Hibs’ defender Ryan Porteous has been named in the Scotland U21 squad for this summer’s Toulon Tournament.
The highly rated U20 captain, who recently lifted the league and cup double at that level, will be part of Scott Gemmill’s group for the tournament in May, played in the south of France.
Scotland finished in third place last summer in their first appearance in the competition for 20 years, and will be hopeful of another positive outing this year. The tournament runs from 26 May to 9 June, for players born in 1997 or later.
Porteous has previously captained his country at U19 level, but this represents a first call-up for the U21 squad
The full squad is as follows.
Scotland Squad
Ross Doohan (Celtic)
Robby McCrorie (Rangers)
Daniel Harvie (Aberdeen)
Jason Kerr (St Johnstone)
Ross McCrorie (Rangers)
Ryan Porteous (Hibernian)
Anthony Ralston (Celtic)
Greg Taylor (Kilmarnock)
Iain Wilson (Kilmarnock)
Liam Burt (Rangers)
Allan Campbell (Motherwell)
Billy Gilmour (Chelsea)
Fraser Hornby (Everton)
Glenn Middleton (Rangers)
Harvey St Clair (Chelsea)
Elliot Watt (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Oliver Burke (West Bromwich Albion)
Michael Johnston (Celtic)
Craig Wighton (Dundee)
Scott Wright (Aberdeen)
Full Draw
Group A: China, England, Mexico, Qatar
Group B: France, Scotland, South Korea, Togo
Group C: Canada, Japan, Portugal, Turkey
Fixtures*
Scotland v Togo, Sunday 27 May, kick-off 5.30pm (local time), Stade de Lattre, Aubagne
Scotland v France, Wednesday 30 May, kick-off 7.30pm (local time), Stade D’Honneur, Salon
Scotland v South Korea, Saturday 2 June, kick-off 3pm (local time), Stade Parsemain, Fos-Sur-Mer
*Schedule subject to change depending on broadcaster’s preferences.
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.
