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)
Association	French Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Jean-Luc Vannuchi
FIFA code	FRA
First colours Second colours
European Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 2003)
Best result	Champions: 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	GK	Yahia Fofana	21 August 2000	4	0	Le Havre
16	GK	Stefan Bajic	23 December 2001	1	0	Saint-Étienne
2	DF	Giulian Biancone	31 March 2000	6	0	Monaco
3	DF	Oscar Baudey	20 April 2005	0	-10	TBD
4	DF	Oumar Solet	7 February 2000	7	1	Lyon
5	DF	Benoît Badiashile	26 March 2001	7	0	Monaco
12	DF	Jean Marcelin	12 February 2000	4	1	Auxerre
13	DF	Pierre Kalulu	5 June 2000	8	0	Lyon
14	DF	Melvin Bard	6 November 2000	2	0	Lyon
6	MF	Nathan Ngoumou	14 March 2000	2	0	Toulouse
8	MF	Julien Ponceau	28 November 2000	7	0	Lorient
15	MF	Léo Leroy	14 February 2000	1	0	Châteauroux
17	MF	Batista Mendy	12 January 2000	5	1	Nantes
7	FW	Yacine Adli	29 July 2000	10	2	Bordeaux
9	FW	Alexis Flips	18 January 2000	10	2	Lille
10	FW	Maxence Caqueret	15 February 2000	11	1	Lyon
11	FW	Charles Abi	12 April 2000	11	4	Saint-Étienne
18	FW	Jaly Mouaddib	18 November 2000	3	1	Lille
19	FW	Bridge Ndilu	21 July 2000	8	1	Laval
20	FW	Lenny Pintor	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	7 February 2000	1	0	Guingamp	v.  Italy, 13 February 2019
GK	Illan Meslier	2 March 2000	5	0	Lorient	v.  Belgium, 20 November 2018
GK	Sonny Laiton	28 January 2000	1	0	Auxerre	v.  India, 9 September 2018
DF	Arthur Zagre	4 October 2001	7	0	Paris Saint-Germain	v.  Italy, 13 February 2019
DF	William Saliba	24 March 2001	3	0	Saint-Étienne	v.  Belgium, 20 November 2018
DF	Rayan Aït-Nouri	6 June 2001	2	0	Angers	v.  Belgium, 20 November 2018
DF	William Bianda	30 April 2000	2	0	Roma	v.  India, 9 September 2018
DF	Niels Nkounkou	1 November 2000	2	0	Everton	v.  India, 9 September 2018
DF	Alexandre Nsakala	20 March 2000	1	0	Sochaux	v.  India, 9 September 2018
MF	Aurélien Tchouaméni	27 January 2000	7	0	Bordeaux	v.  Poland, 20 March 2019 ^INJ
MF	Giovanni Haag	20 May 2000	1	0	Nancy	v.  Poland, 20 March 2019 ^INJ
MF	Mattéo Tramoni	20 January 2000	1	0	AC Ajaccio	v.  Italy, 13 February 2019
MF	Zinédine Ould Khaled	14 January 2000	0	0	Angers	v.  Italy, 13 February 2019
MF	Claudio Gomes (Captain)	23 July 2000	8	0	Manchester City	v.  Belgium, 20 November 2018
MF	Sofiane Diop	9 June 2000	7	3	Monaco	v.  Belgium, 20 November 2018
MF	Enzo Loiodice	27 November 2000	3	0	Dijon	v.  India, 9 September 2018
MF	Alexandre Phliponeau	26 January 2000	2	0	Marseille	v.  India, 9 September 2018
MF	Mathis Picouleau	8 May 2000	2	0	Rennes	v.  India, 9 September 2018
FW	Ilyas Chouaref	10 December 2000	1	0	Châteauroux	v.  Italy, 13 February 2019
FW	Wilson Isidor	27 August 2000	5	7	Monaco	v.  Belgium, 20 November 2018
FW	Goduine Koyalipou	15 February 2000	2	2	Niort	v.  Belgium, 20 November 2018
FW	Yaya Soumaré	23 June 2000	4	0	Olympique Lyonnais	v.  Armenia, 15 October 2018
FW	Bilal Brahimi	14 March 2000	2	0	Middlesbrough	v.  Armenia, 15 October 2018
FW	Amine Gouiri	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

• 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

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
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
Total	3 titles	47	26	13	8	89	43

*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

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

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

References

External links

• Official site (in French)