Republic of Ireland Men’s Under-19s squad named

Republic of Ireland Men’s Under-19s Head Coach Tom Mohan has named his 20-man squad for three UEFA European Under-19 Championship Qualifiers in Wexford next week.
 
Ireland face Slovakia (Wednesday, March 22), Estonia (Saturday, March 25) and Greece (Tuesday, March 28) at Ferrycarrig Park as they look to qualify for the U19 EUROs in Malta this summer.
 
Included in the squad are 13 players who currently play or have played in the EA SPORTS LOI Academy. Mohan has also handed a first Ireland call-up to Sean Moore of Cliftonville.
 
Tickets are available for the games from the Wexford FC website HERE . They are priced €5 for adults and €2 for children.
 
Republic of Ireland Men’s Under-19s Head Coach Tom Mohan said: “It is the first time since 2019 that an Irish Men’s U19 team has had the opportunity to play in front of a home crowd. I’m looking forward to bringing this exciting team to Wexford to play Slovakia, Estonia and Greece.
 
“They are three challenging teams and it’s for us to find a way to overcome them. My staff, the players and I will embrace this challenge and can’t wait to get into camp.”
 
Republic of Ireland Men’s Under-19s Squad
 
Goalkeepers: Reece Byrne (Bohemians), Owen Mason (Kettering Town, on loan from Mansfield Town)
 
Defenders: James Abankwah (Udinese), Sam Curtis (St. Patrick’s Athletic), Sean Grehan (Crystal Palace), James Golding (Oxford United), Alex Murphy (Newcastle United),  Harry Nevin (Preston North End), John Ryan (Sassulo)
 
Midfielders: Justin Ferizaj (Shamrock Rovers), Oisin Gallagher (Barwell, on loan from Lincoln City), Ed McJannet (Lecce), James McManus (Bohemians), Harry Vaughan (Hull City), Rocco Vata (Celtic)
 
Forwards: Tommy Lonergan (St. Patrick’s Athletic), Sean Moore (Cliftonville), Mark O’Mahony (Brighton & Hove Albion), Franco Umeh (Crystal Palace), Kevin Zefi (Inter Milan)
 
UEFA European Under-19 Championship Elite Round Qualifiers
 
Wednesday, March 22 | Ireland MU19 v Slovakia MU19, Ferrycarrig Park, Wexford KO 3.30pm (Live on LOITV)
 
Saturday, March 25 | Ireland MU19 v Estonia MU19, Ferrycarrig Park, Wexford, KO 3.30pm (Live on LOITV)
 
Tuesday, March 28 | Ireland MU19 v Greece MU19, Ferrycarrig Park, Wexford, KO 7.30pm (Live on LOITV)
 
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Members of the media looking to attend the Men’s U19 games can apply for accreditation by emailing adam.thompson@fai.ie by 5pm Friday, March 17.