France national under-19 football team

France Under-19

Nickname(s)	Les Bleuets (The Little Blues) Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
Association	French Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Jean-Luc Vannuchi
FIFA code	FRA
First colours Second colours Third colours
European Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 2003)
Best result	Winners (2005, 2010, 2016)

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.

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification matches.^[1][2]
• Match dates: 20–26 March 2024
• Opposition:  Belgium,  Netherlands and  Lithuania
• Caps and goals correct as of: 21 November 2023, after the match against  Denmark

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Noah Raveyre	(2005-06-22) 22 June 2005 (age 18)	5	0	Milan
	1GK	Lisandru Olmeta	(2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Lille
	2DF	Saël Kumbedi	(2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19)	8	0	Lyon
	2DF	Christian Mawissa	(2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Toulouse
	2DF	Elyaz Zidane	(2005-12-26) 26 December 2005 (age 18)	6	0	Real Betis
	2DF	Jérémy Jacquet	(2005-07-13) 13 July 2005 (age 18)	5	1	Rennes
	2DF	Yoni Gomis	(2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 18)	5	0	Le Havre
	2DF	Steven Baseya	(2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 19)	4	0	Strasbourg
	2DF	Jeanuël Belocian	(2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Rennes
	3MF	Noah Lahmadi	(2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Toulouse
	3MF	Mayssam Benama	(2005-03-09) 9 March 2005 (age 19)	5	0	Monaco
	3MF	Valentin Atangana	(2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 (age 18)	4	0	Reims
	3MF	Mahamadou Diawara	(2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Lyon
	3MF	Mathis Amougou	(2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Saint-Étienne
	3MF	Senny Mayulu	(2005-05-17) 17 May 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Paris Saint-Germain
	4FW	Mathys Tel	(2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 19)	10	5	Bayern Munich
	4FW	Mamadou Diakhon	(2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 18)	8	1	Reims
	4FW	Eli Junior Kroupi	(2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 17)	3	0	Lorient
	4FW	Steve Ngoura	(2005-02-22) 22 February 2005 (age 19)	2	4	Le Havre
	4FW	Lucas Michal	(2005-06-22) 22 June 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Monaco

Recent callups

The following players have also been called up to the France under-19 squad and remain eligible:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Justin Bengui	(2005-07-09) 9 July 2005 (age 18)	5	0	Lyon	v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
GK	Alexis Mirbach	(2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Metz	v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
DF	Aboubaka Soumahoro	(2005-02-04) 4 February 2005 (age 19)	2	1	Paris FC	v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
DF	Kemryk Nagera	(2005-05-31) 31 May 2005 (age 18)	2	0	Lille	v.   Switzerland, 17 October 2023
DF	Mamadou Sarr	(2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 18)	2	0	RWD Molenbeek	v.  Serbia, 12 September 2023
DF	Coleen Louis	(2005-06-30) 30 June 2005 (age 18)	1	0	Paris FC	v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
DF	Ritchy Valme	(2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Monaco	v.  Serbia, 12 September 2023
MF	Désiré Doué	(2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 (age 18)	12	3	Rennes	v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
MF	Dehmaine Assoumani	(2005-04-17) 17 April 2005 (age 19)	9	0	Nantes	v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
MF	Mokrane Bentoumi	(2005-11-16) 16 November 2005 (age 18)	5	1	Le Havre	v.   Switzerland, 17 October 2023
MF	Andréa Dacourt	(2005-07-30) 30 July 2005 (age 18)	4	0	Nice	v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
MF	Emmanuel Biumla	(2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 19)	3	1	Bordeaux	v.   Switzerland, 17 October 2023
FW	Simon Kalambayi	(2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 19)	7	1	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
FW	Eliesse Ben Seghir	(2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 19)	5	3	Monaco	v.   Switzerland, 17 October 2023
FW	Ayman Aiki	(2005-06-25) 25 June 2005 (age 18)	5	0	Saint-Étienne	v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
FW	Aaron Malouda	(2005-11-30) 30 November 2005 (age 18)	5	0	Lille	v.   Switzerland, 17 October 2023
FW	Jean-Mattéo Bahoya	(2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 19)	4	0	Eintracht Frankfurt	v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023

Previous squads

UEFA U-19 European Championships squads

• 2019 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2018 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2016 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2015 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2013 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2012 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2010 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2009 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2007 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2005 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France
• 2003 UEFA European U-19 Championship squads – France

Competitive record

UEFA European U-19 Championship record

Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2002	did not qualify
2003	Group stage	3	0	2	1	4	6
2004	did not qualify
2005	Champions	5	4	1	0	11	5
2006	did not qualify
2007	Semi-finals	4	1	3	0	6	3
2008	did not qualify
2009	Semi-finals	4	1	2	1	4	5
2010	Champions	5	4	1	0	14	4
2011	did not qualify
2012	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	8	5
2013	Runners-up	5	2	2	1	5	4
2014	did not qualify
2015	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	6	3
2016	Champions	5	4	0	1	15	4
2017	did not qualify
2018	Semi-finals	4	2	0	2	11	4
2019	Semi-finals	4	3	1	0	5	0
2020	Cancelled
2021
2022	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	12	4
2023	did not qualify
Total	3 titles	51	29	13	9	101	47

*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.

2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Qualified teams for the final tournament

The following teams qualified for the final tournament of the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Note: All appearance statistics include only U-19 era (since 2002).

Team	Method of qualification	Appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Slovakia	Hosts	2nd	2002	Third place (2002)
Romania	Elite round Group 4 winners	2nd	2011	Group Stage (2011)
Italy	Elite round Group 5 winners	8th	2019	Champions (2003)
Israel	Elite round Group 1 winners	2nd	2014	Group Stage (2014)
France	Elite round Group 2 winners	12th	2019	Champions (2005, 2010, 2016)
England	Elite round Group 3 winners	11th	2018	Champions (2017)
Austria	Elite round Group 7 winners	8th	2016	Semi-finals (2003, 2006, 2014)

Honours

• UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship (8):

1949, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2016

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to France national under-19 football team.

• Official site (in French)

This page was last edited on 12 May 2024, at 18:29