Ireland Under-21s Head Coach Jim Crawford has named his squad for the upcoming UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifiers against Türkiye and Latvia.
Crystal Palace and former Cork City forward Franco Umeh, as well as Dundee United and former Drogheda United defender Emmanuel Adegboyega, have received first-time call-ups.
Killian Phillips and James Furlong miss out on selection this time, as do Tayo Adaramola, Zak Gilsenan, Sean Grehan, Conor Carty, and Adam Murphy, who are all injured.
Ireland will head to Istanbul for the qualifier against Türkiye on Friday, September 6 (live on RTÉ, kick-off 5.45 pm Irish time). The young Boys in Green then face Latvia in the Tallaght Stadium on Tuesday, September 10—kick-off 5 pm.
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Your Ireland U21s Squad 🇮🇪
First U21 call-ups for Franco Umeh & Emmanuel Adegboyega 👏
Phillips & Furlong return 💪
Stephen Rice & Rene Gilmartin part of U21 staff 🤝
Back in Dublin after 2 years 💚
Fri, Sept 6 | 🇹🇷 v 🇮🇪
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In other news, Jim Crawford has brought in Stephen Rice to join the Under-21s coaching staff as Assistant Coach. René Gilmartin, who is the Head of Goalkeeping at Ipswich Town, also returns to the Ireland fold.
Reflecting on the coaching team, Jim Crawford said: “Firstly, I would like to welcome Stephen to the Under-21s. He’s someone I’ve worked with numerous times, and he’s an exciting and talented coach, someone who will bring a lot to our young players. He’s a former Ireland youth international, and if you add that with his experience with the senior team, it’ll be a benefit to our young players.
“I’m also delighted to have René Gilmartin back involved with the Under-21s. I’ve worked with Rene for more than five years, and he’s a hugely impressive coach and a big asset to us. He’s doing brilliant
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Ireland Under-21s Squad
Goalkeepers: Tiernan Brooks (Gateshead), Killian Cahill (Brighton & Hove Albion), Josh Keeley (Tottenham Hotspur)
Defenders: James Abankwah (Udinese), Emmanuel Adegboyega (Dundee United, on loan from Norwich City), Sam Curtis (Peterborough United, on loan from Sheffield United), James Furlong (Wimbledon, on loan from Hull City), Anselmo Garcia-MacNulty (PEC Zwolle), Alex Murphy (Newcastle United), Connor O’Riordan (Cambridge United, on loan from Blackburn Rovers), Sean Roughan (Lincoln City)
Midfielders: Baba Adeeko (Wigan Athletic), Matt Healy (Royal Francis Borains), Joe Hodge (Huddersfield Town, on loan from Wolves), Andrew Moran (Stoke City, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion), Killian Phillips (St. Mirren, on loan from Crystal Palace), Rocco Vata (Watford)
Forwards: Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City), Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall), Johnny Kenny (Shamrock Rovers, on loan from Celtic), Mark O’Mahony (Portsmouth, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion), Ollie O’Neill (Leyton Orient), Armstrong Oko-Flex (FC Zürich), Franco Umeh (Crystal Palace)
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifier (Kick-Off time is Irish time)
Friday, September 6 | Türkiye U21 v Ireland U21, Esenir Stadium, Istanbul, Kick-Off 5.45pm
Tuesday, September 10 | Ireland U21 v Latvia U21, Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Kick-Off 5pm
