England women's national under-17 football team

England Women's U-17
Nickname(s)	The Young Lionesses
Association	The Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Natalie Henderson
FIFA code	ENG
First colours	Second colours
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 2008)
Best result	Runners-up (2024)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2008)
Best result	Fourth place (2008, 2024)

The England women's national under-17 football team, also known as the Young Lionesses, represents England in association football at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England women's national under-17 football team best achievement is a runners-up finish at the 2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The team has competed at two FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup tournaments.^[1]^[2]

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
2008	Fourth place	6	2	1	3	7	10	Squad
2010	Did not qualify
2012
2014
2016	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	5	7	Squad
2018	Did not qualify
2022	Did not qualify
2024	Fourth place	6	2	1	3	8	14	Squad
2025	To be determined
Total	3/9	16	5	4	7	20	31

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs.

UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

The team has participated in eight UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship tournaments.^[3]

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2008	Fourth place	2	0	0	2	2	7
2009	Did not qualify
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	8	6
2015	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	7
2016	Third place	5	4	0	1	24	8
2017	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	4
2018	Fourth place	5	1	1	3	8	14
2019	Group stage	3	2	0	1	4	5
~~2020~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Did not qualify
2023	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	7	6
2024	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	11	5
2025	To be determined
Total	9/15	35	17	4	14	74	62

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs.

**Red border colour denotes tournament was held on home soil.

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in October 2024.^[4]
Head coach: Natalie Henderson

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
-	1GK	Rebekah Dowsett	(2007-05-31) 31 May 2007 (age 17)	Leicester City
-	1GK	Hope McSheffrey	(2008-04-01) 1 April 2008 (age 16)	Arsenal
-	1GK	Eva Spencer	(2007-08-15) 15 August 2007 (age 17)	Liverpool

-	2DF	Eva Gray	(2007-11-20) 20 November 2007 (age 17)	Arsenal
-	2DF	Sophie Harwood	(2007-12-23) 23 December 2007 (age 16)	Arsenal
-	2DF	Nelly Las	(2007-12-17) 17 December 2007 (age 17)	Leicester City
-	2DF	Rachel Maltby	(2007-03-25) 25 March 2007 (age 17)	Aston Villa
-	2DF	Niamh Peacock	(2008-03-22) 22 March 2008 (age 16)	Arsenal
-	2DF	Zara Shaw	(2007-06-06) 6 June 2007 (age 17)	Liverpool
-	2DF	Simone Sherwood	(2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 (age 17)	Leicester City
-	2DF	Cecily Wellesley-Smith	(2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 (age 17)	Arsenal

-	3MF	Emily Cassap	(2007-05-11) 11 May 2007 (age 17)	Sunderland
-	3MF	Laila Harbert	(2007-01-03) 3 January 2007 (age 17)	Arsenal
-	3MF	Vera Jones	(2008-02-18) 18 February 2008 (age 16)	Chelsea
-	3MF	Omotara Junaid	(2007-10-04) 4 October 2007 (age 17)	Arsenal
-	3MF	Erica Parkinson	(2008-04-18) 18 April 2008 (age 16)	Valadares Gaia

-	4FW	Lola Brown	(2007-10-31) 31 October 2007 (age 17)	Chelsea
-	4FW	Denny Draper	(2007-03-17) 17 March 2007 (age 17)	Leicester City
-	4FW	Isabella Fisher	(2007-05-14) 14 May 2007 (age 17)	Arsenal
-	4FW	Jane Oboavwoduo	(2009-12-29) 29 December 2009 (age 14)	Manchester City
-	4FW	Lauryn Thompson	(2007-11-04) 4 November 2007 (age 17)	Indy Eleven

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the England U17 squad within the last twelve months.

This list may be incomplete.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Silvana Marshall Miranda	(2008-08-29) 29 August 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Brighton & Hove Albion	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
GK	Chiemela-Uju Ude	(2008-09-03) 3 September 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Arsenal	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024

DF	Elise Christian	(2008-09-29) 29 September 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Chelsea	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
DF	Isabella Cowley	(2009-08-20) 20 August 2009 (age 15)	-	-	Chelsea	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
DF	Lucy Day	(2008-01-02) 2 January 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Birmingham City	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
DF	Holly Minshull	(2008-02-05) 5 February 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Manchester United	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
DF	Aaliyah Pearson	(2008-12-20) 20 December 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Manchester United	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
DF	Chloe Sarwie	(2008-12-19) 19 December 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Chelsea	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024

MF	Jessica Anderson	(2008-03-20) 20 March 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Manchester United	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
MF	Mia Balmer	-	-	-	Brighton & Hove Albion	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
MF	May Cruft	(2009-09-06) 6 September 2009 (age 15)	-	-	Rangers	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
MF	Jhanaie Dezire-Pierre	(2008-08-10) 10 August 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Tottenham Hotspur	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
MF	Eva Forster	(2008-02-11) 11 February 2008 (age 16)	-	-	North Carolina Courage	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
MF	Isabel Hebard	(2008-10-27) 27 October 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Bristol City	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
MF	Evie McCaffrey	(2008-01-25) 25 January 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Manchester City	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
MF	Gabriella Storey	(2009-11-26) 26 November 2009 (age 15)	-	-	Chelsea	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
MF	Taylor Warren	(2008-11-30) 30 November 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Chelsea	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024

FW	Eva Hendle	(2008-04-30) 30 April 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Chelsea	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
FW	Freya Hirons	(2009-07-31) 31 July 2009 (age 15)	-	-	Aston Villa	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024
FW	Lois Shooter	(2008-01-06) 6 January 2008 (age 16)	-	-	Chelsea	2025 UEFA Qualification Round 1, October 2024

Recent schedule and results

This list includes match results from the past 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2023

4 November 2023 2024 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1	England	6–0	Northern Ireland	Budaörs, Hungary
	Harbert 14' Jones 26', 45+1' Draper 29', 51' Harwood 85'	Report		Stadium: BSC Stadium Referee: Cansu Tryak (Turkey)

7 November 2023 2024 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1	Hungary	0–8	England	Telki, Hungary
		Report	Jones 5' Draper 8', 37', 53', 59' Bánfi 39' (o.g.) Fisher 68', 90+3'	Stadium: Globall Football Park Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)

10 November 2023 2024 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 1	Belgium	0–6	England	Budaörs, Hungary
		Report	Draper 12', 68' Jones 15', 57' Harwood 47' Fisher 89'	Stadium: BSC Stadium Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)

2024

3 February 2024 MIMA Cup	England	3–1	Netherlands	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
	Draper 1', 32', 38'	Report	Boerboom 57'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

5 February 2024 MIMA Cup	England	2–0	Philippines	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
	Fisher 35' Cassap 56'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena

8 February 2024 MIMA Cup	England	5–0	Scotland	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
	Draper 20', 32' Parkinson 44' Harbert 81', 85'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena

10 March 2024 2024 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2	England	3–0	Serbia	Stara Pazova, Serbia
	Jones 41' Draper 81' Brown 90+1' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center Referee: Karoline Marie Jensen (Norway)

13 March 2024 2024 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2	England	2–0	Greece	Stara Pazova, Serbia
	Draper 25' Fisher 77'	Report		Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center Referee: Olivia Tschon (Austria)

16 March 2024 2024 U17 UEFA Qualification Round 2	Italy	1–3	England	Stara Pazova, Serbia
	Ferraresi 44'	Report	Jones 23' Gray 47' Brown 50'	Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center Referee: Olivia Tschon (Austria)

5 May 2024 2024 UEFA U17 Euros Group A	England	3–0	Norway	Lund, Sweden
13:00	Parkinson 6' Harbert 12' Brown 48'	Report		Stadium: Klostergårdens IP Referee: Fabienne Michel (Germany)

8 May 2024 2024 UEFA U17 Euros Group A	Sweden	1–5	England	Lund, Sweden
18:30	Schröder 6'	Report	Oboavwoduo 5' Junaid 20' Fisher 26', 29', 35'	Stadium: Klostergårdens IP Referee: Michaela Pachtová (Czech Republic)

11 May 2024 2024 UEFA U17 Euros Group A	France	0–1	England	Lund, Sweden
15:30		Report	Brown 81'	Stadium: Klostergårdens IP Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia)

15 May 2024 2024 UEFA U17 Euros semi-final	England	2–0	Poland	Malmö, Sweden
18:30	Peacock 29' Jones 34'	Report		Stadium: Malmö Idrottsplats Referee: Deborah Anex (Switzerland)

18 May 2024 2024 UEFA U17 Euros final	England	0–4	Spain	Malmö, Sweden
17:00		Report	Cerrato 41' Maltby 45+1' (o.g.) Segura 59', 67'	Stadium: Malmö Idrottsplats Referee: Michaela Pachtová (Czech Republic)

17 October 2024 2024 FIFA U17 World Cup Group C	Kenya	0-2	England	Santiago, Dominican Republic
19:00	0-2	Report		Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Referee: Alejandra Quisbert

20 October 2024 2024 FIFA U17 World Cup Group C	England	4–2	Mexico	Santiago, Dominican Republic
19:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Referee: Shamirah Nabadda Uganda)

23 October 2024 2024 FIFA U17 World Cup Group C	England	0–4	North Korea	Santiago, Dominican Republic
19:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Referee: Alina Peșu (Romania)

2024 FIFA U17 World Cup quarter-final

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31 October 2024 (2024-10-31) 2024 FIFA U17 World Cup semi-final	Spain	3–0	England	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
19:00 UTC−4	Alba Cerrato 45+2' Pau Comendador 58' Zara Shaw 90+9' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium Attendance: 2,970 Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

3 November 2024 (2024-11-03) 2024 FIFA U17 World Cup 3rd place	United States	3–0	England	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
14:30 UTC−4	Fuller 24' McCammon 72' Padelski 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium Attendance: 3,971

References

^ "Japan oust England to set up Spain reunion". FIFA. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
^ "FIFA.com - FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008". 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008.
^ "European Women's U-17 Championship". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
^ "England WU17s' World Cup squad selected". England Football. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.

Head-to-head record

The following table shows England's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Brazil	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Germany	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Japan	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	000.00
Kenya	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Mexico	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
Nigeria	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	050.00
North Korea	3	0	1	2	4	9	−5	000.00
South Korea	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Spain	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
United States	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Total	16	5	4	7	20	31	−11	031.25

[1] "Japan oust England to set up Spain reunion". FIFA. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

[2] "FIFA.com - FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008". 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008.

[3] "European Women's U-17 Championship". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

[4] "England WU17s' World Cup squad selected". England Football. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.

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