Academy midfielder Jonathan Leddy is set to start for the Republic of Ireland U17s when they take on Serbia in the second of their two friendlies in Wexford this afternoon.

The Irish youngsters lost the first game 2-0 on Tuesday with first-year scholar Leddy coming on as a second half substitute.

The games are warm-ups for the first phase qualifiers for the UEFA U17 Championship which will be played in Kazakhstan from October 18th-24th, where Ireland face Liechtenstein, the hosts and the Czech Republic in a qualification mini-group.

Republic of Ireland U17s: Eric Grimes (Leeds United), Shane Fagan (Coventry City), Sean Long (Cherry Orchard), Conor Whittle (De la Salle), Kyle McFadden (Norwich City), Evan Finnegan (Doncaster Rovers), Ryan McConnell (Glencar), Ryan O'Reilly (Stoke City), Dan O'Reilly (Fulham), Sean Coyne (Cherry Orchard), Tom Mulroney (Crumlin United), Gary O'Neill (Wolves), Dylan Hayes (Derby County), Kevin O'Connor (St Patrick's Athletic), Jonathan Leddy (Ipswich Town), Dylan McGlade (Middlesbrough), Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), Adam Wixted (Derby County), Sam Byrne (Manchester United), Conor Wilkinson (Millwall).

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