Scot Gemmill has named his squad for this summer’s UEFA European Under-17 Championship Finals in Azerbaijan.
Scotland will face the hosts plus Portugal and Belgium in Group A. This is Scotland’s third consecutive appearance at the finals, after reaching the semi-finals in Malta in 2014 and the group stages in Bulgaria last year.
The squad contains one Edinburgh based player, Hearts’ defender Daniel Baur.
Scotland under-17 squad:
Goalkeepers
Aidan McAdams (Celtic)
Kieran Wright (Rangers)
Defenders
Daniel Baur (Heart of Midlothian)
Dan Meredith (West Bromwich Albion)
Tony Gallacher (Falkirk)
Liam Hegarty (Middlesbrough)
Aidan Wilson (Rangers)
Midfielders
Fraser Hornby (Everton)
Liam Burt (Rangers)
Kyle McAllister (St Mirren)
Jordan Holsgrove (Reading)
Jack Thomson (Rangers)
Broque Watson (Celtic)
Forwards
Zak Rudden (Rangers)
Jack Aitchison (Celtic)
Lewis Morrison (Kilmarnock)
Connor McLennan (Aberdeen)
Jack Adamson (Rangers)
Group A Fixtures (all KOs in local time):
Thursday 5 May
Belgium v Scotland
8km Stadium, kick-off 7 pm
Azerbaijan v Portugal
Baku Olympic Stadium, kick-off 8 pm Live on Eurosport
Sunday 8 May
Portugal v Scotland
Dalga Arena, kick-off 3.30 pm Live on Eurosport 2
Azerbaijan v Belgium
8km Stadium, kick-off 7 pm
Wednesday 11 May
Scotland v Azerbaijan
8km Stadium, kick-off 4 pm
Portugal v Belgium
Dalga Arena, kick-off 4 pm Live on Eurosport 2
Quarter-finals: 14/15 May (8km Stadium, Dalga Arena)
Semi-finals: 18 May (Baku Olympic Stadium)
Final: 21 May (Baku Olympic Stadium)
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.
