France national under-19 football team

The France national under-19 football team is the national under-19 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the annual UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. They were the 2010 champions of the competition having won on home soil. The under-19 team also contests the qualification matches needed to play in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, though the competition is classified as an under-20 tournament.

France
Nickname(s)Les Bleuets (The Little Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
AssociationFrench Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachJean-Luc Vannuchi
FIFA codeFRA
First colours
Second colours
European Championship
Appearances9 (first in 2003)
Best resultChampions: 2005, 2010, 2016


Players

Current squad

For the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, players born on or after 1 January 2000 are eligible to participate.

The following players were named in the squad for the Elite Round fixtures against Poland, Switzerland, and Israel on 20, 23, and 26 March 2019.

Note: Names in italics denote players who have been capped by France in a higher age group.

Caps and goals as of 23 March 2019, after the team's match against Switzerland.[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Yahia Fofana (2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 4 0 Le Havre
16 1GK Stefan Bajic (2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 1 0 Saint-Étienne
2 2DF Giulian Biancone (2000-03-31) 31 March 2000 6 0 Monaco
3 2DF Oscar Baudey (2005-04-20) 20 April 2005 0 -10 TBD
4 2DF Oumar Solet (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 7 1 Lyon
5 2DF Benoît Badiashile (2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 7 0 Monaco
12 2DF Jean Marcelin (2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 4 1 Auxerre
13 2DF Pierre Kalulu (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 8 0 Lyon
14 2DF Melvin Bard (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 2 0 Lyon
6 3MF Nathan Ngoumou (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 2 0 Toulouse
8 3MF Julien Ponceau (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 7 0 Lorient
15 3MF Léo Leroy (2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 1 0 Châteauroux
17 3MF Batista Mendy (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 5 1 Nantes
7 4FW Yacine Adli (2000-07-29) 29 July 2000 10 2 Bordeaux
9 4FW Alexis Flips (2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 10 2 Lille
10 4FW Maxence Caqueret (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 11 1 Lyon
11 4FW Charles Abi (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 11 4 Saint-Étienne
18 4FW Jaly Mouaddib (2000-11-18) 18 November 2000 3 1 Lille
19 4FW Bridge Ndilu (2000-07-21) 21 July 2000 8 1 Laval
20 4FW Lenny Pintor (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 9 3 Lyon

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the France under-20 squad and remain eligible:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Dominique Youfeigane (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 1 0 Guingamp v.  Italy, 13 February 2019
GK Illan Meslier (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 5 0 Lorient v.  Belgium, 20 November 2018
GK Sonny Laiton (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 1 0 Auxerre v.  India, 9 September 2018
DF Arthur Zagre (2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 7 0 Paris Saint-Germain v.  Italy, 13 February 2019
DF William Saliba (2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 3 0 Saint-Étienne v.  Belgium, 20 November 2018
DF Rayan Aït-Nouri (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 2 0 Angers v.  Belgium, 20 November 2018
DF William Bianda (2000-04-30) 30 April 2000 2 0 Roma v.  India, 9 September 2018
DF Niels Nkounkou (2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 2 0 Everton v.  India, 9 September 2018
DF Alexandre Nsakala (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 1 0 Sochaux v.  India, 9 September 2018
MF Aurélien Tchouaméni (2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 7 0 Bordeaux v.  Poland, 20 March 2019 INJ
MF Giovanni Haag (2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 1 0 Nancy v.  Poland, 20 March 2019 INJ
MF Mattéo Tramoni (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 1 0 AC Ajaccio v.  Italy, 13 February 2019
MF Zinédine Ould Khaled (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 0 0 Angers v.  Italy, 13 February 2019
MF Claudio Gomes (Captain) (2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 8 0 Manchester City v.  Belgium, 20 November 2018
MF Sofiane Diop (2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 7 3 Monaco v.  Belgium, 20 November 2018
MF Enzo Loiodice (2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 3 0 Dijon v.  India, 9 September 2018
MF Alexandre Phliponeau (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 2 0 Marseille v.  India, 9 September 2018
MF Mathis Picouleau (2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 2 0 Rennes v.  India, 9 September 2018
FW Ilyas Chouaref (2000-12-10) 10 December 2000 1 0 Châteauroux v.  Italy, 13 February 2019
FW Wilson Isidor (2000-08-27) 27 August 2000 5 7 Monaco v.  Belgium, 20 November 2018
FW Goduine Koyalipou (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 2 2 Niort v.  Belgium, 20 November 2018
FW Yaya Soumaré (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 4 0 Olympique Lyonnais v.  Armenia, 15 October 2018
FW Bilal Brahimi (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 2 0 Middlesbrough v.  Armenia, 15 October 2018
FW Amine Gouiri (2000-06-23) 23 June 2000 8 7 Olympique Lyonnais 2018 UEFA U19 Championship
Notes
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

Previous squads
UEFA U-19 European Championships squads

Competitive record
For single-match results of the under-19 national team, see French football single-season articles.

UEFA European U-19 Championship record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2002Did not qualify
2003Group stage302146
2004Did not qualify
2005Champions5410115
2006Did not qualify
2007Semi-finals413063
2008Did not qualify
2009Semi-finals412145
2010Champions5410144
2011Did not qualify
2012Semi-finals421185
2013Runners-up522154
2014Did not qualify
2015Semi-finals430163
2016Champions5401154
2017Did not qualify
2018Semi-finals4202114
2019Semi-finals431050
Total3 titles47261388943
*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
1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016

References
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