Freddie Simmonds makes England Under-17s' World Cup squad

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2025-10-21T10:30+01:00

Freddie Simmonds has captained our under-21s so far this campaign. 📷 by Paul Hazlewood.

Freddie Simmonds has been named in the England squad that will take part in the Under-17 World Cup in Qatar this November.

The 17-year-old has represented Neil Ryan's squad on 14 occasions, while he also made his England Under-18 debut in September.

Harry Howell will unfortunately miss the tournament through injury having been a regular for England Under-17s, and more recently the Under-18s.

England have been drawn in Group E of the World Cup, and will face Venezuela (4 November), Haiti (7 November) and Egypt (10 November).

Speaking to England Football ahead of the squad announcement, Ryan said, “When you see the MU21s in the summer, winning the EUROs for the second time in a row and you look at the women winning the EUROs again, on the walls in the building you can see the pictures of those teams who have won titles. “That's what we’re all striving for and now it's our turn to try and get a trophy.

Freddie Simmonds has represented England up to under-18 level. 📷 by The FA.

“With this tournament, the players get tested at the highest level in their age group and it’s an experience that we can provide them on their journey to hopefully making the senior team.”

The full squad for the tournament is as follows:

1. Jack Porter (Arsenal)

2. ⁠Dante Headley (Manchester City)

3. ⁠Landon Emenalo (Chelsea)

4. ⁠Harrison Miles (Manchester City)

5. ⁠Jun'ai Byfield (Tottenham Hotspur)

6. ⁠Freddie Simmonds (Brighton & Hove Albion)

7. ⁠Ryan McAidoo (Manchester City)

8. ⁠Seth Ridgeon (Fulham)

9. ⁠Alejandro Rodriguez (Olympique Lyonnais)

10. ⁠Luca Williams-Barnett (Tottenham Hotspur)

11. ⁠Tynan Thompson (Tottenham Hotspur)