International duty for academy starlets

Under-21s captain Joe Hodge is gunning for a piece of history with Republic of Ireland under-21s as The Boys in Green bid to reach the U21 Euros for the first time in their history. Jim Crawford’s side face a two-legged play-off against Israel which will determine their fate ahead of the 2023 finals in Romania and Georgia.

In the under-19s age group, striker Nathan Fraser helped Republic of Ireland get off to a winning start in the first of three qualifiers for next summer’s U19 Euros in Malta. Fraser was on the scoresheet in Ireland’s 6-0 victory over Gibraltar, coming on as a second half substitute to score the fifth – next up are fixtures against Wales and Hungary.

Dylan Scicluna will be involved in three international friendlies with Australia under-20s in Spain, while younger brother Lucas is away with Malta under-19s.

Wales will be represented by Brayden Clarke and Makenzie Bradbury at under-17 and under-16 level. Meanwhile, Josh Esen and Jimmy Storer are on standby for Wales under-19s and Republic of Ireland under-19s respectively.

Full September/October fixture schedule 

Joe Hodge (Republic of Ireland U21): UEFA European Under-21 Championship Play-Offs

• Friday 23^rd September | vs Israel
• Tuesday 27^th September | vs Israel

Dylan Scicluna (Australia U20): International friendlies

• Thursday 22^nd September | vs Morocco
• Saturday 24^th September | vs Chile
• Tuesday 27^th September | vs England

Nathan Fraser (Republic of Ireland U19): UEFA European Under-19 Championship Qualifiers

• Wednesday 21^st September | vs Gibraltar (6-0)
• Saturday 24^th September | vs Wales
• Tuesday 27^th September | vs Hungary

Lucas Scicluna (Malta U19): Slovenia Nations Cup & International friendlies

• Wednesday 21^st September | vs USA (0-5)
• Friday 23^rd September | vs Scotland
• Sunday 25^th September | vs Croatia

Brayden Clarke (Wales U17): International friendlies

• Wednesday 28^th September | vs France
• Friday 30^th September | vs France

Makenzie Bradbury (Wales U16): International friendlies

• Wednesday 5^th October | vs France
• Friday 7^th October | vs France

Standby

Josh Esen (Wales U19)
Jimmy Storer (Republic of Ireland U19)