Smith Called Up - Ipswich Town News

Academy central defender Tommy Smith has been named in the England U18 squad for a friendly with Ghana at Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium on Tuesday, 20th November.

It is the first time Smith has been called up at U18 level, although he previously won caps with the U17s and played at the FIFA U17 World Cup earlier this year.

England U18s: Rhys Murphy (Arsenal), Jay Thomas (Arsenal), Gavin Hoyte (Arsenal), Tristan Plummer (Bristol City), Michael Woods (Chelsea), Seth Nana Ofori-Twumasi (Chelsea), Victor Moses (Crystal Palace), Alex Smithies (Huddersfield Town), Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town), Kieran Trippier (Manchester City), Benjamin Amos (Manchester United), Danny Welbeck (Manchester United), Nathan Porritt (Middlesbrough), Jonathan Franks (Middlesbrough), James Reid (Nottingham Forest), Daniel Gosling (Plymouth Argyle), Daniel Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), Jordan Spence (West Ham).

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