Academy first-year scholar Jonny Smith is set for international action this evening as Northern Ireland’s U17s take on Latvia in the first game of the UEFA European Championships mini-tournament that they are hosting.
The striker and his Northern Irish team-mates face the Latvians at Stangmore Park, Dungannon (KO 7pm).
They then take on Turkey and Luxembourg on Saturday and Tuesday. The top two finishers in the group plus the better third-placed sides go through to the next qualifying round.
Northern Ireland U17s: Bradley McDonagh (Manchester City), Brett Long (Motherwell), Ben Hall (Motherwell), Seanna Foster (Sheffield Wednesday), Scott Whiteside (Glasgow Rangers), Connor Quigley (Liverpool), Michael Newbury (Newcastle), Levi Ives (Torquay), Ben Kennedy (Stevenage), Glen Law (Sheffield Wednesday), Chris Paul (Tottenham Hotspur), Jordan Thompson (Manchester United), Gary Lavery (Cardiff City), Stephen Fallon (Swansea City), Jonny Smith (Ipswich Town), Calvin Kennedy (Charlton), Adam Sally (Linfield), Andy Mooney (Cliftonville).