France national under-18 football team

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France national under-18 football team
Nickname(s)Les Bleuets (The Little Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
AssociationFrench Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLionel Rouxel
FIFA codeFRA
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Second colours

The France national under-18 football team is the national under-18 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The under-18 team typically participated in friendly matches and tournaments, such as the Lafarge Foot Avenir and the Taça do Atlântico. The team serves as a feeder team to the under-19 team.

France have won the UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship — which ran from 1981-2001 — four times in 1983,1996,1997 and 2000.

France also won the Mediterranean Games in 2022.

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament between 5 and 18 June 2023.[1]

Caps and goals are correct as of 27 March 2023, after the match against Germany.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Justin Bengui Joao (2005-07-09) 9 July 2005 (age 18) 2 0 France Lyon
1GK Alexis Mirbach (2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0 France Metz

2DF Yoni Gomis (2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 18) 7 0 France Le Havre
2DF Mamadou Sarr (2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 18) 6 1 France Lyon
2DF Jeanuël Belocian (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19) 6 0 France Rennes
2DF Jérémy Jacquet (2005-07-13) 13 July 2005 (age 18) 5 0 France Rennes
2DF Saël Kumbedi (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19) 4 3 France Lyon
2DF Ylies Aradj (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 18) 2 0 France Toulouse
2DF Leny Yoro (2005-11-13) 13 November 2005 (age 18) 1 0 France Lille
2DF Kemryk Nagera (2005-05-31) 31 May 2005 (age 18) 0 0 France Lille

3MF Mokrane Bentoumi (2005-06-16) 16 June 2005 (age 18) 5 2 France Le Havre
3MF Eliesse Ben Seghir (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 19) 5 1 France Monaco
3MF Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (2005-05-07) 7 May 2005 (age 18) 3 0 France Angers
3MF Mayssam Benama (2005-03-09) 9 March 2005 (age 19) 3 0 France Monaco
3MF Warren Zaïre-Emery (2006-03-08) 8 March 2006 (age 18) 2 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
3MF Naim Byar (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 19) 1 0 France Stade Reims
3MF Andrea Dacourt (2005-07-30) 30 July 2005 (age 18) 0 0 France Nice
3MF Désiré Doue (2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 (age 18) 0 0 France Rennes

4FW Mathys Tel (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 18) 6 5 Germany Bayern Munich
4FW Ilyes Housni (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 18) 5 4 France Paris Saint-Germain
4FW Ayman Aiki (2005-06-25) 25 June 2005 (age 18) 4 2 France Saint-Étienne
4FW Mamadou Diakhon (2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 18) 1 1 France Stade Reims

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have also been called up to the France under-18's squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Guillaume Restes (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19) 2 0 France Toulouse v.  Germany, 27 March 2023

DF Elyaz Zidane (2005-12-26) 26 December 2005 (age 18) 4 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Germany, 27 March 2023
DF Nathan Zézé (2005-06-18) 18 June 2005 (age 18) 1 0 France Nantes v.  Germany, 27 March 2023
DF Steven Baseya (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 19) 0 0 France Nancy v.  Germany, 27 March 2023
DF Johaneko Louis-Jean (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 19) 5 0 France Bordeaux v.  Italy, 4 July 2022
DF Diabé Bolumbu (2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 (age 19) 0 0 France Caen v.  Italy, 4 July 2022
DF Ange Chiesa (2004-05-10) 10 May 2004 (age 19) 0 0 France Paris v.  Italy, 4 July 2022
DF Cheick Doumbia (2004-10-18) 18 October 2004 (age 19) 0 0 France Lorient v.  Italy, 4 July 2022
DF Younes El Hannach (2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 19) 0 0 France Paris Saint-Germain v.  Italy, 4 July 2022

MF Valentin Atangana Edoa (2005-08-25) 25 August 2005 (age 18) 6 2 France Stade Reims v.  Germany, 27 March 2023
MF Malang Gomes (2005-05-28) 28 May 2005 (age 18) 4 0 France Nantes v.  Germany, 27 March 2023
MF Reda Belahyane (2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 (age 19) 0 0 France Nice v.  Italy, 4 July 2022

FW Noah Edjouma (2005-10-04) 4 October 2005 (age 18) 2 1 France Toulouse v.  Germany, 27 March 2023
FW Tom Saettel (2005-06-19) 19 June 2005 (age 18) 1 0 France Strasbourg v.  Germany, 27 March 2023
FW Badredine Bouanani (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 19) 7 2 France Lille v.  Italy, 4 July 2022
FW Amine Messoussa (2004-10-12) 12 October 2004 (age 19) 2 0 France Lille v.  Italy, 4 July 2022
FW Mohamed Adel Bacha (2004-05-17) 17 May 2004 (age 19) 0 0 France Paris v.  Italy, 4 July 2022
FW Yvan Ikia Dimi (2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 (age 19) 0 0 France Amiens v.  Italy, 4 July 2022

Honours[edit]

Champions (4): 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000
Champions (7): 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Le Tournoi Maurice-Revello au programme" (in French). Fédération Française de Football. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

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