Wales national under-19 football team

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Wales Under-19

Nickname(s)	Young Dragons (Welsh: Dreigiau Ifanc)
Association	Football Association of Wales (FAW)
Head coach	Chris Gunter
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
Appearances	0
UEFA U-19 Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 1948)
Best result	First Round (6 times)

The Wales 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.

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.

The under-19 squad is a proving ground for talented youngsters. Full international players like James Collins, Andy King, Joe Ledley, Wayne Hennessey, Chris Gunter, Gareth Bale, Joe Allen, Danny Ward, Connor Roberts, Harry Wilson, Daniel James, Ethan Ampadu and Joe Rodon, as well as most of the current Wales under-21 side, have progressed through the team.

Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible for the 2025 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 friendly matches against Scotland on 15 November 2024.^[1]

Name	Club
Lewys Benjamin (goalkeeper)	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Kit Margetson (goalkeeper) INJ	Swansea City
Ewan Griffiths (goalkeeper)	Swansea City
Alfie Tuck	Queens Park Rangers
Brayden Clarke	Arsenal
Cody Twose	Cardiff City
Cruz Allen	Derby County
Dakarai Mafico	Cardiff City
Dan Cox	Derby County
Dylan Lawlor	Cardiff City
Elliot Myles	Norwich City
Freddie Issaka	Plymouth Argyle
Gabriele Biancheri	Manchester United
George Morgan	Everton
Kai Andrews	Motherwell (on loan from Coventry City)
Luey Giles	Cardiff City
Ollie Bostock	West Bromwich Albion
Ronan Kpakio	Cardiff City
Trey George	Cardiff City
Vimal Yoganathan	Barnsley
Zach Giggs	Sheffield United

• ^INJ = Withdrew from the squad due to injury
• ^U21 = Promoted to Under-21 squad

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

13 November 2019 (2019-11-13)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Russia	1–1	Kosovo
Shkolik 12'	Report	Aliu 11'

Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff

Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)

13 November 2019 (2019-11-13)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Wales	3–0	Poland
Adams 23' Pearson 37' Patten 53'	Report

Rodney Parade, Newport

Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

16 November 2019 (2019-11-16)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Russia	2–2	Wales
Kosarev 30' Prokhin 85'	Report	Williams 66' (pen.), 82' (pen.)

Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff

Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)

16 November 2019 (2019-11-16)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Poland	4–1	Kosovo
Nawrocki 40', 42' Białek 45+2' Bida 90+3'	Report	Berisha 88'

Dragon Park, Newport

Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)

19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Poland	0–4	Russia
	Report	Kosarev 20' Vakhaniya 37' Sevikyan 50' Shkolik 66'

Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff

Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

19 November 2019 (2019-11-19)

14:00 (13:00 GMT)

Kosovo	0–2	Wales
	Report	Pinchard 45+1' Williams 76'

Rodney Parade, Newport

Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)

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

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

17:00 (16:00 GMT)

Sweden	2–1	San Marino
Mbunga-Kimpioka 54' Moretti 60' (o.g.)	Report	Moretti 67'

Nantporth, Bangor

Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

18:00 (17:00 GMT)

Wales	1–2	Scotland
Williams 68'	Report	Cooper 60' (o.g.) Gilmour 85' (pen.)

Belle Vue, Rhyl

Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17)

15:00 (14:00 GMT)

Scotland	5–0	San Marino
Awokoya-Mebude 21' Aitchison 23', 40' Gilmour 35' Ross 90+2'	Report

Belle Vue, Rhyl

Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17)

16:00 (15:00 GMT)

Sweden	1–2	Wales
Mbunga-Kimpioka 31'	Report	Adams 13' Norton 63'

Nantporth, Bangor

Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

16:00 (15:00 GMT)

Scotland	2–2	Sweden
Gilmour 20' (pen.) Watt 83'	Report	Ousou 71' Vagic 73'

Belle Vue, Rhyl

Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

16:00 (15:00 GMT)

San Marino	0–2	Wales
	Report	Collins 52' Bowen 83'

Nantporth, Bangor

Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

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

7 November 2017 (2017-11-07)

11:30

Wales	1–2	Slovakia
Touray 62'	Report	Vician 43' Král’ovič 76'

Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex – Emir Hotels 2, Manavgat

Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)

14:00

Turkey	2–1	Wales
Lewis 19' (o.g.) Oktay 67'	Report	Cullen 90' (pen.)

Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex – Emir Hotels 1, Manavgat

Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)

13 November 2017 (2017-11-13)

13:00

Kazakhstan	3–2	Wales
Zhakipbayev 45+2', 69' Pairuz 76'	Report	Spruce 11' Cullen 82' (pen.)

Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex – Emir Hotels 2, Manavgat

Referee: Dejan Jakimovksi (Macedonia)

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

10 November 2016 (2016-11-10)

16:00

Wales	0–2	Greece
	Report	Mingos 59' Nikolaou 78'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12)

18:00

England	2–3	Wales
Harris 63' (o.g.) Alexander-Arnold 73' (pen.)	Report	Broadhead 35' (pen.), 75' Harris 61'

Nantporth, Bangor

Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

15 November 2016 (2016-11-15)

18:00

Luxembourg	2–6	Wales
Da Costa 4' Brandenburger 35' (pen.)	Report	Woodburn 21', 50' Broadhead 38', 71', 81' Cullen 54'

Nantporth, Bangor

Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
• Football Association of Wales
• Wales national football team
• Wales national under-21 football team
• Wales national under-20 football team
• Wales national under-18 football team
• Wales national under-17 football team

• Football association of Wales home page^[usurped]