The Wales women's national under-19 football team, also known as Wales women under-19s or Wales WU19, is a youth
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
team operated by the
Football Association of Wales
The Football Association of Wales (FAW; ) is the Governing bodies of sports in Wales, governing body of association football and futsal in Wales, and controls the Wales national football team, its Wales women's national football team, correspo ...
. The under-19 team represents Wales in international women's youth football competitions including the
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship or simply UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, is an annual competition in women's football for European national teams of players under 19 years of age. National under-19 teams whose countries belon ...
.
The youth team is intended to prepare players for the
senior team,
featuring training camps and international friendly fixtures,
and can include players who have been capped for the senior team.
In August 2024,
Nia Davies was appointed as the new head coach for the team, having previously managed the
under-17s.
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The team has never qualified for the
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament, organized by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under the age of 20. The tournament is held biennially. ...
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
The team has qualified for the
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship or simply UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, is an annual competition in women's football for European national teams of players under 19 years of age. National under-19 teams whose countries belon ...
tournaments once, as championship hosts, in 2013.
Current squad
The following 20 players were named to the squad for
2025 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification Round 2 matches in April 2025.
Head coach: Nia Davies
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Wales under-19 squad within the last twelve months.
;Notes:
*
PRE = Preliminary squad
Recent schedule and results
This list includes match results from the past, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2023
2024
2025
Coaching history
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Lauren Smith (2018–2019)
*
Loren Dykes (2021)
*
Nicola Anderson (2021–2024)
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Nia Davies (2024–present)
References
External links
Official websiteFIFA Profile
{{UEFA under-19 women's teams
Under-19
Women's under-19
European women's national under-19 association football teams