England MU19 squad named for trip to Spain

England men’s under-19s will travel to Spain in October for three games as they continue to prepare for this season’s UEFA U19 EURO qualifiers in November.

Head coach Will Antwi has named a 23-man squad for the trip, which begins with a game against Portugal on Wednesday 8 October (6pm BST).

The Young Lions will then take on the Netherlands on Saturday 12 October (6pm BST), before the play France on Tuesday 14 October (11am BST). All three games will be played at the Marbella Football Centre.

The Squad

Goalkeepers: Ted Curd (Hampton & Richmond Borough, loan from Chelsea), Finlay Herrick (West Ham United), Matthew Young (Salford City, loan from Sunderland)

Defenders: Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest)*, Leo Black (Tottenham Hotspur), Joe Johnson (Luton Town), Jayden Meghoma (Brentford), Stephen Mfuni (Manchester City), Harrison Murray-Campbell (Chelsea), Amara Nallo (Liverpool), Triston Rowe (Aston Villa)

Midfielders: Kiano Dyer (Chelsea), Josh King (Fulham), Tyrique George (Chelsea)***, Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), Lewis Orford (West Ham United), Reiss Russell-Denny (Chelsea)

Forwards: Samuel Amo-Ameyaw (Southampton), Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea)**, Mikey Moore (Tottenham Hotspur), Joel Ndala (PSV Eindhoven) Ethan Wheatley (Manchester United), Lennon Wheeldon (Derby County), Kadan Young (Aston Villa)

* Replaces Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) who has been called up the ELS squad.  
** Replaces Ethan Wheatley (Manchester Utd) who has withdrawn through injury.
*** Replaces Tyler Dibling (Southampton) who has withdrawn through injury.