England MU17s squad announced for September

Neil Ryan has named his England men's under-17s squad to travel to Germany for three international matches next month.

The Young Lions will take on Mexico, Israel and their hosts during the September international window, with their first clash against the Mexicans taking place on Wednesday September 4 (3pm BST) at the TuRU Stadium, Dusseldorf.

The team will then travel to Duisburg to play Israel on Saturday September 7 (3pm BST) before they complete their trip with a fixture against Germany at the Sportschule Wedau, Duisburg on Tuesday September 10 (10am BST).

Ryan will be assisted by coaches Tom Curtis, Matt Thorpe and Matt Doyle.

The Squad

Goalkeepers: Olanrewaju Awesu (West Ham United), Freddy Bernal (Chelsea), Jack Porter (Arsenal)

Defenders: Kaden Braithwaite (Manchester City), Jun'ai Byfield (Tottenham Hotspur), Malachi Hardy (Tottenham Hotspur), Dante Headley (Manchester City), Wesley Okoduwa (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Freddie Simmonds (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Midfielders: Max Jenner (Aston Villa), Theo Julienne (Arsenal), Bendito Mantato (Manchester United), Chinazaekpere Nwosu (West Ham United), Lucas Rawlings (Wolverhampton Wanderers)*, Seth Ridgeon (Fulham)

Strikers: Max Dowman (Arsenal), Chizaram Ezenwata (Chelsea), Finlay Gorman (Manchester City), Reigan Heskey (Manchester City), Harry Howell (Brighton & Hove Albion), Ryan McAidoo (Manchester City), Andre Obinna Dike (West Ham United), Igor Tyjon (Blackburn Rovers), Luca Williams-Barnett (Tottenham Hotspur)

*Replacing Bailey Palmer (Middlesbrough), who has withdrawn with injury.