad

Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015. Players in bold have attained full international caps. Clubs as of the date of the announcement.

Under-19 squad called up for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification round matches against Greece, England and Luxembourg.^[1]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Aaron Jones	7 July 1999	0	0	Everton
	GK	Fergal Hale Brown	23 October 1999	0	0	Norwich City
	DF	Cameron Coxe	18 December 1998	5	0	Cardiff City
	DF	Ryan Leak	28 February 1998	2	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
	DF	Cole Dasilva	11 May 1999	1	1	Chelsea
	DF	Regan Poole	18 June 1998	1	0	Manchester United
	DF	Ethan Ampadu	14 September 2000	0	0	Exeter City
	DF	Mitchell Clarke	13 March 1999	0	0	Aston Villa
	MF	Nathan Broadhead	5 April 1998	5	1	Everton
	MF	Jack Evans	25 April 1998	2	0	Swansea City
	MF	Ryan Harrington	3 October 1998	2	0	Everton
	MF	Rhyle Ovenden	10 August 1998	1	0	Watford
	MF	Matthew Smith	22 November 1999	0	0	Manchester City
	MF	Ben Woodburn	15 October 1999	0	0	Liverpool
	FW	Liam Cullen	23 April 1999	0	0	Swansea City
	FW	Kieran Evans		0	0	Swansea City
	FW	Mark Harris	28 December 1998	4	1	Cardiff City
	FW	Tyler Roberts	12 January 1999	0	0	Oxford United (loan)

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Wales under-19 squad and remain eligible (clubs as of when called up).

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Most recent call-up
Goalkeepers
Scott Coughlin		Cardiff City	0 (0)	v  Iceland, 6 September 2016
Defenders
Rhys Abbruzzese	28 March 1998	Cardiff City	6 (2)	v  Iceland, 6 September 2016
Jack Challis	2 May 1998	Bristol City	1 (0)	v  Iceland, 6 September 2016
Liam Angel	17 March 1999	Newport County	0 (0)	v  Iceland, 6 September 2016
Aaron Lewis	26 June 1998	Swansea City	0 (0)	v  Iceland, 6 September 2016
Dan Jeffries	30 January 1999	Swansea City	0 (0)	v  Iceland, 6 September 2016
Midfielders
Max Smallcombe	27 March 1999	Exeter City	1 (0)	v  Iceland, 6 September 2016
Robbie Burton	26 December 1999	Arsenal	0 (0)	v  Iceland, 6 September 2016
Jarrad Welch		Cardiff City	0 (0)	v  Iceland, 6 September 2016
Forwards
Ibraim Sosani	26 February 1999	Cardiff City	0 (0)	v  Iceland, 6 September 2016

Results and Fixtures

2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Elite round
2	Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Wales (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible qualification based on ranking
4	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 10 November 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

England  v  Wales

10 November 2016

England	v	Wales

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Wales  v  Greece

12 November 2016

Wales	v	Greece

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Luxembourg  v  Wales

15 November 2016

Luxembourg	v	Wales

2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Elite round
2	Georgia (H)	3	1	1	1	1	3	−2	4
3	Albania	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3[lower-alpha 1]
4	Wales	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3[lower-alpha 1]

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:

1. Ranked by head-to-head record (Albania: 3 pts; Wales: 0 pts).

Georgia  v  Wales

12 November 2015 11:00

Georgia	0–3	Wales
	Report	Abbruzzese  34' James  44' G. Thomas  45+3'

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi Referee: Srdjan Jovanović (Serbia)

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Austria  v  Wales

14 November 2015 10:00

Austria	2–0	Wales
Schlager  54' Pavlovic  66'	Report

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium-2, Tbilisi Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)

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Wales  v  Albania

17 November 2015 11:00

Wales	2–3	Albania
J. Thomas  34' G. Thomas  50'	Report	Zenuni  10', 36' Krasniqi  42'

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium-2, Tbilisi Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)

Friendlies

Germany  v  Wales

21 April 2015

Germany	2-0	Wales
Bunjaki  76' (pen.) Mörschel  43'	Report

Stadion am Heideweg, Nordhorn

Wales  v  Poland

5 September 2015

Wales	1-1	Poland
Abbruzzese  76'		-

The Book People Stadium, Bangor

Wales  v  Czech Republic

8 March 2016

Wales	3-2	Czech Republic
Harris  2' Chilekwa  21' Broadhead  39'	Report	Telnar  29', 69'

Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cyncoed Campus

Wales  v  Czech Republic

10 March 2016

Wales	1-0	Czech Republic
Williams  40'

Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cyncoed Campus

See also

• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
• Football Association of Wales
• Wales national football team
• Wales national under-21 football team
• Wales national under-17 football team

References

1. Wales Under 19 Squad

External links

• Football association of Wales home page