England WU19s squad named for EURO Qualification campaign

Lauren Smith has selected a 21-strong England women's under-19s squad for round one of qualifying for the 2026 UEFA Women’s Under-19 European Championship.

The Young Lionesses will begin their 2025-26 campaign with three crucial EURO qualifiers in Estonia, opening against the hosts before facing Greece and finishing the round against Austria.

England are competing for one of seven remaining places at next summer’s tournament, which will be held in Bosnia and Herzegovina in July. A top three finish in their group will see them advance to the second round of qualification.

Lauren Smith said: “I’m really excited for the season to get underway. It’s important we hit the ground running from the first day of camp as the games come thick and fast during a qualifying round. We have three challenging fixtures ahead us, so we’ll have to make sure we’re ready to give it our all to progress to the next round. Playing in these types of fixtures, with that extra level of pressure, is such an invaluable experience for our Young Lionesses and their development in the pathway.”

See the fixtures below.

England v Estonia
Wednesday 22 October
3pm BST, Sportland Arena, Tallinn

England v Greece
Saturday 25 October
11am BST, Sportland Arena, Tallinn

England v Austria
Tuesday 28 October
11am GMT, Sportland Arena, Tallinn

The Squad

Goalkeepers: Lily Clark* (Aston Villa), Sophie Jackson (Tottenham Hotspur), Silvana Marshall Miranda (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Defenders: Sophie Harwood (Arsenal), Nelly Las (Leicester City), Sacha Lewis (Manchester City), Rachel Maltby (Aston Villa), Niamh Peacock (Arsenal, dual registered with Watford), Jessica Pegram (Rangers, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion), Chloe Sarwie (Chelsea), Cecily Wellesley-Smith (Leicester City, on loan from Arsenal)

Midfielders: May Cruft (Rangers), Eva Forster (North Carolina Courage), Isabel Hebard (Bristol City), Eva Hendle (Chelsea), Vera Jones (Bristol City, on loan from Chelsea), Erica Meg Parkinson (Valadares Gaia), Lauryn Thompson (Indy Eleven)

Forwards: Niyah Dunbar (Sunderland), Olivia Johnson (Bristol City, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion), Lois Shooter (Chelsea)

* Training player