Brian McLaughlin has named a 20 man Scotland Under-17s squad, for two international challenge matches away to Wales this month.
The squad includes two Edinburgh based players, Kane O’Connor from Hibs and Chris Hamilton from Hearts.
There are first call-ups for Lewis Fiorini of Manchester City and Aidan Fitzpatrick of Partick Thistle.
The squad features 13 Scottish FA JD Performance School pupils including a large number of players who played in the International Tournament in England last month.
The tournament will act as preparation for the Under-17 European Championship qualifying round in Estonia where they will play the hosts as well as Andorra and Denmark.
Fixture schedule:
Wednesday, 20 September: Wales v Scotland, kick-off 5pm, Stebonheath Park – Llanelli
Friday, 22 September: Wales v Scotland, kick-off 12pm, Stebonheath Park – Llanelli
Scotland Under-17 Squad
Goalkeepers
Archie Mair (Aberdeen) PS
Ryan Mullen (Celtic)
Defenders
Jack Armer (Preston North End)
Gregor Donald (St. Johnstone)
Chris Hamilton (Heart of Midlothian) PS
Kane O’Connor (Hibernian)
Nathan Patterson (Rangers) PS
Taylor Wilson (Hamilton Academical) PS
Midfielders
Dean Campbell (Aberdeen) PS
Ethan Erhahon (St. Mirren) PS
Lewis Fiorini (Manchester City)
Billy Gilmour (Chelsea) PS
Ethan Ross (Aberdeen) PS
Terry Taylor (Wolverhampton Wanderers) PS
Forwards
Aidan Fitzpatrick (Partick Thistle)
Adedapo Mebude (Rangers) PS
Connor McBride (Falkirk) PS
Joshua McPake (Rangers) PS
Aaron Pressley (Aston Villa)
Jamie Semple (Motherwell) PS
PS – denotes Scottish FA Performance School player
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.
