England MU17s squad named for Dutch double

England men’s under-17s kick-off 2025 in February with two games against the Netherlands in Portugal.

Neil Ryan’s Young Lions face their UEFA U17 EURO elite qualifying round fixtures in March, with the opportunity to qualify for both the EURO Finals and the next FIFA U17 World Cup.

And these games will provide Ryan and his players the chance to prepare for next month against a nation who will also be challenging this season.

Ryan has picked a 23-strong squad for the trip, with the first game scheduled for Thursday 20 February (6pm GMT) and then again on Sunday 23 February (11am GMT) with both games staged at the Sports Complex Vila Real de Santo Antonio.

The Squad

Goalkeepers: Lanre Awesu (West Ham United), Freddy Bernal (Chelsea), Maxwell Moses (West Bromwich Albion)

Defenders: Dean Benamar (Crystal Palace) Jun’ai Byfield (Tottenham Hotspur), Hayden Ford (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Malachi Hardy (Tottenham Hotspur), Godwill Kukonki (Manchester United), Jayden Ngwashi (Manchester United), Wes Okoduwa (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Freddie Simmonds (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Midfielders: Harrison Miles (Manchester City), Chinaza Nwosu (West Ham United), Louis Page (Leicester City), Seth Ridgeon (Fulham)

Forwards: Brad Burrowes (Aston Villa), Max Dowman (Arsenal), Harry Gray (Leeds United), Harry Howell (Brighton & Hove Albion), Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool), Bailey Palmer (Middlesbrough), Alejandro Rodriguez (Olympique Lyonnais), Luca Williams-Barnett (Tottenham Hotspur)