Ten West Ham United Academy players have been called up to represent their countries during the October international break.
After missing most of September’s action with an ankle injury, George Earthy, currently on loan at Championship side Bristol City, is available for selection, earning his third call-up to the Elite League Squad (ELS, formerly known as U20s).
Earthy's childhood friend and West Ham teammate Kaelan Casey is also recalled to the ELS for the third time, his last appearance coming just under a month ago as he played the full 90 minutes in England’s 2-0 win over Romania. Earthy and Casey will travel to Italy next Thursday to face Gli Azzurri before heading back home to host Czechia the following Monday at the Eco-Power Stadium in Doncaster.
Paul Nevin's Elite League Squad for their upcoming games against Italy and Czechia 🇮🇹🇨🇿
— England (@England) October 4, 2024
Fin Herrick rejoins the England U19s camp alongside teammate Lewis Orford, who despite being called up for the September internationals, was ruled out due to injury. West Ham United U21s goalkeeper Herrick's last appearance for the Young Lions came in their opening fixture during their last camp in Croatia, a 2-2 draw against Italy. The young Hammers duo will travel to Marbella in Spain, where they kick off their camp next Wednesday against Portugal, before facing Netherlands and France.
Staying in Marbella, Liam Bradley has selected two young Hammers for his U18s squad. Airidas Golambeckis, who made his Young Lions debut last month against Switzerland, will be joined by Emeka Adiele for their October internationals against Sweden, Netherlands and Ukraine’s U19s. Adiele, who has two goals and an assist in his last two outings for West Ham United U21s, will make his first England appearance since representing the Young Lions at U17 level just over a year ago.
In U21s action, West Ham United Academy loanees Michael Forbes and Patrick Kelly will link up with Hammers teammate Josh Briggs who will be looking to make his Northern Ireland U21s debut in their UEFA U21 Euro Qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Luxembourg.
On loan at Motherwell, Krisztián Hegyi will also be in UEFA U21 Euro Qualifying action for his native Hungary as they take on Malta and Belgium.
Fixtures in Full
Wednesday 9 October
Fin Herrick & Lewis Orford | England U19s v Portugal - International Friendly - Marbella Football Centre - 6pm BST
Thursday 10 October
George Earthy & Kaelan Casey | Italy v England Elite Squad - U20 Elite League - Stadio Benito Stirpe - 4pm BST
Krisztián Hegyi | Hungary U21s v Malta - UEFA Euro U21 Qualifiers - 7pm BST
Friday 11 October
Airidas Golambeckis & Emeka Adiele | England U18s v Sweden - Marbella Tournament - Banus Football Centre - 1pm BST
Saturday 12 October
Fin Herrick & Lewis Orford | England U19s v Netherlands - International Friendly - Marbella Football Centre - 6pm BST
Michael Forbes, Patrick Kelly & Josh Briggs | Northern Ireland U21s v Azerbaijan - UEFA Euro U21 Qualifiers - Ballymena Showgrounds - 3pm BST
Monday 14 October
Airidas Golambeckis & Emeka Adiele | England U18s v Ukraine U19s - Marbella Tournament - Marbella Football Centre - 2.30pm BST
George Earthy & Kaelan Casey | England Elite Squad v Czechia - U20 Elite League - Eco-Power Stadium, England - 7pm BST
Tuesday 15 October
Fin Herrick & Lewis Orford | England U19s v France - International Friendly - La Quinta Football Centre - 1pm BST
Michael Forbes, Patrick Kelly & Josh Briggs | Luxembourg v Northern Ireland U21s v - UEFA Euro U21 Qualifiers - Mayrisch Stadium in Esch-sur-Alzette - 7.30pm BST
Krisztián Hegyi | Belgium v Hungary U21s - UEFA Euro U21 Qualifiers - 5pm BST
