West Ham United youngster Leo Chambers captained England Under-17s to victory over Italy on Thursday evening.
The Hammers defender, who has also skippered the Young Lions at Under-16 level, produced a typically strong and assured display at Cambridge United's Abbey Stadium.
The fixture was the first of a four-team Friendly Tournament that also features Czech Republic and Portugal.
England stole victory with just two minutes remaining when Manchester City striker Devante Cole - the son of former Manchester United and England forward Andrew Cole - netted past Italian goalkeeper Luca Lezzerini.
Earlier, Chambers himself had come close to opening the scoring following a marauding run from the back.
"It was a very good victory," said the south London-born player, who only turned 16 on 5 August.
"We had to really dig in and we did score late, but it was a good team effort. We did start slowly but we gradually got into it and as a team, we bonded and then scored late on."
England's second match in the competition sees them take on Czech Republic at Bishop's Stortford FC's Woodside Park on Friday evening, with kick-off at 7pm. The tournament concludes when England face Portugal at Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium on Sunday, kick-off 2pm.
All three matches will serve as preparation for England's UEFA European Under-17 Championship Group 6 qualifying matches against Latvia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Netherlands at the end of October.