Under 21

U21 head coach Noel King names 16 man squad to face Denmark on May 31 Wednesday May 15, 2013 Republic of Ireland U21 head coach Noel King today (Wednesday) named a 16 man squad to face Denmark in an international friendly in Fredericia Stadium, Fredericia, Denmark at 4pm (local time) on Friday May 31. The game will form part of Ireland’s final preparations before the start of their UEFA EURO 2015 qualifying campaign on August 14, when they play the Faroe Islands in Torshavn. King’s selection sees the introduction of Barry McNamee from Derry City, who is the only uncapped and home-based player in the squad. Five Airtricity League players have also been invited to train with the squad in Dublin, along with Selcuk Tidim from Germany. Some may be included in the squad to travel to Denmark. As the season draws to a close, King’s squad selections have seen big developments since August 2012. Sean McDermott, Shane Duffy, Joe Shaughnessy, Derrick Williams, John O’Sullivan, and Sean Murray have all made first team appearances for their respective clubs this season. While Aaron McCarey, Anthony O’Connor, Matt Doherty, Sean McGinty, Anthony Forde, Frankie Sutherland and Aiden O’Brien have all picked up first team experience on loan spells. Samir Carruthers also captained Aston Villa to the NextGen Series championship. Speaking today, King said ‘This is our last preparation game before our first EURO 2015 Qualifier against the Faroe Islands in August, so it’s obviously our final chance to see players before then. Some players are missing through injury, suspensions etc, but this could be the case in August also, so we’ll prepare with that in mind.’ When asked about his opposition for the fixture, King said ‘Denmark are terrific opposition for us for this game. They are a strong side, but we’d prefer to face a powerful team in order to prepare for the important qualifiers we have in August.’ Ireland will assemble in Dublin on May 26 for training before travelling to Denmark on May 29.   Name DOB Club Caps Goals Aaron McCarey 14/01/92 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 5 0 Sean McDermott 30/05/93 Sandnes Ulf FC 2 0 Shane Duffy 01/01/92 Everton FC 12 1 Anthony O'Connor 25/10/92 Blackburn Rovers FC 2 0 Matt Doherty 16/01/92 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3 1 Joe Shaughnessy 06/07/92 Aberdeen FC 2 0 Derrick Williams 17/01/93 Aston Villa FC 2 0 Sean McGinty 11/08/93 Unattached 2 0 Carl McHugh 05/02/93 Bradford City FC 2 0 Samir Carruthers 04/04/93 Aston Villa FC 4 0 John O'Sullivan 18/09/93 Blackburn Rovers FC 2 0 Frankie Sutherland 06/12/93 QPR FC 2 0 Barry McNamee 17/02/92 Derry City FC 0 0 Sean Murray 11/10/93 Watford FC     3 1 Anthony Forde 16/11/93 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 4 1 Aiden O’Brien 04/10/93 Millwall FC 2 2   Training 26th – 29th May Daryl Horgan 10/08/92 Cork City FC 0 0 Roberto Lopes 17/06/92 Bohemian FC 0 0 David O’Leary 17/07/92 Limerick FC 0 0 Ciaran Gallagher 01/04/92 Finn Harps FC 0 0 Danny Morrissey 13/12/93 Cork City FC 0 0 Selcuk Tidim 28/06/92 FC Hansa Rostock II 0 0