First Cap for Wickham - Ipswich Town News
Academy striker Connor Wickham won his first England U17 cap on Monday evening as his side defeated Finland 1-0 at the Nordic Tournament in Sweden. Wickham, 15, came on as a 57th minute sub.
The England youngsters face Iceland on Tuesday and then Norway on Thursday in their remaining group matches.
Meanwhile, former Blue Darren Bent scored four times as Spurs thrashed Norwich City 5-1 in a friendly at Carrow Road.
England U17s: 1 Ryan Allsop, 3 Jamie Reckord (12 Luke Garbutt 52), 4 James Hurst, 5 Oliver Nicholas, 6 Tom Parkes, 7 Nathaniel Laing (16 Connor Wickham 57), 8 Chuks Aneke (15 Joe McCann 40), 9 Jacob Walcott (14 Jesse Lingard 82), 10 Luke Freeman (2 Keanu Marsh-Brown 71), 17 Kieran Edwards, 18 Billy Knott (11 Jason Banton 71).
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