France national under-19 football team

France
Nickname(s) Les Bleuets (The Little Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
Association French Football Federation
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Ludovic Batelli
FIFA code FRA
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Second colours

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 have won the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship twice in 2005 and 2010. In 2005, striker Abdoulaye Baldé was awarded the Golden Player award.[1] However, of the twenty-one players that played on the 2005 championship-winning team, only three of them have played in the senior team of France; goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and midfielders Abou Diaby and Yoann Gourcuff. Two players, Djamel Abdoun and Moussa Sow, have played for other national teams for which they were eligible. In 2010, the team was crowned champions on home soil after defeating Spain 2–1 in the final in Caen. Gaël Kakuta was named the tournament's Golden Player.[2]

The 2012–13 international under-19 campaign will begin in August 2012 and will end following the conclusion of the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. The current under-19 team is coached by Ludovic Batelli, a former football player, notably with Valenciennes and Lorient. Prior to coaching for the French Football Federation, he had domestic coaching tenures at Troyes and Amiens.

Players

Current squad

On 6 July 2016, France named their squad for the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[3]

Head coach: Ludovic Batelli

Caps and goals as of 24 July 2016 after the match against Italy.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Paul Bernardoni (1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 14 0 France Bordeaux
16 1GK Quentin Braat (1997-07-06) 6 July 1997 7 0 France Nantes

2 2DF Enock Kwateng (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 16 0 France Nantes
3 2DF Olivier Boscagli (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 16 1 France Nice
4 2DF Jérôme Onguéné (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 16 2 France Sochaux
5 2DF Issa Diop (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 20 3 France Toulouse
6 2DF Jérémy Gelin (1997-04-24) 24 April 1997 11 1 France Rennes
13 2DF Clément Michelin (1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 10 0 France Toulouse
15 2DF Faitout Maouassa (1998-07-06) 6 July 1998 4 0 France Nancy

8 3MF Lucas Tousart (1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 21 1 France Lyon
12 3MF Ludovic Blas (1997-12-31) 31 December 1997 11 6 France Guingamp
14 3MF Amine Harit (1997-06-18) 18 June 1997 12 0 France Nantes
17 3MF Denis Will Poha (1997-05-28) 28 May 1997 19 0 France Rennes
18 3MF Jeando Fuchs (1997-10-11) 11 October 1997 9 0 France Sochaux

7 4FW Jean-Kévin Augustin (1997-06-16) 16 June 1997 13 12 France Paris Saint-Germain
9 4FW Florian Ayé (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 15 3 France Auxerre
10 4FW Marcus Thuram (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 15 3 France Sochaux
11 4FW Kylian Mbappe (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 8 7 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 Bingourou Kamara (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 2 0 France Tours {{{latest}}}

DF Mouctar Diakhaby (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 7 0 France Lyon {{{latest}}}
DF Angelo Fulgini (1996-08-20) 20 August 1996 11 0 France Valenciennes {{{latest}}}

MF Ismaël Bennacer (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 7 1 England Arsenal {{{latest}}}
MF Alexis Blin (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 12 1 France Toulouse {{{latest}}}
MF Olivier Kemen (1996-07-20) 20 July 1996 10 1 France Lyon {{{latest}}}
MF Axel Prohouly (1997-06-30) 30 June 1997 0 0 England Queens Park Rangers {{{latest}}}

FW Maxwel Cornet (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 14 8 France Lyon {{{latest}}}
FW Neal Maupay (1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 10 5 France Nice {{{latest}}}

Previous squads

UEFA U-19 European Championships squads

Results

Friendly

2015 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship First Round qualification

2015 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Elite Round qualification

'2016 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship First Round qualification'

2016 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Elite Round qualification

Coaching staff

As of 25 July 2016
Position Name Nationality
Manager Ludovic Batelli  French
Assistant manager Olivier Meurillon  French
Goalkeeper coach Pascal Rohn  French
Medical Doctor Jean-Michel Proville  French
Physiotherapist William Mouradian  French
Delegation Chief Michel Tronson  French

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 GP W D* L GS GA
Norway 2002Did not qualify
Liechtenstein 2003Group Stage302146
Switzerland 2004Did not qualify
Northern Ireland 2005Champions5410115
Poland 2006Did not qualify
Austria 2007Semi-Final413063
Czech Republic 2008Did not qualify
Ukraine 2009Semi-Final412145
France 2010Champions5410144
Romania 2011Did not qualify
Estonia 2012Semi-Final421185
Lithuania 2013 Runner-up522154
Hungary 2014Did not qualify
Greece 2015Semi-Final430163
Germany 2016Champions5401154
Total3 titles39211267339
*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

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

References

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