Ireland Under-21 Head Coach Jim Crawford has named a 24-man squad for their UEFA U21 European Championship qualifier against San Marino next week. The Under-21s take on the Sammarinese on Friday, March 22 (kick-off at 5pm Irish Time and live on RTÉ News Channel and RTÉPlayer) as they continue their push for a place at their first ever U21 EUROs. Crawford has handed out the first U21 call-ups for Newcastle United’s Alex Murphy, Brighton & Hove Albion’s Mark O’Mahony, Drogheda United’s Andrew Wogan and Bradford City’s Calum Kavanagh Under-21s captain Joe Hodge and Andrew Moran return to the squad, with both players set to join up with the senior team ahead of the friendly against Switzerland on Tuesday, March 26.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸! 💚
Your U21s squad for the Euro Qualifier against San Marino 🇮🇪
Jim Crawford hands first call-ups to Alex Murphy, Mark O’Mahony, Andrew Wogan and Calum Kavanagh 🤝
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With U21 Technical Staff Rene Gilmartin (Goalkeeper Coach) and Martin Doyle (Lead Analyst) drafted into John O’Shea’s backroom team, Crawford brings in former U21 goalkeeper and Chelsea Assistant First Team Goalkeeper Coach James Russell, as well as Swindon Town First Team Coach & Lead Analyst Liam McCartan. The qualifier will be the U21s’ only game in this month and fans wishing to attend the clash at the San Marino Stadium can purchase tickets HERE Republic of Ireland Under-21s Squad Goalkeepers: Tiernan Brooks (Rochdale, on loan from Notts County), Josh Keeley (Barnet, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur), Andrew Wogan (Drogheda United)Defenders: Tayo Adaramola (RWD Molenbeek, on loan from Crystal Palace), Sam Curtis (Sheffield United), Anselmo Garcia MacNulty (PEC Zwolle), Sean Grehan (Carlisle United, on loan from Crystal Palace), Bosun Lawal (Fleetwood Town, on loan from Celtic), Alex Murphy (Newcastle United), Connor O’Riordan (Blackburn Rovers), Sean Roughan (Lincoln City)Midfielders: Baba Adeeko (Wigan Athletic), Zak Gilsenan (Blackburn Rovers), Matt Healy ( Royal Francis Borains), Joe Hodge (Queen’s Park Rangers, on loan from Wolves), Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers), Killian Phillips (Aberdeen, on loan from Crystal Palace), Rocco Vata (Celtic)Forwards: Sinclair Armstrong (Queen’s Park Rangers), Calum Kavanagh (Bradford City, on loan from Middlesbrough), Mark O’Mahony (Brighton & Hove Albion), Ollie O’Neill (Leyton Orient), Armstrong Oko-Flex (FC Zürich), Tony Springett (Northampton Town, on loan from Norwich City) UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifier: Group A (Kick-Off is Irish Time) Friday, March 22: San Marino U21 v Ireland U21, San Marino Stadium, San Marino, KO 5pm (Live on RTÉ News Channel and RTÉPlayer)
