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France national under-18 football team
Nickname(s)Les Bleuets (The Little Blues)
Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
Association French Football Federation
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Lionel Rouxel
FIFA codeFRA
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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

Current squad

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
1 GK Justin Bengui Joao (2005-07-09) 9 July 2005 (age 18) 2 0 France Lyon
1 GK Alexis Mirbach (2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0 France Metz

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

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

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

Recent call-ups

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

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

References

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

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