France national under-16 football team
Nickname(s) | Les Bleuets (The Little Blues) Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours) | ||
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Association | French Football Federation | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | |||
FIFA code | FRA | ||
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The France national under-16 football team is the national under-16 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team previously competed in the annual UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship before it was converted into an under-17 competition in 2002. The under-16 team competes in regional tournaments, such as the Tournoi de Val-de-Marne and the Montaigu Tournament and international tournaments, such as the Aegean Cup.
Prior to the UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship being converted into an under-17 event, France never won the competition, but finished as runners-up on two occasions in 1996 and 2001.
Players[]
Current squad[]
- The following players have been called up to participate in the 2016 edition of the OFAJ friendly played on 16 May. [1]
Head coach:
Caps and goals as of 16 May 2016 after the match against Germany.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | 9 January 2000 | 8 | 0 | Saint-Étienne | |
16 | GK | Sonny Laiton | 28 January 2000 | 2 | 0 | Auxerre |
5 | DF | Till Cissokho | 8 February 2000 | 11 | 0 | Bordeaux |
2 | DF | 1 February 2000 | 11 | 0 | Metz | |
4 | DF | Batista Mendy | 12 January 2000 | 10 | 0 | Nantes |
3 | DF | Hakim Guenouche | 30 May 2000 | 10 | 0 | Nancy |
17 | DF | 26 October 2000 | 8 | 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | |
13 | DF | 7 June 2000 | 7 | 0 | Monaco | |
15 | DF | Maxence Lacroix | 6 April 2000 | 1 | 0 | Sochaux |
6 | MF | Claudio Gomes | 23 July 2000 | 13 | 0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
8 | MF | Aurélien Tchouameni | 27 January 2000 | 11 | 0 | Bordeaux |
7 | MF | Yacine Adli | 29 July 2000 | 10 | 4 | Paris Saint-Germain |
12 | MF | Mathis Picouleau | 8 May 2000 | 10 | 0 | Rennes |
10 | MF | Thanawat Suengchitthawon | 8 January 2000 | 4 | 1 | Nancy |
14 | MF | Darly N'Landu | 14 July 2000 | 1 | 0 | Lille |
11 | FW | Alan Kerouedan | 12 January 2000 | 16 | 5 | Rennes |
9 | FW | Amine Gouiri | 16 February 2000 | 11 | 4 | Lyon |
18 | FW | Charles Abi | 12 April 2000 | 11 | 2 | Saint-Étienne |
20 | FW | Alexis Flips | 18 January 2000 | 11 | 0 | Lille |
19 | FW | Matthias Phaeton | 8 January 2000 | 5 | 4 | Brest |
Recent callups[]
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Yahia Fofana | 21 August 2000 | 5 | 0 | Le Havre | v. , 28 March 2016 |
GK | 11 February 2000 | 3 | 0 | Sochaux | v. Italy, 11 March 2016 | |
DF | Vincent Collet | 23 March 2000 | 12 | 0 | Metz | v. , 28 March 2016 |
DF | 8 March 2000 | 6 | 0 | Nantes | v. Netherlands, 13 March 2016 | |
DF | 21 February 2000 | 3 | 0 | Sochaux | v. Netherlands, 13 March 2016 | |
DF | Clément Vidal | 18 June 2000 | 2 | 0 | Montpellier | v. Netherlands, 13 March 2016 |
DF | 2 March 2000 | 1 | 0 | Marseille | v. Italy, 11 March 2016 | |
DF | 20 March 2000 | 4 | 0 | Sochaux | v. Denmark, 9 March 2016 | |
DF | William Bianda | 30 April 2000 | 1 | 0 | Lens | v. Denmark, 9 March 2016 |
MF | Maxence Caqueret | 15 February 2000 | 12 | 3 | Lyon | v. , 28 March 2016 |
MF | 20 April 2000 | 3 | 0 | Lyon | v. Netherlands, 13 March 2016 | |
MF | Stefano Caille | 18 May 2000 | 3 | 0 | Tours | v. Netherlands, 13 March 2016 |
MF | 9 January 2000 | 2 | 0 | Nancy | v. Netherlands, 13 March 2016 | |
MF | Jules Gaudin | 9 May 2000 | 6 | 1 | Guingamp | v. Portugal, 8 February 2016 |
FW | Nicolas Fontaine | 7 February 2000 | 9 | 1 | Evian | v. , 24 March 2016 |
FW | 24 February 2000 | 9 | 2 | Tours | v. Netherlands, 13 March 2016 | |
FW | Lenny Pintor | 5 August 2000 | 2 | 0 | Bastia | v. Portugal, 8 February 2016 |
Competitive record[]
UEFA European U-16 Football Championship record[]
- *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[]
- UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship
- Finalists (2): 1996, 2001
- Val-de-Marne Tournament
- Champions (7): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2011
- Champions (9): 1976, 1977, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006,
- Aegean Cup
- Champions (6): 2001, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
References[]
- ^ "Dernière Selection U16" (in French). French Football Federation. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
External links[]
- Official site (in French)
Categories:
- France national football team
- Youth football in France
- European national under-16 association football teams