SQUAD UPDATE | Burns, Phillips and McEntee join U21s squad

SQUAD UPDATE | Burns, Phillips and McEntee join U21s squad

Republic of Ireland Under-21s Manager Jim Crawford has called-up St. Patrick's Athletic's Darragh Burns, Crystal Palace's Killian Phillips and Greenock Morton's Oisin McEntee to the U21s squad ahead of next week's qualifier with Sweden.

The three players trained with the squad at Abbotstown yesterday with Burns and Phillips joining the U21s from the U20s group that had been in for a three-day training camp earlier this week.

Ireland take on Sweden in Borås on Tuesday as they continue their push for qualification to the 2023 UEFA U21 European Championships in Georgia & Romania.

Republic of Ireland Under-21s Squad

Goalkeepers: Brian Maher (Derry City), Luke McNicholas (Cliftonville, on loan from Sligo Rovers), David Odumosu (St. Patrick’s Athletic)

Defenders: Joel Bagan (Cardiff City), Eiran Cashin (Derby County), Andy Lyons (Shamrock Rovers), Oisin McEntee (Greenock Morton, on loan from Newcastle United), Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City), Jake O’Brien (Swindon Town, on loan from Crystal Palace), Lee O’Connor (Tranmere Rovers)

Midfielders: Conor Coventry (MK Dons, on loan from West Ham United), Dawson Devoy (Bohemians), Gavin Kilkenny (Bournemouth), Killian Phillips (Crystal Palace), Will Smallbone (Southampton), Ross Tierney (Motherwell)

Forwards: Darragh Burns (St. Patrick's Athletic), Festy Ebosele (Derby County), Evan Ferguson (Brighton & Hove Albion), JJ Kayode (Rotherham United), Mipo Odubeko (Doncaster Rovers, on loan from West Ham United), Ollie O’Neill (Fulham), Colm Whelan (UCD), Tyreik Wright (Colchester United, on loan from Aston Villa)


UEFA U21 European Championship Qualifiers – Group F

Tuesday, March 29 | Sweden U21 v Republic of Ireland U21, Borås Stadium, Borås, Sweden, KO 5pm (Irish time) - live on RTÉ

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