Wales national under-19 football team

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Wales Under-19

Nickname(s)	Young Dragons (Welsh: Dreigiau Ifanc)
Association	Football Association of Wales (FAW)
Head coach	Rob Edwards
First colours Second colours
First international
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

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

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 Margetson	Swansea City
Lewys Benjamin	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Aled Thomas	Everton
Alfie Tuck	Queens Park Rangers
Cody Twose	Cardiff City
Dakarai Mafico	Cardiff City
Dan Cox	Derby County
Dylan Lawlor	Cardiff City
Freddie Issaka	Plymouth Argyle
Gabriele Biancheri	Manchester United
George Nevett	Rochdale
Iwan Morgan	Brentford
Josh Beecher	Cardiff City
Kai Andrews	Cardiff City
Luey Giles	Cardiff City
Menzi Mazwi	Birmingham City
Troy Perrett	Cardiff City
Trey George	Cardiff City
Vimal Yoganathan	Barnsley

• ^INJ = Withdrew from the squad due to injury

Results and fixtures

2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

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

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2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

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

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2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

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

2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification round

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

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-20 football team
• Wales national under-18 football team
• Wales national under-17 football team

References

External links

• Football association of Wales home page