Heart’s youngster Kyle Smith has been named in the Scotland squad for the newly revamped Victory Shield.
The competition this year will consist of a round-robin tournament over the course of a week in Newport, Wales, with the Republic of Ireland featuring instead of England.
In addition, the Scotland squad features players such as Zak Rudden, Glenn Middleton and Jack Aitchison, who all represented Scotland at this summer’s UEFA European Under-17 Championships in Bulgaria.
Scotland Under-16 squad for 2015 Victory Shield:
Goalkeepers
Jon McCracken (Hamilton Academical)
Ryan Mullen (Celtic)
Defenders
Stephen Welsh (Celtic)
Lewis Mayo (Rangers)
Jack Thomson (Rangers)
Kieran Freeman (Dundee United)
Daniel Church (Celtic)
Scott Gray (Rangers)
Kyle Smith (Heart of Midlothian)
Jordan Houston (Rangers)
Midfielders
Stephen Kelly (Rangers)
Elliot Watt (Preston North End)
Sebastian Ross (Aberdeen)
Aidan Maxwell (Forth Valley Academy)
Jack Paterson (Kilmarnock)
Christian Antoniazzi (Celtic)
Forwards
Jack Aitchison (Celtic)
Zak Rudden (Rangers)
Glenn Middleton (Norwich City)
Lewis Hutchison (Aberdeen)
2015 Victory Shield
Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, SCOTLAND, Wales
1st November – 5th November 2015
Newport, Wales
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
