The squads for the Ireland Men’s Under-19s and Men’s Under-17s team have been confirmed ahead of a week of International Friendly action.

MU19 Head Coach Tom Mohan will take his side to France for two games against the French at the famous Clairefontaine National Football Centre.

The Under-19s squad will take part in friendlies on Friday, September 5th and Monday, September 8th.

Meanwhile, Colin O’Brien’s World-Cup bound squad travel to Czechia for three games in this international window.

They play the hosts on Wednesday, September 3rd, followed by Switzerland on Friday, September 5th and end their international window against Türkiye on Sunday, September 7th.

Mohan has handed first Ireland call-ups to Shay Reid (Preston North End), William Burrell (Birmingham City), Oliver Tevenan (Manchester City), Rafe McCormack (Manchester United), Alain Kizenga (Bray Wanderers) and goalkeeper Patricio Schroeder (Gimnasia, Argentina).

The U19s Head Coach also welcomes former Ireland international Kevin Foley and goalkeeping coach Micheál Schlingermann to his backroom team after former coaches Mick Neville and Dermot O’Neill called time on their international coaching careers last week.

O’Brien has called in Finn Harps goalkeeper Corey Sheridan for his first Ireland international camp.

Ahead of the window Tom Mohan said: “We’ve a number of players in with Jim Crawford’s (Under-21) for their upcoming UEFA qualifying group games and Colin O’Brien’s (Under-17) squads in preparation for the World Cup in November. So our matches against France are a huge opportunity to look at the depth of players available for the Under-19s heading into our Round One Qualifiers in the Netherlands in November.”

O’Brien has said the games in Czechia this week will be a huge test for his players. He said: “The three games against Czechia, Switzerland and Türkiye are as tough as you can get in international football but we’re looking forward to the games. We played three matches against tough opposition in June and now we face a further three challenging games. They will be a big test but this is exactly what is required for the group to prepare for the World Cup in Qatar in November.”

Republic of Ireland Men’s Under-19 Squad

Goalkeepers: Marcus Gill (Celtic), Patricio Schroeder (Gimnasia).

Defenders: William Burrell (Birmingham City), Taylor McCarthy (Shelbourne), Rafe McCormack (Manchester United), Harry McGlinchey (Chelsea), Raymond Offor (Shelbourne), James Roche (Shelbourne), Oliver Tevenan (Manchester City).

Midfielders: Adam Brennan (UCD), Alain Kizenga (Bray Wanderers),  Alfie Lynskey (Aston Villa), Jay McEvoy (Manchester United), Matthew Moore (Hoffenheim), Joe Sheridan (Cliftonville), Ajibola Oluwabiyi (Wexford).

Forwards: Matthew Murray (Cork City), Ike Orazi (Stade Reims), Shay Reid (Preston North End), Daniel Ring (Shelbourne).

International Friendly Fixtures

Friday, September 5th | France v Ireland, Centre National du Football, Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, France, KO 15:00
Monday, September 8th | France v Ireland, Centre National du Football, Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, France, KO 10:00

*Kick-offs are Irish time

Republic of Ireland Men’s Under-17 Squad

Goalkeepers: George Moloney (Southampton), Alex Noonan (Shamrock Rovers), Corey Sheridan (Finn Harps).

Defenders: Ryan Butler (Wexford), Josh Cullen (Finn Harps), Vincent Leonard (Dundalk), Oisin McDonagh (Venezia),  Josh O’Connor (St. Patrick’s Athletic), Ade Solanke (Lorient), Sean Spaight (Dundalk).

Midfielders: Rory Finneran (Newcastle United), Ramon Martos (UD Almeria), Gavin McAteer (Finn Harps), Kian McMahon-Brown (Burnley), Goodness Ogbonna (UCD).

Forwards: Charles Akinrintoyo (UCD), Billy Hayes (St. Patrick's Athletic), Brody Lee (Cork City), Billy O’Neill (Bray Wanderers), Victor Ozhianvuna (Shamrock Rovers), Cillian Tollett (Galway United), Jaden Umeh (Benfica).

International Friendly Fixtures

Wednesday, September 3rd | Czechia v Ireland, Stadium Jesenice, Czechia, KO 16:00

Friday, September 5th | Ireland v Switzerland, Stadium Mnichovo Hradište, Czechia, KO 16:00

Sunday, September 7th | Türkiye v Ireland, Stadium Mnichovo Hradište, Czechia, KO 10:00

*Kick-offs are Irish time