France national under-16 football team

The France national under-16 football team is the national under-16 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team previously competed in the annual UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship before it was converted into an under-17 competition in 2002. The under-16 team competes in regional tournaments, such as the Tournoi de Val-de-Marne and the Montaigu Tournament and international tournaments, such as the Aegean Cup.

France
Nickname(s)Les Bleuets (The Little Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
AssociationFrench Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachJean-Claude Giuntini
FIFA codeFRA
First colours
Second colours

Prior to the UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship being converted into an under-17 event, France never won the competition, but finished as runners-up on two occasions in 1996 and 2001.

Players

Current squad
  • The following players have been called up to participate in the 2016 edition of the OFAJ friendly played on 16 May. [1]

Head coach: Patrick Gonfalone

Caps and goals as of 16 May 2016 after the match against Germany.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Nathan Cremillieux (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 8 0 Saint-Étienne
16 1GK Sonny Laiton (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 2 0 Auxerre
5 2DF Till Cissokho (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 11 0 Bordeaux
2 2DF Yohan Junger (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 11 0 Metz
4 2DF Batista Mendy (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 10 0 Nantes
3 2DF Hakim Guenouche (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 10 0 Nancy
17 2DF Tom Flamant (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 8 1 Paris Saint-Germain
13 2DF Leroy Abanda Mfomo (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 7 0 Monaco
15 2DF Maxence Lacroix (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 1 0 Sochaux
6 3MF Claudio Gomes (2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 13 0 Paris Saint-Germain
8 3MF Aurélien Tchouameni (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 11 0 Bordeaux
7 3MF Yacine Adli (2000-07-29) 29 July 2000 10 4 Paris Saint-Germain
12 3MF Mathis Picouleau (2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 10 0 Rennes
10 3MF Thanawat Suengchitthawon (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 4 1 Nancy
14 3MF Darly N'Landu (2000-07-14) 14 July 2000 1 0 Lille
11 4FW Alan Kerouedan (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 16 5 Rennes
9 4FW Amine Gouiri (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 11 4 Lyon
18 4FW Charles Abi (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 11 2 Saint-Étienne
20 4FW Alexis Flips (2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 11 0 Lille
19 4FW Matthias Phaeton (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 5 4 Brest

Recent callups
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Yahia Fofana (2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 5 0 Le Havre v.  United States, 28 March 2016
GK Adrien L'Heritier (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 3 0 Sochaux v.  Italy, 11 March 2016
DF Vincent Collet (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 12 0 Metz v.  United States, 28 March 2016
DF Victor Daguin (2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 6 0 Nantes v.  Netherlands, 13 March 2016
DF Mathys Kuntz (2000-02-21) 21 February 2000 3 0 Sochaux v.  Netherlands, 13 March 2016
DF Clément Vidal (2000-06-18) 18 June 2000 2 0 Montpellier v.  Netherlands, 13 March 2016
DF Andy Cizo (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 1 0 Marseille v.  Italy, 11 March 2016
DF Alexandre Nsakala (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 4 0 Sochaux v.  Denmark, 9 March 2016
DF William Bianda (2000-04-30) 30 April 2000 1 0 Lens v.  Denmark, 9 March 2016
MF Maxence Caqueret (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 12 3 Lyon v.  United States, 28 March 2016
MF Theo Ndicka Matam (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 3 0 Lyon v.  Netherlands, 13 March 2016
MF Stefano Caille (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 3 0 Tours v.  Netherlands, 13 March 2016
MF Brandon Ndezi (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 2 0 Nancy v.  Netherlands, 13 March 2016
MF Jules Gaudin (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 6 1 Guingamp v.  Portugal, 8 February 2016
FW Nicolas Fontaine (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 9 1 Evian v.  Peru, 24 March 2016
FW Guillaume Gali (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 9 2 Tours v.  Netherlands, 13 March 2016
FW Lenny Pintor (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 2 0 Bastia v.  Portugal, 8 February 2016

Competitive record
For single-match results of the under-16 national team, see French football single-season articles.

UEFA European U-16 Football Championship record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
1982Did not qualify------
1984Did not qualify------
1985Fifth place320172
198615th place310236
1987Third place532092
19888th place311122
1989Third place5311108
19909th place302124
1991Fourth place*523093
199211th place301213
1993Fourth place522195
1994Did not qualify------
1995Fourth place530276
1996Runners-up641171
1997Did not qualify------
1998Did not qualify------
1999Did not qualify------
2000Did not qualify------
2001Runners-up6501171
Total12/19522613138343
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Honours
Finalists (2): 1996, 2001
Champions (7): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011
Champions (9): 1976, 1977, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006,
  • Aegean Cup
Champions (6): 2001, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

References
  1. "Dernière Selection U16" (in French). French Football Federation. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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