France national under-19 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see France women's national under-19 football team.

France Under-19
Shirt badge/Association crest
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
Appearances10 (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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Noah Raveyre (2005-06-22) 22 June 2005 (age 19) 5 0 Italy Milan
1GK Lisandru Olmeta (2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 19) 0 0 France Lille
2DF Saël Kumbedi (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19) 8 0 France Lyon
2DF Christian Mawissa (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 19) 6 0 France Toulouse
2DF Elyaz Zidane (2005-12-26) 26 December 2005 (age 19) 6 0 Spain Real Betis
2DF Jérémy Jacquet (2005-07-13) 13 July 2005 (age 19) 5 1 France Rennes
2DF Yoni Gomis (2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 19) 5 0 France Le Havre
2DF Steven Baseya (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 19) 4 0 France Strasbourg
2DF Jeanuël Belocian (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19) 2 0 France Rennes
3MF Noah Lahmadi (2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 20) 6 0 France Toulouse
3MF Mayssam Benama (2005-03-09) 9 March 2005 (age 19) 5 0 France Monaco
3MF Valentin Atangana (2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 (age 19) 4 0 France Reims
3MF Mahamadou Diawara (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19) 3 0 France Lyon
3MF Mathis Amougou (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 France Saint-Étienne
3MF Senny Mayulu (2005-05-17) 17 May 2005 (age 19) 0 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
4FW Mathys Tel (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 19) 10 5 Germany Bayern Munich
4FW Mamadou Diakhon (2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 19) 8 1 France Reims
4FW Eli Junior Kroupi (2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 18) 3 0 France Lorient
4FW Steve Ngoura (2005-02-22) 22 February 2005 (age 19) 2 4 France Le Havre
4FW Lucas Michal (2005-06-22) 22 June 2005 (age 19) 0 0 France 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 19) 5 0 France Lyon v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
GK Alexis Mirbach (2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 19) 1 0 France Metz v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
DF Aboubaka Soumahoro (2005-02-04) 4 February 2005 (age 19) 2 1 France Paris FC v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
DF Kemryk Nagera (2005-05-31) 31 May 2005 (age 19) 2 0 France Lille v.   Switzerland, 17 October 2023
DF Mamadou Sarr (2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 19) 2 0 Belgium RWD Molenbeek v.  Serbia, 12 September 2023
DF Coleen Louis (2005-06-30) 30 June 2005 (age 19) 1 0 France Paris FC v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
DF Ritchy Valme (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 19) 1 0 France Monaco v.  Serbia, 12 September 2023
MF Désiré Doué (2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 (age 19) 12 3 France Rennes v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
MF Dehmaine Assoumani (2005-04-17) 17 April 2005 (age 19) 9 0 France Nantes v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
MF Mokrane Bentoumi (2005-11-16) 16 November 2005 (age 19) 5 1 France Le Havre v.   Switzerland, 17 October 2023
MF Andréa Dacourt (2005-07-30) 30 July 2005 (age 19) 4 0 France Nice v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
MF Emmanuel Biumla (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 19) 3 1 France Bordeaux v.   Switzerland, 17 October 2023
FW Simon Kalambayi (2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 19) 7 1 Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
FW Eliesse Ben Seghir (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 19) 5 3 France Monaco v.   Switzerland, 17 October 2023
FW Ayman Aiki (2005-06-25) 25 June 2005 (age 19) 5 0 France Saint-Étienne v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023
FW Aaron Malouda (2005-11-30) 30 November 2005 (age 19) 5 0 France Lille v.   Switzerland, 17 October 2023
FW Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 19) 4 0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt v.  Denmark, 21 November 2023

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
Norway 2002 did not qualify
Liechtenstein 2003 Group stage 3 0 2 1 4 6
Switzerland 2004 did not qualify
Northern Ireland 2005 Champions 5 4 1 0 11 5
Poland 2006 did not qualify
Austria 2007 Semi-finals 4 1 3 0 6 3
Czech Republic 2008 did not qualify
Ukraine 2009 Semi-finals 4 1 2 1 4 5
France 2010 Champions 5 4 1 0 14 4
Romania 2011 did not qualify
Estonia 2012 Semi-finals 4 2 1 1 8 5
Lithuania 2013 Runners-up 5 2 2 1 5 4
Hungary 2014 did not qualify
Greece 2015 Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 6 3
Germany 2016 Champions 5 4 0 1 15 4
Georgia (country) 2017 did not qualify
Finland 2018 Semi-finals 4 2 0 2 11 4
Armenia 2019 Semi-finals 4 3 1 0 5 0
Northern Ireland 2020 Cancelled
Romania 2021
Slovakia 2022 Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 12 4
Malta 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

Main article: 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Qualified teams for the final tournament

Main article: 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification § Qualified teams

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Tour Élite: Les joueurs retenus" (in French). Fédération Française de Football. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Liste des joueurs convoques" (PDF) (in French). Fédération Française de Football. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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