England MU16s squad named for Turkiye trip

The England men’s under-16s squad to play Wales, Turkiye and Portugal has been named by interim head coach Barry Lewtas.

The Young Lions will travel to Sedi in Turkiye for the games, which will take place at the Emirhan Sports Centre, and kick-off on Thursday 30 October against Wales.

Their second game against the host nation is on Saturday 1 November before the final game with Portugal is being staged on Tuesday 4 November.

Lewtas’ squad kicked-off their season in late August with two games against Italy in Rome, with the first ending in a 2-1 defeat and the second resulting in a 2-1 win for England.

The Squad

Goalkeepers: Lucca Benetton (Crystal Palace), Mikel Jack (Tottenham Hotspur), Alfie Smith (Birmingham City)

Defenders: Jacob Dean-Ford (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Emmanuel Fejokwu (West Ham United), Josh Henry (Chelsea), George Jobling (Chelsea), Chase Kapotwe (Fulham), Heaven Kilwa (Aston Villa), Bobby Martin (Southampton), Les Yeutembip (Newcastle United)

Midfielders: David Eze (Manchester City), Hezekiah Grimwade (Chelsea), Darren Motsi (Leicester City), Xavier Parker (Manchester City), Kwasi Senyah (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Reggie Watson (Chelsea)

Forwards: Joshua Abe (Liverpool), Joshua Blake (Aston Villa), Joseph Gabriel (Manchester United), Oscar Johnson (Aston Villa), Vincent Joseph (Liverpool), Jonathan Nsangou (Everton)