Academy trio Andre Dozzell, Nick Hayes and Ben Morris will be hoping to win international caps this afternoon when the England U17s face host Portugal in their opening game at the 39th Torneio Internacional do Algarve.

Midfielder Dozzell, son of former Blue and current academy coach Jason, has previously won six caps at U17 level, while keeper Hayes has won two. Striker Morris has not previously received an international call.

The England youngsters subsequently face Germany on Sunday and Holland on Tuesday.

England U17s: Jared Thompson (Chelsea), Nicholas Hayes (Ipswich Town), Adam Parkes (Southampton), Japhet Tanganga (Tottenham Hotspur), Edward Francis (Manchester City), Tolaji Bola (Arsenal), Dujon Sterling (Chelsea), Jaden Brown (Tottenham Hotspur), Josh Tymon (Hull City), Simranjit Thandi (Leicester City), Marcus McGuane (Arsenal), Samuel Shashoua (Tottenham Hotspur), Andre Dozzell (Ipswich Town), Dennis Adeniran (Fulham), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Rahis Nabi (West Bromwich Albion), Jonathan Leko (West Bromwich Albion), Mackenzie Heaney (Newcastle), George Tanner (Manchester United), Ben Morris (Ipswich Town), George Hirst (Sheffield Wednesday), Joshua Bohui (Brentford).

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algarvefan added 12:33 - Feb 5 I'll be at the match this afternoon, just down the road from where I now live!!
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Seasider added 17:21 - Feb 5 Looking at squad,what jumps out at you is only 3 players apart from Ipswich are not from Prem clubs. BUT IPSWICH HAVE THREE PLAYERS WHICH IS ALSO MORE THAN ANY OF THE OTHER PREMIERSHIP CLUBS.
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Dissboyitfc added 18:31 - Feb 5 Will be great to see Andre do well and follow in his fathers footsteps. Jason was very underrated by some on the terraces, admittedly he lacked pace but i really rated him.
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