Wales national under-19 football team

The Wales men's 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
AssociationFootball Association of Wales
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 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 2004 are eligible for the 2023 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 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Group 4 qualifying matches against Hungary, Republic of Ireland and Gibraltar on 21, 24 and 27 September 2022.[1]

Name Club
Ronnie HollingsheadEngland West Bromwich Albion
Lewis RiddEngland Ipswich Town
Murphy BennettEngland Forest Green Rovers
Zac BellEngland Bristol City
Scott GoddenEngland Leeds United
Zac WilliamsEngland Crewe Alexandra
Kai LudvigsenWales Swansea City
Ben HammondEngland Nottingham Forest
Justin HanksEngland Nottingham Forest
Benjamin PurcellEngland Reading
Harry Jewitt-WhiteEngland Portsmouth
Joel CotterillWales Swansea City
Morgan WilliamsEngland Wimbledon
Cameron CongreveWales Swansea City
Joel ColwillWales Cardiff City
Ben LloydWales Swansea City
Aaron BennettEngland Preston North End
Morgan WigleyWales Cardiff City
James CroleWales Cardiff City
Chris PopovEngland Leicester City
  • 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) Host
Russia 1–1 Kosovo
  • Shkolik 12'
 Report
  • Aliu 11'
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)
Wales 3–0 Poland
 Report
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Russia 2–2 Wales
 Report
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)
Poland 4–1 Kosovo
 Report
  • Berisha 88'
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)
Poland 0–4 Russia
Report
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) Host
Sweden 2–1 San Marino
 Report
  • Moretti 67'
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Wales 1–2 Scotland
 Report
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
Scotland 5–0 San Marino
 Report
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Sweden 1–2 Wales
 Report
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
Scotland 2–2 Sweden
 Report
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
San Marino 0–2 Wales
Report
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) Host
Wales 1–2 Slovakia
 Report
  • Vician 43'
  • Král’ovič 76'
Turkey 2–1 Wales
 Report
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)
Kazakhstan 3–2 Wales
 Report
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) Host
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'
Luxembourg 2–6 Wales
Da Costa 4'
Brandenburger 35' (pen.)		 Report Woodburn 21', 50'
Broadhead 38', 71', 81'
Cullen 54'
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

See also

References
  1. Wales Under 19 squad
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