Wickham Named in England Squad - Ipswich Town News

Academy schoolboy Connor Wickham has been named in the England U16 squad for their Sky Sports Victory Shield game with Scotland at Lincoln's Sincil Bank on Friday, 28th November (Sky Sports Two, 7.30pm).

Striker Wickham won his first England U16 cap as a 63rd minute sub during the recent 1-0 Sky Sports Victory Shield victory over Wales.

In the summer, he won four U17 caps at the Nordic Tournament in Denmark in which England annually field an U16 squad despite the competition being for the older age group.

England U16s: Benik Afobe (Arsenal), Jordan Cousins (Charlton Athletic), Aziz Deen-Conteh (Chelsea), Joshua McEachran (Chelsea), Ross Barkley (Everton), Connor Wickham (Ipswich Town), Luke Garbutt (Leeds United), Andre Wisdom (Liverpool), Samuel Johnstone (Manchester United), Ra'vel Morrison (Manchester United), Tom Thorpe (Manchester United), David Atkinson (Middlesbrough), Bruno Pilatos (Middlesbrough), Jack Alnwick (Newcastle United), Louis Laing (Sunderland), Saido Berahino (West Bromwich Albion), George Thorn (West Bromwich Albion), Zele Ismail (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

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