France national under-18 football team

France

Nickname(s)	Les Bleuets (The Little Blues) Les Tricolores (The Tri-colours)
Association	French Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ludovic Batelli
FIFA code	FRA
First colours 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 matches are not competitive, merely for participate in friendly matches and tournaments, such as the SBS Cup and the Taça do Atlântico. The team serves as a feeder team to the under-19 team.

The 2012–13 international under-18 campaign began on 6 September 2012 and the current coach of the team is Philippe Bergeroo, a former football player, notably for Bordeaux, Lille, and Toulouse. Prior to coaching for the French Football Federation, Bergeroo had domestic coaching tenures at Paris Saint-Germain and Rennes. The current captain of the team is Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Mike Maignan.

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2015 Suwon JS Cup from 26 April to 4 May 2015.^[1]

Caps and goals as of 30 March 2015, after the team's match against Germany. These players are currently playing either on their club's reserve team or in the youth academy.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Paul Bernardoni (1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 3 0 Troyes 1GK Louis Deschateaux (1997-04-16) 16 April 1997 0 0 Caen 2DF Enock Kwateng (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 4 0 Nantes 2DF Olivier Boscagli (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 2 0 Nice 2DF Theo Hernández (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 1 0 Atlético Madrid 2DF Issa Diop (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 0 0 Toulouse 2DF Clément Michelin (1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 0 0 Toulouse 2DF Nordi Mukiele (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 0 0 Laval 3MF Théo Chendri (1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 5 1 Barcelona 3MF Teddy Bouriaud (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 4 0 Nantes 3MF Ismael Bennacer (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 1 0 Arles-Avignon 3MF Amine Harit (1997-06-18) 18 June 1997 0 0 Nantes 3MF Ibrahima Sissoko (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 0 0 Brest 4FW Romain Jamrozik (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 5 0 Lille 4FW Florian Ayé (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 0 0 Auxerre 4FW Irvin Cardona (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 0 0 Monaco 4FW Jordan Tell (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 0 0 Caen 4FW Guévin Tormin (1997-10-28) 28 October 1997 0 0 Monaco

Recent callups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Axel Salhi (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 1 0 Auxerre v.  Germany, 30 March 2015 GK Paulo Henriques de Pinho (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 1 0 Lens 2014 Tournoi de Limoges DF Jérôme Onguéné (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 3 0 Sochaux v.  Germany, 30 March 2015 DF Jérémy Gélin (1997-04-24) 24 April 1997 1 0 Rennes v.  Germany, 30 March 2015 DF Sylvain Deslandes (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 3 0 Caen 2014 Tournoi de Limoges DF Harold Moukoudi (1997-11-27) 27 November 1997 3 0 Le Havre 2014 Tournoi de Limoges DF Jason Pendant (1997-02-09) 9 February 1997 2 0 Sochaux 2014 Tournoi de Limoges MF Arnaud Lusamba (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 5 0 Nancy v.  Germany, 30 March 2015 MF Corentin Jacob (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 3 0 Brest v.  Germany, 30 March 2015 MF Denis-Will Poha (1997-05-28) 28 May 1997 2 2 Rennes v.  Germany, 30 March 2015 MF Mathieu Coquin (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 3 0 Bordeaux 2014 Tournoi de Limoges FW Marcus Thuram (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 5 3 Sochaux v.  Germany, 30 March 2015 FW Ousmane Dembélé (1997-05-15) 15 May 1997 5 0 Rennes v.  Germany, 30 March 2015 FW Jean-Kévin Augustin (1997-06-16) 16 June 1997 4 1 Paris Saint-Germain v.  Germany, 30 March 2015 FW Matthis Jourdan (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 2 0 Brest v.  Germany, 30 March 2015 FW Thierry Ambrose (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 3 0 Manchester City 2014 Tournoi de Limoges FW David Faupala (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 2 0 Lens 2014 Tournoi de Limoges

Results

Friendly

Austria  v  France

6 September 2012	Austria	1 – 4	France	Schubertk Stadium, Melk
18:30 CET	64'	Report	Rabiot  18' Bahlouli  47' Martial  74' Labidi  85'

2012 Tournio de Limoges

France  v  Uruguay

31 October 2012	France	4 – 0	Uruguay	Stade Beaublanc, Limoges
19:00 CET	Jean  28' Saïd  51' Etcheverry  62' (o.g.) Ongenda  83'	Report

France  v  Norway

2 November 2012	France	5 – 1	Norway	Stade Beaublanc, Limoges
19:00 CET	Fofana  9' Tall  23', 57' Bahlouli  33' Labidi  49'	Report	Bjerkenes  87' (pen.)

France  v  Portugal

4 November 2012	France	1 – 1	Portugal	Stade Beaublanc, Limoges
19:00 CET	Bahlouli  82'	Report	João Nunes  67'

Last updated: 12 November 2012
Source: French Football Federation U-18 Schedule

Coaching staff

As of 7 September 2012

Position	Name	Nationality
Manager	Philippe Bergeroo	French
Assistant manager	Olivier Meurillon	French
Goalkeeper coach	Pascal Rohn	French
Doctor	Jean-Michel Proville	French
Kinesiotherapy	Joël Barthe	French
Delegation Chief	Michel Tronson	French

Honours

• UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship

Champions (1): 1996

• Lafarge Foot Avenir - Tournio de Limoges

Champions (6): 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015

References

External links

• Official site (French)