Blues winger Ryan Fraser and goalkeeper Jonathan Henly have been named in the Scotland U21 squad for their European Championship qualifiers against France and Iceland at Aberdeen’s Pittodrie next month.
The young Scots face the French on Saturday 10th October and the Icelanders three days later. Fraser will be in familiar territory having played for hometown club Aberdeen prior to joining AFC Bournemouth.
Earlier this month Fraser, 21, netted the winner as Scotland won 2-1 away in Northern Ireland in their opening qualifier. Henly, also 21, who joined the Blues earlier in the season following a trial having been released by Reading, an unused sub.
Fraser, who is on loan with Town for the season from the Cherries, has previously won nine U21 caps and Henly one.
Scotland U21s: Ryan Fulton (Liverpool), Jack Hamilton (Heart of Midlothian), Jonathan Henly (Ipswich Town), Stuart Findlay (Celtic — on loan at Kilmarnock), Stephen Hendrie (West Ham United), Dominic Hyam (Reading), Donald Love (Manchester United), Callum McFadzean (Sheffield United), Jordan McGhee (Heart of Midlothian), Callum Paterson (Heart of Midlothian), Jay Fulton (Swansea City — on loan at Oldham Athletic), John McGinn (Hibernian), Craig Slater (Kilmarnock), John Souttar (Dundee United), Charlie Telfer (Dundee United), Ryan Christie (Celtic — on loan at Inverness Caledonian Thistle), Jason Cummings (Hibernian), Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth — on loan at Ipswich Town), Ryan Gauld (Sporting Clube de Portugal), Billy King (Heart of Midlothian), Declan McManus (Fleetwood Town), Sam Nicholson (Heart of Midlothian), Lawrence Shankland (Aberdeen — on loan at St Mirren).