Dennis set for Women’s Under-19 Euros

Araya Dennis has been named in the England youth squad for the Women’s European Under-19 Championship finals in Lithuania.

The Young Lionesses kick off their tournament in Kaunas, Lithuania, starting the group against the hosts on Sunday (3pm UK) before taking on Serbia three days later (12pm) and then France the following Saturday (4pm UK).

Araya signed a professional contract with the Club back in February, 2024, before spending the second half of last term on loan at Crystal Palace, making 20 appearances and scoring twice throughout the campaign.

She is part of 20-player squad at the tournament, which was announced by Interim Head Coach John Griffiths on Monday (8 July) morning.

The eight qualified nations are split into two groups of four, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the knockout stages.

The semi-finals of the competition will take place on Wednesday 24 July and the final on Saturday 27 July.

A huge summer ahead for our #YoungLionesses! 👊

John Griffiths has named his 20-strong squad for the 2024 #U19WEURO in Lithuania! 👏

— Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 8, 2024

Fixtures

Lithuania - Sunday 14 July - kick-off 3pm

Serbia - Wednesday 17 July - kick-off 12pm

France - Saturday 20 July - kick-off 4pm