Hibs’ striker Jamie Gullan has been called up for the Scotland Under-21 squad for the UEFA qualifiers against Croatia at Tynecastle and Greece at the Theodoros Vardinoyannis Stadium.
The youngster was on-loan to Raith Rovers during the early part of the season and quickly became a fans’ favourite scoring an impressive nine goals
He returned to Easter Road in January and came off the bench to score his first goal for the club in Hibs’ 5-2 Scottish Cup victory over Inverness Caledonian Thistle, before being handed his first start in the weekend defeat to Aberdeen.
The home match will kick-off at 7pm on Friday, 27 March in Edinburgh as Scotland continue their bid for qualification.
Head Coach Scot Gemmill said: “Tynecastle is a fantastic stadium with excellent facilities, one which we’re familiar with and it presents another fantastic opportunity for our young players.
“We face a difficult challenge hosting Croatia. Away from home we showed resolve and character to come back from a goal down and win, but we know we will be facing a talented side in Edinburgh later this month.
“I speak often about our players testing themselves against different types of teams and players, Croatia is a great example of that type of test due to their rich history in producing talented players at international level.”
The squad in full:
Robby McCrorie
Ross Doohan
Kieran Wright
Daniel Harvie
Ross McCrorie
Lewis Mayo
George Johnston
Patrick Reading
Stephen Welsh
Barry Maguire
Lewis Ferguson
Andy Irving
Billy Gilmour
Lewis Smith
Stephen Kelly
Lewis Moore
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.
