England’s Toulon starlets

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England Under-21s beat France in the final to win the Toulon Tournament for the first time in 22 years.

Jamie Redknapp captained the side the last time the Young Lions triumphed in the competition in 1994, with the likes of Sol Campbell and Robbie Fowler also featuring.

Here, we take a look at all 20 members of Gareth Southgate’s winning squad…

Jordan Pickford (Sunderland) 

Position: Goalkeeper Age: 22

England’s first-choice goalkeeper at Under-21 level made his debut for Sunderland in the FA Cup in January, and has since gone on to make two Premier League appearances. 

Angus Gunn (Manchester City) 

Position: Goalkeeper Age: 20

Appeared twice for England in the tournament, conceding Guinea’s early goal before they went on to beat them 7-1 in the group stage, and keeping a clean sheet in their 1-0 win over Portugal.

Dominic Iorfa (Wolves) 

Position: Right-back Age: 20

The 20-year-old is a regular in the Championship for Wolves, and has also established himself as Gareth Southgate’s first-choice right-back for the Under-21s.

Ben Chilwell (Leicester)

Position: Left-back Age: 19

Chilwell has been hotly-tipped as a star of the future for Leicester City, although he didn’t feature in their remarkable Premier League victory. He did, however, made three cup appearances and had a spell on loan at Huddersfield.

Matt Targett (Southampton) 

Position: Left-back Age: 20

Another youngster to come through Southampton’s academy, Targett made 20 appearances for Ronald Koeman’s side last season.

Jack Stephens (Southampton)

Position: Centre-back Age: 22

Yet to make his debut for Southampton, Stephens spent the second half of last season on loan at Coventry in League One, where he made 16 …

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