France national under-18 football team

The France national under-18 football team is the national under-18 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The under-18 team typically participated in friendly matches and tournaments, such as the Lafarge Foot Avenir and the Taça do Atlântico. The team serves as a feeder team to the under-19 team.

France national under-18 football team
Nickname(s)Les Bleuets (The Little Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
AssociationFrench Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLionel Rouxel
FIFA codeFRA
First colours
Second colours

France have won the UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship — which ran from 1981-2001 — four times in 1983,1996,1997 and 2000.

France also won the Mediterranean Games in 2022.

Players

Current squad
  • The following players were called up for the friendly matches.[1][2]
  • Match dates: 24 and 27 March 2023
  • Opposition:  Germany
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 24 March 2023, after the match against  Germany
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Guillaume Restes (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 2 0 France Toulouse
16 1GK Justin Bengui Joao (2005-07-09) 9 July 2005 1 0 France Lyon
2 2DF Yoni Gomis (2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 6 0 France Le Havre
3 2DF Jeanuël Belocian (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 5 0 France Rennes
4 2DF Mamadou Sarr (2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 5 1 France Lyon
5 2DF Elyaz Zidane (2005-12-26) 26 December 2005 4 0 Spain Real Madrid
6 2DF Steven Baseya (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 0 0 France Nancy
13 2DF Ylies Aradj (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 2 0 France Toulouse
15 2DF Nathan Zézé (2005-06-18) 18 June 2005 1 0 France Nantes
20 2DF Jérémy Jacquet (2005-07-13) 13 July 2005 4 0 France Rennes
7 3MF Mayssam Benama (2005-03-09) 9 March 2005 2 0 France Monaco
8 3MF Valentin Atangana Edoa (2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 6 2 France Stade Reims
10 3MF Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 3 0 France Angers
12 3MF Malang Gomes (2005-05-28) 28 May 2005 4 0 France Nantes
14 3MF Mokrane Bentoumi (2005-06-16) 16 June 2005 4 2 France Le Havre
18 3MF Naim Byar (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 1 0 France Stade Reims
22 3MF Andrea Dacourt (2005-07-30) 30 July 2005 0 0 France Nice
9 4FW Ilyes Housni (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 4 4 France Paris Saint-Germain
11 4FW Tom Saettel (2005-06-19) 19 June 2005 1 0 France Strasbourg
17 4FW Noah Edjouma (2005-10-04) 4 October 2005 2 1 France Toulouse
19 4FW Ayman Aiki (2005-06-25) 25 June 2005 4 2 France Saint-Étienne
21 4FW Mamadou Diakhon (2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 1 1 France Stade Reims

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the France under-18's squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Johaneko Louisjean (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 5 0 France Bordeaux v.  Italy, 4 July 2022
DF Diabé Bolumbu (2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 0 0 France Caen v.  Italy, 4 July 2022
DF Ange Chiesa (2004-05-10) 10 May 2004 0 0 France Paris v.  Italy, 4 July 2022
DF Cheick Doumbia (2004-10-18) 18 October 2004 0 0 France Lorient v.  Italy, 4 July 2022
DF Younes El Hannach (2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 0 0 France Paris Saint-Germain v.  Italy, 4 July 2022
MF Reda Belahyane (2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 0 0 France Nice v.  Italy, 4 July 2022
FW Badredine Bouanani (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 7 2 France Lille v.  Italy, 4 July 2022
FW Amine Messoussa (2004-10-12) 12 October 2004 2 0 France Lille v.  Italy, 4 July 2022
FW Mohamed Adel Bacha (2004-05-17) 17 May 2004 0 0 France Paris v.  Italy, 4 July 2022
FW Yvan Ikia Dimi (2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 0 0 France Amiens v.  Italy, 4 July 2022

Honours
Champions (4): 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000
Champions (7): 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016

References
  1. "Double Opposition Franco-Allemande au CNF" (in French). Fédération Française de Football. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. "Liste des Joueurs Selectionnes" (PDF) (in French). Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
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