England MU17s squad named for Dubai trip

England men’s under-17s will play three games in Dubai this month, where they face USA, Cote d’Ivoire and Australia.

Liam Bramley’s Young Lions head to UAE on the back of their UEFA U17 EURO qualiers in late October, where they suffered three defeats against Scotland, Lithuania and Sweden.

The first game against the States is scheduled for Thursday 13 November (2.45pm GMT), at the Shabab Al Ahli Stadium, Dubai before they take on Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday 15 November at JA Resorts (11.30am GMT).

England’s final game against Australia will be staged at the Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium on Tuesday 18 November (11.30am GMT)

The Squad

Goalkeepers: Tommy Betts (Sheffield United), Roman Dowell (Newcastle United), Ben Vickery (Manchester City)

Defenders: Liam Balmer (Liverpool), Calvin Diakite (Chelsea), Harley Emsden-James (Manchester United), Jacob Howard (Leeds United), Oscar Sandiford (Tottenham Hotspur), Lyndon Snelgrove (Millwall), Jacob Wain (Manchester City), Oliver Wilkinson (Ipswich Town)

Midfielders: Jerome Abbey (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Hugo De Lisle (Leicester City), Mathis Eboue (Chelsea), Erik Farkas (Liverpool), Max Little (Southampton), Floyd Samba (Manchester City), Fraser Widdop (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Forwards: Joél Drakes-Thomas (Crystal Palace), Teddie Lamb (Manchester City), Brian Madjo (Metz), Kyran Thompson (Arsenal), Aiden Yeguo (Liverpool)